diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/LayoutAddCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/LayoutAddCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d160bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/LayoutAddCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.cli.net;
+
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Argument;
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Command;
+import org.onosproject.cli.AbstractShellCommand;
+import org.onosproject.net.region.Region;
+import org.onosproject.net.region.RegionService;
+import org.onosproject.ui.UiTopoLayoutService;
+import org.onosproject.ui.model.topo.UiTopoLayout;
+import org.onosproject.ui.model.topo.UiTopoLayoutId;
+
+import static org.onosproject.net.region.RegionId.regionId;
+import static org.onosproject.ui.model.topo.UiTopoLayoutId.layoutId;
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new UI layout.
+ */
+@Command(scope = "onos", name = "layout-add",
+        description = "Creates a new UI layout")
+public class LayoutAddCommand extends AbstractShellCommand {
+
+    private static final String FMT = "id=%s, name=%s, type=%s";
+    private static final String FMT_MASTER = "  master=%s";
+
+    @Argument(index = 0, name = "id", description = "Layout ID",
+            required = true, multiValued = false)
+    String id = null;
+
+    @Argument(index = 1, name = "id", description = "Region ID (optional)",
+            required = false, multiValued = false)
+    String regionId = null;
+
+    @Argument(index = 2, name = "id", description = "Parent layout ID (optional)",
+            required = false, multiValued = false)
+    String parentId = null;
+
+    private RegionService regionService;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void execute() {
+        UiTopoLayoutService service = get(UiTopoLayoutService.class);
+        RegionService regionService = get(RegionService.class);
+
+        Region region = regionId == null ? null : regionService.getRegion(regionId(regionId));
+        UiTopoLayoutId pid = parentId == null ? UiTopoLayoutId.DEFAULT_ID : layoutId(parentId);
+
+        UiTopoLayout layout = new UiTopoLayout(layoutId(id), region, pid);
+        service.addLayout(layout);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/LayoutListCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/LayoutListCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..014717d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/LayoutListCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.cli.net;
+
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Argument;
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Command;
+import org.onosproject.cli.AbstractShellCommand;
+import org.onosproject.ui.UiTopoLayoutService;
+import org.onosproject.ui.model.topo.UiTopoLayout;
+import org.onosproject.ui.model.topo.UiTopoLayoutId;
+import org.onosproject.utils.Comparators;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static com.google.common.collect.Lists.newArrayList;
+
+/**
+ * List layout details.
+ */
+@Command(scope = "onos", name = "layouts",
+        description = "List layout details")
+public class LayoutListCommand extends AbstractShellCommand {
+
+    private static final String FMT = "id=%s, region=%s, parent=%s";
+
+    @Argument(index = 0, name = "id", description = "Layout ID",
+            required = false, multiValued = false)
+    String id = null;
+
+    private UiTopoLayoutService layoutService;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void execute() {
+        layoutService = get(UiTopoLayoutService.class);
+        if (id == null) {
+            for (UiTopoLayout layout : getSortedLayouts(layoutService)) {
+                printLayout(layout);
+            }
+        } else {
+            UiTopoLayout layout = layoutService.getLayout(UiTopoLayoutId.layoutId(id));
+            if (layout == null) {
+                error("No such region %s", id);
+            } else {
+                printLayout(layout);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private List<UiTopoLayout> getSortedLayouts(UiTopoLayoutService service) {
+        List<UiTopoLayout> layouts = newArrayList(service.getLayouts());
+        Collections.sort(layouts, Comparators.LAYOUT_COMPARATOR);
+        return layouts;
+    }
+
+    private void printLayout(UiTopoLayout layout) {
+        print(FMT, layout.id(), layout.regionId(),
+              layout.parent() != null ? layout.parent().id() : "none");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/WipeOutCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/WipeOutCommand.java
index f64a304..ddd9970 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/WipeOutCommand.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/WipeOutCommand.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentService;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentState;
 import org.onosproject.net.link.LinkAdminService;
+import org.onosproject.net.region.RegionAdminService;
+import org.onosproject.ui.UiTopoLayoutService;
 
 /**
  * Wipes-out the entire network information base, i.e. devices, links, hosts, intents.
@@ -51,6 +53,9 @@
         wipeOutHosts();
         wipeOutDevices();
         wipeOutLinks();
+
+        wipeOutLayouts();
+        wipeOutRegions();
     }
 
     private void wipeOutIntents() {
@@ -106,4 +111,16 @@
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private void wipeOutLayouts() {
+        print("Wiping UI layouts");
+        UiTopoLayoutService service = get(UiTopoLayoutService.class);
+        service.getLayouts().forEach(service::removeLayout);
+    }
+
+    private void wipeOutRegions() {
+        print("Wiping regions");
+        RegionAdminService service = get(RegionAdminService.class);
+        service.getRegions().forEach(r -> service.removeRegion(r.id()));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/shell-config.xml b/cli/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/shell-config.xml
index c767289..5e3577e 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/shell-config.xml
+++ b/cli/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/shell-config.xml
@@ -631,6 +631,19 @@
             </completers>
         </command>
 
