Index: t3lib/class.t3lib_befunc.php
===================================================================
--- t3lib/class.t3lib_befunc.php	(revision 10021)
+++ t3lib/class.t3lib_befunc.php	(working copy)
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
 					't3ver_state' => $val['t3ver_state'],
 					't3ver_swapmode' => $val['t3ver_swapmode'],
 					't3ver_stage' => $val['t3ver_stage'],
-					'be_layout' => $val['be_layout']
+					'be_layout_next_level' => $val['be_layout_next_level']
 				);
 				if (isset($val['_ORIG_pid'])) {
 					$output[$c]['_ORIG_pid'] = $val['_ORIG_pid'];
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
 			$row = $getPageForRootline_cache[$ident];
 		} else {
 			$res = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_DB']->exec_SELECTquery(
-				'pid,uid,title,TSconfig,is_siteroot,storage_pid,t3ver_oid,t3ver_wsid,t3ver_state,t3ver_swapmode,t3ver_stage,be_layout',
+				'pid,uid,title,TSconfig,is_siteroot,storage_pid,t3ver_oid,t3ver_wsid,t3ver_state,t3ver_swapmode,t3ver_stage,be_layout_next_level',
 				'pages',
 					'uid=' . intval($uid) . ' ' .
 							self::deleteClause('pages') . ' ' .
Index: typo3/sysext/cms/layout/class.tx_cms_layout.php
===================================================================
--- typo3/sysext/cms/layout/class.tx_cms_layout.php	(revision 10021)
+++ typo3/sysext/cms/layout/class.tx_cms_layout.php	(working copy)
@@ -394,24 +394,31 @@
 	/**
 	 * Returns the backend layout which should be used for this page.
 	 *
-	 * @param integer $id: Uid of the current
-	 * @return integer The Uid of the backend layout record
+	 * @param integer $id: Uid of the current page
+	 * @return mixed Uid of the backend layout record or NULL if no layout should be used
 	 */
 	function getSelectedBackendLayoutUid($id) {
-		$rootline = t3lib_BEfunc::BEgetRootLine($id);
-		$backendLayoutUid = null;
-		for ($i = count($rootline); $i > 0; $i--) {
-			$page = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_DB']->exec_SELECTgetSingleRow('uid, be_layout, be_layout_next_level', 'pages', 'uid=' . intval($rootline[$i]['uid']));
-			if (intval($page['be_layout_next_level']) > 0 && $page['uid'] != $id) {
-				$backendLayoutUid = intval($page['be_layout_next_level']);
-				break;
-			} else {
-				if (intval($page['be_layout']) > 0) {
-					$backendLayoutUid = intval($page['be_layout']);
+		$page = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_DB']->exec_SELECTgetSingleRow('be_layout', 'pages', 'uid=' . $id);
+		$backendLayoutUid = intval($page['be_layout']);
+		if ($backendLayoutUid == -1) {
+				// if it is set to "none" - don't use any
+			$backendLayoutUid = NULL;
+		} else if ($backendLayoutUid == 0) {
+				// if it not set check the rootline for a layout on next level and use this
+			$rootline = t3lib_BEfunc::BEgetRootLine($id);
+			for ($i = count($rootline) - 2; $i > 0; $i--) {
+				$backendLayoutUid = intval($rootline[$i]['be_layout_next_level']);
+				if ($backendLayoutUid > 0) {
+						// stop searching if a layout for "next level" is set
 					break;
+				} else if ($backendLayoutUid == -1){
+						// if layout for "next level" is set to "none" - don't use any and stop searching
+					$backendLayoutUid = NULL;
+					break;
 				}
 			}
 		}
+			// if it is set to a positive value use this
 		return $backendLayoutUid;
 	}