diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Orchard.Web.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Orchard.Web.csproj
index aa4e2bea7..3a0200970 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Orchard.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Orchard.Web.csproj
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
     <Content Include="Themes\Green\Styles\yui.css" />
     <Content Include="Themes\Green\Theme.png" />
     <Content Include="Themes\Green\Theme.txt" />
+    <Content Include="Themes\Green\Views\Layout.HomePage.ascx" />
     <Content Include="Themes\Green\Views\DisplayTemplates\Items\Blogs.Blog.ascx" />
     <Content Include="Themes\Green\Views\DisplayTemplates\Items\Blogs.Blog.Summary.ascx" />
     <Content Include="Themes\Green\Views\DisplayTemplates\Items\Blogs.BlogPost.Summary.ascx" />
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/Layout.HomePage.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/Layout.HomePage.ascx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a2d9daa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/Layout.HomePage.ascx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<BaseViewModel>" %>
+<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.ViewModels"%>
+<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.Html" %>
+
+<%
+    Html.RegisterStyle("yui.css");
+    Html.RegisterStyle("site.css");
+    Html.RegisterStyle("blog.css");
+    %>
+
+<div id="doc4" class="yui-t6">
+
+<% Html.Zone("header"); Html.Zone("menu"); %>
+
+<div id="hd" role="banner">
+    <div class="yui-g" id="branding">
+        <div class="yui-u first">
+            <h1><a href="/" title="Go to Home"><span class="displayText">AdventureWorks</span></a></h1>
+        </div>
+        <div class="yui-u">
+            <div id="logIn">
+                <%-- todo:(nheskew) this will need to all go in the header zone (user widget) --%>
+                <% Html.Include("User"); %>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <%--Top Navigation--%>
+    <%-- todo:(nheskew) this will need to be a generated menu --%>
+    <% Html.Include("Menu"); %>
+</div>
+
+<%-- Begin Page Content --%>
+  <div id="bd" role="main">
+    <div id="yui-main">
+      <div id="maincolumn">
+        <div class="yui-g">
+          <%--Main Content--%>
+          <%Html.ZoneBody("content");%>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <%-- End Content --%>
+  <%Html.Zone("footer");%>
+  <% Html.Include("Footer"); %>
+</div>