diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 97e72e854..39bc81583 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ### Features
 
+-   Added `stripYamlFrontmatter` config option, #2381.
 -   Navigation is now written to a JS file and built dynamically, which significantly decreases document generation time
     with large projects and also provides large space benefits. Themes may now override `DefaultTheme.buildNavigation`
     to customize the displayed navigation tree, #2287.
diff --git a/src/lib/converter/plugins/PackagePlugin.ts b/src/lib/converter/plugins/PackagePlugin.ts
index 4685aad89..2032a92b7 100644
--- a/src/lib/converter/plugins/PackagePlugin.ts
+++ b/src/lib/converter/plugins/PackagePlugin.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ export class PackagePlugin extends ConverterComponent {
     @Option("readme")
     accessor readme!: string;
 
+    @Option("stripYamlFrontmatter")
+    accessor stripYamlFrontmatter!: boolean;
+
     @Option("entryPointStrategy")
     accessor entryPointStrategy!: EntryPointStrategy;
 
@@ -99,7 +102,9 @@ export class PackagePlugin extends ConverterComponent {
         if (this.readme) {
             // Readme path provided, read only that file.
             try {
-                this.readmeContents = readFile(this.readme);
+                this.readmeContents = this.processReadmeContents(
+                    readFile(this.readme),
+                );
                 this.readmeFile = this.readme;
             } catch {
                 this.application.logger.error(
@@ -118,11 +123,23 @@ export class PackagePlugin extends ConverterComponent {
 
             if (result) {
                 this.readmeFile = result.file;
-                this.readmeContents = result.content;
+                this.readmeContents = this.processReadmeContents(
+                    result.content,
+                );
             }
         }
     }
 
+    private processReadmeContents(contents: string) {
+        if (this.stripYamlFrontmatter) {
+            return contents.replace(
+                /^\s*---\r?\n[\s\S]*?\r?\n---\s*?\r?\n\s*/,
+                "",
+            );
+        }
+        return contents;
+    }
+
     private onBeginResolve(context: Context) {
         this.addEntries(context.project);
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/options/declaration.ts b/src/lib/utils/options/declaration.ts
index e31e81a9b..c74904af2 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/options/declaration.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/options/declaration.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export interface TypeDocOptionMap {
     gitRevision: string;
     gitRemote: string;
     readme: string;
+    stripYamlFrontmatter: boolean;
 
     // Output
     out: string;
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/options/sources/typedoc.ts b/src/lib/utils/options/sources/typedoc.ts
index ad3513eae..ab6bd7753 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/options/sources/typedoc.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/options/sources/typedoc.ts
@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@ export function addTypeDocOptions(options: Pick<Options, "addDeclaration">) {
         help: "Path to the readme file that should be displayed on the index page. Pass `none` to disable the index page and start the documentation on the globals page.",
         type: ParameterType.Path,
     });
+    options.addDeclaration({
+        name: "stripYamlFrontmatter",
+        help: "Strip YAML frontmatter from markdown files.",
+        type: ParameterType.Boolean,
+    });
     options.addDeclaration({
         name: "cname",
         help: "Set the CNAME file text, it's useful for custom domains on GitHub Pages.",