diff --git a/app/controllers/alchemy/json_api/layout_pages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/alchemy/json_api/layout_pages_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ecad29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/alchemy/json_api/layout_pages_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module Alchemy
+  module JsonApi
+    class LayoutPagesController < JsonApi::PagesController
+      private
+
+      def page_scope
+        base_page_scope.layoutpages
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/alchemy/json_api/pages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/alchemy/json_api/pages_controller.rb
index 0958a5c..c36642b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/alchemy/json_api/pages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/alchemy/json_api/pages_controller.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class PagesController < JsonApi::BaseController
       before_action :load_page, only: :show
 
       def index
-        allowed = [:page_layout, :layoutpage]
+        allowed = [:page_layout]
 
         jsonapi_filter(page_scope, allowed) do |filtered|
           render jsonapi: filtered.result
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ def load_page_by_urlname
       end
 
       def page_scope
+        base_page_scope.contentpages
+      end
+
+      def base_page_scope
         ::Alchemy::Page.
           with_language(Language.current).
           published.
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 21e4543..8d8f88d 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 Alchemy::JsonApi::Engine.routes.draw do
   resources :pages, only: [:show, :index]
+  resources :layout_pages, only: [:show, :index]
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/alchemy/json_api/layout_pages_spec.rb b/spec/requests/alchemy/json_api/layout_pages_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3157182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/alchemy/json_api/layout_pages_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+require "alchemy/test_support/factories/page_factory"
+require "alchemy/test_support/factories/element_factory"
+
+RSpec.describe "Alchemy::JsonApi::Pages", type: :request do
+  let(:page) do
+    FactoryBot.create(
+      :alchemy_page,
+      :public,
+      urlname: nil,
+      title: "Footer",
+      layoutpage: true
+    )
+  end
+
+  describe "GET /alchemy/json_api/pages/:id" do
+    it "gets a valid JSON:API document" do
+      get alchemy_json_api.layout_page_path(page)
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+      document = JSON.parse(response.body)
+      expect(document['data']).to have_id(page.id.to_s)
+      expect(document['data']).to have_type("page")
+    end
+
+    context 'when requesting a content page' do
+      let(:page) { FactoryBot.create(:alchemy_page, :public, elements: [element]) }
+      let(:element) { FactoryBot.create(:alchemy_element, name: "article", autogenerate_contents: true) }
+
+      it "returns a 404" do
+        get alchemy_json_api.layout_page_path(page)
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(404)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when requesting a URL" do
+      it "finds the page" do
+        get alchemy_json_api.layout_page_path(page.urlname)
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+        document = JSON.parse(response.body)
+        expect(document['data']).to have_id(page.id.to_s)
+        expect(document['data']).to have_type("page")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the language is incorrect' do
+      let!(:language) { FactoryBot.create(:alchemy_language) }
+      let!(:other_language) { FactoryBot.create(:alchemy_language, :english) }
+      let(:page) { FactoryBot.create(:alchemy_page, :public, layoutpage: true, language: other_language) }
+
+      it 'returns a 404' do
+        get alchemy_json_api.layout_page_path(page.urlname)
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(404)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "GET /alchemy/json_api/pages" do
+    let!(:layoutpage) { FactoryBot.create(:alchemy_page, :layoutpage, :public) }
+    let!(:non_public_layout_page) { FactoryBot.create(:alchemy_page, :layoutpage) }
+    let!(:public_page) { FactoryBot.create(:alchemy_page, :public) }
+
+    it "displays the layoutpage and the public page" do
+      get alchemy_json_api.layout_pages_path
+      document = JSON.parse(response.body)
+      expect(document['data']).to include(have_id(layoutpage.id.to_s))
+      expect(document['data']).not_to include(have_id(non_public_layout_page.id.to_s))
+      expect(document['data']).not_to include(have_id(public_page.id.to_s))
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/requests/alchemy/json_api/pages_spec.rb b/spec/requests/alchemy/json_api/pages_spec.rb
index 7b18b2c..b705544 100644
--- a/spec/requests/alchemy/json_api/pages_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/alchemy/json_api/pages_spec.rb
@@ -65,19 +65,9 @@
     it "displays the layoutpage and the public page" do
       get alchemy_json_api.pages_path
       document = JSON.parse(response.body)
-      expect(document['data']).to include(have_id(layoutpage.id.to_s))
+      expect(document['data']).not_to include(have_id(layoutpage.id.to_s))
       expect(document['data']).not_to include(have_id(non_public_page.id.to_s))
       expect(document['data']).to include(have_id(public_page.id.to_s))
     end
-
-    context "with a filter parameter" do
-      it "displays the layoutpage but not the public page" do
-        get alchemy_json_api.pages_path(filter: {layoutpage_true: "1"})
-        document = JSON.parse(response.body)
-        expect(document['data']).to include(have_id(layoutpage.id.to_s))
-        expect(document['data']).not_to include(have_id(non_public_page.id.to_s))
-        expect(document['data']).not_to include(have_id(public_page.id.to_s))
-      end
-    end
   end
 end