diff --git a/examples/docusaurus/package.json b/examples/docusaurus/package.json
index 23990074e..c4cfab5b4 100644
--- a/examples/docusaurus/package.json
+++ b/examples/docusaurus/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "deploy": "docusaurus deploy",
     "clear": "docusaurus clear",
     "serve": "docusaurus serve",
+    "generate-typedoc": "docusaurus generate-typedoc",
     "write-translations": "docusaurus write-translations",
     "write-heading-ids": "docusaurus write-heading-ids"
   },
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-typedoc/src/plugin.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-typedoc/src/plugin.ts
index 0c2515991..8c964d6cb 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-typedoc/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-typedoc/src/plugin.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+import { LoadContext } from '@docusaurus/types';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { Application } from 'typedoc';
 import { load } from 'typedoc-plugin-markdown';
 import { getPluginOptions } from './options';
 import { bootstrap, removeDir } from './render';
-
 import { DocusaurusTheme } from './theme';
 import { PluginOptions } from './types';
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { PluginOptions } from './types';
 const apps: string[] = [];
 
 export default function pluginDocusaurus(
-  context: any,
+  context: LoadContext,
   opts: Partial<PluginOptions>,
 ) {
   return {
@@ -19,40 +19,64 @@ export default function pluginDocusaurus(
     async loadContent() {
       if (opts.id && !apps.includes(opts.id)) {
         apps.push(opts.id);
+        generateTypedoc(context, opts);
+      }
+    },
+    extendCli(cli) {
+      cli
+        .command('generate-typedoc')
+        .description(
+          '(docusaurus-plugin-typedoc) Generate TypeDoc docs independently of the Docusaurus build process.',
+        )
+        .action(async () => {
+          context.siteConfig?.plugins.forEach((pluginConfig) => {
+            // Check PluginConfig is typed to [string, PluginOptions]
+            if (pluginConfig && typeof pluginConfig[1] === 'object') {
+              generateTypedoc(context, pluginConfig[1]);
+            }
+          });
+        });
+    },
+  };
+}
 
-        const { siteDir } = context;
+/**
+ * Initiates a new typedoc Application bootstraped with plugin options
+ */
+async function generateTypedoc(
+  context: LoadContext,
+  opts: Partial<PluginOptions>,
+) {
+  const { siteDir } = context;
 
-        const options = getPluginOptions(opts);
+  const options = getPluginOptions(opts);
 
-        const outputDir = path.resolve(siteDir, options.docsRoot, options.out);
+  const outputDir = path.resolve(siteDir, options.docsRoot, options.out);
 
-        if (opts.cleanOutputDir) {
-          removeDir(outputDir);
-        }
+  if (opts.cleanOutputDir) {
+    removeDir(outputDir);
+  }
 
-        const app = new Application();
+  const app = new Application();
 
-        app.renderer.defineTheme('docusaurus', DocusaurusTheme);
+  app.renderer.defineTheme('docusaurus', DocusaurusTheme);
 
-        load(app);
+  load(app);
 
-        bootstrap(app, options);
+  bootstrap(app, options);
 
-        const project = app.convert();
+  const project = app.convert();
 
-        // if project is undefined typedoc has a problem - error logging will be supplied by typedoc.
-        if (!project) {
-          return;
-        }
+  // if project is undefined typedoc has a problem - error logging will be supplied by typedoc.
+  if (!project) {
+    return;
+  }
 
-        if (options.watch) {
-          app.convertAndWatch(async (project) => {
-            await app.generateDocs(project, outputDir);
-          });
-        } else {
-          await app.generateDocs(project, outputDir);
-        }
-      }
-    },
-  };
+  if (options.watch) {
+    app.convertAndWatch(async (project) => {
+      await app.generateDocs(project, outputDir);
+    });
+  } else {
+    await app.generateDocs(project, outputDir);
+  }
 }