diff --git a/doc/api.md b/doc/api.md
index 4cc8c69e3..372545127 100644
--- a/doc/api.md
+++ b/doc/api.md
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@ api.executeCommand('toggleChat');
 api.executeCommand('toggleShareScreen');
 ```
 
+* **toggleTileView** - Enter / exit tile view layout mode. No arguments are required.
+```javascript
+api.executeCommand('toggleTileView');
+```
+
 * **hangup** - Hangups the call. No arguments are required.
 ```javascript
 api.executeCommand('hangup');
@@ -296,6 +301,13 @@ changes. The listener will receive an object with the following structure:
 }
 ```
 
+* **tileViewChanged** - event notifications about tile view layout mode being entered or exited. The listener will receive object with the following structure:
+```javascript
+{
+    enabled: boolean, // whether tile view is not displayed or not
+}
+```
+
 * **incomingMessage** - Event notifications about incoming
 messages. The listener will receive an object with the following structure:
 ```javascript
diff --git a/modules/API/API.js b/modules/API/API.js
index b6c25bdc6..fe45efef6 100644
--- a/modules/API/API.js
+++ b/modules/API/API.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 import { setSubject } from '../../react/features/base/conference';
 import { parseJWTFromURLParams } from '../../react/features/base/jwt';
 import { invite } from '../../react/features/invite';
+import { toggleTileView } from '../../react/features/video-layout';
 import { getJitsiMeetTransport } from '../transport';
 
 import { API_ID } from './constants';
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ function initCommands() {
             sendAnalytics(createApiEvent('screen.sharing.toggled'));
             toggleScreenSharing();
         },
+        'toggle-tile-view': () => {
+            sendAnalytics(createApiEvent('tile-view.toggled'));
+
+            APP.store.dispatch(toggleTileView());
+        },
         'video-hangup': () => {
             sendAnalytics(createApiEvent('video.hangup'));
             APP.conference.hangup(true);
@@ -622,6 +628,21 @@ class API {
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Notify external application (if API is enabled) that tile view has been
+     * entered or exited.
+     *
+     * @param {string} enabled - True if tile view is currently displayed, false
+     * otherwise.
+     * @returns {void}
+     */
+    notifyTileViewChanged(enabled: boolean) {
+        this._sendEvent({
+            name: 'tile-view-changed',
+            enabled
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Disposes the allocated resources.
      *
diff --git a/modules/API/external/external_api.js b/modules/API/external/external_api.js
index 6b00879da..d7ae31387 100644
--- a/modules/API/external/external_api.js
+++ b/modules/API/external/external_api.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const commands = {
     toggleChat: 'toggle-chat',
     toggleFilmStrip: 'toggle-film-strip',
     toggleShareScreen: 'toggle-share-screen',
+    toggleTileView: 'toggle-tile-view',
     toggleVideo: 'toggle-video'
 };
 
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ const events = {
     'video-availability-changed': 'videoAvailabilityChanged',
     'video-mute-status-changed': 'videoMuteStatusChanged',
     'screen-sharing-status-changed': 'screenSharingStatusChanged',
-    'subject-change': 'subjectChange'
+    'subject-change': 'subjectChange',
+    'tile-view-changed': 'tileViewChanged'
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/react/features/video-layout/actions.js b/react/features/video-layout/actions.js
index 517d5fadb..bf743ad4d 100644
--- a/react/features/video-layout/actions.js
+++ b/react/features/video-layout/actions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
+import type { Dispatch } from 'redux';
+
 import {
     SCREEN_SHARE_PARTICIPANTS_UPDATED,
     SET_TILE_VIEW
@@ -39,3 +41,17 @@ export function setTileView(enabled: boolean) {
         enabled
     };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Creates a (redux) action which signals either to exit tile view if currently
+ * enabled or enter tile view if currently disabled.
+ *
+ * @returns {Function}
+ */
+export function toggleTileView() {
+    return (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, getState: Function) => {
+        const { tileViewEnabled } = getState()['features/video-layout'];
+
+        dispatch(setTileView(!tileViewEnabled));
+    };
+}
diff --git a/react/features/video-layout/subscriber.js b/react/features/video-layout/subscriber.js
index 2075e7958..b9d8230a7 100644
--- a/react/features/video-layout/subscriber.js
+++ b/react/features/video-layout/subscriber.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { selectParticipant } from '../large-video';
 import { shouldDisplayTileView } from './functions';
 import { setParticipantsWithScreenShare } from './actions';
 
+declare var APP: Object;
 declare var interfaceConfig: Object;
 
 /**
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ StateListenerRegistry.register(
                 _updateAutoPinnedParticipant(store);
             }
         }
+
+        if (typeof APP === 'object') {
+            APP.API.notifyTileViewChanged(displayTileView);
+        }
     }
 );