--- typo3_src-4.5.10/typo3/sysext/cms/layout/class.tx_cms_layout.php	2011-12-20 11:29:42.000000000 +0100
+++ class.tx_cms_layout.php	2011-12-21 16:55:02.000000000 +0100
@@ -418,6 +418,32 @@
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		
+		/***** BEGIN BUGFIX - THIS IS TO FIX BACKEND LAYOUT DID NOT WORK IN THE DRAFT WORKSPACE *************/
+        if($backendLayoutUid < 1){
+            $page = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_DB']->exec_SELECTgetSingleRow('backend_layout', 'pages', 't3ver_oid=' . $id);
+            $backendLayoutUid = intval($page['backend_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[$i]['backend_layout_next_level']);
+                    if ($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;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        /***** END BUGFIX - THIS IS TO FIX BACKEND LAYOUT DID NOT WORK IN THE DRAFT WORKSPACE *************/ 
+
 			// if it is set to a positive value use this
 		return $backendLayoutUid;
 	}