diff --git a/xdoc/plugin.jelly b/xdoc/plugin.jelly
index 29e5c75f..6dfebc09 100644
--- a/xdoc/plugin.jelly
+++ b/xdoc/plugin.jelly
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@
     <j:set 
       var="reports"
       value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-xdoc-plugin').getVariable('reports')}"/>
+
+    <!-- Does the user want the maven-generated docs on their site? -->
+    <j:set 
+      var="generateProjectDocumentation" 
+      value="${maven.xdoc.generateProjectDocumentation}"/>
     
     <!-- Need the escaper to html output. -->
     <j:useBean var="escape" class="org.apache.velocity.anakia.Escape"/>
diff --git a/xdoc/plugin.properties b/xdoc/plugin.properties
index cb5cb894..f06a330b 100644
--- a/xdoc/plugin.properties
+++ b/xdoc/plugin.properties
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ maven.docs.outputencoding = ISO-8859-1
 maven.gen.docs = ${maven.build.dir}/generated-xdocs
 
 maven.xdoc.developmentProcessUrl=http://jakarta.apache.org/turbine/maven/development-process.html
+maven.xdoc.generateProjectDocumentation = yes
 
 #
 # DATE Preferences
diff --git a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
index 244fb492..0becbff8 100644
--- a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
+++ b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@
                 <!-- Standard Maven Navigation -->
                 <j:set var="fileName">${file}</j:set>
 
+                <!-- 
+                 ! Check to see if the user wishes to include the
+                 ! maven-generated docs on their site.
+                 !-->
+                <j:if test="${generateProjectDocumentation.equals('yes')}">
                 <div>
                   <strong>Project Documentation</strong>
                   <div>
@@ -349,6 +354,7 @@
                     </div>
                   </j:if>
                 </div>
+              </j:if>
                 <j:if test="${context.findVariable('maven.xdoc.date') == 'navigation-bottom'}">
                   <div>
                     <small>Last published: ${build.date}</small>