diff --git a/material/plugins/tags/config.py b/material/plugins/tags/config.py
index 763581e56..a1d4f1e2d 100644
--- a/material/plugins/tags/config.py
+++ b/material/plugins/tags/config.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class TagsConfig(Config):
     enabled = Type(bool, default = True)
 
     # Settings for tags
+    tags = Type(bool, default = True)
     tags_file = Optional(Type(str))
     tags_extra_files = Type(dict, default = {})
     tags_slugify = Type((type(slugify), partial), default = slugify)
diff --git a/material/plugins/tags/plugin.py b/material/plugins/tags/plugin.py
index beafd5fb4..e5ce6bdec 100644
--- a/material/plugins/tags/plugin.py
+++ b/material/plugins/tags/plugin.py
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ class TagsPlugin(BasePlugin[TagsConfig]):
         if not self.config.enabled:
             return
 
+        # Skip if tags should not be built
+        if not self.config.tags:
+            return
+
         # Initialize tags
         self.tags = defaultdict(list)
         self.tags_file = None
@@ -66,6 +70,10 @@ class TagsPlugin(BasePlugin[TagsConfig]):
         if not self.config.enabled:
             return
 
+        # Skip if tags should not be built
+        if not self.config.tags:
+            return
+
         # Resolve tags index page
         file = self.config.tags_file
         if file:
@@ -76,6 +84,10 @@ class TagsPlugin(BasePlugin[TagsConfig]):
         if not self.config.enabled:
             return
 
+        # Skip if tags should not be built
+        if not self.config.tags:
+            return
+
         # Skip, if page is excluded
         if page.file.inclusion.is_excluded():
             return
@@ -93,6 +105,10 @@ class TagsPlugin(BasePlugin[TagsConfig]):
         if not self.config.enabled:
             return
 
+        # Skip if tags should not be built
+        if not self.config.tags:
+            return
+
         # Provide tags for page
         if "tags" in page.meta:
             context["tags"] = [
diff --git a/src/plugins/tags/config.py b/src/plugins/tags/config.py
index 763581e56..a1d4f1e2d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tags/config.py
+++ b/src/plugins/tags/config.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class TagsConfig(Config):
     enabled = Type(bool, default = True)
 
     # Settings for tags
+    tags = Type(bool, default = True)
     tags_file = Optional(Type(str))
     tags_extra_files = Type(dict, default = {})
     tags_slugify = Type((type(slugify), partial), default = slugify)
diff --git a/src/plugins/tags/plugin.py b/src/plugins/tags/plugin.py
index beafd5fb4..e5ce6bdec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tags/plugin.py
+++ b/src/plugins/tags/plugin.py
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ class TagsPlugin(BasePlugin[TagsConfig]):
         if not self.config.enabled:
             return
 
+        # Skip if tags should not be built
+        if not self.config.tags:
+            return
+
         # Initialize tags
         self.tags = defaultdict(list)
         self.tags_file = None
@@ -66,6 +70,10 @@ class TagsPlugin(BasePlugin[TagsConfig]):
         if not self.config.enabled:
             return
 
+        # Skip if tags should not be built
+        if not self.config.tags:
+            return
+
         # Resolve tags index page
         file = self.config.tags_file
         if file:
@@ -76,6 +84,10 @@ class TagsPlugin(BasePlugin[TagsConfig]):
         if not self.config.enabled:
             return
 
+        # Skip if tags should not be built
+        if not self.config.tags:
+            return
+
         # Skip, if page is excluded
         if page.file.inclusion.is_excluded():
             return
@@ -93,6 +105,10 @@ class TagsPlugin(BasePlugin[TagsConfig]):
         if not self.config.enabled:
             return
 
+        # Skip if tags should not be built
+        if not self.config.tags:
+            return
+
         # Provide tags for page
         if "tags" in page.meta:
             context["tags"] = [