diff --git a/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default.php b/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default.php
index 8b18b5ae35bff..09c47a9121677 100644
--- a/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default.php
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
 
 defined('_JEXEC') or die;
 
-use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
+use Joomla\CMS\Helper\ModuleHelper;
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
-use Joomla\CMS\Layout\LayoutHelper;
 
 if (!$list)
 {
@@ -21,142 +20,16 @@
 ?>
 <ul class="mod-articlescategory category-module mod-list">
 	<?php if ($grouped) : ?>
-		<?php foreach ($list as $group_name => $group) : ?>
+		<?php foreach ($list as $groupName => $items) : ?>
 		<li>
-			<div class="mod-articles-category-group"><?php echo Text::_($group_name); ?></div>
+			<div class="mod-articles-category-group"><?php echo Text::_($groupName); ?></div>
 			<ul>
-				<?php foreach ($group as $item) : ?>
-					<li>
-						<?php if ($params->get('link_titles') == 1) : ?>
-							<a class="mod-articles-category-title <?php echo $item->active; ?>" href="<?php echo $item->link; ?>">
-								<?php echo $item->title; ?>
-							</a>
-						<?php else : ?>
-							<?php echo $item->title; ?>
-						<?php endif; ?>
-
-						<?php if ($item->displayHits) : ?>
-							<span class="mod-articles-category-hits">
-								(<?php echo $item->displayHits; ?>)
-							</span>
-						<?php endif; ?>
-
-						<?php if ($params->get('show_author')) : ?>
-							<span class="mod-articles-category-writtenby">
-								<?php echo $item->displayAuthorName; ?>
-							</span>
-						<?php endif; ?>
-
-						<?php if ($item->displayCategoryTitle) : ?>
-							<span class="mod-articles-category-category">
-								(<?php echo $item->displayCategoryTitle; ?>)
-							</span>
-						<?php endif; ?>
-
-						<?php if ($item->displayDate) : ?>
-							<span class="mod-articles-category-date"><?php echo $item->displayDate; ?></span>
-						<?php endif; ?>
-
-						<?php if ($params->get('show_tags', 0) && $item->tags->itemTags) : ?>
-							<div class="mod-articles-category-tags">
-								<?php echo LayoutHelper::render('joomla.content.tags', $item->tags->itemTags); ?>
-							</div>
-						<?php endif; ?>
-
-						<?php if ($params->get('show_introtext')) : ?>
-							<p class="mod-articles-category-introtext">
-								<?php echo $item->displayIntrotext; ?>
-							</p>
-						<?php endif; ?>
-
-						<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore')) : ?>
-							<p class="mod-articles-category-readmore">
-								<a class="mod-articles-category-title <?php echo $item->active; ?>" href="<?php echo $item->link; ?>">
-									<?php if ($item->params->get('access-view') == false) : ?>
-										<?php echo Text::_('MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_REGISTER_TO_READ_MORE'); ?>
-									<?php elseif ($readmore = $item->alternative_readmore) : ?>
-										<?php echo $readmore; ?>
-										<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('string.truncate', $item->title, $params->get('readmore_limit')); ?>
-											<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0) != 0) : ?>
-												<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('string.truncate', $item->title, $params->get('readmore_limit')); ?>
-											<?php endif; ?>
-									<?php elseif ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0) == 0) : ?>
-										<?php echo Text::sprintf('MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_READ_MORE_TITLE'); ?>
-									<?php else : ?>
-										<?php echo Text::_('MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_READ_MORE'); ?>
-										<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('string.truncate', $item->title, $params->get('readmore_limit')); ?>
-									<?php endif; ?>
-								</a>
-							</p>
-						<?php endif; ?>
-					</li>
-				<?php endforeach; ?>
+				<?php require ModuleHelper::getLayoutPath('mod_articles_category', $params->get('layout', 'default') . '_items'); ?>
 			</ul>
 		</li>
 		<?php endforeach; ?>
 	<?php else : ?>
-		<?php foreach ($list as $item) : ?>
-			<li>
-				<?php if ($params->get('link_titles') == 1) : ?>
-					<a class="mod-articles-category-title <?php echo $item->active; ?>" href="<?php echo $item->link; ?>"><?php echo $item->title; ?></a>
-				<?php else : ?>
-					<?php echo $item->title; ?>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-
-				<?php if ($item->displayHits) : ?>
-					<span class="mod-articles-category-hits">
-						(<?php echo $item->displayHits; ?>)
-					</span>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-
-				<?php if ($params->get('show_author')) : ?>
-					<span class="mod-articles-category-writtenby">
-						<?php echo $item->displayAuthorName; ?>
-					</span>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-
-				<?php if ($item->displayCategoryTitle) : ?>
-					<span class="mod-articles-category-category">
-						(<?php echo $item->displayCategoryTitle; ?>)
-					</span>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-
-				<?php if ($item->displayDate) : ?>
-					<span class="mod-articles-category-date">
-						<?php echo $item->displayDate; ?>
-					</span>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-
