diff --git a/cmd/utils.go b/cmd/utils.go
index de147954..e54cfb79 100644
--- a/cmd/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/utils.go
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ func initCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (string, []string, error) {
 			}
 		} else if isAutomaticOutputFormat() {
 			// automatic input worked, we can do it for output too unless specified
-			if inputFormat == "toml" {
-				return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("toml is not yet supported as an output format. Please specify another output format using the [--output-format/-o] flag")
-			}
 			if inputFormat == "json" {
 				yqlib.GetLogger().Warning("JSON file output is now JSON by default (instead of yaml). Use '-oy' or '--output-format=yaml' for yaml output")
 			}
@@ -196,6 +193,8 @@ func createEncoder(format yqlib.PrinterOutputFormat) (yqlib.Encoder, error) {
 		return yqlib.NewYamlEncoder(indent, colorsEnabled, yqlib.ConfiguredYamlPreferences), nil
 	case yqlib.XMLOutputFormat:
 		return yqlib.NewXMLEncoder(indent, yqlib.ConfiguredXMLPreferences), nil
+	case yqlib.TomlOutputFormat:
+		return yqlib.NewTomlEncoder(), nil
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid encoder: %v", format)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/usage/toml.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/usage/toml.md
index 1ebe2336..65ed5348 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/usage/toml.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/usage/toml.md
@@ -38,6 +38,22 @@ person:
   address: 12 cat st
 ```
 
+## Encode: Scalar
+Given a sample.toml file of:
+```toml
+person.name = "hello"
+person.address = "12 cat st"
+
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq '.person.name' sample.toml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+hello
+```
+
 ## Parse: inline table
 Given a sample.toml file of:
 ```toml
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/encoder_toml.go b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_toml.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13b4e1e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_toml.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package yqlib
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+type tomlEncoder struct {
+}
+
+func NewTomlEncoder() Encoder {
+	return &tomlEncoder{}
+}
+
+func (te *tomlEncoder) Encode(writer io.Writer, node *yaml.Node) error {
+	if node.Kind == yaml.ScalarNode {
+		return writeString(writer, node.Value+"\n")
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("only scalars (e.g. strings, numbers, booleans) are supported for TOML output at the moment. Please use yaml output format (-oy) until the encoder has been fully implemented")
+}
+
+func (te *tomlEncoder) PrintDocumentSeparator(writer io.Writer) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (te *tomlEncoder) PrintLeadingContent(writer io.Writer, content string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (te *tomlEncoder) CanHandleAliases() bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/printer.go b/pkg/yqlib/printer.go
index 1bef5631..a2d9f4ed 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/printer.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/printer.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const (
 	Base64OutputFormat
 	UriOutputFormat
 	ShOutputFormat
+	TomlOutputFormat
 )
 
 func OutputFormatFromString(format string) (PrinterOutputFormat, error) {
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ func OutputFormatFromString(format string) (PrinterOutputFormat, error) {
 		return TSVOutputFormat, nil
 	case "xml", "x":
 		return XMLOutputFormat, nil
+	case "toml":
+		return TomlOutputFormat, nil
 	default:
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown format '%v' please use [yaml|json|props|csv|tsv|xml]", format)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/toml_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/toml_test.go
index 1b29c4f0..f55d2fdf 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/toml_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/toml_test.go
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ var tomlScenarios = []formatScenario{
 		expected:     "person:\n  name: hello\n  address: 12 cat st\n",
 		scenarioType: "decode",
 	},
+	{
+		description:  "Encode: Scalar",
+		input:        "person.name = \"hello\"\nperson.address = \"12 cat st\"\n",
+		expression:   ".person.name",
+		expected:     "hello\n",
+		scenarioType: "roundtrip",
+	},
 	{
 		skipDoc:      true,
 		input:        `A.B = "hello"`,
@@ -188,6 +195,8 @@ func testTomlScenario(t *testing.T, s formatScenario) {
 		} else {
 			test.AssertResultComplexWithContext(t, s.expectedError, err.Error(), s.description)
 		}
+	case "roundtrip":
+		test.AssertResultWithContext(t, s.expected, mustProcessFormatScenario(s, NewTomlDecoder(), NewTomlEncoder()), s.description)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -213,6 +222,28 @@ func documentTomlDecodeScenario(w *bufio.Writer, s formatScenario) {
 	writeOrPanic(w, fmt.Sprintf("```yaml\n%v```\n\n", mustProcessFormatScenario(s, NewTomlDecoder(), NewYamlEncoder(2, false, ConfiguredYamlPreferences))))
 }
 
+func documentTomlRoundtripScenario(w *bufio.Writer, s formatScenario) {
+	writeOrPanic(w, fmt.Sprintf("## %v\n", s.description))
+
+	if s.subdescription != "" {
+		writeOrPanic(w, s.subdescription)
+		writeOrPanic(w, "\n\n")
+	}
+
+	writeOrPanic(w, "Given a sample.toml file of:\n")
+	writeOrPanic(w, fmt.Sprintf("```toml\n%v\n```\n", s.input))
+
+	writeOrPanic(w, "then\n")
+	expression := s.expression
+	if expression == "" {
+		expression = "."
+	}
+	writeOrPanic(w, fmt.Sprintf("```bash\nyq '%v' sample.toml\n```\n", expression))
+	writeOrPanic(w, "will output\n")
+
+	writeOrPanic(w, fmt.Sprintf("```yaml\n%v```\n\n", mustProcessFormatScenario(s, NewTomlDecoder(), NewTomlEncoder())))
+}
+
 func documentTomlScenario(t *testing.T, w *bufio.Writer, i interface{}) {
 	s := i.(formatScenario)
 
@@ -222,6 +253,8 @@ func documentTomlScenario(t *testing.T, w *bufio.Writer, i interface{}) {
 	switch s.scenarioType {
 	case "", "decode":
 		documentTomlDecodeScenario(w, s)
+	case "roundtrip":
+		documentTomlRoundtripScenario(w, s)
 
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unhandled scenario type %q", s.scenarioType))