diff --git a/docs/features/private pages.md b/docs/features/private pages.md
index eed6d3c1a..1ee6311ec 100644
--- a/docs/features/private pages.md	
+++ b/docs/features/private pages.md	
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 ---
-title: Private Pages
+title: Private and Unlisted Pages
 tags:
   - feature/filter
 ---
 
-There may be some notes you want to avoid publishing as a website. Quartz supports this through two mechanisms which can be used in conjunction:
+You may want to control which notes appear publicly on your site. Quartz supports two complementary mechanisms to achieve this:
 
-## Filter Plugins
+- **Private Pages** — fully exclude notes from the published site.
+- **Unlisted Pages** — published and accessible via direct link, but hidden from navigation and listings.
+
+---
+
+## Private Pages
+
+Quarts supports **Private Pages**, which allow you to **prevent certain notes from being published as a website**. There are two mechanisms for this which can be used in conjunction:
+
+### Filter Plugins
 
 [[making plugins#Filters|Filter plugins]] are plugins that filter out content based off of certain criteria. By default, Quartz uses the [[RemoveDrafts]] plugin which filters out any note that has `draft: true` in the frontmatter.
 
@@ -15,7 +24,7 @@ If you'd like to only publish a select number of notes, you can instead use [[Ex
 > [!warning]
 > Regardless of the filter plugin used, **all non-markdown files will be emitted and available publically in the final build.** This includes files such as images, voice recordings, PDFs, etc.
 
-## `ignorePatterns`
+### Quartz Config
 
 This is a field in `quartz.config.ts` under the main [[configuration]] which allows you to specify a list of patterns to effectively exclude from parsing all together. Any valid [fast-glob](https://github.com/mrmlnc/fast-glob#pattern-syntax) pattern works here.
 
@@ -26,8 +35,34 @@ Common examples include:
 
 - `some/folder`: exclude the entire of `some/folder`
 - `*.md`: exclude all files with a `.md` extension
-- `!(*.md)` exclude all files that _don't_ have a `.md` extension. Note that negations _must_ parenthesize the rest of the pattern!
+- `!(*.md)`: exclude all files that _don't_ have a `.md` extension. Note that negations _must_ parenthesize the rest of the pattern!
 - `**/private`: exclude any files or folders named `private` at any level of nesting
 
 > [!warning]
 > Marking something as private via either a plugin or through the `ignorePatterns` pattern will only prevent a page from being included in the final built site. If your GitHub repository is public, also be sure to include an ignore for those in the `.gitignore` of your Quartz. See the `git` [documentation](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore#_pattern_format) for more information.
+
+---
+
+## Unlisted Pages
+
+Quartz supports **Unlisted Pages**, which allow you to publish notes that remain **accessible by direct link** but **hidden from navigation components** such as:
+
+- the explorer sidebar
+- recent notes lists
+- tag or folder listings
+
+This is useful for sharing content privately with collaborators, collecting feedback, or keeping drafts semi-private without fully unpublishing them.
+
+There are two mechanisms provided to enable unlisted pages:
+
+### Frontmatter Flags
+
+To mark a single page as unlisted, add `unlisted: true` to its frontmatter.
+
+### Quartz Config
+
+If you want to apply this behavior to multiple files or folders, you can use the `unlistedPatterns` field in your `quartz.config.ts`.
+This accepts an array of fast-glob patterns that identify which pages should be treated as unlisted.
+
+> [!note]
+> As with `ignorePatterns`, fast-glob syntax differs slightly from Bash glob syntax. Using Bash-style patterns may lead to unexpected results.
diff --git a/quartz.config.ts b/quartz.config.ts
index b3db3d60d..de17574fa 100644
--- a/quartz.config.ts
+++ b/quartz.config.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const config: QuartzConfig = {
     locale: "en-US",
     baseUrl: "quartz.jzhao.xyz",
     ignorePatterns: ["private", "templates", ".obsidian"],
+    unlistedPatterns: [],
     defaultDateType: "modified",
     theme: {
       fontOrigin: "googleFonts",
diff --git a/quartz/cfg.ts b/quartz/cfg.ts
index c97d613bb..fdcaa2168 100644
--- a/quartz/cfg.ts
+++ b/quartz/cfg.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ export interface GlobalConfiguration {
   analytics: Analytics
   /** Glob patterns to not search */
   ignorePatterns: string[]
+  /** Glob patterns to mark files as unlisted (hidden from listings but still accessible via direct link) */
+  unlistedPatterns: string[]
   /** Whether to use created, modified, or published as the default type of date */
   defaultDateType: ValidDateType
   /** Base URL to use for CNAME files, sitemaps, and RSS feeds that require an absolute URL.
diff --git a/quartz/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx b/quartz/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx
index 5144a314d..17a32104e 100644
--- a/quartz/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx
+++ b/quartz/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default ((opts?: Partial<BreadcrumbOptions>) => {
     displayClass,
     ctx,
   }: QuartzComponentProps) => {
-    const trie = (ctx.trie ??= trieFromAllFiles(allFiles))
+    const trie = (ctx.trie ??= trieFromAllFiles(allFiles, ctx.cfg))
     const slugParts = fileData.slug!.split("/")
     const pathNodes = trie.ancestryChain(slugParts)
 
