diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 080bd07..9f96267 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -449,14 +449,6 @@ conf_tag_section(void)
      struct conf_sec *sec, **tag, **mouse;
      struct opt_type *opt;
 
-     /* If there is no tag in the conf or more than
-      * MAXTAG (36) print an error and create only one.
-      */
-     Tag default_tag = { "WMFS", NULL, 0, 1,
-                         0.50, 1, False, False, False, False, IB_Top,
-                         layout_name_to_struct(conf.layout, "tile_right", conf.nlayout, layout_list),
-                         0, NULL, 0 };
-
      sec = fetch_section_first(NULL, "tags");
 
      conf.tag_round               = fetch_opt_first(sec, "false", "tag_round").bool;
@@ -469,6 +461,15 @@ conf_tag_section(void)
      conf.tagautohide             = fetch_opt_first(sec, "false", "autohide").bool;
      conf.tagnamecount            = fetch_opt_first(sec, "false", "name_count").bool;
      conf.tagdefaultname          = fetch_opt_first(sec, "new tag", "default_name").str;
+     conf.tagdefaultlayout        = fetch_opt_first(sec, "tile_right", "default_layout").str;
+
+     /* If there is no tag in the conf or more than
+      * MAXTAG (36) print an error and create only one.
+      */
+     Tag default_tag = { "WMFS", NULL, 0, 1,
+                         0.50, 1, False, False, False, False, IB_Top,
+                         layout_name_to_struct(conf.layout, conf.tagdefaultlayout, conf.nlayout, layout_list),
+                         0, NULL, 0 };
 
      /* Mouse button action on tag */
      conf.mouse_tag_action[TagSel] =
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index a953a55..148d305 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ typedef struct
      Bool tagautohide;
      Bool tagnamecount;
      char * tagdefaultname;
+     char * tagdefaultlayout;
      uint pad;
      int status_timing;
      char *status_path;
diff --git a/src/tag.c b/src/tag.c
index 59029be..ca35f10 100644
--- a/src/tag.c
+++ b/src/tag.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ tag_new(int s, char *name)
      char * displayedName;
 
      Tag t = { NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0.65, 1, False, False, False, False, IB_Top,
-          layout_name_to_struct(conf.layout, "tile_right", conf.nlayout, layout_list), 0, NULL, 0 };
+          layout_name_to_struct(conf.layout, conf.tagdefaultlayout, conf.nlayout, layout_list), 0, NULL, 0 };
 
      if(conf.ntag[s] + 1 > MAXTAG)
      {
diff --git a/wmfsrc.in b/wmfsrc.in
index c30986d..f27ccc2 100644
--- a/wmfsrc.in
+++ b/wmfsrc.in
@@ -68,15 +68,16 @@
 [/layouts]
 
 [tags]
-        tag_round   = false
-        occupied_bg = "#003366"
-        sel_fg      = "#191919"
-        sel_bg      = "#7E89A2"
-        urgent_bg   = "#DD1111"
-        urgent_fg   = "#000000"
+        tag_round      = false
+        occupied_bg    = "#003366"
+        sel_fg         = "#191919"
+        sel_bg         = "#7E89A2"
+        urgent_bg      = "#DD1111"
+        urgent_fg      = "#000000"
         # If true, number of the tag will be used for name
-        name_count  = false
-        default_name= "new tag" # default name for a new tag
+        name_count     = false
+        default_name   = "new tag" # default name for a new tag
+        default_layout = "tile_right"
 
         # Border around the tag buttons.
         border      = true