diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.sip.in
index 314077e1735..66a49e5494f 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.sip.in
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ their acceptable ranges, defaults, etc.
       sipType = sipType_QgsProcessingParameterFolderDestination;
     else if ( sipCpp->type() == QgsProcessingParameterBand::typeName() )
       sipType = sipType_QgsProcessingParameterBand;
+    else if ( sipCpp->type() == QgsProcessingParameterLayout::typeName() )
+      sipType = sipType_QgsProcessingParameterLayout;
     else
       sipType = nullptr;
 %End
@@ -2747,6 +2749,49 @@ Sets whether multiple band selections are permitted.
 
 };
 
+class QgsProcessingParameterLayout : QgsProcessingParameterDefinition
+{
+%Docstring
+A print layout parameter, allowing users to select a print layout.
+
+QgsProcessingParameterLayout should be evaluated by calling :py:func:`QgsProcessingAlgorithm.parameterAsString()`
+This will return the name of the target print layout.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.8
+%End
+
+%TypeHeaderCode
+#include "qgsprocessingparameters.h"
+%End
+  public:
+
+    QgsProcessingParameterLayout( const QString &name, const QString &description = QString(), const QVariant &defaultValue = QVariant(),
+                                  bool optional = false );
+%Docstring
+Constructor for QgsProcessingParameterLayout.
+%End
+
+    static QString typeName();
+%Docstring
+Returns the type name for the parameter class.
+%End
+    virtual QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *clone() const /Factory/;
+
+    virtual QString type() const;
+    virtual QString valueAsPythonString( const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context ) const;
+
+    virtual QString asScriptCode() const;
+
+    virtual QString asPythonString( QgsProcessing::PythonOutputType outputType = QgsProcessing::PythonQgsProcessingAlgorithmSubclass ) const;
+
+
+    static QgsProcessingParameterLayout *fromScriptCode( const QString &name, const QString &description, bool isOptional, const QString &definition ) /Factory/;
+%Docstring
+Creates a new parameter using the definition from a script code.
+%End
+
+};
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.cpp b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.cpp
index 8f7e17ed871..1cd751759b0 100644
--- a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.cpp
+++ b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.cpp
@@ -1519,6 +1519,8 @@ QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *QgsProcessingParameters::parameterFromVariantM
     def.reset( new QgsProcessingParameterBand( name ) );
   else if ( type == QgsProcessingParameterMeshLayer::typeName() )
     def.reset( new QgsProcessingParameterMeshLayer( name ) );
+  else if ( type == QgsProcessingParameterLayout::typeName() )
+    def.reset( new QgsProcessingParameterLayout( name ) );
   else
   {
     QgsProcessingParameterType *paramType = QgsApplication::instance()->processingRegistry()->parameterType( type );
@@ -1603,6 +1605,8 @@ QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *QgsProcessingParameters::parameterFromScriptCo
     return QgsProcessingParameterBand::fromScriptCode( name, description, isOptional, definition );
   else if ( type == QStringLiteral( "mesh" ) )
     return QgsProcessingParameterMeshLayer::fromScriptCode( name, description, isOptional, definition );
+  else if ( type == QStringLiteral( "layout" ) )
+    return QgsProcessingParameterLayout::fromScriptCode( name, description, isOptional, definition );
 