diff --git a/quartz/components/pages/FolderContent.tsx b/quartz/components/pages/FolderContent.tsx
index afd4f5d7e..16cfad202 100644
--- a/quartz/components/pages/FolderContent.tsx
+++ b/quartz/components/pages/FolderContent.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default ((opts?: Partial<FolderContentOptions>) => {
   const FolderContent: QuartzComponent = (props: QuartzComponentProps) => {
     const { tree, fileData, allFiles, cfg } = props
 
-    const trie = (props.ctx.trie ??= trieFromAllFiles(allFiles))
+    const trie = (props.ctx.trie ??= trieFromAllFiles(allFiles, props.ctx.cfg))
     const folder = trie.findNode(fileData.slug!.split("/"))
     if (!folder) {
       return null
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/emitters/contentIndex.tsx b/quartz/plugins/emitters/contentIndex.tsx
index 56392b358..779fc0210 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/emitters/contentIndex.tsx
+++ b/quartz/plugins/emitters/contentIndex.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { QuartzEmitterPlugin } from "../types"
 import { toHtml } from "hast-util-to-html"
 import { write } from "./helpers"
 import { i18n } from "../../i18n"
+import { isUnlisted } from "../filters/unlisted"
 
 export type ContentIndexMap = Map<FullSlug, ContentDetails>
 export type ContentDetails = {
@@ -102,6 +103,11 @@ export const ContentIndex: QuartzEmitterPlugin<Partial<Options>> = (opts) => {
       for (const [tree, file] of content) {
         const slug = file.data.slug!
         const date = getDate(ctx.cfg.configuration, file.data) ?? new Date()
+
+        if (isUnlisted(file.data, cfg)) {
+          continue
+        }
+
         if (opts?.includeEmptyFiles || (file.data.text && file.data.text !== "")) {
           linkIndex.set(slug, {
             slug,
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/emitters/contentPage.tsx b/quartz/plugins/emitters/contentPage.tsx
index c3410ecc3..d8d39546d 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/emitters/contentPage.tsx
+++ b/quartz/plugins/emitters/contentPage.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { BuildCtx } from "../../util/ctx"
 import { Node } from "unist"
 import { StaticResources } from "../../util/resources"
 import { QuartzPluginData } from "../vfile"
+import { isUnlisted } from "../filters/unlisted"
 
 async function processContent(
   ctx: BuildCtx,
@@ -74,7 +75,9 @@ export const ContentPage: QuartzEmitterPlugin<Partial<FullPageLayout>> = (userOp
       ]
     },
     async *emit(ctx, content, resources) {
-      const allFiles = content.map((c) => c[1].data)
+      const allFiles = content
+        .map((c) => c[1].data)
+        .filter((f) => !isUnlisted(f, ctx.cfg.configuration))
       let containsIndex = false
 
       for (const [tree, file] of content) {
@@ -98,7 +101,9 @@ export const ContentPage: QuartzEmitterPlugin<Partial<FullPageLayout>> = (userOp
       }
     },
     async *partialEmit(ctx, content, resources, changeEvents) {
-      const allFiles = content.map((c) => c[1].data)
+      const allFiles = content
+        .map((c) => c[1].data)
+        .filter((f) => !isUnlisted(f, ctx.cfg.configuration))
 
       // find all slugs that changed or were added
       const changedSlugs = new Set<string>()
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/emitters/folderPage.tsx b/quartz/plugins/emitters/folderPage.tsx
index f9b181dff..4fb47c54f 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/emitters/folderPage.tsx
+++ b/quartz/plugins/emitters/folderPage.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { write } from "./helpers"
 import { i18n, TRANSLATIONS } from "../../i18n"
 import { BuildCtx } from "../../util/ctx"
 import { StaticResources } from "../../util/resources"
+import { isUnlisted } from "../filters/unlisted"
 interface FolderPageOptions extends FullPageLayout {
   sort?: (f1: QuartzPluginData, f2: QuartzPluginData) => number
 }
@@ -129,7 +130,9 @@ export const FolderPage: QuartzEmitterPlugin<Partial<FolderPageOptions>> = (user
       ]
     },
     async *emit(ctx, content, resources) {
-      const allFiles = content.map((c) => c[1].data)
+      const allFiles = content
+        .map((c) => c[1].data)
+        .filter((f) => !isUnlisted(f, ctx.cfg.configuration))
       const cfg = ctx.cfg.configuration
 
       const folders: Set<SimpleSlug> = new Set(
@@ -146,7 +149,9 @@ export const FolderPage: QuartzEmitterPlugin<Partial<FolderPageOptions>> = (user
       yield* processFolderInfo(ctx, folderInfo, allFiles, opts, resources)
     },
     async *partialEmit(ctx, content, resources, changeEvents) {
-      const allFiles = content.map((c) => c[1].data)
+      const allFiles = content
+        .map((c) => c[1].data)
+        .filter((f) => !isUnlisted(f, ctx.cfg.configuration))
       const cfg = ctx.cfg.configuration
 
