diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
index acdceb6bb2927..8f2367b5afc63 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ 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 different layout from the supplied component view or overrides in the templates."
+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_LABEL="Alternative Layout"
+JFIELD_ALT_LAYOUT_ARTICLE_LABEL="Alternative Layout for Article"
 JFIELD_ALT_MODULE_LAYOUT_DESC="Use a different 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 eef860a1665a4..8351bc44b9cb0 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default.xml
+++ b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default.xml
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@
 				<option value="0">JHIDE</option>
 				<option value="1">JSHOW</option>
 			</field>
+			
+			<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="spacer1"