diff --git a/js/imports.ts b/js/imports.ts
index 2243881fc..f8cf339ce 100644
--- a/js/imports.ts
+++ b/js/imports.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ export type { VSeparatorOptions } from './layout/nodes/VSeparator.js';
 export { default as HSeparator } from './layout/nodes/HSeparator.js';
 export type { HSeparatorOptions } from './layout/nodes/HSeparator.js';
 export { default as LayoutProxy } from './layout/LayoutProxy.js';
+export type { Layoutable } from './layout/LayoutProxy.js';
 export { default as LayoutProxyProperty } from './layout/LayoutProxyProperty.js';
 export type { LayoutProxyPropertyOptions } from './layout/LayoutProxyProperty.js';
 export { default as LayoutConstraint } from './layout/constraints/LayoutConstraint.js';
diff --git a/js/layout/LayoutProxy.ts b/js/layout/LayoutProxy.ts
index 62a73d0ae..2a5ac32c0 100644
--- a/js/layout/LayoutProxy.ts
+++ b/js/layout/LayoutProxy.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import Orientation from '../../../phet-core/js/Orientation.js';
 import Pool from '../../../phet-core/js/Pool.js';
 import { HeightSizableNode, isHeightSizable, isWidthSizable, Node, scenery, Trail, WidthSizableNode } from '../imports.js';
 
+// For supporting general cases where you may layout a Node, or use in ManualConstraints.
+export type Layoutable = Node | LayoutProxy;
+
 export default class LayoutProxy {
 
   // Nulled out when disposed