diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 9efa774..2fc0594 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ static const char *colors[][3]      = {
 
 /* tagging */
 static const char *tags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
+static const int taglayouts[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 
 static const Rule rules[] = {
 	/* xprop(1):
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 8655ec4..1506985 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -654,9 +654,6 @@ createmon(void)
 	m->nmaster = nmaster;
 	m->showbar = showbar;
 	m->topbar = topbar;
-	m->lt[0] = &layouts[0];
-	m->lt[1] = &layouts[1 % LENGTH(layouts)];
-	strncpy(m->ltsymbol, layouts[0].symbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol);
 	m->pertag = ecalloc(1, sizeof(Pertag));
 	m->pertag->curtag = m->pertag->prevtag = 1;
 
@@ -664,13 +661,22 @@ createmon(void)
 		m->pertag->nmasters[i] = m->nmaster;
 		m->pertag->mfacts[i] = m->mfact;
 
-		m->pertag->ltidxs[i][0] = m->lt[0];
+		if (i >= 1) {
+			m->pertag->ltidxs[i][0] = &layouts[taglayouts[i-1]];
+		}
+		else {
+			m->pertag->ltidxs[i][0] = &layouts[0];
+		}
 		m->pertag->ltidxs[i][1] = m->lt[1];
 		m->pertag->sellts[i] = m->sellt;
 
 		m->pertag->showbars[i] = m->showbar;
 	}
 
+	m->lt[0] = m->pertag->ltidxs[1][0];
+	m->lt[1] = &layouts[1 % LENGTH(layouts)];
+	strncpy(m->ltsymbol, m->pertag->ltidxs[1][0]->symbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol);
+
 	return m;
 }