diff --git a/hooks/session-create.sh b/hooks/session-create.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..56b2da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/session-create.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+session_name=$(tmux display-message -p '#S')
+session_layout=~/.local/share/tmux/layouts/session-$session_name
+if [ -f $session_layout ]; then
+  tmux source-file $session_layout
+else
+  tmux rename-window home
+fi
diff --git a/layouts/session-local b/layouts/session-local
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3268160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/session-local
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+rename-window home
+new-window -c ~/.config/local
+rename-window local
+move-window -s local:local -t 9
+select-window -t local:home
+
+# vim: filetype=tmux
diff --git a/tasks.yaml b/tasks.yaml
index a01d0d3..a185889 100644
--- a/tasks.yaml
+++ b/tasks.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
       dest: ~/.tmux.conf
     - src: ~/.config/tmux/layouts/session-main
       dest: ~/.local/share/tmux/layouts/session-main
+    - src: ~/.config/tmux/layouts/session-local
+      dest: ~/.local/share/tmux/layouts/session-local
     - src: ~/.config/tmux/layouts/window-tall
       dest: ~/.local/share/tmux/layouts/window-tall
     - src: ~/.config/tmux/layouts/window-wide-left
diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index 73f8127..efae023 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Set global hooks to perform actions when events occur
+set-hook -g session-created 'run ~/.config/tmux/hooks/session-create.sh'
+
 # Set the tmux version to check for command support
 run 'tmux setenv -g TMUX_VERSION $(tmux -V | cut -c 6-8)'