diff --git a/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/pages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/pages_controller.rb
index 36716c5f8d..d25a603fd6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/pages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/pages_controller.rb
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ def info
 
       def new
         @page ||= Page.new(layoutpage: params[:layoutpage] == 'true', parent_id: params[:parent_id])
-        @page_layouts = PageLayout.layouts_for_select(@current_language.id, @page.layoutpage?)
+        @page_layouts = PageLayout.layouts_for_select(@current_language.id, @page.layoutpage?, @page.parent.page_layout)
         @clipboard = get_clipboard('pages')
-        @clipboard_items = Page.all_from_clipboard_for_select(@clipboard, @current_language.id, @page.layoutpage?)
+        @clipboard_items = Page.all_from_clipboard_for_select(@clipboard, @current_language.id, @page.layoutpage?, @page.parent.page_layout)
       end
 
       def create
diff --git a/app/models/alchemy/page.rb b/app/models/alchemy/page.rb
index f4d6b051d9..b4495f8ca7 100644
--- a/app/models/alchemy/page.rb
+++ b/app/models/alchemy/page.rb
@@ -254,11 +254,11 @@ def all_from_clipboard(clipboard)
         where(id: clipboard.collect { |p| p['id'] })
       end
 
-      def all_from_clipboard_for_select(clipboard, language_id, layoutpage = false)
+      def all_from_clipboard_for_select(clipboard, language_id, layoutpage = false, page_layout_name = nil)
         return [] if clipboard.blank?
 
         clipboard_pages = all_from_clipboard(clipboard)
-        allowed_page_layouts = Alchemy::PageLayout.selectable_layouts(language_id, layoutpage)
+        allowed_page_layouts = Alchemy::PageLayout.selectable_layouts(language_id, layoutpage, page_layout_name)
         allowed_page_layout_names = allowed_page_layouts.collect { |p| p['name'] }
         clipboard_pages.select { |cp| allowed_page_layout_names.include?(cp.page_layout) }
       end
diff --git a/app/serializers/alchemy/page_tree_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/alchemy/page_tree_serializer.rb
index f6a36b6d29..d3a95ad378 100644
--- a/app/serializers/alchemy/page_tree_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/alchemy/page_tree_serializer.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def page_hash(page, has_children, level, folded)
         visible: page.visible?,
         restricted: page.restricted?,
         page_layout: page.page_layout,
+        allowing_sub_pages: page.definition['sub_pages'] != false,
         slug: page.slug,
         urlname: page.urlname,
         level: level,
diff --git a/app/views/alchemy/admin/pages/_new_page_form.html.erb b/app/views/alchemy/admin/pages/_new_page_form.html.erb
index b44f5ed276..aac0b0fc49 100644
--- a/app/views/alchemy/admin/pages/_new_page_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/alchemy/admin/pages/_new_page_form.html.erb
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
   <%= f.input :page_layout,
     collection: @page_layouts,
     label: Alchemy.t(:page_type),
-    include_blank: Alchemy.t('Please choose'),
+    include_blank: @page_layouts.length == 1 ? nil : Alchemy.t('Please choose'),
     required: true,
+    selected: @page_layouts.length == 1 ? @page_layouts.first : nil,
     input_html: {class: 'alchemy_selectbox'} %>
   <%= f.input :name %>
   <%= f.submit Alchemy.t(:create) %>
diff --git a/app/views/alchemy/admin/pages/_page.html.erb b/app/views/alchemy/admin/pages/_page.html.erb
index 9ddda23f77..12ee441d63 100644
--- a/app/views/alchemy/admin/pages/_page.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/alchemy/admin/pages/_page.html.erb
@@ -124,17 +124,21 @@
         {{/if}}
         </div>
         {{#if permissions.create}}
-        <div class="button_with_label sitemap_tool">
-          <%= link_to_dialog(
-            render_icon(:plus),
-            alchemy.new_admin_page_path(parent_id: '__ID__').gsub('__ID__', '{{id}}'),
-            {
-              title: Alchemy.t(:create_page),
-              size: '340x165',
-              overflow: true
-            }
-          ) -%>
-          <label class="left"><%= Alchemy.t(:create_page) %></label>
+          {{#if allowing_sub_pages}}
+          <div class="button_with_label sitemap_tool">
+            <%= link_to_dialog(
+              render_icon(:plus),
+              alchemy.new_admin_page_path(parent_id: '__ID__').gsub('__ID__', '{{id}}'),
+              {
+                title: Alchemy.t(:create_page),
+                size: '340x165',
+                overflow: true
+              }
+            ) -%>
+            <label class="left"><%= Alchemy.t(:create_page) %></label>
+          {{else}}
+          <div class="sitemap_tool">
+          {{/if}}
         {{else}}
         <div class="sitemap_tool disabled with-hint">
           <%= render_icon(:plus) %>
diff --git a/lib/alchemy/page_layout.rb b/lib/alchemy/page_layout.rb
index fec48f918c..c5b21f19f3 100644
--- a/lib/alchemy/page_layout.rb
+++ b/lib/alchemy/page_layout.rb
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ def get_all_by_attributes(attributes)
 
       # Returns page layouts ready for Rails' select form helper.
       #
-      def layouts_for_select(language_id, only_layoutpages = false)
+      def layouts_for_select(language_id, only_layoutpages = false, page_layout_name = nil)
         @map_array = []
-        mapped_layouts_for_select(selectable_layouts(language_id, only_layoutpages))
+        mapped_layouts_for_select(selectable_layouts(language_id, only_layoutpages, page_layout_name))
       end
 
       # Returns page layouts including given layout ready for Rails' select form helper.
       #
       def layouts_with_own_for_select(page_layout_name, language_id, only_layoutpages = false)
-        layouts = selectable_layouts(language_id, only_layoutpages)
+        layouts = selectable_layouts(language_id, only_layoutpages, page_layout_name)
         if layouts.detect { |l| l['name'] == page_layout_name }.nil?
           @map_array = [[human_layout_name(page_layout_name), page_layout_name]]
         else
@@ -83,9 +83,14 @@ def layouts_with_own_for_select(page_layout_name, language_id, only_layoutpages
       #   language_id of current used Language.
       # @param [Boolean] (false)
       #   Pass true to only select layouts for global/layout pages.
+      # @param [String]
+      #   name of current/parent page layout
       #
-      def selectable_layouts(language_id, only_layoutpages = false)
+      def selectable_layouts(language_id, only_layoutpages = false, page_layout_name = nil)
         @language_id = language_id
+        @page_layout = page_layout_name.present? && all.detect{ |layout| layout['name'] == page_layout_name }
+        return [] if @page_layout && @page_layout['sub_pages'] == false
+
         all.select do |layout|
           if only_layoutpages
             layout['layoutpage'] && layout_available?(layout)
@@ -127,7 +132,13 @@ def human_layout_name(layout)
       # Returns true if the given layout is unique and not already taken or it should be hidden.
       #
       def layout_available?(layout)
-        !layout['hide'] && !already_taken?(layout) && available_on_site?(layout)
+        allowed_in_definition?(layout) && !already_taken?(layout) && available_on_site?(layout)
+      end
+
+      def allowed_in_definition?(layout)
+        !layout['hide'] && layout['parent_pages'] != false && @page_layout['sub_pages'] != false &&
+          (@page_layout['sub_pages'].blank? || @page_layout['sub_pages'].include?(layout['name'])) &&
+          (layout['parent_pages'].blank? || layout['parent_pages'].include?(@page_layout['name']))
       end
 
       # Returns true if this layout is unique and already taken by another page.