+        <!-- UI Layout commands -->
+        <command>
+            <action class="org.onosproject.cli.net.LayoutListCommand"/>
+        </command>
+        <command>
+            <action class="org.onosproject.cli.net.LayoutAddCommand"/>
+        </command>
+        <!--TODO: add this + completers
+        <command>
+            <action class="org.onosproject.cli.net.LayoutRemoveCommand"/>
+        </command>
+        -->
+
         <!--virtual network commands -->
         <command>
             <action class="org.onosproject.cli.net.vnet.TenantListCommand"/>
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/model/topo/UiTopoLayoutId.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/model/topo/UiTopoLayoutId.java
index 2fa8717..289cacd 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/model/topo/UiTopoLayoutId.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/model/topo/UiTopoLayoutId.java
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
  */
 public final class UiTopoLayoutId extends Identifier<String> {
 
+    /**
+     * Default topology layout identifier.
+     */
+    public static final UiTopoLayoutId DEFAULT_ID = UiTopoLayoutId.layoutId("_default_");
+
     // For serialization
     private UiTopoLayoutId() {
     }
diff --git a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/utils/Comparators.java b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/utils/Comparators.java
index c3cd07c..0f8d7d7 100644
--- a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/utils/Comparators.java
+++ b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/utils/Comparators.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.region.Region;
 import org.onosproject.net.statistic.TypedFlowEntryWithLoad;
 import org.onosproject.net.topology.TopologyCluster;
+import org.onosproject.ui.model.topo.UiTopoLayout;
 
 import java.util.Comparator;
 
@@ -154,6 +155,12 @@
         }
     };
 
+    public static final Comparator<UiTopoLayout> LAYOUT_COMPARATOR = new Comparator<UiTopoLayout>() {
+        @Override
+        public int compare(UiTopoLayout l1, UiTopoLayout l2) {
+            return l1.id().toString().compareTo(l2.id().toString());
+        }
+    };
     public static final Comparator<TenantId> TENANT_ID_COMPARATOR = new Comparator<TenantId>() {
         @Override
         public int compare(TenantId tenant1, TenantId tenant2) {
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/serializers/KryoNamespaces.java b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/serializers/KryoNamespaces.java
index 10cd72f..67d9df1 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/serializers/KryoNamespaces.java
+++ b/core/store/serializers/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/serializers/KryoNamespaces.java
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.DefaultPacketRequest;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketPriority;
 import org.onosproject.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.onosproject.net.region.DefaultRegion;
+import org.onosproject.net.region.Region;
+import org.onosproject.net.region.RegionId;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.ContinuousResource;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.ContinuousResourceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.DiscreteResource;
@@ -504,6 +507,10 @@
             .register(new AnnotationsSerializer(), DefaultAnnotations.class)
             .register(new ExtensionInstructionSerializer(), Instructions.ExtensionInstructionWrapper.class)
             .register(new ExtensionCriterionSerializer(), ExtensionCriterion.class)
+            .register(Region.class)
+            .register(Region.Type.class)
+            .register(RegionId.class)
+            .register(DefaultRegion.class)
             .register(ExtensionSelectorType.class)
             .register(ExtensionTreatmentType.class)
             .register(TransactionId.class)
diff --git a/tools/test/topos/regions-topo-2 b/tools/test/topos/regions-topo-2
index bf380ef..5a18c91 100755
--- a/tools/test/topos/regions-topo-2
+++ b/tools/test/topos/regions-topo-2
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Test topology
 
 host=${1:-127.0.0.1}
 
@@ -6,8 +7,6 @@
 onos ${host} wipe-out please
 onos ${host} null-simulation start custom
 
-sleep 1
-
 onos ${host} <<-EOF
 
 null-create-device switch s1 10 0 0
@@ -35,8 +34,6 @@
 
 EOF
 
-
-
 onos ${host} <<-EOF
 
 region-add r1 Region1 METRO ${host}
@@ -58,4 +55,10 @@
     of:0000000000000009
 
 regions
+
+layout-add l1 r1
+layout-add l2 r2
+layout-add l3 r3 l2
+
+layouts
 EOF
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoLayoutManager.java b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoLayoutManager.java
index 60797f4..a597f24 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoLayoutManager.java
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoLayoutManager.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static org.onosproject.ui.model.topo.UiTopoLayoutId.DEFAULT_ID;
 
 /**
  * Manages the user interface topology layouts.
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@
     private static final String ID_NULL = "Layout ID cannot be null";
     private static final String LAYOUT_NULL = "Layout cannot be null";
 
-    private static final UiTopoLayoutId DEFAULT_ID = UiTopoLayoutId.layoutId("_default_");
-
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected StorageService storageService;