diff --git a/src/routes/api/options.ts b/src/routes/api/options.ts
index ecfe2dcbb..9649aff2b 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/options.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/options.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ const ALLOWED_OPTIONS = new Set([
     'editedNotesOpenInRibbon',
     'locale',
     'firstDayOfWeek',
-    'textNoteEditorType'
+    'textNoteEditorType',
+    'layoutOrientation'
 ]);
 
 function getOptions() {
diff --git a/src/services/options_init.ts b/src/services/options_init.ts
index 1dc7602d2..2d4efec54 100644
--- a/src/services/options_init.ts
+++ b/src/services/options_init.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ const defaultOptions: DefaultOption[] = [
     { name: "codeBlockWordWrap", value: "false", isSynced: true },
 
     // Text note configuration
-    { name: "textNoteEditorType", value: "ckeditor-balloon", isSynced: true }
+    { name: "textNoteEditorType", value: "ckeditor-balloon", isSynced: true },
+
+    { name: "layoutOrientation", value: "vertical", isSynced: false }
 ];
 
 /**