diff --git a/awesomerc.lua.in b/awesomerc.lua.in
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ed33a914..40318028
--- a/awesomerc.lua.in
+++ b/awesomerc.lua.in
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ editor_cmd = terminal .. " -e " .. editor
 modkey = "Mod4"
 
 -- Table of layouts to cover with awful.layout.inc, order matters.
-local layouts =
-{
+awful.layout.layouts = {
     awful.layout.suit.floating,
     awful.layout.suit.tile,
     awful.layout.suit.tile.left,
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ end
 tags = {}
 for s = 1, screen.count() do
     -- Each screen has its own tag table.
-    tags[s] = awful.tag({ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }, s, layouts[1])
+    tags[s] = awful.tag({ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }, s, awful.layout.layouts[1])
 end
 -- }}}
 
@@ -169,10 +168,10 @@ for s = 1, screen.count() do
     -- We need one layoutbox per screen.
     mylayoutbox[s] = awful.widget.layoutbox(s)
     mylayoutbox[s]:buttons(awful.util.table.join(
-                           awful.button({ }, 1, function () awful.layout.inc(layouts, 1) end),
-                           awful.button({ }, 3, function () awful.layout.inc(layouts, -1) end),
-                           awful.button({ }, 4, function () awful.layout.inc(layouts, 1) end),
-                           awful.button({ }, 5, function () awful.layout.inc(layouts, -1) end)))
+                           awful.button({ }, 1, function () awful.layout.inc(awful.layout.layouts, 1) end),
+                           awful.button({ }, 3, function () awful.layout.inc(awful.layout.layouts, -1) end),
+                           awful.button({ }, 4, function () awful.layout.inc(awful.layout.layouts, 1) end),
+                           awful.button({ }, 5, function () awful.layout.inc(awful.layout.layouts, -1) end)))
     -- Create a taglist widget
     mytaglist[s] = awful.widget.taglist(s, awful.widget.taglist.filter.all, mytaglist.buttons)
 
@@ -255,8 +254,8 @@ globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
     awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "l",     function () awful.tag.incnmaster(-1)      end),
     awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "h",     function () awful.tag.incncol( 1)         end),
     awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "l",     function () awful.tag.incncol(-1)         end),
-    awful.key({ modkey,           }, "space", function () awful.layout.inc(layouts,  1) end),
-    awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "space", function () awful.layout.inc(layouts, -1) end),
+    awful.key({ modkey,           }, "space", function () awful.layout.inc(awful.layout.layouts,  1) end),
+    awful.key({ modkey, "Shift"   }, "space", function () awful.layout.inc(awful.layout.layouts, -1) end),
 
     awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "n", awful.client.restore),
 
diff --git a/lib/awful/layout/init.lua.in b/lib/awful/layout/init.lua.in
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index bd9de0d4..b087be1a
--- a/lib/awful/layout/init.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/layout/init.lua.in
@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@ local client = require("awful.client")
 local layout = {}
 layout.suit = require("awful.layout.suit")
 
+-- The default list of layouts
+layout.layouts = {
+    layout.suit.floating,
+    layout.suit.tile,
+    layout.suit.tile.left,
+    layout.suit.tile.bottom,
+    layout.suit.tile.top,
+    layout.suit.fair,
+    layout.suit.fair.horizontal,
+    layout.suit.spiral,
+    layout.suit.spiral.dwindle,
+    layout.suit.max,
+    layout.suit.max.fullscreen,
+    layout.suit.magnifier
+}
+
 -- This is a special lock used by the arrange function.
 -- This avoids recurring call by emitted signals.
 local arrange_lock = false