diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/antora/GenerateAntoraPlaybook.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/antora/GenerateAntoraPlaybook.java
index f5dd4d80936..42514c24fd6 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/antora/GenerateAntoraPlaybook.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/antora/GenerateAntoraPlaybook.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
@@ -70,6 +71,10 @@ public abstract class GenerateAntoraPlaybook extends DefaultTask {
 	@Optional
 	public abstract MapProperty<String, String> getAlwaysInclude();
 
+	@Input
+	@Optional
+	public abstract Property<Boolean> getExcludeJavadocExtension();
+
 	public GenerateAntoraPlaybook() {
 		setGroup("Documentation");
 		setDescription("Generates an Antora playbook.yml file for local use");
@@ -94,9 +99,20 @@ public abstract class GenerateAntoraPlaybook extends DefaultTask {
 		addExtensions(data);
 		addSources(data);
 		addDir(data);
+		filterJavadocExtension(data);
 		return data;
 	}
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	private void filterJavadocExtension(Map<String, Object> data) {
+		if (getExcludeJavadocExtension().getOrElse(Boolean.FALSE)) {
+			Map<String, Object> asciidoc = (Map<String, Object>) data.get("asciidoc");
+			List<String> extensions = new ArrayList<>((List<String>) asciidoc.get("extensions"));
+			extensions.remove("@springio/asciidoctor-extensions/javadoc-extension");
+			asciidoc.put("extensions", extensions);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	private Map<String, Object> loadPlaybookTemplate() throws IOException {
 		try (InputStream resource = getClass().getResourceAsStream("antora-playbook-template.yml")) {
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/build/antora/GenerateAntoraPlaybookTests.java b/buildSrc/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/build/antora/GenerateAntoraPlaybookTests.java
index 4bcaed2e274..c996fdcb998 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/build/antora/GenerateAntoraPlaybookTests.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/build/antora/GenerateAntoraPlaybookTests.java
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ class GenerateAntoraPlaybookTests {
 		assertThat(actual.replace('\\', '/')).isEqualToNormalizingNewlines(expected.replace('\\', '/'));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void writePlaybookWhenHasJavadocExcludeGeneratesExpectedContent() throws Exception {
+		writePlaybookYml((task) -> {
+			task.getXrefStubs().addAll("appendix:.*", "api:.*", "reference:.*");
+			task.getAlwaysInclude().set(Map.of("name", "test", "classifier", "local-aggregate-content"));
+			task.getExcludeJavadocExtension().set(true);
+		});
+		String actual = Files.readString(this.temp.toPath()
+			.resolve("rootproject/project/build/generated/docs/antora-playbook/antora-playbook.yml"));
+		assertThat(actual).doesNotContain("javadoc-extension");
+	}
+
 	private void writePlaybookYml(ThrowingConsumer<GenerateAntoraPlaybook> customizer) throws Exception {
 		File rootProjectDir = new File(this.temp, "rootproject").getCanonicalFile();
 		rootProjectDir.mkdirs();
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
index 02430dcba4b..43400fa00f4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ def antoraGradlePluginCatalogContent = tasks.register("antoraGradlePluginCatalog
 
 tasks.named("generateAntoraPlaybook") {
 	xrefStubs = ["appendix:.*", "api:.*", "reference:.*"]
+	excludeJavadocExtension = true
 	alwaysInclude = [name: "gradle-plugin", classifier: "local-aggregate-content"]
 	dependsOn antoraGradlePluginLocalAggregateContent
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/antora/modules/gradle-plugin/pages/packaging-oci-image.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/antora/modules/gradle-plugin/pages/packaging-oci-image.adoc
index 0738112f8bc..1e8f22f04c6 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/antora/modules/gradle-plugin/pages/packaging-oci-image.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/antora/modules/gradle-plugin/pages/packaging-oci-image.adoc
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ The following table summarizes the available properties and their default values
 
 | `imageName`
 | `--imageName`
-| xref:api:java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/ImageReference.html#of-java.lang.String-[Image name] for the generated image.
+| javadoc:org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.type.ImageReference#of-java.lang.String-[Image name] for the generated image.
 | `docker.io/library/${project.name}:${project.version}`
 
 | `pullPolicy`
 | `--pullPolicy`
-| xref:api:java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/PullPolicy.html[Policy] used to determine when to pull the builder and run images from the registry.
+| javadoc:org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.build.PullPolicy[Policy] used to determine when to pull the builder and run images from the registry.
 Acceptable values are `ALWAYS`, `NEVER`, and `IF_NOT_PRESENT`.
 | `ALWAYS`
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/build.gradle
index 1a8eeedef10..1a734d6a7bf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ def antoraMavenPluginCatalogContent = tasks.register("antoraMavenPluginCatalogCo
 
 tasks.named("generateAntoraPlaybook") {
 	xrefStubs = ["appendix:.*", "api:.*", "reference:.*", "how-to:.*"]
+	excludeJavadocExtension = true
 	alwaysInclude = [name: "maven-plugin", classifier: "local-aggregate-content"]
 	dependsOn antoraMavenPluginLocalAggregateContent
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/antora/modules/maven-plugin/pages/build-image.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/antora/modules/maven-plugin/pages/build-image.adoc
index c0772e5465e..16683a14be1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/antora/modules/maven-plugin/pages/build-image.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/antora/modules/maven-plugin/pages/build-image.adoc
@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@ The following table summarizes the available parameters and their default values
 
 | `name` +
 (`spring-boot.build-image.imageName`)
-| xref:api:java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/type/ImageReference.html#of-java.lang.String-[Image name] for the generated image.
+| javadoc:org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.type.ImageName#of-java.lang.String-[Image name] for the generated image.
 | `docker.io/library/` +
 `${project.artifactId}:${project.version}`
 
 | `pullPolicy` +
 (`spring-boot.build-image.pullPolicy`)
-| xref:api:java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/PullPolicy.html[Policy] used to determine when to pull the builder and run images from the registry.
+| javadoc:org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.build.PullPolicy[Policy] used to determine when to pull the builder and run images from the registry.
 Acceptable values are `ALWAYS`, `NEVER`, and `IF_NOT_PRESENT`.
 | `ALWAYS`