diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8c2b5e..88ec3e7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -238,4 +238,5 @@ TSWLatexianTemp*
 /auto/*
 
 # expex forward references with \gathertags
-*-tags.tex
\ No newline at end of file
+*-tags.tex
+main.ptc
diff --git a/appendix/01_example.tex b/appendix/01_example.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8004c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appendix/01_example.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../main.tex
+
+\section{Example}
+\label{app:example}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/appendix/appendix.tex b/appendix/appendix.tex
index 086af11..464a38a 100644
--- a/appendix/appendix.tex
+++ b/appendix/appendix.tex
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 %!TEX root = ../main.tex
 
-\addchap{Anhang}
-\label{appendix}
-
-% create a table of appendices here manually like this:
-%  \contentsline{section}{\numberline{1}AppendixTitle}{\pageref{app:appendixlabel}}{app:appendixlabel}
-
-\newpage
-
 % input the appendix files here like this:
-%  \input{appendix/appendix1.tex}
-%  \newpage
+\input{appendix/01_example.tex}
+\newpage
diff --git a/config.tex b/config.tex
index f9c2acd..6a95926 100644
--- a/config.tex
+++ b/config.tex
@@ -21,6 +21,22 @@
   bottom=25mm
 ]{geometry}
 
+% Anhang inklusive Anhangsverzeichnis
+\usepackage{titletoc}
+\newenvironment{custom_appendix}{%
+  \renewcommand{\thechapter}{\MakeUppercase{\Alph{chapter}}}%
+  \setcounter{chapter}{1}
+  \addchap{Anhang}
+  \startcontents[sections]
+  \section*{Anhangsverzeichnis}
+  \printcontents[sections]{l}{1}{\setcounter{tocdepth}{2}}
+  \newpage
+}{
+  \stopcontents[sections]
+  \renewcommand{\thechapter}{\arabic{chapter}}%
+  \setcounter{chapter}{1}
+} 
+
 % Reduzierung der Abstände zwischen Überschriften und Text
 \RedeclareSectionCommand[afterskip=.0001\baselineskip]{section}
 \RedeclareSectionCommand[afterskip=.0001\baselineskip]{subsection}
diff --git a/main.tex b/main.tex
index 216791a..e5a00d9 100644
--- a/main.tex
+++ b/main.tex
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@
   \newpage
 
   % appendix - uncomment if needed
-  % \input{appendix/appendix.tex}
-  % \newpage
+  % \begin{custom_appendix}
+  %   \input{appendix/appendix.tex}
+  %   \newpage
+  % \end{custom_appendix}
 
   % affirmation
   \input{additionals/affirmation.tex}
diff --git a/templates/markdown.main.tex b/templates/markdown.main.tex
index a1a90cd..f0711a4 100644
--- a/templates/markdown.main.tex
+++ b/templates/markdown.main.tex
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@
   \newpage
 
   % appendix - uncomment if needed
-  % \input{appendix/appendix.tex}
-  % \newpage
+  % \begin{custom_appendix}
+  %   \input{appendix/appendix.tex}
+  %   \newpage
+  % \end{custom_appendix}
 
   % affirmation
   \input{additionals/affirmation.tex}