diff --git a/layout_detection/layout_detection.py b/layout_detection/layout_detection.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0a0e62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layout_detection/layout_detection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+from itertools import count
+
+import cv2
+import numpy as np
+import pdf2image
+from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
+import imutils
+
+
+def find_layout_boxes(image: np.array):
+
+    gray_scale = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
+    blurred = cv2.GaussianBlur(gray_scale, (5, 5), 1)
+    thresh = cv2.threshold(blurred, 253, 255, cv2.THRESH_BINARY)[1]
+    img_bin = ~thresh
+
+    line_min_width = 10
+    kernel_h = np.ones((10, line_min_width), np.uint8)
+    kernel_v = np.ones((line_min_width, 10), np.uint8)
+
+    img_bin_h = cv2.morphologyEx(img_bin, cv2.MORPH_OPEN, kernel_h)
+    img_bin_v = cv2.morphologyEx(img_bin, cv2.MORPH_OPEN, kernel_v)
+
+    img_bin_final = img_bin_h | img_bin_v
+
+    contours = cv2.findContours(img_bin_final, cv2.RETR_EXTERNAL, cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE)
+    contours = imutils.grab_contours(contours)
+    for c in contours:
+        peri = cv2.arcLength(c, True)
+        approx = cv2.approxPolyDP(c, 0.04 * peri, True)
+        yield cv2.boundingRect(approx)
+
+
+def annotate_layout_boxes(image, rects):
+    for rect in rects:
+        (x, y, w, h) = rect
+        cv2.rectangle(image, (x, y), (x + w, y + h), (0, 255, 0), 2)
+
+    return image
+
+
+def annotate_layout_in_pdf(pdf_path, page_index=1):
+
+    page = pdf2image.convert_from_path(pdf_path, first_page=page_index + 1, last_page=page_index + 1)[0]
+    page = np.array(page)
+
+    layout_boxes = find_layout_boxes(page)
+    page = annotate_layout_boxes(page, layout_boxes)
+
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, 1)
+    fig.set_size_inches(20, 20)
+    ax.imshow(page)
+    plt.show()
+
diff --git a/scripts/annotate.py b/scripts/annotate.py
index 74fa570..68e4dd2 100644
--- a/scripts/annotate.py
+++ b/scripts/annotate.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ import argparse
 
 from table_parsing.table_parsig import annotate_tables_in_pdf
 from box_detection.box_detection import annotate_boxes_in_pdf
+from layout_detection.layout_detection import annotate_layout_in_pdf
 
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("pdf_path")
     parser.add_argument("page_index", type=int)
-    parser.add_argument("--object", choices=["table", "box"], default="table")
+    parser.add_argument("--object", choices=["table", "box", "layout"], default="table")
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -21,3 +22,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         annotate_tables_in_pdf(args.pdf_path, page_index=args.page_index)
     elif args.object == "box":
         annotate_boxes_in_pdf(args.pdf_path, page_index=args.page_index)
+    elif args.object == "layout":
+        annotate_layout_in_pdf(args.pdf_path, page_index=args.page_index)
+