diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 9164903ca..754507164 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ struct Rule
 
 typedef struct AwesomeConf AwesomeConf;
 
-typedef struct Layout Layout;
-struct Layout
-{
-    char *image;
-    LayoutArrange *arrange;
-    Layout *next;
-};
-
 typedef struct Key Key;
 struct Key
 {
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index 831795e3c..45f8b3896 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ arrange(int screen)
     restack(screen);
 }
 
+
+Layout *
+get_current_layout(int screen)
+{
+    Tag **curtags = get_current_tags(screen);
+    Layout *l = curtags[0]->layout;
+    p_delete(&curtags);
+    return l;
+}
+
 /** Send focus to next client in stack
  * \param screen Screen ID
  * \param arg Unused
diff --git a/layout.h b/layout.h
index 6e2f16c76..83c95c433 100644
--- a/layout.h
+++ b/layout.h
@@ -28,7 +28,16 @@
 
 typedef void (LayoutArrange)(int);
 
+typedef struct Layout Layout;
+struct Layout
+{
+    char *image;
+    LayoutArrange *arrange;
+    Layout *next;
+};
+
 void arrange(int);
+Layout * get_current_layout(int);
 void restack(int);
 void loadawesomeprops(int);
 void saveawesomeprops(int);