diff --git a/mdoc-docs/src/main/scala/mdoc/docs/SbtModifier.scala b/mdoc-docs/src/main/scala/mdoc/docs/SbtModifier.scala
index 8c5dbfb0a..152ddc4c4 100644
--- a/mdoc-docs/src/main/scala/mdoc/docs/SbtModifier.scala
+++ b/mdoc-docs/src/main/scala/mdoc/docs/SbtModifier.scala
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class SbtModifier extends StringModifier {
       mdocIn,
       mdocOut,
       mdocVariables,
+      mdocExtraArguments,
       mdocAutoDependency
     )
     val rows = keys.map { s =>
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ class SbtModifier extends StringModifier {
         .toString()
         .replaceAllLiterally("java.lang.String", "String")
         .replaceAllLiterally("scala.collection.immutable.", "")
+        .replaceAllLiterally("scala.collection.", "")
       <tr>
         <td><code>{s.key.toString}</code></td>
         <td><code>{tpe}</code></td>
diff --git a/mdoc-sbt/src/main/scala/mdoc/MdocPlugin.scala b/mdoc-sbt/src/main/scala/mdoc/MdocPlugin.scala
index c08169b26..84649964a 100644
--- a/mdoc-sbt/src/main/scala/mdoc/MdocPlugin.scala
+++ b/mdoc-sbt/src/main/scala/mdoc/MdocPlugin.scala
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ object MdocPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
         "Output directory for mdoc generated markdown. " +
           "Defaults to the target/mdoc directory of this project."
       )
+    val mdocExtraArguments =
+      settingKey[Seq[String]](
+        "Additional command-line arguments to pass on every mdoc invocation. " +
+          "For example, add --no-link-hygiene to disable link hygiene."
+      )
     val mdocAutoDependency =
       settingKey[Boolean](
         "If false, do not add mdoc as a library dependency this project. " +
@@ -49,10 +54,12 @@ object MdocPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
     mdocOut := target.in(Compile).value / "mdoc",
     mdocVariables := Map.empty,
     mdocAutoDependency := true,
+    mdocExtraArguments := Nil,
     mdoc := Def.inputTaskDyn {
       val parsed = sbt.complete.DefaultParsers.spaceDelimited("<arg>").parsed
+      val args = mdocExtraArguments.value ++ parsed
       Def.taskDyn {
-        runMain.in(Compile).toTask(s" mdoc.Main ${parsed.mkString(" ")}")
+        runMain.in(Compile).toTask(s" mdoc.Main ${args.mkString(" ")}")
       }
     }.evaluated,
     libraryDependencies ++= {
diff --git a/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/MainSettings.scala b/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/MainSettings.scala
index 14a6ebdae..2088e3e9e 100644
--- a/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/MainSettings.scala
+++ b/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/MainSettings.scala
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ final class MainSettings private (
   def withCheck(check: Boolean): MainSettings = {
     copy(settings.copy(check = check))
   }
+  def withNoLinkHygiene(noLinkHygiene: Boolean): MainSettings = {
+    copy(settings.copy(noLinkHygiene = noLinkHygiene))
+  }
   def withReportRelativePaths(reportRelativePaths: Boolean): MainSettings = {
     copy(settings.copy(reportRelativePaths = reportRelativePaths))
   }
diff --git a/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/internal/cli/MainOps.scala b/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/internal/cli/MainOps.scala
index 258c0f73f..ddc663289 100644
--- a/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/internal/cli/MainOps.scala
+++ b/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/internal/cli/MainOps.scala
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ final class MainOps(
   }
 
   def lint(): Unit = {
-    if (settings.out.isDirectory) {
+    if (settings.out.isDirectory && !settings.noLinkHygiene) {
       val docs = DocumentLinks.fromGeneratedSite(settings, reporter)
       LinkHygiene.lint(docs, reporter, settings.verbose)
     }
diff --git a/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/internal/cli/Settings.scala b/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/internal/cli/Settings.scala
index 7efe1ee9d..25e7d32b7 100644
--- a/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/internal/cli/Settings.scala
+++ b/mdoc/src/main/scala/mdoc/internal/cli/Settings.scala
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ case class Settings(
     )
     @ExtraName("test")
     check: Boolean = false,
+    @Description("Disable link hygiene analysis so that no warnings are reported for dead links.")
+    noLinkHygiene: Boolean = false,
     @Description("Include additional diagnostics for debugging potential problems.")
     verbose: Boolean = false,
     @Description(
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/markdown/BaseMarkdownSuite.scala b/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/markdown/BaseMarkdownSuite.scala
index f48d0d860..16af96d4b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/markdown/BaseMarkdownSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/markdown/BaseMarkdownSuite.scala
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ abstract class BaseMarkdownSuite extends org.scalatest.FunSuite with DiffAsserti
       print(colorOut)
       val stdout = fansi.Str(colorOut).plainText
       assert(!reporter.hasErrors, stdout)
+      assert(!reporter.hasWarnings, stdout)
       assertNoDiffOrPrintExpected(obtained, expected)
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/markdown/NoLinkWarningSuite.scala b/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/markdown/NoLinkWarningSuite.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5ea420e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/markdown/NoLinkWarningSuite.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package tests.markdown
+
+import tests.cli.BaseCliSuite
+
+class NoLinkWarningSuite extends BaseCliSuite {
+  val original =
+    """/readme.md
+      |# Header
+      |
+      |[Head](#head)
+    """.stripMargin
+
+  checkCli(
+    "nowarn",
+    original,
+    original,
+    extraArgs = Array(
+      "--no-link-hygiene"
+    ),
+    onStdout = { out =>
+      assert(!out.contains("warning"))
+    }
+  )
+
+}