diff --git a/MapUiTools/Shared/MapLayerMenuItem.cs b/MapUiTools/Shared/MapLayerMenuItem.cs
index c5ae6d73..5f12ff2c 100644
--- a/MapUiTools/Shared/MapLayerMenuItem.cs
+++ b/MapUiTools/Shared/MapLayerMenuItem.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ namespace MapControl.UiTools
 
         public MapLayerMenuItem()
         {
+            Loaded += (s, e) =>
+            {
+                if (DataContext is MapBase map)
+                {
+                    IsChecked = map.Children.Contains(MapLayer);
+                }
+            };
+
             Click += async (s, e) =>
             {
                 if (DataContext is MapBase map)
diff --git a/MapUiTools/Shared/MapProjectionMenuItem.cs b/MapUiTools/Shared/MapProjectionMenuItem.cs
index f4ee4cbc..9f03584e 100644
--- a/MapUiTools/Shared/MapProjectionMenuItem.cs
+++ b/MapUiTools/Shared/MapProjectionMenuItem.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ namespace MapControl.UiTools
 
         public MapProjectionMenuItem()
         {
+            Loaded += (s, e) =>
+            {
+                if (DataContext is MapBase map)
+                {
+                    IsChecked = map.MapProjection.CrsId == MapProjection;
+                }
+            };
+
             Click += async (s, e) =>
             {
                 if (DataContext is MapBase map)