       // Find all folders that need to be updated based on changed files
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/emitters/tagPage.tsx b/quartz/plugins/emitters/tagPage.tsx
index 5f238932d..bb58d1586 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/emitters/tagPage.tsx
+++ b/quartz/plugins/emitters/tagPage.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { write } from "./helpers"
 import { i18n, TRANSLATIONS } from "../../i18n"
 import { BuildCtx } from "../../util/ctx"
 import { StaticResources } from "../../util/resources"
+import { isUnlisted } from "../filters/unlisted"
 
 interface TagPageOptions extends FullPageLayout {
   sort?: (f1: QuartzPluginData, f2: QuartzPluginData) => number
@@ -122,7 +123,9 @@ export const TagPage: QuartzEmitterPlugin<Partial<TagPageOptions>> = (userOpts)
       ]
     },
     async *emit(ctx, content, resources) {
-      const allFiles = content.map((c) => c[1].data)
+      const allFiles = content
+        .map((c) => c[1].data)
+        .filter((f) => !isUnlisted(f, ctx.cfg.configuration))
       const cfg = ctx.cfg.configuration
       const [tags, tagDescriptions] = computeTagInfo(allFiles, content, cfg.locale)
 
@@ -131,7 +134,9 @@ export const TagPage: QuartzEmitterPlugin<Partial<TagPageOptions>> = (userOpts)
       }
     },
     async *partialEmit(ctx, content, resources, changeEvents) {
-      const allFiles = content.map((c) => c[1].data)
+      const allFiles = content
+        .map((c) => c[1].data)
+        .filter((f) => !isUnlisted(f, ctx.cfg.configuration))
       const cfg = ctx.cfg.configuration
 
       // Find all tags that need to be updated based on changed files
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/filters/unlisted.ts b/quartz/plugins/filters/unlisted.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e42af348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quartz/plugins/filters/unlisted.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { minimatch } from "minimatch"
+import { QuartzPluginData } from "../vfile"
+import { GlobalConfiguration } from "../../cfg"
+
+export function isUnlisted(fileData: QuartzPluginData, cfg: GlobalConfiguration): boolean {
+  const unlistedFlag: boolean =
+    fileData?.frontmatter?.unlisted === true || fileData?.frontmatter?.unlisted === "true"
+
+  if (unlistedFlag) return true
+
+  const patterns = cfg.unlistedPatterns
+  if (patterns && patterns.length > 0 && fileData.slug) {
+    const slug = fileData.slug
+    for (const pattern of patterns) {
+      if (minimatch(slug, pattern)) {
+        return true
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false
+}
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/transformers/frontmatter.ts b/quartz/plugins/transformers/frontmatter.ts
index db1cf4213..97aa5250f 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/transformers/frontmatter.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/transformers/frontmatter.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ declare module "vfile" {
         socialDescription: string
         publish: boolean | string
         draft: boolean | string
+        unlisted: boolean | string
         lang: string
         enableToc: string
         cssclasses: string[]
diff --git a/quartz/util/ctx.ts b/quartz/util/ctx.ts
index 80115ec27..d0bbbf6a6 100644
--- a/quartz/util/ctx.ts
+++ b/quartz/util/ctx.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { QuartzConfig } from "../cfg"
+import { isUnlisted } from "../plugins/filters/unlisted"
 import { QuartzPluginData } from "../plugins/vfile"
 import { FileTrieNode } from "./fileTrie"
 import { FilePath, FullSlug } from "./path"
@@ -31,10 +32,16 @@ export interface BuildCtx {
   incremental: boolean
 }
 
-export function trieFromAllFiles(allFiles: QuartzPluginData[]): FileTrieNode<BuildTimeTrieData> {
+export function trieFromAllFiles(
+  allFiles: QuartzPluginData[],
+  cfg?: QuartzConfig,
+): FileTrieNode<BuildTimeTrieData> {
   const trie = new FileTrieNode<BuildTimeTrieData>([])
   allFiles.forEach((file) => {
     if (file.frontmatter) {
+      if (cfg && isUnlisted(file, cfg.configuration)) {
+        return
+      }
       trie.add({
         ...file,
         slug: file.slug!,