   return nullptr;
 }
@@ -5198,3 +5202,73 @@ bool QgsProcessingParameterDistance::fromVariantMap( const QVariantMap &map )
   mDefaultUnit = static_cast< QgsUnitTypes::DistanceUnit>( map.value( QStringLiteral( "default_unit" ), QgsUnitTypes::DistanceUnknownUnit ).toInt() );
   return true;
 }
+
+
+//
+// QgsProcessingParameterLayout
+//
+
+QgsProcessingParameterLayout::QgsProcessingParameterLayout( const QString &name, const QString &description, const QVariant &defaultValue, bool optional )
+  : QgsProcessingParameterDefinition( name, description, defaultValue, optional )
+{}
+
+QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *QgsProcessingParameterLayout::clone() const
+{
+  return new QgsProcessingParameterLayout( *this );
+}
+
+QString QgsProcessingParameterLayout::valueAsPythonString( const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext & ) const
+{
+  if ( !value.isValid() || value.isNull() )
+    return QStringLiteral( "None" );
+
+  if ( value.canConvert<QgsProperty>() )
+    return QStringLiteral( "QgsProperty.fromExpression('%1')" ).arg( value.value< QgsProperty >().asExpression() );
+
+  QString s = value.toString();
+  return QgsProcessingUtils::stringToPythonLiteral( s );
+}
+
+QString QgsProcessingParameterLayout::asScriptCode() const
+{
+  QString code = QStringLiteral( "##%1=" ).arg( mName );
+  if ( mFlags & FlagOptional )
+    code += QStringLiteral( "optional " );
+  code += QStringLiteral( "layout " );
+
+  code += mDefault.toString();
+  return code.trimmed();
+}
+
+QString QgsProcessingParameterLayout::asPythonString( const QgsProcessing::PythonOutputType outputType ) const
+{
+  switch ( outputType )
+  {
+    case QgsProcessing::PythonQgsProcessingAlgorithmSubclass:
+    {
+      QString code = QStringLiteral( "QgsProcessingParameterLayout('%1', '%2'" ).arg( name(), description() );
+      if ( mFlags & FlagOptional )
+        code += QStringLiteral( ", optional=True" );
+      QgsProcessingContext c;
+      code += QStringLiteral( ", defaultValue=%1)" ).arg( valueAsPythonString( mDefault, c ) );
+      return code;
+    }
+  }
+  return QString();
+}
+
+QgsProcessingParameterLayout *QgsProcessingParameterLayout::fromScriptCode( const QString &name, const QString &description, bool isOptional, const QString &definition )
+{
+  QString def = definition;
+
+  if ( def.startsWith( '"' ) || def.startsWith( '\'' ) )
+    def = def.mid( 1 );
+  if ( def.endsWith( '"' ) || def.endsWith( '\'' ) )
+    def.chop( 1 );
+
+  QVariant defaultValue = def;
+  if ( def == QStringLiteral( "None" ) )
+    defaultValue = QVariant();
+
+  return new QgsProcessingParameterLayout( name, description, defaultValue, isOptional );
+}
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.h b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.h
index f06b78d6890..018d9aa658f 100644
--- a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.h
+++ b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.h
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingParameterDefinition
       sipType = sipType_QgsProcessingParameterFolderDestination;
     else if ( sipCpp->type() == QgsProcessingParameterBand::typeName() )
       sipType = sipType_QgsProcessingParameterBand;
+    else if ( sipCpp->type() == QgsProcessingParameterLayout::typeName() )
+      sipType = sipType_QgsProcessingParameterLayout;
     else
       sipType = nullptr;
     SIP_END
@@ -2582,6 +2584,43 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingParameterBand : public QgsProcessingParameterDefi
     bool mAllowMultiple = false;
 };
 
+/**
+ * \class QgsProcessingParameterLayout
+ * \ingroup core
+ * A print layout parameter, allowing users to select a print layout.
+ *
+ * QgsProcessingParameterLayout should be evaluated by calling QgsProcessingAlgorithm::parameterAsString().
+ * This will return the name of the target print layout.
+ *
+ * \since QGIS 3.8
+ */
+class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingParameterLayout : public QgsProcessingParameterDefinition
+{
+  public:
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor for QgsProcessingParameterLayout.
+     */
+    QgsProcessingParameterLayout( const QString &name, const QString &description = QString(), const QVariant &defaultValue = QVariant(),
+                                  bool optional = false );
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the type name for the parameter class.
+     */
+    static QString typeName() { return QStringLiteral( "layout" ); }
+    QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *clone() const override SIP_FACTORY;
+    QString type() const override { return typeName(); }
+    QString valueAsPythonString( const QVariant &value, QgsProcessingContext &context ) const override;
+    QString asScriptCode() const override;
+    QString asPythonString( QgsProcessing::PythonOutputType outputType = QgsProcessing::PythonQgsProcessingAlgorithmSubclass ) const override;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new parameter using the definition from a script code.
+     */
+    static QgsProcessingParameterLayout *fromScriptCode( const QString &name, const QString &description, bool isOptional, const QString &definition ) SIP_FACTORY;
+
+};
+
 // clazy:excludeall=qstring-allocations
 
 #endif // QGSPROCESSINGPARAMETERS_H
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparametertypeimpl.h b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparametertypeimpl.h
index 2b1c5632467..adc826e7c08 100644
--- a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparametertypeimpl.h
+++ b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparametertypeimpl.h
@@ -1458,4 +1458,57 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingParameterTypeFeatureSink : public QgsProcessingPa
 
 };
 
