diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/index.ts
index 2d1ad57626..c21cfe4a85 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/index.ts
@@ -242,25 +242,26 @@ export default async function pluginContentBlog(
           ? blogPosts
           : blogPosts.slice(0, options.blogSidebarCount);
 
-      const archiveUrl = normalizeUrl([
-        baseUrl,
-        routeBasePath,
-        archiveBasePath,
-      ]);
-
-      // creates a blog archive route
-      const archiveProp = await createData(
-        `${docuHash(archiveUrl)}.json`,
-        JSON.stringify({blogPosts}, null, 2),
-      );
-      addRoute({
-        path: archiveUrl,
-        component: '@theme/BlogArchivePage',
-        exact: true,
-        modules: {
-          archive: aliasedSource(archiveProp),
-        },
-      });
+      if (archiveBasePath) {
+        const archiveUrl = normalizeUrl([
+          baseUrl,
+          routeBasePath,
+          archiveBasePath,
+        ]);
+        // creates a blog archive route
+        const archiveProp = await createData(
+          `${docuHash(archiveUrl)}.json`,
+          JSON.stringify({blogPosts}, null, 2),
+        );
+        addRoute({
+          path: archiveUrl,
+          component: '@theme/BlogArchivePage',
+          exact: true,
+          modules: {
+            archive: aliasedSource(archiveProp),
+          },
+        });
+      }
 
       // This prop is useful to provide the blog list sidebar
       const sidebarProp = await createData(
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/plugin-content-blog.d.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/plugin-content-blog.d.ts
index e141e2dd9f..0ef6cf9704 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/plugin-content-blog.d.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/plugin-content-blog.d.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ declare module '@docusaurus/plugin-content-blog' {
     path: string;
     routeBasePath: string;
     tagsBasePath: string;
-    archiveBasePath: string;
+    archiveBasePath: string | null;
     include: string[];
     exclude: string[];
     postsPerPage: number | 'ALL';
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/pluginOptionSchema.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/pluginOptionSchema.ts
index 4fcf2064ba..d72d9bea6e 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/pluginOptionSchema.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/pluginOptionSchema.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: PluginOptions = {
 
 export const PluginOptionSchema = Joi.object<PluginOptions>({
   path: Joi.string().default(DEFAULT_OPTIONS.path),
-  archiveBasePath: Joi.string().default(DEFAULT_OPTIONS.archiveBasePath),
+  archiveBasePath: Joi.string()
+    .default(DEFAULT_OPTIONS.archiveBasePath)
+    .allow(null),
   routeBasePath: Joi.string()
     // '' not allowed, see https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/3374
     // .allow('')
diff --git a/website/docs/api/plugins/plugin-content-blog.md b/website/docs/api/plugins/plugin-content-blog.md
index 2192981739..b456cc3125 100644
--- a/website/docs/api/plugins/plugin-content-blog.md
+++ b/website/docs/api/plugins/plugin-content-blog.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Accepted fields:
 | `blogSidebarTitle` | `string` | `'Recent posts'` | Title of the blog sidebar. |
 | `routeBasePath` | `string` | `'blog'` | URL route for the blog section of your site. **DO NOT** include a trailing slash. Use `/` to put the blog at root path. |
 | `tagsBasePath` | `string` | `'tags'` | URL route for the tags list page of your site. It is prepended to the `routeBasePath`. |
-| `archiveBasePath` | `string` | `'/archive'` | URL route for the archive blog section of your site. It is prepended to the `routeBasePath`. **DO NOT** include a trailing slash. |
+| `archiveBasePath` | <code>string \| null</code> | `'/archive'` | URL route for the archive blog section of your site. It is prepended to the `routeBasePath`. **DO NOT** include a trailing slash. Use `null` to disable generation of archive. |
 | `include` | `string[]` | `['**/*.{md,mdx}']` | Matching files will be included and processed. |
 | `exclude` | `string[]` | _See example configuration_ | No route will be created for matching files. |
 | `postsPerPage` | <code>number \| 'ALL'</code> | `10` | Number of posts to show per page in the listing page. Use `'ALL'` to display all posts on one listing page. |