diff --git a/check_layout.output b/check_layout.output
index a8edbe51c..dc759c08f 100644
--- a/check_layout.output
+++ b/check_layout.output
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ Layout includes some ASCII punctuation but not all, missing: (, ), <, >, [, ], {
 1 warnings
 # res/xml/latn_azerty_fr.xml
 0 warnings
+# res/xml/latn_bepo_fr.xml
+Layout doesn't define some important keys, missing: f11_placeholder, f12_placeholder
+1 warnings
 # res/xml/latn_bone.xml
 Layout includes some ASCII punctuation but not all, missing: $
 Layout redefines the bottom row but some important keys are missing, missing: switch_backward
diff --git a/res/values/layouts.xml b/res/values/layouts.xml
index 73ae0d088..080a36c49 100644
--- a/res/values/layouts.xml
+++ b/res/values/layouts.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     <item>hebr_1_il</item>
     <item>hebr_2_il</item>
     <item>latn_azerty_fr</item>
+    <item>latn_bepo_fr</item>
     <item>latn_bone</item>
     <item>latn_neo2</item>
     <item>latn_qwerty_br</item>
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
     <item>Hebrew 1</item>
     <item>Hebrew 2</item>
     <item>AZERTY (Français)</item>
+    <item>BEPO (Français)</item>
     <item>Bone</item>
     <item>Neo 2</item>
     <item>QWERTY (Brasileiro)</item>
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@
     <item>@xml/hebr_1_il</item>
     <item>@xml/hebr_2_il</item>
     <item>@xml/latn_azerty_fr</item>
+    <item>@xml/latn_bepo_fr</item>
     <item>@xml/latn_bone</item>
     <item>@xml/latn_neo2</item>
     <item>@xml/latn_qwerty_br</item>
diff --git a/res/xml/latn_bepo_fr.xml b/res/xml/latn_bepo_fr.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..941c3ee27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/xml/latn_bepo_fr.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- Inspired by the bépo layout, but adapted to smartphone -->
+<keyboard name="BEPO (Français)" script="latin">
+  <row>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="b" key1="esc" key2="1" key4="|"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="é" key2="2" key4="è"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="p" key2="3"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="o" key2="4" key4="accent_circonflexe"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="v" key2="5" key4="{"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="d" key2="6" key4="}"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="l" key2="7" key4="("/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="j" key2="8" key4=")"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="z" key2="9" key4="["/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="w" key2="0" key4="]"/>
+  </row>
+  <row>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="a" key1="tab" key4="à"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="u" key1="$" key4="ù"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="i" key4="&amp;"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="e" key1="+" key2="accent_trema" key4="€"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="c" key1="=" key4="ç"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="t" key1="^" key4=";"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="s" key4="!"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="r" key4="\?"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="n" key1="`" key2="'" key4=":"/>
+    <key width="1.1" key0="m" key2="&quot;"/>
+  </row>
+  <row>
+    <key width="1.5" key0="shift" key2="capslock" key3="&lt;"/>
+    <key key0="y" key4="%"/>
+    <key key0="x" key4="\@"/>
+    <key key0="k" key4="~"/>
+    <key key0="." key1="\#" key4="," key6="-" key8="_"/>
+    <key key0="q" key4="*"/>
+    <key key0="g" key3="/" key4="\\"/>
+    <key key0="h"/>
+    <key key0="f"/>
+    <key width="1.5" key0="backspace" key2="delete" key3=">"/>
+  </row>
+</keyboard>