diff --git a/python/gui/qgsmaptoolidentify.sip b/python/gui/qgsmaptoolidentify.sip
index 9c08c225003..6251fccc83c 100644
--- a/python/gui/qgsmaptoolidentify.sip
+++ b/python/gui/qgsmaptoolidentify.sip
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ class QgsMapToolIdentify : QgsMapTool
       LayerSelection
     };
 
-    enum LayerType
+    enum Type
     {
-      AllLayers,
       VectorLayer,
-      RasterLayer
+      RasterLayer,
+      AllLayers
     };
+    typedef QFlags<QgsMapToolIdentify::Type> LayerType;
 
     struct IdentifyResult
     {
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsmaptoolidentify.cpp b/src/gui/qgsmaptoolidentify.cpp
index c1a86854fd8..dbdd5b88731 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsmaptoolidentify.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsmaptoolidentify.cpp
@@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ void QgsMapToolIdentify::deactivate()
 
 bool QgsMapToolIdentify::identifyLayer( QList<IdentifyResult> *results, QgsMapLayer *layer, QgsPoint point, QgsRectangle viewExtent, double mapUnitsPerPixel, LayerType layerType )
 {
-  if ( layer->type() == QgsMapLayer::RasterLayer && ( layerType == AllLayers || layerType == RasterLayer ) )
+  if ( layer->type() == QgsMapLayer::RasterLayer && layerType.testFlag( RasterLayer ) )
   {
     return identifyRasterLayer( results, qobject_cast<QgsRasterLayer *>( layer ), point, viewExtent, mapUnitsPerPixel );
   }
-  else if ( layer->type() == QgsMapLayer::VectorLayer && ( layerType == AllLayers || layerType == VectorLayer ) )
+  else if ( layer->type() == QgsMapLayer::VectorLayer && layerType.testFlag( VectorLayer ) )
   {
     return identifyVectorLayer( results, qobject_cast<QgsVectorLayer *>( layer ), point );
   }
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsmaptoolidentify.h b/src/gui/qgsmaptoolidentify.h
index 0a62da06145..c400cf91f31 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsmaptoolidentify.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgsmaptoolidentify.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class QgsHighlight;
 class GUI_EXPORT QgsMapToolIdentify : public QgsMapTool
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_FLAGS( LayerType )
 
   public:
 
@@ -56,12 +57,13 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsMapToolIdentify : public QgsMapTool
       LayerSelection
     };
 
-    enum LayerType
+    enum Type
     {
-      AllLayers = -1,
-      VectorLayer,
-      RasterLayer
+      VectorLayer = 1,
+      RasterLayer = 2,
+      AllLayers = VectorLayer | RasterLayer
     };
+    Q_DECLARE_FLAGS( LayerType, Type )
 
     struct IdentifyResult
     {
@@ -178,4 +180,6 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsMapToolIdentify : public QgsMapTool
     void handleMenuHover();
 };
 
+Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS( QgsMapToolIdentify::LayerType )
+
 #endif