--- /dev/null
+#!perl
+# vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab
+# Verifies that switching between the different layouts works as expected.
+use i3test;
+
+my $tmp = fresh_workspace;
+
+open_window;
+open_window;
+cmd 'split v';
+open_window;
+
+my ($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'splitv', 'layout is splitv currently');
+
+cmd 'layout stacked';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'stacked', 'layout now stacked');
+
+cmd 'layout tabbed';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'tabbed', 'layout now tabbed');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle split';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'splitv', 'layout now splitv again');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle split';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'splith', 'layout now splith');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle split';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'splitv', 'layout now splitv');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle split';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'splith', 'layout now splith');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'stacked', 'layout now stacked');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'tabbed', 'layout now tabbed');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'splith', 'layout now splith');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'stacked', 'layout now stacked');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle all';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'tabbed', 'layout now tabbed');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle all';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'splith', 'layout now splith');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle all';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'splitv', 'layout now splitv');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle all';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'stacked', 'layout now stacked');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle all';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'tabbed', 'layout now tabbed');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle all';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'splith', 'layout now splith');
+
+cmd 'layout toggle all';
+($nodes, $focus) = get_ws_content($tmp);
+is($nodes->[1]->{layout}, 'splitv', 'layout now splitv');
+
+done_testing;