diff --git a/assets/simpletoc-autoscope.js b/assets/simpletoc-autoscope.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a99b6df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/simpletoc-autoscope.js
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+(function(){
+  function pickContainer(){
+    var candidates = [];
+    function pushAll(sel){ document.querySelectorAll(sel).forEach(function(el){ candidates.push(el); }); }
+
+    pushAll('[role="main"]');
+    pushAll('.wp-block-post-content');
+    pushAll('article .entry-content');
+    pushAll('.entry-content');
+    pushAll('main');
+    pushAll('.content-area');
+    pushAll('#content');
+
+    var blacklist = ['header','footer','nav','aside','.widget','[aria-hidden="true"]'];
+    function isBlacklisted(el){
+      return blacklist.some(function(sel){ return el.closest(sel); });
+    }
+    function countHeadings(root){
+      if(!root || isBlacklisted(root)) return 0;
+      return root.querySelectorAll('h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6').length;
+    }
+
+    var best = null, bestCount = 0;
+    candidates.forEach(function(c){
+      var n = countHeadings(c);
+      if(n > bestCount){ best = c; bestCount = n; }
+    });
+    if(!best && countHeadings(document.body) > 0) return document.body;
+    return best;
+  }
+
+  function slugify(t){
+    return t.trim().toLowerCase()
+      .replace(/[^\w\s-]/g,'')
+      .replace(/\s+/g,'-')
+      .replace(/-+/g,'-')
+      .slice(0,80);
+  }
+
+  function buildTOC(container, title){
+    var hs = container.querySelectorAll('h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6');
+    if(!hs.length) return null;
+
+    var current = parseInt(hs[0].tagName.substring(1),10);
+    var frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
+
+    if(title){
+      var tt = document.createElement('div');
+      tt.className = 'simpletoc-title';
+      tt.textContent = title;
+      frag.appendChild(tt);
+    }
+
+    var root = document.createElement('ul');
+    root.className = 'simpletoc-list';
+    var stack = [root];
+
+    hs.forEach(function(h){
+      var level = parseInt(h.tagName.substring(1),10);
+      if(!h.id){
+        var id = slugify(h.textContent || 'section');
+        var u = id, n = 2;
+        while(document.getElementById(u)) u = id + '-' + n++;
+        h.id = u;
+      }
+
+      if(level > current){
+        for(var up=current; up<level; up++){
+          var ul = document.createElement('ul');
+          stack[stack.length-1].appendChild(ul);
+          stack.push(ul);
+        }
+      } else if(level < current){
+        for(var down=current; down>level; down--){
+          stack.pop();
+        }
+      }
+      current = level;
+
+      var li = document.createElement('li');
+      var a = document.createElement('a');
+      a.href = '#' + encodeURIComponent(h.id);
+      a.textContent = (h.textContent || '').trim();
+      li.appendChild(a);
+      stack[stack.length-1].appendChild(li);
+    });
+
+    frag.appendChild(root);
+    return frag;
+  }
+
+  function enableSmooth(){
+    if(document.getElementById('simpletoc-smooth-style')) return;
+    var s = document.createElement('style');
+    s.id = 'simpletoc-smooth-style';
+    s.textContent = 'html{scroll-behavior:smooth}';
+    document.head.appendChild(s);
+  }
+
+  function init(){
+    document.querySelectorAll('.simpletoc.simpletoc-autoscope[data-simpletoc-autoscope="1"]').forEach(function(nav){
+      var title = nav.getAttribute('data-simpletoc-title') || '';
+      var smooth = nav.getAttribute('data-simpletoc-smooth') === '1';
+
+      var container = pickContainer();
+      if(!container){ nav.remove(); return; }
+
+      var built = buildTOC(container, title);
+      if(!built){ nav.remove(); return; }
+
+      nav.appendChild(built);
+
+      if(smooth){
+        enableSmooth();
+        nav.addEventListener('click', function(e){
+          var a = e.target.closest('a[href^="#"]');
+          if(!a) return;
+          var id = decodeURIComponent(a.getAttribute('href').slice(1));
+          var target = document.getElementById(id);
+          if(target){
+            e.preventDefault();
+            try{ target.scrollIntoView({behavior:'smooth', block:'start'}); }
+            catch(err){ window.location.hash = id; }
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  if(document.readyState === 'loading'){
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
+  } else {
+    init();
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/plugin.php b/plugin.php
index 452a0cc..ed9b1b5 100644
--- a/plugin.php
+++ b/plugin.php
@@ -178,6 +178,26 @@ function add_ids_to_blocks_recursive($blocks)
  */
 function render_callback_simpletoc($attributes)
 {
+        // Clientseitiges Auto Scope auf Nicht-Singular Seiten
+    if ( ! is_singular() ) {
+        $class  = 'wp-block-simpletoc-toc simpletoc simpletoc-autoscope';
+        if ( ! empty( $attributes['className'] ) ) {
+            $class .= ' ' . sanitize_html_class( $attributes['className'] );
+        }
+        $title  = ! empty( $attributes['title_text'] ) ? esc_html( trim( $attributes['title_text'] ) ) : '';
+        $smooth = ( ! empty( $attributes['add_smooth'] ) || get_option( 'simpletoc_smooth_enabled' ) == 1 ) ? '1' : '0';
+
+        wp_enqueue_script(
+            'simpletoc-autoscope',
+            plugins_url( 'assets/simpletoc-autoscope.js', __FILE__ ),
+            array(),
+            '1.0',
+            true
+        );
+
+        return '<nav class="' . esc_attr( $class ) . '" role="navigation" aria-label="' . esc_attr__( 'Table of contents', 'simpletoc' ) . '" data-simpletoc-autoscope="1" data-simpletoc-title="' . esc_attr( $title ) . '" data-simpletoc-smooth="' . esc_attr( $smooth ) . '"></nav>';
+    }
+
     $is_backend = defined('REST_REQUEST') && REST_REQUEST && 'edit' === filter_input(INPUT_GET, 'context');
     $title_text = $attributes['title_text'] ? esc_html(trim($attributes['title_text'])) : __('Table of Contents', 'simpletoc');
     $alignclass = !empty($attributes['align']) ? 'align' . $attributes['align'] : '';