diff --git a/config/routes.php b/config/routes.php
index 95a6427684..dc49377ef6 100644
--- a/config/routes.php
+++ b/config/routes.php
@@ -53,4 +53,14 @@
 
     'middleware' => 'web',
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Layout
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Define the default layout that will be used by front end routes.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'layout' => env('STATAMIC_FRONTEND_ROUTES_LAYOUT', 'layout'),
 ];
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/FrontendController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/FrontendController.php
index e315b0ef58..27cf41a096 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/FrontendController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/FrontendController.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public function route(Request $request, ...$args)
 
         $view = app(View::class)
             ->template($view)
-            ->layout(Arr::get($data, 'layout', 'layout'))
+            ->layout(Arr::get($data, 'layout', config('statamic.routes.layout', 'layout')))
             ->with($data)
             ->cascadeContent($this->getLoadedRouteItem($data));
 
diff --git a/tests/Routing/RoutesTest.php b/tests/Routing/RoutesTest.php
index 0da68d8226..a2b88d1e1f 100644
--- a/tests/Routing/RoutesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Routing/RoutesTest.php
@@ -341,4 +341,16 @@ public function it_loads_term_by_binding()
         $this->get('/bindings/term/title/Blog2')
             ->assertNotFound();
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_uses_a_non_default_layout()
+    {
+        config()->set('statamic.routes.layout', 'custom-layout');
+        $this->viewShouldReturnRaw('custom-layout', 'Custom layout {{ template_content }}');
+        $this->viewShouldReturnRaw('test', 'Hello {{ hello }}');
+
+        $this->get('/basic-route-with-data')
+            ->assertOk()
+            ->assertSee('Custom layout');
+    }
 }