diff --git a/docs/usage/table-of-contents.md b/docs/usage/table-of-contents.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c39c88a790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/usage/table-of-contents.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Table of Contents
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/file/table-of-contents/table-of-contents.spec.ts b/src/file/table-of-contents/table-of-contents.spec.ts
index d576fa0706..9e22af0ca9 100644
--- a/src/file/table-of-contents/table-of-contents.spec.ts
+++ b/src/file/table-of-contents/table-of-contents.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,26 @@
 import { expect } from "chai";
 
+import { Formatter } from "../../export/formatter";
+import { TableOfContents } from "./";
+
+const DEFAULT_TOC = {
+    "w:std": {
+        "w:sdtPr": {},
+        "w:sdtEndPr": {},
+        "w:sdtContent": {
+            "w:p": {
+                "w:pPr": {},
+            },
+        },
+    },
+};
+
 describe("Table of Contents", () => {
-    it("should be true", () => {
-        expect(1).to.be.equal(1);
+    describe("#constructor", () => {
+        it("should construct a TOC with default options", () => {
+            const toc = new TableOfContents();
+            const tree = new Formatter().format(toc);
+            expect(tree).to.be.deep.equal(DEFAULT_TOC);
+        });
     });
 });
diff --git a/src/file/table-of-contents/table-of-contents.ts b/src/file/table-of-contents/table-of-contents.ts
index a4da01dd85..a04c94042a 100644
--- a/src/file/table-of-contents/table-of-contents.ts
+++ b/src/file/table-of-contents/table-of-contents.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
 import { XmlComponent } from "file/xml-components";
 
-export class TableOfContents extends XmlComponent {}
+import { TableOfContentsProperties } from "./properties";
+
+export class TableOfContents extends XmlComponent {
+    private readonly properties: TableOfContentsProperties;
+
+    constructor(properties?: TableOfContentsProperties) {
+        super("w:std");
+        this.properties = properties || new TableOfContentsProperties();
+    }
+}