diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 8a1291cd6b..3746fb1ea1 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ components/anchordocking/anchordockoptionsdlg.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 components/anchordocking/anchordockpkg.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 components/anchordocking/anchordockstorage.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 components/anchordocking/anchordockstr.pas svneol=native#text/plain
+components/anchordocking/design/ADLayoutDefault.lrs svneol=native#text/pascal
 components/anchordocking/design/ADLayoutDefault.xml svneol=native#text/plain
 components/anchordocking/design/anchordesktopoptions.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 components/anchordocking/design/anchordockingdsgn.lpk svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/components/anchordocking/design/ADLayoutDefault.lrs b/components/anchordocking/design/ADLayoutDefault.lrs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8320b28655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/anchordocking/design/ADLayoutDefault.lrs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+LazarusResources.Add('ADLayoutDefault','XML',[
+  '<?xml version="1.0"?>'#13#10'<CONFIG>'#13#10'  <MainConfig>'#13#10'    <Node'
+  +'s ChildCount="1">'#13#10'      <Item1 Name="MainIDE" Type="CustomSite" Chil'
+  +'dCount="1">'#13#10'        <Bounds Width="1024" Height="768">'#13#10'      '
+  +'    <WorkArea>'#13#10'            <Rect Right="1920" Bottom="1036"/>'#13#10
+  +'          </WorkArea>'#13#10'        </Bounds>'#13#10'        <Item1 Name="'
+  +'AnchorDockSite10" Type="Layout" ChildCount="7">'#13#10'          <Bounds To'
+  +'p="60" Width="1024" Height="688" SplitterPos="58"/>'#13#10'          <Ancho'
+  +'rs Align="Bottom"/>'#13#10'          <Item1 Name="SourceNotebook" Type="Con'
+  +'trol">'#13#10'            <Bounds Left="177" Width="651" Height="505"/>'#13
+  +#10'            <Anchors Left="AnchorDockSplitter4" Right="AnchorDockSplitte'
+  +'r3" Bottom="AnchorDockSplitter2"/>'#13#10'            <Header Position="lef'
+  +'t"/>'#13#10'          </Item1>'#13#10'          <Item2 Name="AnchorDockSpli'
+  +'tter2" Type="SplitterHorizontal">'#13#10'            <Bounds Left="177" Top'
+  +'="505" Width="651" Height="7"/>'#13#10'            <Anchors Left="AnchorDoc'
+  +'kSplitter4" Right="AnchorDockSplitter3"/>'#13#10'          </Item2>'#13#10
+  +'          <Item3 Name="AnchorDockSite11" Type="Pages" ChildCount="5">'#13#10
+  +'            <Bounds Left="177" Top="512" Width="651" Height="176"/>'#13#10
+  +'            <Anchors Left="AnchorDockSplitter4" Top="AnchorDockSplitter2" R'
+  +'ight="AnchorDockSplitter3"/>'#13#10'            <Item1 Name="MessagesView" '
+  +'Type="Control">'#13#10'              <Bounds Width="643" Height="150"/>'#13
+  +#10'              <Anchors Align="Client"/>'#13#10'            </Item1>'#13
+  +#10'            <Item2 Name="Watches" Type="Control">'#13#10'              <'
+  +'Bounds Width="932" Height="119"/>'#13#10'              <Anchors Align="Clie'
+  +'nt"/>'#13#10'            </Item2>'#13#10'            <Item3 Name="SearchRes'
+  +'ults" Type="Control">'#13#10'              <Bounds Width="932" Height="119"'
+  +'/>'#13#10'              <Anchors Align="Client"/>'#13#10'            </Item'
+  +'3>'#13#10'            <Item4 Name="Assembler" Type="Control">'#13#10'      '
+  +'        <Bounds Width="932" Height="106"/>'#13#10'              <Anchors Al'
+  +'ign="Client"/>'#13#10'            </Item4>'#13#10'            <Item5 Name="'
+  +'BreakPoints" Type="Control">'#13#10'              <Bounds Width="937" Heigh'
+  +'t="106"/>'#13#10'              <Anchors Align="Client"/>'#13#10'           '
+  +' </Item5>'#13#10'          </Item3>'#13#10'          <Item4 Name="AnchorDoc'
+  +'kSplitter3" Type="SplitterVertical">'#13#10'            <Bounds Left="828" '
+  +'Width="9" Height="688"/>'#13#10'          </Item4>'#13#10'          <Item5 '
+  +'Name="AnchorDockSite12" Type="Pages" ChildCount="2">'#13#10'            <Bo'
+  +'unds Left="837" Width="187" Height="688"/>'#13#10'            <Anchors Left'
+  +'="AnchorDockSplitter3"/>'#13#10'            <Item1 Name="CodeExplorerView" '
+  +'Type="Control">'#13#10'              <Bounds Width="179" Height="662"/>'#13
+  +#10'              <Anchors Align="Client"/>'#13#10'            </Item1>'#13
+  +#10'            <Item2 Name="ComponentList" Type="Control">'#13#10'         '
+  +'     <Bounds Width="159" Height="626"/>'#13#10'              <Anchors Align'
+  +'="Client"/>'#13#10'            </Item2>'#13#10'          </Item5>'#13#10'  '
+  +'        <Item6 Name="ObjectInspectorDlg" Type="Control">'#13#10'           '
+  +' <Bounds Width="173" Height="688"/>'#13#10'            <Anchors Right="Anch'
+  +'orDockSplitter4"/>'#13#10'          </Item6>'#13#10'          <Item7 Name="'
