diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-types/src/index.d.ts b/packages/docusaurus-types/src/index.d.ts
index 2cae26753d..a629167ad9 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-types/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-types/src/index.d.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ export type DocusaurusConfig = {
    * @default false
    */
   noIndex: boolean;
+  orphanPages?: {
+    onOrphanPage: ReportingSeverity;
+    entryPoints: string[];
+  };
   /**
    * The behavior of Docusaurus when it detects any broken link.
    *
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build.ts
index d13d7039fe..fe3dde5a2a 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build.ts
@@ -132,12 +132,7 @@ async function buildLocale({
     outDir,
     generatedFilesDir,
     plugins,
-    siteConfig: {
-      baseUrl,
-      onBrokenLinks,
-      staticDirectories: staticDirectoriesOption,
-    },
-    routes,
+    siteConfig: {staticDirectories: staticDirectoriesOption},
   } = props;
 
   const clientManifestPath = path.join(
@@ -264,13 +259,7 @@ async function buildLocale({
     }),
   );
 
-  await handleBrokenLinks({
-    allCollectedLinks,
-    routes,
-    onBrokenLinks,
-    outDir,
-    baseUrl,
-  });
+  await handleBrokenLinks({allCollectedLinks, props});
 
   logger.success`Generated static files in path=${path.relative(
     process.cwd(),
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/brokenLinks.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/brokenLinks.ts
index 22f466772d..3a0ce7eb2b 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/brokenLinks.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/brokenLinks.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   resolvePathname,
 } from '@docusaurus/utils';
 import {getAllFinalRoutes} from './utils';
-import type {RouteConfig, ReportingSeverity} from '@docusaurus/types';
+import type {RouteConfig, Props, DocusaurusConfig} from '@docusaurus/types';
 
 type BrokenLink = {
   link: string;
@@ -214,19 +214,47 @@ async function filterExistingFileLinks({
   );
 }
 
-export async function handleBrokenLinks({
+function findOrphanLinks({
   allCollectedLinks,
-  onBrokenLinks,
-  routes,
-  baseUrl,
-  outDir,
+  orphanPages,
 }: {
   allCollectedLinks: {[location: string]: string[]};
-  onBrokenLinks: ReportingSeverity;
-  routes: RouteConfig[];
-  baseUrl: string;
-  outDir: string;
+  orphanPages: DocusaurusConfig['orphanPages'];
+}) {
+  if (!orphanPages || orphanPages.onOrphanPage === 'ignore') {
+    return;
+  }
+  const visited = new Set<string>();
+  function dfs(link: string) {
+    if (visited.has(link)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    visited.add(link);
+    allCollectedLinks[link]?.forEach((l) => dfs(resolvePathname(l, link)));
+  }
+  orphanPages.entryPoints.forEach(dfs);
+  const orphaned = new Set(Object.keys(allCollectedLinks));
+  visited.forEach((l) => orphaned.delete(l));
+  reportMessage(
+    logger.interpolate`Orphan pages found: url=${Array.from(orphaned)}`,
+    orphanPages.onOrphanPage,
+  );
+}
+
+export async function handleBrokenLinks({
+  allCollectedLinks,
+  props: {
+    routes,
+    baseUrl,
+    outDir,
+    siteConfig: {onBrokenLinks, orphanPages},
+  },
+}: {
+  allCollectedLinks: {[location: string]: string[]};
+  props: Props;
 }): Promise<void> {
+  findOrphanLinks({allCollectedLinks, orphanPages});
+
   if (onBrokenLinks === 'ignore') {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/configValidation.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/configValidation.ts
index 4027f84ca4..d83d873da8 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/configValidation.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/configValidation.ts
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ export const ConfigSchema = Joi.object<DocusaurusConfig>({
   clientModules: Joi.array()
     .items(Joi.string())
     .default(DEFAULT_CONFIG.clientModules),
+  orphanPages: Joi.object({
+    onOrphanPage: Joi.string()
+      .equal('ignore', 'log', 'warn', 'error', 'throw')
+      .default('warn'),
+    entryPoints: Joi.array().items(Joi.string()).default([]),
+  }),
   tagline: Joi.string().allow('').default(DEFAULT_CONFIG.tagline),
   titleDelimiter: Joi.string().default(DEFAULT_CONFIG.titleDelimiter),
   noIndex: Joi.bool().default(DEFAULT_CONFIG.noIndex),
diff --git a/website/docusaurus.config.js b/website/docusaurus.config.js
index 6885a87f86..c8392eef67 100644
--- a/website/docusaurus.config.js
+++ b/website/docusaurus.config.js
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ const config = {
     description:
       'An optimized site generator in React. Docusaurus helps you to move fast and write content. Build documentation websites, blogs, marketing pages, and more.',
   },
+  orphanPages: {
+    onOrphanPage: 'warn',
+    entryPoints: ['/', '/tests'],
+  },
   staticDirectories: [
     'static',
     path.join(__dirname, '_dogfooding/_asset-tests'),