diff --git a/app/presenters/content_item_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/content_item_presenter.rb
index 850db6aa7..6b6999ee6 100644
--- a/app/presenters/content_item_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/content_item_presenter.rb
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ def service_manual?
     false
   end
 
+  def service_manual_homepage?
+    false
+  end
+
   def render_guide_as_single_page?
     # /how-to-vote
     content_id == "9315bc67-33e7-42e9-8dea-e022f56dabfa" && voting_is_open?
diff --git a/app/presenters/service_manual_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/service_manual_presenter.rb
index 86d516fe1..363ac9758 100644
--- a/app/presenters/service_manual_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/service_manual_presenter.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ def service_manual?
     true
   end
 
+  def service_manual_homepage?
+    content_item["document_type"] == "service_manual_homepage"
+  end
+
   def show_phase_banner?
     false
   end
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index feeb27d06..976e47209 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@
       <%= render 'govuk_publishing_components/components/phase_banner', phase: @content_item.phase %>
     <% end %>
     <% if @content_item.service_manual? %>
+      <% if @content_item.service_manual_homepage? %>
+        <div class="govuk-width-container">
+          <%= render_phase_label @content_item, content_for(:phase_message) %>
+        </div>
+      <% else %>
         <%= render_phase_label @content_item, content_for(:phase_message) %>
+      <% end %>
     <% end %>
 
     <% if @content_item.show_default_breadcrumbs? %>