diff --git a/include/controls/LayeredMaterialControl.h b/include/controls/LayeredMaterialControl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96f2bf234d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/controls/LayeredMaterialControl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#ifndef LAYEREDMATERIALCONTROL_H
+#define LAYEREDMATERIALCONTROL_H
+
+// MOOSE includes
+#include "Control.h"
+
+// Forward Declarations
+class LayeredMaterialControl;
+
+template <>
+InputParameters validParams<LayeredMaterialControl>();
+
+/**
+ * A control for changing parameters associated with layer ids.
+ */
+class LayeredMaterialControl : public Control
+{
+public:
+  LayeredMaterialControl(const InputParameters & parameters);
+
+protected:
+  virtual void execute() override;
+
+  /// The values of the parameter to control
+  const std::vector<Real> & _current_values;
+
+  /// The values to use from this control
+  const std::vector<Real> & _control_values;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/base/MastodonApp.C b/src/base/MastodonApp.C
index a14acce1fb..d95e57efed 100644
--- a/src/base/MastodonApp.C
+++ b/src/base/MastodonApp.C
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 #include "ResponseSpectraCalculator.h"
 #include "HousnerSpectrumIntensity.h"
 
+// Controls
+#include "LayeredMaterialControl.h"
+
 // Testing
 #include "TestLayeredMaterialInterface.h"
 
@@ -123,6 +126,9 @@ MastodonApp::registerObjects(Factory & factory)
   registerVectorPostprocessor(ResponseSpectraCalculator);
   registerVectorPostprocessor(HousnerSpectrumIntensity);
 
+  // Controls
+  registerControl(LayeredMaterialControl);
+
   // Testing
   registerMaterial(TestLayeredMaterialInterfaceDocString);
   registerKernel(TestLayeredMaterialInterfaceTypeError);
diff --git a/src/controls/LayeredMaterialControl.C b/src/controls/LayeredMaterialControl.C
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e631893bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controls/LayeredMaterialControl.C
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Mastodon includes
+#include "LayeredMaterialControl.h"
+
+template <>
+InputParameters
+validParams<LayeredMaterialControl>()
+{
+  InputParameters params = validParams<Control>();
+  params.addRequiredParam<std::string>("parameter", "The name of the parameter to control.");
+  params.addRequiredParam<std::vector<Real>>("values", "The values to replace on the specified material object.");
+  return params;
+}
+
+LayeredMaterialControl::LayeredMaterialControl(const InputParameters & parameters)
+  : Control(parameters),
+  _current_values(getControllableValue<std::vector<Real>>("parameter")),
+  _control_values(getParam<std::vector<Real>>("values"))
+{
+  if (_current_values.size() != _control_values.size())
+    mooseError("The layer values specified in the ", name(), " Control object and the values being controlled must be the same size.");
+}
+
+void
+LayeredMaterialControl::execute()
+{
+  setControllableValue<std::vector<Real>>("parameter", _control_values);
+}
diff --git a/src/materials/LinearSoilMaterial.C b/src/materials/LinearSoilMaterial.C
index ca7ed2b5bf..90dec543da 100644
--- a/src/materials/LinearSoilMaterial.C
+++ b/src/materials/LinearSoilMaterial.C
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ validParams<LinearSoilMaterial>()
   params.addClassDescription("Material for computing the shear wave speed "
                              "and minimum element size as a function "
                              "of shear modulus and density.");
+
+  params.declareControllable("shear_modulus density");
   return params;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/tests/controls/gold/layer_control_out.e b/test/tests/controls/gold/layer_control_out.e
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79b8d6af2e
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/tests/controls/gold/layer_control_out.e differ
diff --git a/test/tests/controls/layer_control.i b/test/tests/controls/layer_control.i
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f617c26fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/controls/layer_control.i
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+[Mesh]
+  type = GeneratedMesh
+  dim = 1
+  nx = 2
+[]
+
+[Variables]
+  [./u]
+  [../]
+[]
+
+[Kernels]
+  [./diff]
+    type = Diffusion
+    variable = u
+  [../]
+[]
+
+[BCs]
+  [./left]
+    type = DirichletBC
+    boundary = left
+    variable = u
+    value = 1
+  [../]
+  [./right]
+    type = DirichletBC
+    boundary = right
+    variable = u
+    value = 0
+  [../]
+[]
+
+[AuxVariables]
+  [./layer]
+    order = CONSTANT
+    family = MONOMIAL
+  [../]
+[]
+
+[ICs]
+  [./layer_ic]
+    type = FunctionIC
+    function = 'if(x<0.5,1980,1949)'
+    variable = layer
+  [../]
+[]
+
+[Materials]
+  [./linear]
+    type = LinearSoilMaterial
+    layer_variable = layer
+    layer_ids     = '1980   1949'
+    shear_modulus = '1.35e6 4.25e8'
+    density       = '1500   1700'
+    outputs = exodus
+  [../]
+[]
+
+[Controls]
+  [./control_density]
+    type = LayeredMaterialControl
+    parameter = Material/linear/density
+    values = '1700 1500'
+    execute_on = 'initial'
+  [../]
+  [./control_modulus]
+    type = LayeredMaterialControl
+    parameter = Material/linear/shear_modulus
+    values = '4.25e8 1.35e6'
+    execute_on = 'initial'
+  [../]
+[]
+
+[Executioner]
+  type = Transient
+  num_steps = 1
+[]
+
+[Outputs]
+  execute_on = 'TIMESTEP_END'
+  hide = 'u'
+  exodus = true
+[]
diff --git a/test/tests/controls/tests b/test/tests/controls/tests
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12b7ae5756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/controls/tests
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Tests]
+  [./control_layer_values]
+    type = Exodiff
+    input = layer_control.i
+    exodiff = layer_control_out.e
+  [../]
+  [./invalid_value_size]
+    type = RunException
+    input = layer_control.i
+    cli_args = Controls/control_density/values='1500'
+    expect_err = "The layer values specified in the control_density Control object and the values being controlled must be the same size."
+  [../]
+[]