diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/dashboard/widgets/ParentWidgetRenderer.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/dashboard/widgets/ParentWidgetRenderer.java
index 6feb2105..f3937a15 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/dashboard/widgets/ParentWidgetRenderer.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/dashboard/widgets/ParentWidgetRenderer.java
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public class ParentWidgetRenderer extends AbstractWidgetRenderer
             widgetData.setChildWidgetNameList(metaData.getChildWidgetNameList());
          }
 
+         widgetData.setLayoutType(metaData.getLayoutType());
+
          return (new RenderWidgetOutput(widgetData));
       }
       catch(Exception e)
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/dashboard/widgets/ParentWidgetData.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/dashboard/widgets/ParentWidgetData.java
index f75f032e..87338413 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/dashboard/widgets/ParentWidgetData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/dashboard/widgets/ParentWidgetData.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.dashboard.widgets;
 
 
 import java.util.List;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.dashboard.ParentWidgetMetaData;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class ParentWidgetData extends QWidgetData
 {
    private List<String> childWidgetNameList;
+   private ParentWidgetMetaData.LayoutType layoutType = ParentWidgetMetaData.LayoutType.GRID;
 
 
 
@@ -87,4 +89,36 @@ public class ParentWidgetData extends QWidgetData
       return (this);
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for layoutType
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public ParentWidgetMetaData.LayoutType getLayoutType()
+   {
+      return (this.layoutType);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for layoutType
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setLayoutType(ParentWidgetMetaData.LayoutType layoutType)
+   {
+      this.layoutType = layoutType;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for layoutType
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public ParentWidgetData withLayoutType(ParentWidgetMetaData.LayoutType layoutType)
+   {
+      this.layoutType = layoutType;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/dashboard/ParentWidgetMetaData.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/dashboard/ParentWidgetMetaData.java
index bfedd7d1..77657937 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/dashboard/ParentWidgetMetaData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/dashboard/ParentWidgetMetaData.java
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ public class ParentWidgetMetaData extends QWidgetMetaData
    private List<String> childWidgetNameList;
    private List<String> childProcessNameList;
 
+   private LayoutType layoutType = LayoutType.GRID;
+
+
+
+   public enum LayoutType
+   {
+      GRID,
+      TABS
+   }
+
 
 
    /*******************************************************************************
@@ -137,4 +147,36 @@ public class ParentWidgetMetaData extends QWidgetMetaData
       return (this);
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for layoutType
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public LayoutType getLayoutType()
+   {
+      return (this.layoutType);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for layoutType
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setLayoutType(LayoutType layoutType)
+   {
+      this.layoutType = layoutType;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for layoutType
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public ParentWidgetMetaData withLayoutType(LayoutType layoutType)
+   {
+      this.layoutType = layoutType;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
 }