diff --git a/src/core/layout.rs b/src/core/layout.rs
index 347e639..ff6a354 100644
--- a/src/core/layout.rs
+++ b/src/core/layout.rs
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ const KEYSYMS: [(&str, Keysym, &str); 21] = [
 
 struct LayoutFile {
     rows: Vec<Vec<Key>>,
+    has_bottom_row: bool,
     width: f64,
     height: f64,
     row_width: f64,
@@ -581,12 +582,21 @@ impl LayoutFile {
         self.row_width = 0.0;
     }
 
+    fn start_keyboard(&mut self, attrs: &HashMap<&str, &str>)
+    {
+        if *attrs.get("bottom_row").unwrap_or(&"") == "false" {
+            self.has_bottom_row = false;
+        }
+    }
+
     fn start_elem(&mut self, name: &str, attrs: &HashMap<&str, &str>)
     {
         if name == "key" {
             self.start_key(attrs);
         } else if name == "row" {
             self.start_row();
+        } else if name == "keyboard" {
+            self.start_keyboard(attrs);
         }
     }
 
@@ -612,6 +622,7 @@ impl LayoutFile {
     {
         let mut layout = LayoutFile {
             rows: Vec::new(),
+            has_bottom_row: true,
             width: 0.0,
             height: 0.0,
             row_width: 0.0,
@@ -707,27 +718,29 @@ impl Layout {
             text_supp: false,
         };
 
-        let path = dir.join("bottom_row.xml");
-        let bottom_row = LayoutFile::load(path)?;
+        if main_layout.has_bottom_row {
+            let path = dir.join("bottom_row.xml");
+            let bottom_row = LayoutFile::load(path)?;
 
-        let old_height = layout.height;
-        layout.height += bottom_row.height;
+            let old_height = layout.height;
+            layout.height += bottom_row.height;
 
-        layout.rows.reserve(bottom_row.rows.len());
-        for row in bottom_row.rows {
-            let mut new_row = Vec::with_capacity(row.len());
+            layout.rows.reserve(bottom_row.rows.len());
+            for row in bottom_row.rows {
+                let mut new_row = Vec::with_capacity(row.len());
 
-            for key in row {
-                new_row.push(Key {
-                    parts: key.parts,
-                    x1: key.x1 * layout.width / bottom_row.width,
-                    y1: old_height + key.y1,
-                    x2: key.x2 * layout.width / bottom_row.width,
-                    y2: old_height + key.y2,
-                });
+                for key in row {
+                    new_row.push(Key {
+                        parts: key.parts,
+                        x1: key.x1 * layout.width / bottom_row.width,
+                        y1: old_height + key.y1,
+                        x2: key.x2 * layout.width / bottom_row.width,
+                        y2: old_height + key.y2,
+                    });
+                }
+
+                layout.rows.push(new_row);
             }
-
-            layout.rows.push(new_row);
         }
 
         Ok(layout)