diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp
index 9365df20..00fa29dd 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
 #include <Logging.h>
 #include <Serialization.h>
 
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <set>
+
 #include "Epub/css/CssParser.h"
 #include "Page.h"
 #include "hyphenation/Hyphenator.h"
 #include "parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h"
 
 namespace {
-constexpr uint8_t SECTION_FILE_VERSION = 18;
+constexpr uint8_t SECTION_FILE_VERSION = 19;
 constexpr uint32_t HEADER_SIZE = sizeof(uint8_t) + sizeof(int) + sizeof(float) + sizeof(bool) + sizeof(uint8_t) +
                                  sizeof(uint16_t) + sizeof(uint16_t) + sizeof(uint16_t) + sizeof(bool) + sizeof(bool) +
                                  sizeof(uint8_t) + sizeof(uint32_t) + sizeof(uint32_t);
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ bool Section::loadSectionFile(const int fontId, const float lineCompression, con
   serialization::readPod(file, pageCount);
   file.close();
   LOG_DBG("SCT", "Deserialization succeeded: %d pages", pageCount);
+  buildTocBoundaries(readAnchorMap(filePath));
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -203,11 +207,24 @@ bool Section::createSectionFile(const int fontId, const float lineCompression, c
     }
   }
 
+  // Collect TOC anchors for this spine so the parser can insert page breaks at chapter boundaries
+  std::set<std::string> tocAnchors;
+  const int startTocIndex = epub->getTocIndexForSpineIndex(spineIndex);
+  if (startTocIndex >= 0) {
+    for (int i = startTocIndex; i < epub->getTocItemsCount(); i++) {
+      auto entry = epub->getTocItem(i);
+      if (entry.spineIndex != spineIndex) break;
+      if (!entry.anchor.empty()) {
+        tocAnchors.insert(std::move(entry.anchor));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   ChapterHtmlSlimParser visitor(
       epub, tmpHtmlPath, renderer, fontId, lineCompression, extraParagraphSpacing, paragraphAlignment, viewportWidth,
       viewportHeight, hyphenationEnabled,
       [this, &lut](std::unique_ptr<Page> page) { lut.emplace_back(this->onPageComplete(std::move(page))); },
-      embeddedStyle, contentBase, imageBasePath, imageRendering, popupFn, cssParser);
+      embeddedStyle, contentBase, imageBasePath, imageRendering, std::move(tocAnchors), popupFn, cssParser);
   Hyphenator::setPreferredLanguage(epub->getLanguage());
   success = visitor.parseAndBuildPages();
 
@@ -240,7 +257,7 @@ bool Section::createSectionFile(const int fontId, const float lineCompression, c
     return false;
   }
 
