diff --git a/src/services/tocs.ts b/src/services/tocs.ts
index ee609a20..80772da8 100644
--- a/src/services/tocs.ts
+++ b/src/services/tocs.ts
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ function _liquidSubstitutions(input: string, vars: Record<string, string>, path:
  */
 function _replaceIncludes(items: YfmToc[], tocDir: string, sourcesDir: string, vars: Record<string, string>) {
     return items.reduce((acc, item) => {
+        let includedInlineItems: YfmToc[] | null = null;
+
         if (item.name) {
             const tocPath = join(tocDir, 'toc.yaml');
 
@@ -301,7 +303,11 @@ function _replaceIncludes(items: YfmToc[], tocDir: string, sourcesDir: string, v
                 /* Save the path to exclude toc from the output directory in the next step */
                 includedTocPaths.add(includeTocPath);
 
-                item.items = (item.items || []).concat(includeToc.items);
+                if (item.name) {
+                    item.items = (item.items || []).concat(includeToc.items);
+                } else {
+                    includedInlineItems = includeToc.items;
+                }
             } catch (err) {
                 log.error(`Error while including toc: ${bold(includeTocPath)} to ${bold(join(tocDir, 'toc.yaml'))}`);
                 return acc;
@@ -314,7 +320,11 @@ function _replaceIncludes(items: YfmToc[], tocDir: string, sourcesDir: string, v
             item.items = _replaceIncludes(item.items, tocDir, sourcesDir, vars);
         }
 
-        return acc.concat(item);
+        if (includedInlineItems) {
+            return acc.concat(includedInlineItems);
+        } else {
+            return acc.concat(item);
+        }
     }, [] as YfmToc[]);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/include-toc.test.ts b/tests/include-toc.test.ts
index efdad2e0..1c371a6b 100644
--- a/tests/include-toc.test.ts
+++ b/tests/include-toc.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {compareDirectories, runYfmDocs, getTestPaths} from './utils';
 
 describe('Include toc', () => {
-    test('Test1', () => {
+    test('Toc is included in link mode', () => {
         const testRootPath = './tests/mocks/include-toc/test1';
         const {inputPath, outputPath, expectedOutputPath} = getTestPaths(testRootPath);
 
@@ -17,4 +17,21 @@ describe('Include toc', () => {
             expect(expectedContent).toEqual(outputContent);
         }
     });
+
+    test('Toc is included inline, not as a new section', () => {
+        const testRootPath = './tests/mocks/include-toc/test2';
+        const {inputPath, outputPath, expectedOutputPath} = getTestPaths(testRootPath);
+
+        runYfmDocs(inputPath, outputPath);
+
+        const compareResult = compareDirectories(outputPath, expectedOutputPath);
+
+        if (typeof compareResult === 'boolean') {
+            expect(true).toEqual(compareResult);
+        } else {
+            const {expectedContent, outputContent} = compareResult;
+
+            expect(expectedContent).toEqual(outputContent);
+        }
+    });
 });
diff --git a/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/file1.md b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/file1.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7c58a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/file1.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# File 1
diff --git a/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/fileX.md b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/fileX.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2da6cbb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/fileX.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# File X
diff --git a/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/folder/fileA.md b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/folder/fileA.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb88b4f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/folder/fileA.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# File A
diff --git a/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/folder/fileB.md b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/folder/fileB.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16e71803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/folder/fileB.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# File B
diff --git a/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/toc.yaml b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/toc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59cf2325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/expected-output/toc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+items:
+  - name: Name1
+    href: file1.md
+  - name: NameA
+    href: folder/fileA.md
+  - name: NameB
+    href: folder/fileB.md
+  - name: NameX
+    href: fileX.md
+base: .
diff --git a/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/file1.md b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/file1.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7c58a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/file1.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# File 1
diff --git a/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/fileX.md b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/fileX.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2da6cbb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/fileX.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# File X
diff --git a/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/folder/fileA.md b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/folder/fileA.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb88b4f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/folder/fileA.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# File A
diff --git a/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/folder/fileB.md b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/folder/fileB.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16e71803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/folder/fileB.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# File B
diff --git a/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/folder/toc.yaml b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/folder/toc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..386f0690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/folder/toc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+items:
+  - name: NameA
+    href: fileA.md
+  - name: NameB
+    href: fileB.md
diff --git a/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/toc.yaml b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/toc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d74bd84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mocks/include-toc/test2/input/toc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+items:
+  - name: Name1
+    href: file1.md
+  - include: { mode: link, path: folder/toc.yaml }
+  - name: NameX
+    href: fileX.md