diff --git a/libraries/src/Form/FormField.php b/libraries/src/Form/FormField.php
index 2914fb59676cf..eda262c2bd0a8 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Form/FormField.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Form/FormField.php
@@ -1037,7 +1037,9 @@ protected function getLayoutData()
 	 */
 	protected function getLayoutPaths()
 	{
-		return array();
+		$renderer = new FileLayout('default');
+
+		return $renderer->getDefaultIncludePaths();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/unit/suites/libraries/joomla/form/JFormFieldTest.php b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/joomla/form/JFormFieldTest.php
index 463693946ec55..d854a4b47402e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/suites/libraries/joomla/form/JFormFieldTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/joomla/form/JFormFieldTest.php
@@ -71,6 +71,59 @@ protected function tearDown()
 		parent::tearDown();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @test
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function getLayoutDataReturnsDefaultLayoutPaths()
+	{
+		$form = new JFormInspector('form1', array('control' => 'jform'));
+
+		$this->assertThat(
+			$form->load(JFormDataHelper::$loadFieldDocument),
+			$this->isTrue(),
+			'Line:' . __LINE__ . ' XML string should load successfully.'
+		);
+
+		$field = new JFormFieldInspector($form);
+
+		$reflection = new \ReflectionClass($field);
+		$method = $reflection->getMethod('getLayoutPaths');
+		$method->setAccessible(true);
+
+		$layoutPaths = $method->invoke($field);
+
+		$this->assertTrue(is_array($layoutPaths));
+		$this->assertTrue(count($layoutPaths) > 0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @test
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function getLayoutPathsCanBeOverriden()
+	{
+		$form = new JFormInspector('form1', array('control' => 'jform'));
+
+		JForm::addFieldPath(__DIR__ . '/_testfields');
+
+		JFormHelper::loadFieldType('customlayouts');
+
+		$field = new JFormFieldCustomlayouts($form);
+
+		$reflection = new \ReflectionClass($field);
+		$method = $reflection->getMethod('getLayoutPaths');
+		$method->setAccessible(true);
+
+		$layoutPaths = $method->invoke($field);
+
+		$this->assertTrue(is_array($layoutPaths));
+		$this->assertTrue(count($layoutPaths) > 0);
+		$this->assertSame(__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '_testfields', $layoutPaths[0]);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Test...
 	 *
diff --git a/tests/unit/suites/libraries/joomla/form/_testfields/customlayouts.php b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/joomla/form/_testfields/customlayouts.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9e3e164ad3d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/joomla/form/_testfields/customlayouts.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package     Joomla.UnitTest
+ * @subpackage  Form
+ *
+ * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2018 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Form Field class for the Joomla Framework.
+ *
+ * @package     Joomla.Platform
+ * @subpackage  Form
+ * @since       11.1
+ */
+class JFormFieldCustomlayouts extends JFormField
+{
+	/**
+	 * The field type.
+	 *
+	 * @var        string
+	 */
+	protected $type = 'Customlayouts';
+
+	/**
+	 * Allow to override renderer include paths in child fields
+	 *
+	 * @return  array
+	 *
+	 * @since   3.5
+	 */
+	protected function getLayoutPaths()
+	{
+		return array_merge(
+			array(__DIR__),
+			parent::getLayoutPaths()
+		);
+	}
+}