diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/docs.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/docs.test.ts
index 5c1feb6b157d3..6974642d33406 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/docs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/docs.test.ts
@@ -286,6 +286,28 @@ describe('simple site', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('docs with custom editUrl & including unrelated frontmatter in globals', async () => {
+    const {defaultTestUtils} = await loadSite({
+      options: {includeFrontMatterInGlobals: true},
+    });
+
+    await defaultTestUtils.testMeta('lorem.md', {
+      version: 'current',
+      id: 'lorem',
+      unversionedId: 'lorem',
+      isDocsHomePage: false,
+      permalink: '/docs/lorem',
+      slug: '/lorem',
+      title: 'lorem',
+      editUrl: 'https://github.com/customUrl/docs/lorem.md',
+      frontMatter: {
+        custom_edit_url: 'https://github.com/customUrl/docs/lorem.md',
+        unrelated_frontmatter: "won't be part of metadata",
+      },
+      description: 'Lorem ipsum.',
+    });
+  });
+
   test('docs with function editUrl', async () => {
     const hardcodedEditUrl = 'hardcoded-edit-url';
 
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/docs.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/docs.ts
index 4902c08f9b580..51b3d5acb0eba 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/docs.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/docs.ts
@@ -219,5 +219,6 @@ export function processDocMetadata({
         )
       : undefined,
     sidebar_label: sidebarLabel,
+    frontMatter: options.includeFrontMatterInGlobals ? frontMatter : undefined,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/globalData.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/globalData.ts
index 64ca58bd11151..826c168e972fe 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/globalData.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/globalData.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export function toGlobalDataDoc(doc: DocMetadata): GlobalDoc {
     id: doc.unversionedId,
     path: doc.permalink,
     sidebar: doc.sidebar,
+    ...(doc.frontMatter && {frontMatter: doc.frontMatter}),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/types.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/types.ts
index 7fb0f50c224f9..abe65208a17ad 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/types.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export type MetadataOptions = {
   editLocalizedFiles: boolean;
   showLastUpdateTime?: boolean;
   showLastUpdateAuthor?: boolean;
+  includeFrontMatterInGlobals?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type PathOptions = {
@@ -129,6 +130,11 @@ export type LastUpdateData = {
   lastUpdatedBy?: string;
 };
 
+export type FrontMatter = {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  [key: string]: any;
+};
+
 export type DocMetadataBase = LastUpdateData & {
   version: VersionName;
   unversionedId: string;
@@ -142,6 +148,7 @@ export type DocMetadataBase = LastUpdateData & {
   // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
   sidebar_label?: string;
   editUrl?: string | null;
+  frontMatter?: FrontMatter;
 };
 
 export type DocNavLink = {
@@ -174,6 +181,7 @@ export type GlobalDoc = {
   id: string;
   path: string;
   sidebar: string | undefined;
+  frontMatter?: FrontMatter;
 };
 
 export type GlobalVersion = {