diff --git a/material/plugins/blog/plugin.py b/material/plugins/blog/plugin.py
index 175fa7ae6..15d9b987e 100644
--- a/material/plugins/blog/plugin.py
+++ b/material/plugins/blog/plugin.py
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ from lxml.html import fragment_fromstring, tostring
 from mkdocs import utils
 from mkdocs.utils.meta import get_data
 from mkdocs.commands.build import _populate_page
-from mkdocs.contrib.search import SearchIndex
+from mkdocs.contrib.search.search_index import SearchIndex
 from mkdocs.plugins import BasePlugin
-from mkdocs.structure.files import File, Files
+from mkdocs.structure.files import File, Files, InclusionLevel
 from mkdocs.structure.nav import Link, Section
 from mkdocs.structure.pages import Page
 from tempfile import gettempdir
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ class BlogPlugin(BasePlugin[BlogConfig]):
                 # Add post metadata
                 self.post_meta_map[file.src_uri] = meta
 
+                # Mark page as excluded, so it's not picked up by other plugins
+                if not self.config.draft and self._is_draft(file.src_uri):
+                    file.inclusion = InclusionLevel.EXCLUDED
+
         # Sort post metadata by date (descending)
         self.post_meta_map = dict(sorted(
             self.post_meta_map.items(),
diff --git a/material/plugins/tags/plugin.py b/material/plugins/tags/plugin.py
index 881599752..62bbeccdf 100644
--- a/material/plugins/tags/plugin.py
+++ b/material/plugins/tags/plugin.py
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ class TagsPlugin(BasePlugin[TagsConfig]):
         if not self.config.enabled:
             return
 
+        # Skip, if page is excluded
+        if page.file.inclusion.is_excluded():
+            return
+
         # Render tags index page
         if page.file == self.tags_file:
             return self._render_tag_index(markdown)
diff --git a/src/plugins/blog/plugin.py b/src/plugins/blog/plugin.py
index 175fa7ae6..15d9b987e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/blog/plugin.py
+++ b/src/plugins/blog/plugin.py
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ from lxml.html import fragment_fromstring, tostring
 from mkdocs import utils
 from mkdocs.utils.meta import get_data
 from mkdocs.commands.build import _populate_page
-from mkdocs.contrib.search import SearchIndex
+from mkdocs.contrib.search.search_index import SearchIndex
 from mkdocs.plugins import BasePlugin
-from mkdocs.structure.files import File, Files
+from mkdocs.structure.files import File, Files, InclusionLevel
 from mkdocs.structure.nav import Link, Section
 from mkdocs.structure.pages import Page
 from tempfile import gettempdir
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ class BlogPlugin(BasePlugin[BlogConfig]):
                 # Add post metadata
                 self.post_meta_map[file.src_uri] = meta
 
+                # Mark page as excluded, so it's not picked up by other plugins
+                if not self.config.draft and self._is_draft(file.src_uri):
+                    file.inclusion = InclusionLevel.EXCLUDED
+
         # Sort post metadata by date (descending)
         self.post_meta_map = dict(sorted(
             self.post_meta_map.items(),
diff --git a/src/plugins/tags/plugin.py b/src/plugins/tags/plugin.py
index 881599752..62bbeccdf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tags/plugin.py
+++ b/src/plugins/tags/plugin.py
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ class TagsPlugin(BasePlugin[TagsConfig]):
         if not self.config.enabled:
             return
 
+        # Skip, if page is excluded
+        if page.file.inclusion.is_excluded():
+            return
+
         # Render tags index page
         if page.file == self.tags_file:
             return self._render_tag_index(markdown)