diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index a2ac963..7c87de8 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ static const int nmaster     = 1;    /* number of clients in master area */
 static const int resizehints = 1;    /* 1 means respect size hints in tiled resizals */
 static const int lockfullscreen = 1; /* 1 will force focus on the fullscreen window */
 
+static const int lpm[] = {
+        /* Index of preferred layout], if LENGTH(lpm)<#monitors -> default layout */
+        0, 1
+};
+
 static const Layout layouts[] = {
 	/* symbol     arrange function */
 	{ "[]=",      tile },    /* first entry is default */
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index a96f33c..64cec29 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } Rule;
 
 /* function declarations */
+static void applydefaultlayouts();
 static void applyrules(Client *c);
 static int applysizehints(Client *c, int *x, int *y, int *w, int *h, int interact);
 static void arrange(Monitor *m);
@@ -276,6 +277,21 @@ static Window root, wmcheckwin;
 struct NumTags { char limitexceeded[LENGTH(tags) > 31 ? -1 : 1]; };
 
 /* function implementations */
+void
+applydefaultlayouts()
+{
+    Monitor *m;
+    int i = 0;
+    for (m = mons; m; m = m->next) {
+        if (i < LENGTH(lpm)) {
+            m->lt[0] = &layouts[lpm[i]];
+            m->lt[1] = &layouts[(lpm[i] + 1)/ % LENGTH(layouts)];
+            strncpy(m->ltsymbol, layouts[i].symbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol);
+        }
+        i++;
+    }
+}
+
 void
 applyrules(Client *c)
 {
@@ -1911,6 +1927,7 @@ updategeom(void)
 				cleanupmon(m);
 			}
 		}
+        applydefaultlayouts();
 		free(unique);
 	} else
 #endif /* XINERAMA */