diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9339e1a..13aa5ec 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ docmake.prototype.getPdf = function(options) {
   options.size = options.size || 'A4';
   options.margins = options.margins || { top: 10, left: 10, right: 10, bottom: 10 };
   options.fonts = options.fonts || fonts;
-  var doc = new PdfKit({size: options.size, margins: [0, 0, 0, 0]});
+  options.layout = options.layout || 'portrait';
+  var doc = new PdfKit({
+    size: options.size, 
+    margins: [0, 0, 0, 0],
+    layout: options.layout
+  });
   var document = new Document(options, doc);
   var rootContext = {
     parent: document,
diff --git a/tests/landscape.js b/tests/landscape.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4830d58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/landscape.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* eslint-disable */
+var assert = require('assert');
+var Docmake = require('../index');
+
+describe('Landscape/Portrait', function () {
+  it('should generate a printable pdf in landscape mode', function (done) {
+    var template = `{{text "test landscape"}}`;
+    var doc = new Docmake();
+    var buffers = [];
+    doc.compile(template, {}, function(err) {
+      if (err) {
+        return done(err);
+      }
+      var doc_pdf = doc.getPdf({ layout : 'landscape' });
+      doc_pdf.on('data', function(buffer) {
+        buffers.push(buffer);
+      });
+      doc_pdf.on('end', function() {
+        assert.strictEqual(doc_pdf.page.layout, 'landscape');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  
+  it('should generate a printable pdf in portrait mode', function (done) {
+    var template = `{{text "test portrait"}}`;
+    var doc = new Docmake();
+    var buffers = [];
+    doc.compile(template, {}, function(err) {
+      if (err) {
+        return done(err);
+      }
+      var doc_pdf = doc.getPdf({});
+      doc_pdf.on('data', function(buffer) {
+        buffers.push(buffer);
+      });
+      doc_pdf.on('end', function() {
+        assert.strictEqual(doc_pdf.page.layout, 'portrait');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
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