-  // Write anchor-to-page map for fragment navigation (e.g. footnote targets)
+  // Write anchor-to-page map for fragment navigation (footnotes + TOC)
   const uint32_t anchorMapOffset = file.position();
   const auto& anchors = visitor.getAnchors();
   serialization::writePod(file, static_cast<uint16_t>(anchors.size()));
@@ -258,6 +275,13 @@ bool Section::createSectionFile(const int fontId, const float lineCompression, c
   if (cssParser) {
     cssParser->clear();
   }
+
+  // Convert anchor vector to map for buildTocBoundaries
+  std::map<std::string, uint16_t> anchorMap;
+  for (const auto& [a, p] : anchors) {
+    anchorMap.emplace(a, p);
+  }
+  buildTocBoundaries(anchorMap);
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -311,3 +335,137 @@ std::optional<uint16_t> Section::getPageForAnchor(const std::string& anchor) con
   f.close();
   return std::nullopt;
 }
+
+std::map<std::string, uint16_t> Section::readAnchorMap(const std::string& sectionPath) {
+  FsFile f;
+  if (!Storage.openFileForRead("SCT", sectionPath, f)) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  f.seek(HEADER_SIZE - sizeof(uint32_t));
+  uint32_t anchorMapOffset;
+  serialization::readPod(f, anchorMapOffset);
+  if (anchorMapOffset == 0) {
+    f.close();
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  f.seek(anchorMapOffset);
+  uint16_t count;
+  serialization::readPod(f, count);
+  std::map<std::string, uint16_t> result;
+  for (uint16_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    std::string key;
+    uint16_t page;
+    serialization::readString(f, key);
+    serialization::readPod(f, page);
+    result.emplace(std::move(key), page);
+  }
+
+  f.close();
+  return result;
+}
+
+void Section::buildTocBoundaries(const std::map<std::string, uint16_t>& anchorMap) {
+  tocBoundaries.clear();
+  const int startTocIndex = epub->getTocIndexForSpineIndex(spineIndex);
+  if (startTocIndex < 0) return;
+
+  const int tocCount = epub->getTocItemsCount();
+  for (int i = startTocIndex; i < tocCount; i++) {
+    const auto entry = epub->getTocItem(i);
+    if (entry.spineIndex != spineIndex) break;
+    uint16_t page = 0;
+    if (!entry.anchor.empty()) {
+      auto it = anchorMap.find(entry.anchor);
+      if (it != anchorMap.end()) page = it->second;
+    }
+    tocBoundaries.push_back({i, page});
+  }
+  std::sort(tocBoundaries.begin(), tocBoundaries.end(),
+            [](const TocBoundary& a, const TocBoundary& b) { return a.startPage < b.startPage; });
+}
+
+int Section::getTocIndexForPage(const int page) const {
+  if (tocBoundaries.empty()) {
+    return epub->getTocIndexForSpineIndex(spineIndex);
+  }
+
+  auto it = std::upper_bound(tocBoundaries.begin(), tocBoundaries.end(), static_cast<uint16_t>(page),
+                             [](uint16_t p, const TocBoundary& boundary) { return p < boundary.startPage; });
+  if (it == tocBoundaries.begin()) {
+    return tocBoundaries[0].tocIndex;
+  }
+  return std::prev(it)->tocIndex;
+}
+
+std::optional<int> Section::getPageForTocIndex(const int tocIndex) const {
+  for (const auto& boundary : tocBoundaries) {
+    if (boundary.tocIndex == tocIndex) {
+      return boundary.startPage;
+    }
+  }
+  return std::nullopt;
+}
+
+std::optional<Section::TocPageRange> Section::getPageRangeForTocIndex(const int tocIndex) const {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < tocBoundaries.size(); i++) {
+    if (tocBoundaries[i].tocIndex == tocIndex) {
+      const int startPage = tocBoundaries[i].startPage;
+      const int endPage = (i + 1 < tocBoundaries.size()) ? static_cast<int>(tocBoundaries[i + 1].startPage) : pageCount;
+      return TocPageRange{startPage, endPage};
+    }
+  }
+  return std::nullopt;
+}
+
+std::optional<uint16_t> Section::readCachedPageCount(const std::string& cachePath, const int spineIndex,
+                                                     const int fontId, const float lineCompression,
+                                                     const bool extraParagraphSpacing, const uint8_t paragraphAlignment,
+                                                     const uint16_t viewportWidth, const uint16_t viewportHeight,
+                                                     const bool hyphenationEnabled, const bool embeddedStyle,
+                                                     const uint8_t imageRendering) {
+  const std::string path = cachePath + "/sections/" + std::to_string(spineIndex) + ".bin";
+  FsFile f;
+  if (!Storage.openFileForRead("SCT", path, f)) {
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
+
+  uint8_t version;
+  serialization::readPod(f, version);
+  if (version != SECTION_FILE_VERSION) {
+    f.close();
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
+
+  int fileFontId;
+  float fileLineCompression;
+  bool fileExtraParagraphSpacing;
+  uint8_t fileParagraphAlignment;
+  uint16_t fileViewportWidth, fileViewportHeight;
+  bool fileHyphenationEnabled, fileEmbeddedStyle;
+  uint8_t fileImageRendering;
+  serialization::readPod(f, fileFontId);
+  serialization::readPod(f, fileLineCompression);
+  serialization::readPod(f, fileExtraParagraphSpacing);
+  serialization::readPod(f, fileParagraphAlignment);
+  serialization::readPod(f, fileViewportWidth);
+  serialization::readPod(f, fileViewportHeight);
+  serialization::readPod(f, fileHyphenationEnabled);
+  serialization::readPod(f, fileEmbeddedStyle);
+  serialization::readPod(f, fileImageRendering);
+
+  if (fontId != fileFontId || lineCompression != fileLineCompression ||
+      extraParagraphSpacing != fileExtraParagraphSpacing || paragraphAlignment != fileParagraphAlignment ||
+      viewportWidth != fileViewportWidth || viewportHeight != fileViewportHeight ||
+      hyphenationEnabled != fileHyphenationEnabled || embeddedStyle != fileEmbeddedStyle ||
+      imageRendering != fileImageRendering) {
+    f.close();
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
+
+  uint16_t count;
+  serialization::readPod(f, count);
+  f.close();
+  return count;
+}
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.h
index 6f002c44..602fef00 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.h
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <functional>
+#include <map>
 #include <memory>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "Epub.h"
 
@@ -21,6 +23,15 @@ class Section {
                               bool embeddedStyle, uint8_t imageRendering);
   uint32_t onPageComplete(std::unique_ptr<Page> page);
 