+
+/**
+ * A print layout parameter for Processing algorithms.
+ *
+ * \ingroup core
+ * \note No Python bindings available. Get your copy from QgsApplication.processingRegistry().parameterType('layout')
+ * \since QGIS 3.8
+ */
+class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingParameterTypeLayout : public QgsProcessingParameterType
+{
+    QgsProcessingParameterDefinition *create( const QString &name ) const override SIP_FACTORY
+    {
+      return new QgsProcessingParameterLayout( name );
+    }
+
+    QString description() const override
+    {
+      return QCoreApplication::translate( "Processing", "A print layout parameter." );
+    }
+
+    QString name() const override
+    {
+      return QCoreApplication::translate( "Processing", "Print Layout" );
+    }
+
+    QString id() const override
+    {
+      return QStringLiteral( "layout" );
+    }
+
+    QString pythonImportString() const override
+    {
+      return QStringLiteral( "from qgis.core import QgsProcessingParameterLayout" );
+    }
+
+    QString className() const override
+    {
+      return QStringLiteral( "QgsProcessingParameterLayout" );
+    }
+
+    QStringList acceptedPythonTypes() const override
+    {
+      return QStringList() << QObject::tr( "str: name of print layout in current project" )
+             << QStringLiteral( "QgsProperty" );
+    }
+
+    QStringList acceptedStringValues() const override
+    {
+      return QStringList() << QObject::tr( "Name of print layout in current project" );
+    }
+
+
+};
 #endif // QGSPROCESSINGPARAMETERTYPEIMPL_H
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingregistry.cpp b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingregistry.cpp
index 73c63d9f73b..b1b1c64d00c 100644
--- a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingregistry.cpp
+++ b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingregistry.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ QgsProcessingRegistry::QgsProcessingRegistry( QObject *parent SIP_TRANSFERTHIS )
   addParameterType( new QgsProcessingParameterTypeDistance() );
   addParameterType( new QgsProcessingParameterTypeBand() );
   addParameterType( new QgsProcessingParameterTypeFeatureSink() );
+  addParameterType( new QgsProcessingParameterTypeLayout() );
 }
 
 QgsProcessingRegistry::~QgsProcessingRegistry()
diff --git a/tests/src/analysis/testqgsprocessing.cpp b/tests/src/analysis/testqgsprocessing.cpp
index fa9d5a804d5..4c1b8b49a6d 100644
--- a/tests/src/analysis/testqgsprocessing.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/analysis/testqgsprocessing.cpp
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ class TestQgsProcessing: public QObject
     void parameterFileOut();
     void parameterFolderOut();
     void parameterBand();
+    void parameterLayout();
     void checkParamValues();
     void combineLayerExtent();
     void processingFeatureSource();
@@ -5810,6 +5811,122 @@ void TestQgsProcessing::parameterBand()
   QCOMPARE( fromCode->parentLayerParameterName(), def->parentLayerParameterName() );
 }
 
