diff --git a/lib/Mojolicious/Guides/Rendering.pod b/lib/Mojolicious/Guides/Rendering.pod
index b173277028..246464537b 100644
--- a/lib/Mojolicious/Guides/Rendering.pod
+++ b/lib/Mojolicious/Guides/Rendering.pod
@@ -530,6 +530,11 @@ as a render argument (not a stash value).
 
   my $html = $c->render_to_string('reminder', layout => 'mail');
 
+For renderers that support C<inline> templates, such as C<ep>, you can also pass a layout with the C<inline_layout>
+stash value.
+
+  $c->render(inline => 'World', inline_layout => 'Hello <%= content %>!');
+
 =head2 Partial templates
 
 You can break up bigger templates into smaller, more manageable chunks. These partial templates can also be shared with
diff --git a/lib/Mojolicious/Renderer.pm b/lib/Mojolicious/Renderer.pm
index 1e7dd70d1f..185cc298fc 100644
--- a/lib/Mojolicious/Renderer.pm
+++ b/lib/Mojolicious/Renderer.pm
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ sub render {
   # Inheritance
   my $content = $stash->{'mojo.content'} //= {};
   local $content->{content} = $output =~ /\S/ ? $output : undef if $stash->{extends} || $stash->{layout};
+  if ($stash->{inline_layout}) {
+    @$options{inline} = delete $stash->{inline_layout};
+    if ($self->_render_template($c, \my $tmp, $options)) { $output = $tmp }
+  }
   while ((my $next = _next($stash)) && !defined $inline) {
     @$options{qw(handler template)} = ($stash->{handler}, $next);
     $options->{format} = $stash->{format} || $self->default_format;
diff --git a/t/mojolicious/layouted_lite_app.t b/t/mojolicious/layouted_lite_app.t
index 8756f96587..798be3d417 100644
--- a/t/mojolicious/layouted_lite_app.t
+++ b/t/mojolicious/layouted_lite_app.t
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ get '/content_with';
 
 get '/inline' => {inline => '<%= "inline!" %>'};
 
+get '/inline/inline_layout' => sub {
+  my $c = shift;
+  $c->render(inline => '<%= "inline!" %>', inline_layout => 'layouted_inline <%== content %>');
+};
+
+get '/inline/template_with_inline_layout' => sub {
+  my $c = shift;
+  $c->render(template => 'variants', format => 'txt', inline_layout => 'layouted_inline <%== content %>');
+};
+
 get '/inline/again' => {inline => 0};
 
 get '/data' => {data => 0};
@@ -254,6 +264,15 @@ subtest 'Inline template' => sub {
   $t->get_ok('/inline')->status_is(200)->header_is(Server => 'Mojolicious (Perl)')->content_is("inline!\n");
 };
 
+subtest 'Inline with layout' => sub {
+  $t->get_ok('/inline/inline_layout')->status_is(200)->header_is(Server => 'Mojolicious (Perl)')
+    ->content_is("layouted_inline inline!\n\n");
+};
+
+subtest 'Template with inline layout' => sub {
+  $t->get_ok('/inline/template_with_inline_layout')->status_is(200)->content_is("layouted_inline Desktop!\n");
+};
+
 subtest '"0" inline template' => sub {
   $t->get_ok('/inline/again')->status_is(200)->header_is(Server => 'Mojolicious (Perl)')->content_is("0\n");
 };