diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/__fixtures__/site-broken-versions/versioned_docs/version-with-slug-conflicts/demo/demo.md b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/__fixtures__/site-broken-versions/versioned_docs/version-with-slug-conflicts/demo/demo.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..50ab5ccb4a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/__fixtures__/site-broken-versions/versioned_docs/version-with-slug-conflicts/demo/demo.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+id: demo
+---
+# Demo
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/__fixtures__/site-broken-versions/versioned_docs/version-with-slug-conflicts/demo/index.md b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/__fixtures__/site-broken-versions/versioned_docs/version-with-slug-conflicts/demo/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..74b06b612fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/__fixtures__/site-broken-versions/versioned_docs/version-with-slug-conflicts/demo/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+id: index
+---
+# Index
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/__fixtures__/site-broken-versions/versions.json b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/__fixtures__/site-broken-versions/versions.json
index bd6349302e01..183f7ea1056a 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/__fixtures__/site-broken-versions/versions.json
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/__fixtures__/site-broken-versions/versions.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [
-  "with-id-conflicts"
+  "with-id-conflicts",
+  "with-slug-conflicts"
 ]
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/loadVersion.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/loadVersion.test.ts
index 0beb0c6b8f3e..3c34d77a2a5b 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/loadVersion.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/__tests__/loadVersion.test.ts
@@ -118,5 +118,20 @@ describe('loadVersion', () => {
             ]
       `);
     });
+
+    it('rejects version with doc slug conflict', async () => {
+      await expect(() => loadTestVersion('with-slug-conflicts')).rejects
+        .toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(`
+        [Error: The docs plugin found docs sharing the same slug:
+
+        - /demo/ found in 2 docs:
+          - versioned_docs/version-with-slug-conflicts/demo/demo.md
+          - versioned_docs/version-with-slug-conflicts/demo/index.md
+
+        Docs should have distinct slugs.
+        In case of conflict, you can use the \`slug\` front matter to assign an explicit distinct slug to each doc.
+            ]
+      `);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/loadVersion.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/loadVersion.ts
index c47dde2ef452..0aa77c96cf91 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/loadVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/versions/loadVersion.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,38 @@ In case of conflict, you can rename the docs file, or use the ${logger.code(
   }
 }
 
+function ensureNoDuplicateSlug(docs: DocMetadataBase[]): void {
+  const duplicatesBySlug = _.chain(docs)
+    .groupBy((d) => d.slug)
+    .pickBy((group) => group.length > 1)
+    .value();
+
+  const duplicateSlugEntries = Object.entries(duplicatesBySlug);
+
+  if (duplicateSlugEntries.length) {
+    const slugMessages = duplicateSlugEntries
+      .map(([slug, duplicateDocs]) => {
+        return logger.interpolate`- url=${slug} found in number=${
+          duplicateDocs.length
+        } docs:
+  - ${duplicateDocs
+    .map((d) => aliasedSitePathToRelativePath(d.source))
+    .join('\n  - ')}`;
+      })
+      .join('\n\n');
+
+    const message = `The docs plugin found docs sharing the same slug:
+\n${slugMessages}\n
+Docs should have distinct slugs.
+In case of conflict, you can use the ${logger.code(
+      'slug',
+    )} front matter to assign an explicit distinct slug to each doc.
+    `;
+
+    throw new Error(message);
+  }
+}
+
 async function loadVersionDocsBase({
   tagsFile,
   context,
@@ -106,6 +138,7 @@ async function loadVersionDocsBase({
   }
   const docs = await Promise.all(docFiles.map(processVersionDoc));
   ensureNoDuplicateDocId(docs);
+  ensureNoDuplicateSlug(docs);
   return docs;
 }