diff --git a/docs/customization.rst b/docs/customization.rst
index dba7f1741..e535d561d 100644
--- a/docs/customization.rst
+++ b/docs/customization.rst
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ Configuration Options
    If true, TOC entries that are not ancestors of the current page are collapsed.
 ``globaltoc_includehidden``
    If true, the global TOC tree will also contain hidden entries.
+``globaltoc_includeinternal``
+   If false, the global TOC tree will not contain internal section headings
 ``theme_color``
     The theme color for mobile browsers. Hex Color without the leading #.
 ``color_primary``
diff --git a/sphinx_material/sphinx_material/globaltoc.html b/sphinx_material/sphinx_material/globaltoc.html
index 675cb9adb..35f564a86 100644
--- a/sphinx_material/sphinx_material/globaltoc.html
+++ b/sphinx_material/sphinx_material/globaltoc.html
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 {% set toctree = toctree(maxdepth=theme_globaltoc_depth|toint, collapse=theme_globaltoc_collapse|tobool, includehidden=theme_globaltoc_includehidden|tobool) %}
+{% set toc_nodes = derender_toc(toc, True, pagename) if display_toc else [] %}
 {% if toctree and sidebars and 'globaltoc.html' in sidebars %}
   {% set toctree_nodes = derender_toc(toctree, False) %}
   <ul class="md-nav__list">
   {%- for item in toctree_nodes recursive %}
+{#
+  note: since toc_nodes only contains entries to the current page ("#xxx"), it
+  is not necessary to encode complex control logic in the below "if" statement
+  supporting theme_globaltoc_includeinternal to check that we are indeed in a
+  subtree of the current page
+#}
+    {% if (theme_globaltoc_includeinternal|tobool) or (item not in (toc_nodes[0].children if toc_nodes else [])) %}
     <li class="md-nav__item">
     {% if "caption" in item %}
       <span class="md-nav__link caption">{{ item.caption }}</span>
@@ -22,6 +30,7 @@
       {%- endif %}
     {% endif %}
     </li>
+    {% endif %}
   {%- endfor %}
   </ul>
   {# TODO: Fallback to toc? #}
diff --git a/sphinx_material/sphinx_material/theme.conf b/sphinx_material/sphinx_material/theme.conf
index 8d4fb59cf..0de3e3020 100644
--- a/sphinx_material/sphinx_material/theme.conf
+++ b/sphinx_material/sphinx_material/theme.conf
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ globaltoc_depth = 1
 globaltoc_collapse = true
 # If true, the global TOC tree will also contain hidden entries
 globaltoc_includehidden = true
+# If false, the global TOC tree will not contain internal section headings
+globaltoc_includeinternal = true
 
 # Colors
 # The theme color for mobile browsers. Hex color.
@@ -109,4 +111,4 @@ version_json = "versions.json"
 # Table classes to _not_ strip.  Must be a list. Classes on this list are *not*
 # removed from tables. All other classes are removed, and only tables with outclasses
 # are styled by default.
-table_classes =
\ No newline at end of file
+table_classes =