diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1336030..db3f0fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ To put a file in `./src/pages` but prevent it from being server, preface it with
 `hype` will wrap everything in a simple default layout unless `./src/pages/_layout.tsx` exists,
 in which case it'll use the default export in that file.
 
+You can also create hype with `new Hype({ layout: false })` to disable Hype's default.
+
 Using the default layout, you can put TS in `./src/js/main.ts` and css in `./src/css/main.css`
 and they'll automatically work in your app.
 
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index d2fd142..7125164 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export type HypeProps = {
   pico?: boolean
   reset?: boolean
   prettyHTML?: boolean
+  layout?: boolean
 }
 
 export class Hype<
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ export class Hype<
 
       const page = await import(path + `?t=${Date.now()}`)
       const innerHTML = typeof page.default === 'function' ? <page.default c={c} req={c.req} /> : page.default
-      const withLayout = Layout ? <Layout props={this.props}>{innerHTML}</Layout> : innerHTML
+      const withLayout = this.props.layout !== false ? <Layout props={this.props}>{innerHTML}</Layout> : innerHTML
       return c.html(withLayout)
     })
   }