diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index ad80374..7800798 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -381,10 +381,11 @@ conf_layout_section(void)
 
      layouts = fetch_section_first(NULL, "layouts");
 
-     conf.border.layout     = fetch_opt_first(layouts, "false", "border").bool;
-     conf.colors.layout_fg  = fetch_opt_first(layouts, "#ffffff", "fg").str;
-     conf.colors.layout_bg  = getcolor((fetch_opt_first(layouts, "#000000", "bg").str));
-     conf.keep_layout_geo   = fetch_opt_first(layouts, "false", "keep_layout_geo").bool;
+     conf.border.layout          = fetch_opt_first(layouts, "false", "border").bool;
+     conf.colors.layout_fg       = fetch_opt_first(layouts, "#ffffff", "fg").str;
+     conf.colors.layout_bg       = getcolor((fetch_opt_first(layouts, "#000000", "bg").str));
+     conf.keep_layout_geo        = fetch_opt_first(layouts, "false", "keep_layout_geo").bool;
+     conf.selected_layout_symbol = fetch_opt_first(layouts, "*", "selected_layout_symbol").str;
 
      if((tmp = fetch_opt_first(layouts, "menu", "system").str) && !strcmp(tmp, "menu"))
           conf.layout_system = True;
diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index a6de827..3e573a0 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ menu_draw_item_name(Menu *menu, int item, BarWindow *winitem[])
 
      if(menu->item[item].check)
           if(menu->item[item].check(menu->item[item].cmd))
-               barwin_draw_text(winitem[item], PAD / 3, FHINFOBAR, "*");
+               barwin_draw_text(winitem[item], PAD / 3, FHINFOBAR, conf.selected_layout_symbol);
 
      if(menu->item[item].submenu)
           barwin_draw_text(winitem[item], width + PAD * 2, FHINFOBAR, ">");
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index e3d8205..7c09110 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ typedef struct
      Bool layout_system; /* Switch: False, Menu: True. */
      Bool layout_placement; /* Right (normal): False, Left: True. */
      Bool keep_layout_geo;
+     char *selected_layout_symbol;
      /* Number of... */
      int nkeybind;
      int nlayout;
diff --git a/wmfsrc.in b/wmfsrc.in
index 634f8f0..07bfdc6 100644
--- a/wmfsrc.in
+++ b/wmfsrc.in
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
         # Keep layout geo for free layout
         keep_layout_geo = false
 
+        # Symbol displayed for the selected layout in the list
+        selected_layout_symbol = "*"
+
         # Tiling layouts.
         [layout] type = "tile_right"         symbol = "RIGHT"    [/layout]
         [layout] type = "tile_left"          symbol = "LEFT"     [/layout]