-				<?php if ($params->get('show_tags', 0) && $item->tags->itemTags) : ?>
-					<div class="mod-articles-category-tags">
-						<?php echo LayoutHelper::render('joomla.content.tags', $item->tags->itemTags); ?>
-					</div>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-
-				<?php if ($params->get('show_introtext')) : ?>
-					<p class="mod-articles-category-introtext">
-						<?php echo $item->displayIntrotext; ?>
-					</p>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-
-				<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore')) : ?>
-					<p class="mod-articles-category-readmore">
-						<a class="mod-articles-category-title <?php echo $item->active; ?>" href="<?php echo $item->link; ?>">
-							<?php if ($item->params->get('access-view') == false) : ?>
-								<?php echo Text::_('MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_REGISTER_TO_READ_MORE'); ?>
-							<?php elseif ($readmore = $item->alternative_readmore) : ?>
-								<?php echo $readmore; ?>
-								<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('string.truncate', $item->title, $params->get('readmore_limit')); ?>
-							<?php elseif ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0) == 0) : ?>
-								<?php echo Text::sprintf('MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_READ_MORE_TITLE'); ?>
-							<?php else : ?>
-								<?php echo Text::_('MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_READ_MORE'); ?>
-								<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('string.truncate', $item->title, $params->get('readmore_limit')); ?>
-							<?php endif; ?>
-						</a>
-					</p>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-			</li>
-		<?php endforeach; ?>
+		<?php $items = $list; ?>
+		<?php require ModuleHelper::getLayoutPath('mod_articles_category', $params->get('layout', 'default') . '_items'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 </ul>
diff --git a/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default_items.php b/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default_items.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1e015b4298555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default_items.php
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package     Joomla.Site
+ * @subpackage  mod_articles_category
+ *
+ * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2019 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+defined('_JEXEC') or die;
+
+use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
+use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
+use Joomla\CMS\Layout\LayoutHelper;
+
+?>
+<?php foreach ($items as $item) : ?>
+<li>
+	<?php if ($params->get('link_titles') == 1) : ?>
+		<a class="mod-articles-category-title <?php echo $item->active; ?>" href="<?php echo $item->link; ?>">
+			<?php echo $item->title; ?>
+		</a>
+	<?php else : ?>
+		<?php echo $item->title; ?>
+	<?php endif; ?>
+
+	<?php if ($item->displayHits) : ?>
+		<span class="mod-articles-category-hits">
+			(<?php echo $item->displayHits; ?>)
+		</span>
+	<?php endif; ?>
+
+	<?php if ($params->get('show_author')) : ?>
+		<span class="mod-articles-category-writtenby">
+			<?php echo $item->displayAuthorName; ?>
+		</span>
+	<?php endif; ?>
+
+	<?php if ($item->displayCategoryTitle) : ?>
+		<span class="mod-articles-category-category">
+			(<?php echo $item->displayCategoryTitle; ?>)
+		</span>
+	<?php endif; ?>
+
+	<?php if ($item->displayDate) : ?>
+		<span class="mod-articles-category-date"><?php echo $item->displayDate; ?></span>
+	<?php endif; ?>
+
+	<?php if ($params->get('show_tags', 0) && $item->tags->itemTags) : ?>
+		<div class="mod-articles-category-tags">
+			<?php echo LayoutHelper::render('joomla.content.tags', $item->tags->itemTags); ?>
+		</div>
+	<?php endif; ?>
+
+	<?php if ($params->get('show_introtext')) : ?>
+		<p class="mod-articles-category-introtext">
+			<?php echo $item->displayIntrotext; ?>
+		</p>
+	<?php endif; ?>
+
+	<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore')) : ?>
+		<p class="mod-articles-category-readmore">
+			<a class="mod-articles-category-title <?php echo $item->active; ?>" href="<?php echo $item->link; ?>">
+				<?php if ($item->params->get('access-view') == false) : ?>
+					<?php echo Text::_('MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_REGISTER_TO_READ_MORE'); ?>
+				<?php elseif ($item->alternative_readmore) : ?>
+					<?php echo $item->alternative_readmore; ?>
+					<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('string.truncate', $item->title, $params->get('readmore_limit')); ?>
+						<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0)) : ?>
+							<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('string.truncate', $item->title, $params->get('readmore_limit')); ?>
+						<?php endif; ?>
+				<?php elseif ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0)) : ?>
+					<?php echo Text::_('MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_READ_MORE'); ?>
+					<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('string.truncate', $item->title, $params->get('readmore_limit')); ?>
+				<?php else : ?>
+					<?php echo Text::_('MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_READ_MORE_TITLE'); ?>
+				<?php endif; ?>
+			</a>
+		</p>
+	<?php endif; ?>
+</li>
+<?php endforeach; ?>