diff --git a/keyboards/handwired/dactyl_manuform/6x6/6x6.h b/keyboards/handwired/dactyl_manuform/6x6/6x6.h
index 097d1095e..7bff55701 100644
--- a/keyboards/handwired/dactyl_manuform/6x6/6x6.h
+++ b/keyboards/handwired/dactyl_manuform/6x6/6x6.h
@@ -43,14 +43,20 @@
                         L54,                                    R51, \
                                   L64, L65,      R60, R61, \
                                   L62, L63,      R62, R63 \
-) LAYOUT_6x6( \
-    L00, L01, L02, L03, L04, L05,                          R00, R01, R02, R03, R04, R05, \
-    L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15,                          R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, \
-    L20, L21, L22, L23, L24, L25,                          R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, \
-    L30, L31, L32, L33, L34, L35,                          R30, R31, R32, R33, R34, R35, \
-    L40, L41, L42, L43, L44, L45,                          R40, R41, R42, R43, R44, R45, \
-              L52, L53,                                              R52, R53, \
-                        L54, XXX,                          XXX, R51, \
-                                  L64, L65,      R60, R61, \
-                                  L62, L63,      R62, R63 \
-)
+) { \
+    { L00, L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 }, \
+    { L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15 }, \
+    { L20, L21, L22, L23, L24, L25 }, \
+    { L30, L31, L32, L33, L34, L35 }, \
+    { L40, L41, L42, L43, L44, L45 }, \
+    { XXX, XXX, L52, L53, L54, XXX }, \
+    { XXX, XXX, L62, L63, L64, L65 }, \
+\
+    { R00, R01, R02, R03, R04, R05 }, \
+    { R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15 }, \
+    { R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25 }, \
+    { R30, R31, R32, R33, R34, R35 }, \
+    { R40, R41, R42, R43, R44, R45 }, \
+    { XXX, R51, R52, R53, XXX, XXX }, \
+    { R60, R61, R62, R63, XXX, XXX } \
+}
diff --git a/keyboards/handwired/dactyl_manuform/6x6/info.json b/keyboards/handwired/dactyl_manuform/6x6/info.json
index 596126879..915431258 100644
--- a/keyboards/handwired/dactyl_manuform/6x6/info.json
+++ b/keyboards/handwired/dactyl_manuform/6x6/info.json
@@ -96,6 +96,102 @@
                 {"x": 6, "y": 8},
                 {"x": 7, "y": 8},
 
+                {"x": 9, "y": 8},
+                {"x": 10, "y": 8}
+            ]
+        },
+        
+        "LAYOUT_6x6_5_thumb": {
+            "layout": [
+                {"x": 0, "y": 0},
+                {"x": 1, "y": 0},
+                {"x": 2, "y": 0},
+                {"x": 3, "y": 0},
+                {"x": 4, "y": 0},
+                {"x": 5, "y": 0},
+
+                {"x": 11, "y": 0},
+                {"x": 12, "y": 0},
+                {"x": 13, "y": 0},
+                {"x": 14, "y": 0},
+                {"x": 15, "y": 0},
+                {"x": 16, "y": 0},
+
+                {"x": 0, "y": 1},
+                {"x": 1, "y": 1},
+                {"x": 2, "y": 1},
+                {"x": 3, "y": 1},
+                {"x": 4, "y": 1},
+                {"x": 5, "y": 1},
+
+                {"x": 11, "y": 1},
+                {"x": 12, "y": 1},
+                {"x": 13, "y": 1},
+                {"x": 14, "y": 1},
+                {"x": 15, "y": 1},
+                {"x": 16, "y": 1},
+
+                {"x": 0, "y": 2},
+                {"x": 1, "y": 2},
+                {"x": 2, "y": 2},
+                {"x": 3, "y": 2},
+                {"x": 4, "y": 2},
+                {"x": 5, "y": 2},
+
+                {"x": 11, "y": 2},
+                {"x": 12, "y": 2},
+                {"x": 13, "y": 2},
+                {"x": 14, "y": 2},
+                {"x": 15, "y": 2},
+                {"x": 16, "y": 2},
+
+                {"x": 0, "y": 3},
+                {"x": 1, "y": 3},
+                {"x": 2, "y": 3},
+                {"x": 3, "y": 3},
+                {"x": 4, "y": 3},
+                {"x": 5, "y": 3},
+
+                {"x": 11, "y": 3},
+                {"x": 12, "y": 3},
+                {"x": 13, "y": 3},
+                {"x": 14, "y": 3},
+                {"x": 15, "y": 3},
+                {"x": 16, "y": 3},
+
+                {"x": 0, "y": 4},
+                {"x": 1, "y": 4},
+                {"x": 2, "y": 4},
+                {"x": 3, "y": 4},
+                {"x": 4, "y": 4},
+                {"x": 5, "y": 4},
+
+                {"x": 11, "y": 4},
+                {"x": 12, "y": 4},
+                {"x": 13, "y": 4},
+                {"x": 14, "y": 4},
+                {"x": 15, "y": 4},
+                {"x": 16, "y": 4},
+
+                {"x": 2, "y": 5},
+                {"x": 3, "y": 5},
+
+                {"x": 13, "y": 5},
+                {"x": 14, "y": 5},
+
+                {"x": 4, "y": 6},
+
+                {"x": 11, "y": 6},
+
+                {"x": 6, "y": 7},
+                {"x": 7, "y": 7},
+
+                {"x": 9, "y": 7},
+                {"x": 10, "y": 7},
+
+                {"x": 6, "y": 8},
+                {"x": 7, "y": 8},
+
                 {"x": 9, "y": 8},
                 {"x": 10, "y": 8}
             ]