diff --git a/repos/gems/recipes/raw/wm/content.mk b/repos/gems/recipes/raw/wm/content.mk
index fcbadc7847..1f8d131556 100644
--- a/repos/gems/recipes/raw/wm/content.mk
+++ b/repos/gems/recipes/raw/wm/content.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-content: wm.config decorator_init.config
+content: wm.config decorator_init.config layouter.config
 
-wm.config decorator_init.config:
+wm.config decorator_init.config layouter.config:
 	cp $(REP_DIR)/recipes/raw/wm/$@ $@
diff --git a/repos/gems/recipes/raw/wm/layouter.config b/repos/gems/recipes/raw/wm/layouter.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d99062ad94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/gems/recipes/raw/wm/layouter.config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<config/>
diff --git a/repos/gems/recipes/raw/wm/wm.config b/repos/gems/recipes/raw/wm/wm.config
index 82fb266bab..1388353367 100644
--- a/repos/gems/recipes/raw/wm/wm.config
+++ b/repos/gems/recipes/raw/wm/wm.config
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 		<binary name="floating_window_layouter"/>
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="4M"/>
 		<route>
+			<service name="ROM" label="config"> <parent label="layouter.config"/> </service>
 			<service name="ROM" label="window_list">       <child name="report_rom"/> </service>
 			<service name="ROM" label="focus_request">     <child name="report_rom"/> </service>
 			<service name="ROM" label="hover">             <child name="report_rom"/> </service>