diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/examples/DocumentLayoutExample.java b/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/examples/DocumentLayoutExample.java
index 95777b436..e1f411849 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/examples/DocumentLayoutExample.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/examples/DocumentLayoutExample.java
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ public class DocumentLayoutExample extends SDKSample {
     public static final String APPLY_LAYOUT_DOCUMENT_NAME = "Apply Layout Document";
     public static final String APPLY_LAYOUT_DOCUMENT_ID = "docId";
     public static final String APPLY_LAYOUT_DOCUMENT_DESCRIPTION = "Document with applied layout description.";
+    public static final String APPLY_LAYOUT_BY_NAME_DOCUMENT_NAME = "Apply Layout Document by Name";
+    public static final String APPLY_LAYOUT_BY_NAME_DOCUMENT_ID = "docId2";
+    public static final String APPLY_LAYOUT_BY_NAME_DOCUMENT_DESCRIPTION = "Document with applied layout by name description.";
 
     public static void main(String... args) {
         new DocumentLayoutExample().run();
@@ -89,12 +92,19 @@ public void execute() {
                         .withId(APPLY_LAYOUT_DOCUMENT_ID)
                         .withDescription(APPLY_LAYOUT_DOCUMENT_DESCRIPTION)
                         .fromStream(documentInputStream2, DocumentType.PDF))
+                .withDocument(newDocumentWithName(APPLY_LAYOUT_BY_NAME_DOCUMENT_NAME)
+                        .withId(APPLY_LAYOUT_BY_NAME_DOCUMENT_ID)
+                        .withDescription(APPLY_LAYOUT_BY_NAME_DOCUMENT_DESCRIPTION)
+                        .fromStream(documentInputStream3, DocumentType.PDF))
                 .build();
 
         packageId = eslClient.createPackage(packageFromLayout);
 
         // Apply the layout to document in package
         eslClient.getLayoutService().applyLayout(packageId, APPLY_LAYOUT_DOCUMENT_ID, layoutId);
+        
+        // Apply the layout by name to document in package
+        eslClient.getLayoutService().applyLayout(packageId, APPLY_LAYOUT_BY_NAME_DOCUMENT_ID, LAYOUT_PACKAGE_NAME);
 
         packageWithLayout = eslClient.getPackage(packageId);
     }
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/examples/SDKSample.java b/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/examples/SDKSample.java
index b1b4f77c5..3a06a88c1 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/examples/SDKSample.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/examples/SDKSample.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ abstract public class SDKSample {
     protected PackageId packageId;
     protected String packageName;
     protected DocumentPackage retrievedPackage;
-    protected InputStream documentInputStream1, documentInputStream2;
+    protected InputStream documentInputStream1, documentInputStream2, documentInputStream3;
 
     protected Properties props = Props.get();
 
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ private void setProperties() {
 
         documentInputStream1 = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream( "document.pdf" );
         documentInputStream2 = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream( "document.pdf" );
+        documentInputStream3 = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream( "document.pdf" );
     }
 
     protected EslClient getEslClient() {
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/internal/UrlTemplate.java b/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/internal/UrlTemplate.java
index 3dffc2a83..fffa748af 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/internal/UrlTemplate.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/internal/UrlTemplate.java
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ public class UrlTemplate {
     public static final String LAYOUT_PATH = "/layouts";
     public static final String LAYOUT_LIST_PATH = "/layouts?to={to}&from={from}&dir={dir}";
     public static final String APPLY_LAYOUT_PATH = "/packages/{packageId}/documents/{documentId}/layout?layoutId={layoutId}";
+    public static final String APPLY_LAYOUT_PATH_BY_NAME = "/packages/{packageId}/documents/{documentId}/layout?layoutName={layoutName}";
 
     // QR Code Service
     public static final String QRCODE_PATH = "/packages/{packageId}/documents/{documentId}/fields";
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/service/LayoutService.java b/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/service/LayoutService.java
index 71df1e40f..c2833c8d9 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/service/LayoutService.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/com/silanis/esl/sdk/service/LayoutService.java
@@ -144,5 +144,29 @@ public void applyLayout(PackageId packageId, String documentId, String layoutId)
             throw new EslException("Could not apply layout." + " Exception: " + e.getMessage());
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Apply a document layout to a document in a DocumentPackage. Adds fields to signer's signature or if the signer
+     * does not exist, will create placeholders.
+     *
+     * @param packageId  The package id of the DocumentPackage to apply layout.
+     * @param documentId The document id of the document to apply layout.
+     * @param layoutName   The layout name of the layout to apply.
+     */
+    public void applyLayoutByName(PackageId packageId, String documentId, String layoutName) {
+        String path = template.urlFor(UrlTemplate.APPLY_LAYOUT_PATH_BY_NAME)
+                .replace("{packageId}", packageId.getId())
+                .replace("{documentId}", documentId)
+                .replace("{layoutName}", layoutName)
+                .build();
+
+        try {
+            client.post(path, "");
+        } catch (RequestException e) {
+            throw new EslServerException("Could not apply layout.", e);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new EslException("Could not apply layout." + " Exception: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
 
 }