diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
index dd686c87e097a..79757ec3b4417 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ JFIELD_ALIAS_DESC="The Alias will be used in the SEF URL. Leave this blank and J
 JFIELD_ALIAS_LABEL="Alias"
 JFIELD_ALIAS_PLACEHOLDER="Auto-generate from title"
 JFIELD_ALT_COMPONENT_LAYOUT_DESC="Use a layout from the supplied component view or overrides in the templates."
-JFIELD_ALT_LAYOUT_LABEL="Layout"
+JFIELD_ALT_COMPONENT_LAYOUT_ARTICLE_DESC="Use a different layout from the supplied component view or overrides in the templates for article details page."
+JFIELD_ALT_LAYOUT_ARTICLE_LABEL="Alternative Layout for Article"
+JFIELD_ALT_LAYOUT_LABEL="Layout" 
 JFIELD_ALT_MODULE_LAYOUT_DESC="Use a layout from the supplied module or overrides in the templates."
 JFIELD_ALT_PAGE_TITLE_DESC="An optional alternative page title to set that will change the TITLE tag in the HTML output."
 JFIELD_ALT_PAGE_TITLE_LABEL="Alternative Page Title"
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default.xml b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default.xml
index 3e2efc4f65588..b92b862ef8909 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default.xml
+++ b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default.xml
@@ -159,7 +159,18 @@
 		</fieldset>
 
 		<fieldset name="advanced" label="JGLOBAL_LIST_LAYOUT_OPTIONS">
+
 			<field 
+			       name="article_layout" 
+			       type="componentlayout"
+			       label="JFIELD_ALT_LAYOUT_ARTICLE_LABEL"
+			       description="JFIELD_ALT_COMPONENT_LAYOUT_ARTICLE_DESC"
+			       useglobal="true"
+			       extension="com_content" 
+			       view="article"
+			/>
+
+			<field
 				name="show_pagination_limit" 
 				type="list"
 				label="JGLOBAL_DISPLAY_SELECT_LABEL"