diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Concerns/CanBeInNavigation.php b/packages/framework/src/Concerns/CanBeInNavigation.php
index b8daf50cc1d..39fc9ce00e0 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Concerns/CanBeInNavigation.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Concerns/CanBeInNavigation.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public function showInNavigation(): bool
         }
 
         if ($this instanceof DocumentationPage) {
-            return $this->slug === 'index';
+            return $this->slug === 'index' && ! in_array('docs', config('hyde.navigation.exclude', []));
         }
 
         if ($this instanceof AbstractMarkdownPage) {