+  +'AnchorDockSplitter4" Type="SplitterVertical">'#13#10'            <Bounds Le'
+  +'ft="173" Width="4" Height="688"/>'#13#10'          </Item7>'#13#10'        '
+  +'</Item1>'#13#10'      </Item1>'#13#10'    </Nodes>'#13#10'  </MainConfig>'
+  +#13#10'</CONFIG>'#13#10
+]);
diff --git a/components/anchordocking/design/ADLayoutDefault.xml b/components/anchordocking/design/ADLayoutDefault.xml
index 68e6d569ce..2bf9be3daa 100644
--- a/components/anchordocking/design/ADLayoutDefault.xml
+++ b/components/anchordocking/design/ADLayoutDefault.xml
@@ -3,34 +3,69 @@
   <MainConfig>
     <Nodes ChildCount="1">
       <Item1 Name="MainIDE" Type="CustomSite" ChildCount="1">
-        <Bounds Top="28" Left="15" Width="614" Height="429">
+        <Bounds Width="1024" Height="768">
           <WorkArea>
-            <Rect Top="25" Right="800" Bottom="600"/>
+            <Rect Right="1920" Bottom="1036"/>
           </WorkArea>
         </Bounds>
-        <Item1 Name="AnchorDockSite5" Type="Layout" ChildCount="5">
-          <Bounds Top="65" Width="614" Height="339" SplitterPos="61"/>
+        <Item1 Name="AnchorDockSite10" Type="Layout" ChildCount="7">
+          <Bounds Top="60" Width="1024" Height="688" SplitterPos="58"/>
           <Anchors Align="Bottom"/>
           <Item1 Name="SourceNotebook" Type="Control">
-            <Bounds Width="468" Height="264"/>
-            <Anchors Right="AnchorDockSplitter3" Bottom="AnchorDockSplitter2"/>
+            <Bounds Left="177" Width="651" Height="505"/>
+            <Anchors Left="AnchorDockSplitter4" Right="AnchorDockSplitter3" Bottom="AnchorDockSplitter2"/>
             <Header Position="left"/>
           </Item1>
           <Item2 Name="AnchorDockSplitter2" Type="SplitterHorizontal">
-            <Bounds Top="264" Width="468" Height="4"/>
-            <Anchors Right="AnchorDockSplitter3"/>
+            <Bounds Left="177" Top="505" Width="651" Height="7"/>
+            <Anchors Left="AnchorDockSplitter4" Right="AnchorDockSplitter3"/>
           </Item2>
-          <Item3 Name="MessagesView" Type="Control">
-            <Bounds Top="268" Width="468" Height="71"/>
-            <Anchors Top="AnchorDockSplitter2" Right="AnchorDockSplitter3"/>
+          <Item3 Name="AnchorDockSite11" Type="Pages" ChildCount="5">
+            <Bounds Left="177" Top="512" Width="651" Height="176"/>
+            <Anchors Left="AnchorDockSplitter4" Top="AnchorDockSplitter2" Right="AnchorDockSplitter3"/>
+            <Item1 Name="MessagesView" Type="Control">
+              <Bounds Width="643" Height="150"/>
+              <Anchors Align="Client"/>
+            </Item1>
+            <Item2 Name="Watches" Type="Control">
+              <Bounds Width="932" Height="119"/>
+              <Anchors Align="Client"/>
+            </Item2>
+            <Item3 Name="SearchResults" Type="Control">
+              <Bounds Width="932" Height="119"/>
+              <Anchors Align="Client"/>
+            </Item3>
+            <Item4 Name="Assembler" Type="Control">
+              <Bounds Width="932" Height="106"/>
+              <Anchors Align="Client"/>
+            </Item4>
+            <Item5 Name="BreakPoints" Type="Control">
+              <Bounds Width="937" Height="106"/>
+              <Anchors Align="Client"/>
+            </Item5>
           </Item3>
           <Item4 Name="AnchorDockSplitter3" Type="SplitterVertical">
-            <Bounds Left="468" Width="4" Height="339"/>
+            <Bounds Left="828" Width="9" Height="688"/>
           </Item4>
-          <Item5 Name="CodeExplorerView" Type="Control">
-            <Bounds Left="472" Width="142" Height="339"/>
+          <Item5 Name="AnchorDockSite12" Type="Pages" ChildCount="2">
+            <Bounds Left="837" Width="187" Height="688"/>
             <Anchors Left="AnchorDockSplitter3"/>
+            <Item1 Name="CodeExplorerView" Type="Control">
+              <Bounds Width="179" Height="662"/>
+              <Anchors Align="Client"/>
+            </Item1>
+            <Item2 Name="ComponentList" Type="Control">
+              <Bounds Width="159" Height="626"/>
+              <Anchors Align="Client"/>
+            </Item2>
           </Item5>
+          <Item6 Name="ObjectInspectorDlg" Type="Control">
+            <Bounds Width="173" Height="688"/>
+            <Anchors Right="AnchorDockSplitter4"/>
+          </Item6>
+          <Item7 Name="AnchorDockSplitter4" Type="SplitterVertical">
+            <Bounds Left="173" Width="4" Height="688"/>
+          </Item7>
         </Item1>
       </Item1>
     </Nodes>
diff --git a/components/anchordocking/design/anchordesktopoptions.pas b/components/anchordocking/design/anchordesktopoptions.pas
index 1fc709d7cf..439fe6d281 100644
--- a/components/anchordocking/design/anchordesktopoptions.pas
+++ b/components/anchordocking/design/anchordesktopoptions.pas
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ interface
 
