diff --git a/docs/notes/mkdocs-conditionally-hide-toc.md b/docs/notes/mkdocs-conditionally-hide-toc.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef88030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/notes/mkdocs-conditionally-hide-toc.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+title: Hide short Table of Contents
+tags:
+  - Mkdocs
+---
+
+Some of my notes don't have headings. Others have barely any. However, the Table of Contents area takes up a large area of screen for no reason.
+
+This hook only shows the Table of Contents area when there are more than 4 headings (at any level).
+
+```python
+{! ../hooks/hide_toc.py !}
+```
diff --git a/hooks/hide_toc.py b/hooks/hide_toc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47b6810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/hide_toc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from mkdocs.structure.toc import TableOfContents
+
+def flatten_toc(item):
+    yield item
+    children = item.items if isinstance(item, TableOfContents) else item.children
+    for subitem in children:
+        yield from flatten_toc(subitem)
+
+
+def on_page_content(html, page, config, files):
+    if not page.url.startswith("notes/") or page.file.src_uri == "notes/index.md":
+        return
+
+    toc = list(flatten_toc(page.toc))
+
+    if len(toc) <= 4:
+        hidden_items = page.meta.setdefault("hide", [])
+        if "toc" not in hidden_items:
+            hidden_items.append("toc")
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index dd9c464..a80b400 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ theme:
 hooks:
   - hooks/notes.py
   - hooks/tag_nav.py
+  - hooks/hide_toc.py
 
 # Extensions
 markdown_extensions: