diff --git a/core/wiki/macros/toc.tid b/core/wiki/macros/toc.tid
index 5e8324a94..b2c0459e0 100644
--- a/core/wiki/macros/toc.tid
+++ b/core/wiki/macros/toc.tid
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
 
 \define toc-body(tag,sort:"",itemClassFilter,exclude,path)
 <ol class="tc-toc">
-  <$list filter="""[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag<__tag__>!has[draft.of]$sort$] -[<__tag__>] $exclude$""">
-    <$vars item=<<currentTiddler>> path={{{ [<__path__>addsuffix[/]addsuffix<__tag__>] }}} excluded="""$exclude$ -[<__tag__>]""">
+  <$list filter="""[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag<__tag__>!has[draft.of]$sort$] -[<__tag__>] -[enlist<__exclude__>]""">
+    <$vars item=<<currentTiddler>> path={{{ [<__path__>addsuffix[/]addsuffix<__tag__>] }}} excluded="""[enlist<__exclude__>] -[<__tag__>]""">
       <$set name="toc-item-class" filter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> emptyValue="toc-item" value="toc-item-selected">
         <li class=<<toc-item-class>>>
           <$list filter="[all[current]toc-link[no]]" emptyMessage="<$link><$view field='caption'><$view field='title'/></$view></$link>">
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
 \end
 
 \define toc-expandable(tag,sort:"",itemClassFilter:" ",exclude,path)
-<$vars tag=<<__tag__>> sort=<<__sort__>> itemClassFilter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> excluded="""$exclude$ -[<__tag__>]""" path={{{ [<__path__>addsuffix[/]addsuffix<__tag__>] }}}>
+<$vars tag=<<__tag__>> sort=<<__sort__>> itemClassFilter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> excluded="""[enlist<__exclude__>] -[<__tag__>]""" path={{{ [<__path__>addsuffix[/]addsuffix<__tag__>] }}}>
   <ol class="tc-toc toc-expandable">
-    <$list filter="""[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag[$tag$]!has[draft.of]$sort$] -[<__tag__>] $exclude$""">
+    <$list filter="""[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag<__tag__>!has[draft.of]$sort$] -[<__tag__>] -[enlist<__exclude__>]""">
       <$list filter="[all[current]toc-link[no]]" emptyMessage=<<toc-expandable-empty-message>> >
         <$macrocall $name="toc-unlinked-expandable-body" tag=<<__tag__>> sort=<<__sort__>> itemClassFilter="""itemClassFilter""" exclude=<<excluded>> path=<<path>> />
       </$list>
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
 \end
 
 \define toc-selective-expandable(tag,sort:"",itemClassFilter,exclude,path)
-<$vars tag=<<__tag__>> sort=<<__sort__>> itemClassFilter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> excluded="""$exclude$ -[<__tag__>]""" path={{{ [<__path__>addsuffix[/]addsuffix<__tag__>] }}}>
+<$vars tag=<<__tag__>> sort=<<__sort__>> itemClassFilter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> excluded="""[enlist<__exclude__>] -[<__tag__>]""" path={{{ [<__path__>addsuffix[/]addsuffix<__tag__>] }}}>
   <ol class="tc-toc toc-selective-expandable">
-    <$list filter="""[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag[$tag$]!has[draft.of]$sort$] -[<__tag__>] $exclude$""">
+    <$list filter="""[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag<__tag__>!has[draft.of]$sort$] -[<__tag__>] -[enlist<__exclude__>]""">
       <$list filter="[all[current]toc-link[no]]" variable="ignore" emptyMessage=<<toc-selective-expandable-empty-message>> >
         <$macrocall $name=toc-unlinked-selective-expandable-body tag=<<__tag__>> sort=<<__sort__>> itemClassFilter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> exclude=<<excluded>> path=<<path>> >
       </$list>