diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7a6abbf..2a1673e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ Archive Title
 - ``ARCHIVE_TITLE``: Custom page title for ``archives.html``. Default is
   ``"Blog Archive"``.
 
+Full Content
+------------
+
+- ``INDEX_FULL_CONTENT``: Display full post content on the index page. Default
+  is ``False``.
+
 Contribute
 ----------
 
diff --git a/templates/_includes/article.html b/templates/_includes/article.html
index 42b43ea..89c8ead 100644
--- a/templates/_includes/article.html
+++ b/templates/_includes/article.html
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@ <h1 class="entry-title">{{ article.title|striptags }}</h1>
 </header>
 
 {% if index %}
-  <div class="entry-content">{{ article.summary }}</div>
-  {% if article.summary != article.content %}
-  <footer>
-    <a rel="full-article" href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.url }}">Read On &crarr;</a>
-  </footer>
-  {% endif %}
+    {% if INDEX_FULL_CONTENT %}
+        <div class="entry-content">{{ article.content }}</div>
+    {% else %}
+        <div class="entry-content">{{ article.summary }}</div>
+        {% if article.summary != article.content %}
+            <footer>
+                <a rel="full-article" href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.url }}">Read On &crarr;</a>
+            </footer>
+        {% endif %}
+    {% endif %}
 {% else %}
-  <div class="entry-content">{{ article.content }}</div>
+    <div class="entry-content">{{ article.content }}</div>
 {% endif %}