diff --git a/src/client/app/index.ts b/src/client/app/index.ts
index 850c8f6005ac..023b93ae62a4 100644
--- a/src/client/app/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/app/index.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const VitePressApp = defineComponent({
       })
     })
 
-    if (import.meta.env.PROD && site.value.prefetch) {
+    if (import.meta.env.PROD && site.value.router.prefetchLinks) {
       // in prod mode, enable intersectionObserver based pre-fetch
       usePrefetch()
     }
diff --git a/src/node/config.ts b/src/node/config.ts
index b3695a431558..8484b76a52ce 100644
--- a/src/node/config.ts
+++ b/src/node/config.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,9 @@ export async function resolveSiteData(
     description: userConfig.description || 'A VitePress site',
     base: userConfig.base ? userConfig.base.replace(/([^/])$/, '$1/') : '/',
     head: resolveSiteDataHead(userConfig),
-    prefetch: userConfig.prefetch ?? true,
+    router: {
+      prefetchLinks: userConfig.router?.prefetchLinks ?? true
+    },
     appearance: userConfig.appearance ?? true,
     themeConfig: userConfig.themeConfig || {},
     locales: userConfig.locales || {},
diff --git a/src/node/siteConfig.ts b/src/node/siteConfig.ts
index b9a2a73d18f3..56c0592c6576 100644
--- a/src/node/siteConfig.ts
+++ b/src/node/siteConfig.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ export interface UserConfig<ThemeConfig = any>
 
   locales?: LocaleConfig<ThemeConfig>
 
-  prefetch?: boolean
+  router?: {
+    prefetchLinks?: boolean
+  }
 
   appearance?:
     | boolean
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ export interface SiteConfig<ThemeConfig = any>
     | 'vue'
     | 'vite'
     | 'shouldPreload'
-    | 'prefetch'
+    | 'router'
     | 'mpa'
     | 'metaChunk'
     | 'lastUpdated'
diff --git a/types/shared.d.ts b/types/shared.d.ts
index 7dff4b2c1cd4..6fdf919b0b6f 100644
--- a/types/shared.d.ts
+++ b/types/shared.d.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ export interface SiteData<ThemeConfig = any> {
   dir: string
   title: string
   titleTemplate?: string | boolean
-  prefetch: boolean
   description: string
   head: HeadConfig[]
   appearance:
@@ -127,6 +126,9 @@ export interface SiteData<ThemeConfig = any> {
   locales: LocaleConfig<ThemeConfig>
   localeIndex?: string
   contentProps?: Record<string, any>
+  router: {
+    prefetchLinks: boolean
+  }
 }
 
 export type HeadConfig =