diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 68516a8b5..33a4bcbb1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ coverage
 .nyc_output
 package-lock.json
 build
-typedoc
+typedoc_out
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 18f157006..a7527c5d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@
     "readme:toc": "doctoc ./README.md",
     "postinstall": "husky install",
     "website": "yarn --cwd website/ run start",
-    "typedoc": "typedoc packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/src/index.ts --out typedoc --tsconfig packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/tsconfig.build.json"
+    "typedoc": "typedoc packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/src/index.ts --out typedoc_out --tsconfig packages/mongodb-memory-server-core/tsconfig.build.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/ghPagesDeploy.js b/scripts/ghPagesDeploy.js
index 1c032e40e..52b7fee2b 100644
--- a/scripts/ghPagesDeploy.js
+++ b/scripts/ghPagesDeploy.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const path = require('node:path');
 /* Constants / Config */
 
 /** keep ".git", ".github", "website" and "scripts" */
-const keepRegex = /^(?:\.git|website|scripts|versions|typedoc)/;
+const keepRegex = /^(?:\.git|website|scripts|versions|typedoc_out)/;
 /** Regex to filter and get versions output from git ls-tree */
 const versionsFilter = /^versions\/(\d+\.x|beta)\/?$/;
 /** Which branch to deploy to */
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function main() {
 
   // move typedoc to "deployAs"
   {
-    const from = 'typedoc';
+    const from = 'typedoc_out';
     const to = path.join(deployInfo.deployPath, 'typedoc');
     console.log('rename', from, '->', to); // always log what is renamed
     fs.renameSync(from, to);
diff --git a/website/docusaurus.config.js b/website/docusaurus.config.js
index 8f829ade2..eaf46240c 100644
--- a/website/docusaurus.config.js
+++ b/website/docusaurus.config.js
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ module.exports = {
           label: 'API',
           position: 'right',
         },
+        {
+          type: 'custom-link',
+          href: 'typedoc/index.html',
+          prependBaseUrlToHref: true,
+          label: 'Typedoc',
+          position: 'right',
+        },
         {
           href: 'https://github.com/nodkz/mongodb-memory-server/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md',
           label: 'Changelog',
diff --git a/website/src/components/NavbarExternalLink.js b/website/src/components/NavbarExternalLink.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29414ad78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/src/components/NavbarExternalLink.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import useBaseUrl from '@docusaurus/useBaseUrl';
+
+// this is a workaround, because without this non-absolute links will be seen as routable links by react
+// see https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/discussions/9376
+
+export default function NavbarLinkNoReact({ href, label }) {
+  const normalizedHref = useBaseUrl(href, { forcePrependBaseUrl: true });
+
+  return (
+    <a href={normalizedHref} class="navbar__item navbar__link">
+      {label}
+    </a>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/website/src/theme/NavbarItem/ComponentTypes.js b/website/src/theme/NavbarItem/ComponentTypes.js
index df9554b2b..0fe4a11ac 100644
--- a/website/src/theme/NavbarItem/ComponentTypes.js
+++ b/website/src/theme/NavbarItem/ComponentTypes.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import OriginalComponentTypes from '@theme-original/NavbarItem/ComponentTypes';
 import NavbarVersionsSelector from '../../components/NavbarVersionsSelector';
 import NavbarBetaNotice from '../../components/NavbarBetaNotice';
+import NavbarLinkNoReact from '../../components/NavbarExternalLink';
 
 const ComponentTypes = {
   ...OriginalComponentTypes,
   'custom-versions-selector': NavbarVersionsSelector,
   'custom-beta-notice': NavbarBetaNotice,
+  'custom-link': NavbarLinkNoReact,
 };
 export default ComponentTypes;