diff --git a/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-flamingo/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin/src/main/resources/flamingo/layoutvars.vm b/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-flamingo/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin/src/main/resources/flamingo/layoutvars.vm
index 6d6ccc1..8d91892 100644
--- a/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-flamingo/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin/src/main/resources/flamingo/layoutvars.vm
+++ b/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-flamingo/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin/src/main/resources/flamingo/layoutvars.vm
@@ -44,10 +44,25 @@
 #end
 
 #if(!$leftPanelsWidth || $leftPanelsWidth == "" || $leftPanelsWidth == "---")
-  #set($leftPanelsWidth = "Medium")
+  #if(!$globalprefs)
+    #set($leftPanelsWidth = $xwiki.getXWikiPreference("leftPanelsWidth"))
+    #if(!$leftPanelsWidth || $leftPanelsWidth == "" || $leftPanelsWidth == "---")
+      #set($leftPanelsWidth = "Medium")
+    #end
+  #else
+    #set($leftPanelsWidth = "Medium")
+  #end
 #end
 #if(!$rightPanelsWidth || $rightPanelsWidth == "" || $rightPanelsWidth == "---")
   #set($rightPanelsWidth = "Medium")
+  #if(!$globalprefs)
+    #set($rightPanelsWidth = $xwiki.getXWikiPreference("rightPanelsWidth"))
+    #if(!$rightPanelsWidth || $rightPanelsWidth == "" || $rightPanelsWidth == "---")
+      #set($rightPanelsWidth = "Medium")
+    #end
+  #else
+    #set($rightPanelsWidth = "Medium")
+  #end
 #end
 
 #if($showLeftPanels)