1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/abstract/layouts.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/abstract/layouts.rb
index 9ff8e9beb1..2ac4e6068a 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/abstract/layouts.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/abstract/layouts.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ module AbstractController
     end
 
     module ClassMethods
+      def inherited(klass)
+        super
+        klass._write_layout_method
+      end
+
       # Specify the layout to use for this class.
       #
       # If the specified layout is a:
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ module AbstractController
             end
           ruby_eval
         end
+        self.class_eval { private :_layout }
       end
     end