 uses
   Classes, SysUtils,
-  LCLProc, Forms, Controls,
+  LCLProc, Forms, Controls, LCLType, LResources,
   LazFileUtils, LazConfigStorage, Laz2_XMLCfg,
   IDEOptionsIntf, MacroIntf, LazIDEIntf, BaseIDEIntf,
   AnchorDocking, AnchorDockStorage;
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type
     procedure LoadLegacyAnchorDockOptions;
     procedure LoadLayoutFromConfig(Path: string; aXMLCfg: TRttiXMLConfig);
     procedure LoadLayoutFromFile(FileName: string);
+    procedure LoadLayoutFromRessource;
 
     procedure SaveMainLayoutToTree;
     procedure SaveLayoutToConfig(Path: string; aXMLCfg: TRttiXMLConfig);
@@ -118,22 +119,13 @@ end;
 
 procedure TAnchorDesktopOpt.LoadDefaultLayout;
 var
-  BaseDir: String;
   Filename: String;
 begin
   Filename := AppendPathDelim(LazarusIDE.GetPrimaryConfigPath)+'anchordocklayout.xml';
   if FileExistsUTF8(Filename) then//first load from anchordocklayout.xml -- backwards compatibility
     LoadLayoutFromFile(Filename)
   else
-  begin
-    BaseDir := '$PkgDir(AnchorDockingDsgn)';
-    IDEMacros.SubstituteMacros(BaseDir);
-    if (BaseDir<>'') and DirectoryExistsUTF8(BaseDir) then begin
-      Filename:=AppendPathDelim(BaseDir)+'ADLayoutDefault.xml';
-      if FileExistsUTF8(Filename) then
-        LoadLayoutFromFile(Filename);
-    end;
-  end;
+    LoadLayoutFromRessource;
 end;
 
 procedure TAnchorDesktopOpt.LoadDefaults;
@@ -175,6 +167,25 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
+procedure TAnchorDesktopOpt.LoadLayoutFromRessource;
+var
+  Config: TRttiXMLConfig;
+  LayoutResource: TLazarusResourceStream;
+begin
+  LayoutResource := TLazarusResourceStream.Create('ADLayoutDefault', nil);
+  try
+    Config := TRttiXMLConfig.Create(nil);
+    try
+      Config.ReadFromStream(LayoutResource);
+      LoadLayoutFromConfig('',Config);
+    finally
+      Config.Free;
+    end;
+  finally
+    LayoutResource.Free;
+  end;
+end;
+
 procedure TAnchorDesktopOpt.LoadLegacyAnchorDockOptions;
 var
   Config: TConfigStorage;
@@ -282,5 +293,9 @@ begin
   Result := DockMaster.FullRestoreLayout(FTree,True);
 end;
 
+initialization
+
+{$I ADLayoutDefault.lrs}
+
 end.