diff --git a/arch-config/.config/i3/layouts/layout-default/workspace-3.json b/arch-config/.config/i3/layouts/layout-default/workspace-3.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38c8c981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch-config/.config/i3/layouts/layout-default/workspace-3.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+    "border": "pixel",
+    "current_border_width": 2,
+    "floating": "auto_off",
+    "geometry": {
+       "height": 640,
+       "width": 672,
+       "x": 0,
+       "y": 0
+    },
+    "marks": [],
+    "name": "Doom Emacs",
+    "percent": 1,
+    "swallows": [
+       {
+        "class": "^Emacs$",
+        "instance": "^emacs$"
+       }
+    ],
+    "type": "con"
+}
diff --git a/arch-config/.config/i3/scripts/layout-default.sh b/arch-config/.config/i3/scripts/layout-default.sh
index ed715dbf..450c5f20 100755
--- a/arch-config/.config/i3/scripts/layout-default.sh
+++ b/arch-config/.config/i3/scripts/layout-default.sh
@@ -14,3 +14,8 @@ i3-msg "workspace 2; append_layout ~/.config/i3/layouts/layout-default/workspace
 (thunderbird &)
 (joplin-desktop &)
 (discord &)
+
+# workspace 3
+i3-msg "workspace 3; append_layout ~/.config/i3/layouts/layout-default/workspace-3.json"
+
+(emacs &)