+void TestQgsProcessing::parameterLayout()
+{
+  QgsProcessingContext context;
+
+  // not optional!
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsProcessingParameterLayout > def( new QgsProcessingParameterLayout( "non_optional", QString(), QString(), false ) );
+  QVERIFY( def->checkValueIsAcceptable( 1 ) );
+  QVERIFY( def->checkValueIsAcceptable( "test" ) );
+  QVERIFY( !def->checkValueIsAcceptable( "" ) );
+  QVERIFY( !def->checkValueIsAcceptable( QVariant() ) );
+
+  // string
+  QVariantMap params;
+  params.insert( "non_optional", QString( "abcdef" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsString( def.get(), params, context ), QString( "abcdef" ) );
+
+  QCOMPARE( def->valueAsPythonString( QVariant(), context ), QStringLiteral( "None" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( def->valueAsPythonString( 5, context ), QStringLiteral( "'5'" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( def->valueAsPythonString( QStringLiteral( "abc" ), context ), QStringLiteral( "'abc'" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( def->valueAsPythonString( QStringLiteral( "abc\ndef" ), context ), QStringLiteral( "'abc\\ndef'" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( def->valueAsPythonString( "uri='complex' username=\"complex\"", context ), QStringLiteral( "'uri=\\'complex\\' username=\\\"complex\\\"'" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( def->valueAsPythonString( QStringLiteral( "c:\\test\\new data\\test.dat" ), context ), QStringLiteral( "'c:\\\\test\\\\new data\\\\test.dat'" ) );
+
+  QString pythonCode = def->asPythonString();
+  QCOMPARE( pythonCode, QStringLiteral( "QgsProcessingParameterLayout('non_optional', '', defaultValue=None)" ) );
+
+  QString code = def->asScriptCode();
+  QCOMPARE( code, QStringLiteral( "##non_optional=layout" ) );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsProcessingParameterLayout > fromCode( dynamic_cast< QgsProcessingParameterLayout * >( QgsProcessingParameters::parameterFromScriptCode( code ) ) );
+  QVERIFY( fromCode.get() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->name(), def->name() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->description(), QStringLiteral( "non optional" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->flags(), def->flags() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->defaultValue(), def->defaultValue() );
+
+  QVariantMap map = def->toVariantMap();
+  QgsProcessingParameterLayout fromMap( "x" );
+  QVERIFY( fromMap.fromVariantMap( map ) );
+  QCOMPARE( fromMap.name(), def->name() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromMap.description(), def->description() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromMap.flags(), def->flags() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromMap.defaultValue(), def->defaultValue() );
+  def.reset( dynamic_cast< QgsProcessingParameterLayout *>( QgsProcessingParameters::parameterFromVariantMap( map ) ) );
+  QVERIFY( dynamic_cast< QgsProcessingParameterLayout *>( def.get() ) );
+
+  fromCode.reset( dynamic_cast< QgsProcessingParameterLayout * >( QgsProcessingParameters::parameterFromScriptCode( QStringLiteral( "##non_optional=layout None" ) ) ) );
+  QVERIFY( fromCode.get() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->name(), def->name() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->description(), QStringLiteral( "non optional" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->flags(), def->flags() );
+  QVERIFY( !fromCode->defaultValue().isValid() );
+
+  fromCode.reset( dynamic_cast< QgsProcessingParameterLayout * >( QgsProcessingParameters::parameterFromScriptCode( QStringLiteral( "##non_optional=layout it's mario" ) ) ) );
+  QVERIFY( fromCode.get() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->name(), def->name() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->description(), QStringLiteral( "non optional" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->flags(), def->flags() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->defaultValue().toString(), QStringLiteral( "it's mario" ) );
+
+  def->setDefaultValue( QStringLiteral( "it's mario" ) );
+  pythonCode = def->asPythonString();
+  QCOMPARE( pythonCode, QStringLiteral( "QgsProcessingParameterLayout('non_optional', '', defaultValue='it\\'s mario')" ) );
+
+  code = def->asScriptCode();
+  fromCode.reset( dynamic_cast< QgsProcessingParameterLayout * >( QgsProcessingParameters::parameterFromScriptCode( code ) ) );
+  QVERIFY( fromCode.get() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->name(), def->name() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->description(), QStringLiteral( "non optional" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->flags(), def->flags() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->defaultValue(), def->defaultValue() );
+
+  fromCode.reset( dynamic_cast< QgsProcessingParameterLayout * >( QgsProcessingParameters::parameterFromScriptCode( QStringLiteral( "##non_optional=layout 'my val'" ) ) ) );
+  QVERIFY( fromCode.get() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->name(), def->name() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->description(), QStringLiteral( "non optional" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->flags(), def->flags() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->defaultValue().toString(), QStringLiteral( "my val" ) );
+
+  fromCode.reset( dynamic_cast< QgsProcessingParameterLayout * >( QgsProcessingParameters::parameterFromScriptCode( QStringLiteral( "##non_optional=layout \"my val\"" ) ) ) );
+  QVERIFY( fromCode.get() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->name(), def->name() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->description(), QStringLiteral( "non optional" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->flags(), def->flags() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->defaultValue().toString(), QStringLiteral( "my val" ) );
+
+  // optional
+  def.reset( new QgsProcessingParameterLayout( "optional", QString(), QString( "default" ), true ) );
+  QVERIFY( def->checkValueIsAcceptable( 1 ) );
+  QVERIFY( def->checkValueIsAcceptable( "test" ) );
+  QVERIFY( def->checkValueIsAcceptable( "" ) );
+  QVERIFY( def->checkValueIsAcceptable( QVariant() ) );
+
+  params.insert( "optional",  QVariant() );
+  QCOMPARE( QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsString( def.get(), params, context ), QString( "default" ) );
+  params.insert( "optional",  QString() ); //empty string should not result in default value
+  QCOMPARE( QgsProcessingParameters::parameterAsString( def.get(), params, context ), QString() );
+
+  pythonCode = def->asPythonString();
+  QCOMPARE( pythonCode, QStringLiteral( "QgsProcessingParameterLayout('optional', '', optional=True, defaultValue='default')" ) );
+  code = def->asScriptCode();
+  QCOMPARE( code, QStringLiteral( "##optional=optional layout default" ) );
+  fromCode.reset( dynamic_cast< QgsProcessingParameterLayout * >( QgsProcessingParameters::parameterFromScriptCode( code ) ) );
+  QVERIFY( fromCode.get() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->name(), def->name() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->description(), QStringLiteral( "optional" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->flags(), def->flags() );
+  QCOMPARE( fromCode->defaultValue(), def->defaultValue() );
+
+  // not optional, valid default!
+  def.reset( new QgsProcessingParameterLayout( "non_optional", QString(), QString( "def" ), false ) );
+  QVERIFY( def->checkValueIsAcceptable( 1 ) );
+  QVERIFY( def->checkValueIsAcceptable( "test" ) );
+  QVERIFY( !def->checkValueIsAcceptable( "" ) );
+  QVERIFY( def->checkValueIsAcceptable( QVariant() ) ); // should be valid, falls back to valid default
+}
+
 void TestQgsProcessing::checkParamValues()
 {
   DummyAlgorithm a( "asd" );