diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/advanced.ui b/sources/awesome-widget/advanced.ui
index 6030cd7..d38e420 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/advanced.ui
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/advanced.ui
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
       <property name="geometry">
        <rect>
         <x>0</x>
-        <y>-62</y>
+        <y>0</y>
         <width>677</width>
-        <height>640</height>
+        <height>665</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_8">
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_layout">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Vertical layout</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_popup">
          <property name="text">
diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/configuration.cpp b/sources/awesome-widget/configuration.cpp
index f451c79..24844cf 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/configuration.cpp
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/configuration.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ void AwesomeWidget::createConfigurationInterface(KConfigDialog *parent)
         uiAdvancedConfig.checkBox_background->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
     else
         uiAdvancedConfig.checkBox_background->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
+    if (configuration[QString("layout")].toInt() == 0)
+        uiAdvancedConfig.checkBox_layout->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
+    else
+        uiAdvancedConfig.checkBox_layout->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
     if (configuration[QString("popup")].toInt() == 0)
         uiAdvancedConfig.checkBox_popup->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
     else
@@ -400,6 +404,7 @@ void AwesomeWidget::configAccepted()
 
     // advanced
     cg.writeEntry("background", QString::number(uiAdvancedConfig.checkBox_background->checkState()));
+    cg.writeEntry("layout", QString::number(uiAdvancedConfig.checkBox_layout->checkState()));
     cg.writeEntry("popup", QString::number(uiAdvancedConfig.checkBox_popup->checkState()));
     cg.writeEntry("leftStretch", QString::number(uiAdvancedConfig.checkBox_leftStretch->checkState()));
     cg.writeEntry("rightStretch", QString::number(uiAdvancedConfig.checkBox_rightStretch->checkState()));
@@ -497,6 +502,7 @@ void AwesomeWidget::configChanged()
 
     // advanced
     configuration[QString("background")] = cg.readEntry("background", "2");
+    configuration[QString("layout")] = cg.readEntry("layout", "2");
     configuration[QString("popup")] = cg.readEntry("popup", "2");
     configuration[QString("leftStretch")] = cg.readEntry("leftStretch", "2");
     configuration[QString("rightStretch")] = cg.readEntry("rightStretch", "2");
diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/reinit.cpp b/sources/awesome-widget/reinit.cpp
index 8096c52..1f4dff4 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/reinit.cpp
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/reinit.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ void AwesomeWidget::reinit()
 
     mainLayout = new QGraphicsLinearLayout();
     mainLayout->setContentsMargins(1, 1, 1, 1);
+    if (configuration[QString("layout")].toInt() == 0)
+        mainLayout->setOrientation(Qt::Horizontal);
+    else
+        mainLayout->setOrientation(Qt::Vertical);
     setLayout(mainLayout);
 
     if (configuration[QString("background")].toInt() == 0)