diff --git a/include/sway/commands.h b/include/sway/commands.h
index 1291d5fb..66f097ea 100644
--- a/include/sway/commands.h
+++ b/include/sway/commands.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ sway_cmd cmd_commands;
 sway_cmd cmd_debuglog;
 sway_cmd cmd_default_border;
 sway_cmd cmd_default_floating_border;
+sway_cmd cmd_default_orientation;
 sway_cmd cmd_exec;
 sway_cmd cmd_exec_always;
 sway_cmd cmd_exit;
@@ -125,7 +126,6 @@ sway_cmd cmd_move;
 sway_cmd cmd_new_float;
 sway_cmd cmd_new_window;
 sway_cmd cmd_no_focus;
-sway_cmd cmd_orientation;
 sway_cmd cmd_output;
 sway_cmd cmd_permit;
 sway_cmd cmd_reject;
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index bcc777ed..eee7f254 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ static struct cmd_handler bar_colors_handlers[] = {
 
 /* Config-time only commands. Keep alphabetized */
 static struct cmd_handler config_handlers[] = {
+	{ "default_orientation", cmd_default_orientation },
 	{ "set", cmd_set },
 	{ "swaybg_command", cmd_swaybg_command },
 };
diff --git a/sway/commands/default_orientation.c b/sway/commands/default_orientation.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5347ce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway/commands/default_orientation.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+#include "sway/commands.h"
+
+struct cmd_results *cmd_default_orientation(int argc, char **argv) {
+	struct cmd_results *error = NULL;
+	if ((error = checkarg(argc, "default_orientation", EXPECTED_EQUAL_TO, 1))) {
+		return error;
+	}
+	if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "horizontal") == 0) {
+		config->default_orientation = L_HORIZ;
+	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "vertical") == 0) {
+		config->default_orientation = L_VERT;
+	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "auto") == 0) {
+		// Do nothing
+	} else {
+		return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, "default_orientation",
+				"Expected 'orientation <horizontal|vertical|auto>'");
+	}
+	return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/sway/meson.build b/sway/meson.build
index 1e7ee7ae..9c5e4a00 100644
--- a/sway/meson.build
+++ b/sway/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ sway_sources = files(
 	'input/keyboard.c',
 	'commands/bar.c',
 	'commands/bind.c',
+	'commands/default_orientation.c',
 	'commands/exit.c',
 	'commands/exec.c',
 	'commands/exec_always.c',
diff --git a/sway/tree/layout.c b/sway/tree/layout.c
index dc0ee5b4..c7cf16e6 100644
--- a/sway/tree/layout.c
+++ b/sway/tree/layout.c
@@ -123,12 +123,11 @@ struct sway_container *container_remove_child(struct sway_container *child) {
 
 enum sway_container_layout container_get_default_layout(
 		struct sway_container *output) {
-	/* TODO WLR
 	if (config->default_layout != L_NONE) {
-		//return config->default_layout;
+		return config->default_layout;
 	} else if (config->default_orientation != L_NONE) {
 		return config->default_orientation;
-	} else */if (output->width >= output->height) {
+	} else if (output->width >= output->height) {
 		return L_HORIZ;
 	} else {
 		return L_VERT;