diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-heading.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-heading.html
index 7bf5e1c..0c2e194 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-heading.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-heading.html
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 <h{{ .Level }} id="{{ .Anchor }}" class="heading">
-{{ .Text | safeHTML }} <a class="heading__anchor" href="#{{ .Anchor }}">#</a>
+  {{ .Text | safeHTML }}
+  {{- $pageWantsAnchors := .Page.Params.renderHeadingAnchors | default true -}}
+  {{- $anchorEnabledForThisHeading := .Attributes.anchor | default true -}}
+  {{- if and $pageWantsAnchors $anchorEnabledForThisHeading -}}
+    <a class="heading__anchor" href="#{{ .Anchor }}">#</a>
+  {{- end -}}
 </h{{ .Level }}>