diff --git a/_layouts/website/page.html b/_layouts/website/page.html
index 9e81fccd56b2aa0fd68eb883fefda2f52a41aa46..9a54299d3605480153a86a080c8529a2bb002f35 100644
--- a/_layouts/website/page.html
+++ b/_layouts/website/page.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                     {% elif not loop.first %}
                     <li class="divider"></li>
                     {% endif %}
-                    {{ articles(part.articles, file) }}
+                    {{ articles(part.articles, file, config) }}
                 {% endfor %}
 
                 <li class="divider"></li>
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
 
-{% macro articles(_articles, file) %}
+{% macro articles(_articles, file, config) %}
     {% for article in _articles %}
         <li class="chapter {% if article.path == file.path and not article.anchor %}active{% endif %}" data-level="{{ article.level }}" {% if article.path %}data-path="{{ article.path|resolveFile }}"{% endif %}>
             {% if article.path %}
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
             {% else %}
                 <span>
             {% endif %}
-                    {% if article.level != "0" %}
+                    {% if article.level != "0" and config.pluginsConfig['theme-default'].showLevel %}
                         <b>{{ article.level }}.</b>
                     {% endif %}
                     {{ article.title }}
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 
             {% if article.articles.length > 0 %}
             <ul class="articles">
-                {{ articles(article.articles, file) }}
+                {{ articles(article.articles, file, config) }}
             </ul>
             {% endif %}
         </li>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 47d946734399e50ebc72f6c3c1c8feaef8d1891a..50be9e3049274776aa64f8bde837537abfd6363a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@
             "default": "styles/print.css"
           }
         }
+      },
+      "showLevel": {
+        "type": "bool",
+        "title": "Show level indicator in TOC",
+        "default": false
       }
     }
   }