diff --git a/modules/cms/classes/Controller.php b/modules/cms/classes/Controller.php
index 291da0eb8..4da911b56 100644
--- a/modules/cms/classes/Controller.php
+++ b/modules/cms/classes/Controller.php
@@ -1134,6 +1134,17 @@ class Controller
         return $this->layoutObj;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the CMS layout object being processed by the controller.
+     * The object is not available on the early stages of the controller
+     * initialization.
+     * @return \Cms\Classes\Layout Returns the Layout object or null.
+     */
+    public function getLayout()
+    {
+        return $this->layout;
+    }
+
     //
     // Page helpers
     //