+  struct TocBoundary {
+    int tocIndex = 0;
+    uint16_t startPage = 0;
+  };
+  std::vector<TocBoundary> tocBoundaries;
+
+  static std::map<std::string, uint16_t> readAnchorMap(const std::string& sectionPath);
+  void buildTocBoundaries(const std::map<std::string, uint16_t>& anchorMap);
+
  public:
   uint16_t pageCount = 0;
   int currentPage = 0;
@@ -40,6 +51,23 @@ class Section {
                          uint8_t imageRendering, const std::function<void()>& popupFn = nullptr);
   std::unique_ptr<Page> loadPageFromSectionFile();
 
-  // Look up the page number for an anchor id from the section cache file.
+  // Look up the page number for an anchor id from the section cache file (used for footnotes).
   std::optional<uint16_t> getPageForAnchor(const std::string& anchor) const;
+
+  // TOC boundary navigation: maps TOC entries to page ranges within this section.
+  int getTocIndexForPage(int page) const;
+  std::optional<int> getPageForTocIndex(int tocIndex) const;
+
+  struct TocPageRange {
+    int startPage;
+    int endPage;
+  };
+  std::optional<TocPageRange> getPageRangeForTocIndex(int tocIndex) const;
+
+  // Reads just the pageCount from an existing section cache file without loading the full section.
+  static std::optional<uint16_t> readCachedPageCount(const std::string& cachePath, int spineIndex, int fontId,
+                                                     float lineCompression, bool extraParagraphSpacing,
+                                                     uint8_t paragraphAlignment, uint16_t viewportWidth,
+                                                     uint16_t viewportHeight, bool hyphenationEnabled,
+                                                     bool embeddedStyle, uint8_t imageRendering);
 };
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
index 1df3ceab..a9027606 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ void ChapterHtmlSlimParser::startNewTextBlock(const BlockStyle& blockStyle) {
       currentTextBlock->setBlockStyle(currentTextBlock->getBlockStyle().getCombinedBlockStyle(blockStyle));
 
       if (!pendingAnchorId.empty()) {
+        if (tocAnchors.count(pendingAnchorId) && currentPage && !currentPage->elements.empty()) {
+          completePageFn(std::move(currentPage));
+          completedPageCount++;
+          currentPage.reset(new Page());
+          currentPageNextY = 0;
+        }
         anchorData.push_back({std::move(pendingAnchorId), static_cast<uint16_t>(completedPageCount)});
         pendingAnchorId.clear();
       }
@@ -144,7 +150,14 @@ void ChapterHtmlSlimParser::startNewTextBlock(const BlockStyle& blockStyle) {
     makePages();
   }
   // Record deferred anchor after previous block is flushed
+  // Force page break at TOC chapter boundaries so chapters start on a fresh page
   if (!pendingAnchorId.empty()) {
+    if (tocAnchors.count(pendingAnchorId) && currentPage && !currentPage->elements.empty()) {
+      completePageFn(std::move(currentPage));
+      completedPageCount++;
+      currentPage.reset(new Page());
+      currentPageNextY = 0;
+    }
     anchorData.push_back({std::move(pendingAnchorId), static_cast<uint16_t>(completedPageCount)});
     pendingAnchorId.clear();
   }
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
index 1cc0ea39..a53d54df 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 #include <climits>
 #include <functional>
+#include <map>
 #include <memory>
+#include <set>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -75,6 +77,10 @@ class ChapterHtmlSlimParser {
   std::vector<std::pair<std::string, uint16_t>> anchorData;
   std::string pendingAnchorId;  // deferred until after previous text block is flushed
 
+  // TOC anchors: when a TOC anchor is encountered, force a page break so chapters start on a fresh page
+  std::set<std::string> tocAnchors;
+  std::map<std::string, uint16_t> tocAnchorPageMap;
+
   // Footnote link tracking
   bool insideFootnoteLink = false;
   int footnoteLinkDepth = -1;
@@ -102,6 +108,7 @@ class ChapterHtmlSlimParser {
                                  const std::function<void(std::unique_ptr<Page>)>& completePageFn,
                                  const bool embeddedStyle, const std::string& contentBase,
                                  const std::string& imageBasePath, const uint8_t imageRendering = 0,
+                                 std::set<std::string> tocAnchors = {},
                                  const std::function<void()>& popupFn = nullptr, const CssParser* cssParser = nullptr)
 
       : epub(epub),
@@ -120,7 +127,8 @@ class ChapterHtmlSlimParser {
         embeddedStyle(embeddedStyle),
         imageRendering(imageRendering),
         contentBase(contentBase),
-        imageBasePath(imageBasePath) {}
+        imageBasePath(imageBasePath),
+        tocAnchors(std::move(tocAnchors)) {}
 
   ~ChapterHtmlSlimParser() = default;
   bool parseAndBuildPages();