diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Widget.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Widget.h
index ba27266ce4..d8074de3f5 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Widget.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Widget.h
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ public:
     const Layout* layout() const { return m_layout.ptr(); }
     void set_layout(NonnullRefPtr<Layout>);
 
+    template<class T, class... Args>
+    ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<T>> try_set_layout(Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto layout = TRY(T::try_create(forward<Args>(args)...));
+        set_layout(*layout);
+        return layout;
+    }
+
     template<class T, class... Args>
     inline T& set_layout(Args&&... args)
     {