diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index 226d664c8..e0caccc5e 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/openTag.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/print.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/renameFolder.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/renameTag.js
+packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/resetLayout.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/revealResourceFile.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/search.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/setTags.js
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8cc1ac940..33ccc7515 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/openTag.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/print.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/renameFolder.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/renameTag.js
+packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/resetLayout.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/revealResourceFile.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/search.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/setTags.js
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/app.reducer.ts b/packages/app-desktop/app.reducer.ts
index 45551c072..2b35e4ad3 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/app.reducer.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/app.reducer.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface AppState extends State {
 	watchedResources: any;
 	mainLayout: LayoutItem;
 	dialogs: AppStateDialog[];
+	isResettingLayout: boolean;
 }
 
 export function createAppDefaultState(windowContentSize: any, resourceEditWatcherDefaultState: any): AppState {
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export function createAppDefaultState(windowContentSize: any, resourceEditWatche
 		mainLayout: null,
 		startupPluginsLoaded: false,
 		dialogs: [],
+		isResettingLayout: false,
 		...resourceEditWatcherDefaultState,
 	};
 }
@@ -308,7 +310,15 @@ export default function(state: AppState, action: any) {
 			};
 			break;
 
+
+		case 'RESET_LAYOUT':
+			newState = {
+				...state,
+				isResettingLayout: action.value,
+			};
+			break;
 		}
+
 	} catch (error) {
 		error.message = `In reducer: ${error.message} Action: ${JSON.stringify(action)}`;
 		throw error;
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/MainScreen.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/MainScreen.tsx
index b0c6f08ef..4c9d8a95b 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/MainScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/MainScreen.tsx
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ interface Props {
 	isSafeMode: boolean;
 	needApiAuth: boolean;
 	processingShareInvitationResponse: boolean;
+	isResettingLayout: boolean;
 }
 
 interface ShareFolderDialogOptions {
@@ -371,6 +372,15 @@ class MainScreenComponent extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 				name: 'promptDialog',
 			});
 		}
+
+		if (this.props.isResettingLayout) {
+			Setting.setValue('ui.layout', null);
+			this.updateMainLayout(this.buildLayout(this.props.plugins));
+			this.props.dispatch({
+				type: 'RESET_LAYOUT',
+				value: false,
+			});
+		}
 	}
 
 	layoutModeListenerKeyDown(event: any) {
@@ -880,6 +890,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state: AppState) => {
 		isSafeMode: state.settings.isSafeMode,
 		needApiAuth: state.needApiAuth,
 		showInstallTemplatesPlugin: state.hasLegacyTemplates && !state.pluginService.plugins['joplin.plugin.templates'],
+		isResettingLayout: state.isResettingLayout,
 	};
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/index.ts b/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/index.ts
index 41483977c..d1b4f3808 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/index.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import * as openTag from './openTag';
 import * as print from './print';
 import * as renameFolder from './renameFolder';
 import * as renameTag from './renameTag';
+import * as resetLayout from './resetLayout';
 import * as revealResourceFile from './revealResourceFile';
 import * as search from './search';
 import * as setTags from './setTags';
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ const index:any[] = [
 	print,
 	renameFolder,
 	renameTag,
+	resetLayout,
 	revealResourceFile,
 	search,
 	setTags,
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/resetLayout.ts b/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/resetLayout.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6bb2f6002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/resetLayout.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { CommandRuntime, CommandDeclaration, CommandContext } from '@joplin/lib/services/CommandService';
+import { _ } from '@joplin/lib/locale';
+import dialogs from '../../dialogs';
+
+export const declaration: CommandDeclaration = {
+	name: 'resetLayout',
+	label: () => _('Reset application layout'),
+};
+
+export const runtime = (): CommandRuntime => {
+	return {
+		execute: async (context: CommandContext) => {
+
+			const message = _('Are you sure you want to return to the default layout? The current layout configuration will be lost.');
+			const isConfirmed = await dialogs.confirm(message);
+
+			if (!isConfirmed) return;
+
+			context.dispatch({
+				type: 'RESET_LAYOUT',
+				value: true,
+			});
+		},
+	};
+};
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/MenuBar.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/MenuBar.tsx
index a197b8437..17697bf84 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/MenuBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/MenuBar.tsx
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ function useMenu(props: Props) {
 					label: _('&View'),
 					submenu: [
 						menuItemDic.toggleLayoutMoveMode,
+						menuItemDic.resetLayout,
 						separator(),
 						menuItemDic.toggleSideBar,
 						menuItemDic.toggleNoteList,
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/menuCommandNames.ts b/packages/app-desktop/gui/menuCommandNames.ts
index 012444563..296094fbc 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/menuCommandNames.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/menuCommandNames.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export default function() {
 		'textBulletedList',
 		'toggleExternalEditing',
 		'toggleLayoutMoveMode',
+		'resetLayout',
 		'toggleNoteList',
 		'toggleNotesSortOrderField',
 		'toggleNotesSortOrderReverse',