diff --git a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
index 87fefda5..2bd0f29a 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
+++ b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ include_titlepage: true
 
 ## include a TOC page before the story text
 include_tocpage: true
+## When set to 'true', tocpage is only included if there is more than
+## one chapter in the story.  If set to 'always', tocpage will be
+## included even if the story only has one chapter.
+#include_tocpage: always
 
 ## website encoding(s) In theory, each website reports the character
 ## encoding they use for each page.  In practice, some sites report it
@@ -1119,6 +1123,10 @@ zip_output: false
 ## epub carries the TOC in metadata.
 ## mobi generated from epub by calibre will have a TOC at the end.
 include_tocpage: false
+## When set to 'true', tocpage is only included if there is more than
+## one chapter in the story.  If set to 'always', tocpage will be
+## included even if the story only has one chapter.
+#include_tocpage: always
 
 ## include a Update Log page before the story text.  If 'true', the
 ## log will be updated each time the epub is and all the metadata
diff --git a/fanficfare/configurable.py b/fanficfare/configurable.py
index 21357eb6..483fc5a4 100644
--- a/fanficfare/configurable.py
+++ b/fanficfare/configurable.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def get_valid_set_options():
 
     valdict = {'collect_series':(None,None,boollist),
                'include_titlepage':(None,None,boollist),
-               'include_tocpage':(None,None,boollist),
+               'include_tocpage':(None,None,boollist+['always']),
                'is_adult':(None,None,boollist),
                'keep_style_attr':(None,None,boollist),
                'keep_title_attr':(None,None,boollist),
diff --git a/fanficfare/defaults.ini b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
index cbde0deb..a7dd2530 100644
--- a/fanficfare/defaults.ini
+++ b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ include_titlepage: true
 
 ## include a TOC page before the story text
 include_tocpage: true
+## When set to 'true', tocpage is only included if there is more than
+## one chapter in the story.  If set to 'always', tocpage will be
+## included even if the story only has one chapter.
+#include_tocpage: always
 
 ## website encoding(s) In theory, each website reports the character
 ## encoding they use for each page.  In practice, some sites report it
@@ -1109,6 +1113,10 @@ zip_output: false
 ## epub carries the TOC in metadata.
 ## mobi generated from epub by calibre will have a TOC at the end.
 include_tocpage: false
+## When set to 'true', tocpage is only included if there is more than
+## one chapter in the story.  If set to 'always', tocpage will be
+## included even if the story only has one chapter.
+#include_tocpage: always
 
 ## include a Update Log page before the story text.  If 'true', the
 ## log will be updated each time the epub is and all the metadata
diff --git a/fanficfare/writers/base_writer.py b/fanficfare/writers/base_writer.py
index d8776a00..29c3ea54 100644
--- a/fanficfare/writers/base_writer.py
+++ b/fanficfare/writers/base_writer.py
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ class BaseStoryWriter(Requestable):
     def _write(self, out, text):
         out.write(ensure_binary(text))
 
+    def includeToCPage(self):
+        return (self.getConfig("include_tocpage")=='always' or (self.story.getChapterCount() > 1 and self.getConfig("include_tocpage"))) and not self.metaonly
+
     def writeTitlePage(self, out, START, ENTRY, END, WIDE_ENTRY=None, NO_TITLE_ENTRY=None):
         """
         Write the title page, but only include entries that there's
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ class BaseStoryWriter(Requestable):
         names as Story.metadata, but ENTRY should use index and chapter.
         """
         # Only do TOC if there's more than one chapter and it's configured.
-        if self.story.getChapterCount() > 1 and self.getConfig("include_tocpage") and not self.metaonly :
+        if self.includeToCPage():
             if self.hasConfig("tocpage_start"):
                 START = string.Template(self.getConfig("tocpage_start"))
 
diff --git a/fanficfare/writers/writer_epub.py b/fanficfare/writers/writer_epub.py
index 1d756fae..db99a9fc 100644
--- a/fanficfare/writers/writer_epub.py
+++ b/fanficfare/writers/writer_epub.py
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ div { margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; }
         if self.getConfig("include_titlepage"):
             items.append(("title_page","OEBPS/title_page.xhtml","application/xhtml+xml","Title Page"))
             itemrefs.append("title_page")
-        if self.story.getChapterCount() > 1 and self.getConfig("include_tocpage") and not self.metaonly :
+        if self.includeToCPage():
             items.append(("toc_page","OEBPS/toc_page.xhtml","application/xhtml+xml","Table of Contents"))
             itemrefs.append("toc_page")