diff --git a/XMonad/Layout/ThreeColumnsMiddle.hs b/XMonad/Layout/ThreeColumnsMiddle.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7f244ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/XMonad/Layout/ThreeColumnsMiddle.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module XMonad.Layout.ThreeColumnsMiddle {-# DEPRECATED "Import XMonad.Layout.ThreeColumns instead" #-}
+    (module XMonad.Layout.ThreeColumns) where
+
+import XMonad.Layout.ThreeColumns (ThreeCol(ThreeColMid))
diff --git a/xmonad-contrib.cabal b/xmonad-contrib.cabal
index 5ed85aad..d6e7be2a 100644
--- a/xmonad-contrib.cabal
+++ b/xmonad-contrib.cabal
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ library
                         XMonad.Layout.Tabbed
                         XMonad.Layout.TabBarDecoration
                         XMonad.Layout.ThreeColumns
+                        XMonad.Layout.ThreeColumnsMiddle
                         XMonad.Layout.ToggleLayouts
                         XMonad.Layout.TwoPane
                         XMonad.Layout.WindowArranger