diff --git a/config/sitemap.php b/config/sitemap.php
index 5b9876b..8b23645 100644
--- a/config/sitemap.php
+++ b/config/sitemap.php
@@ -24,19 +24,23 @@
     |   Set "include" to true to either include or exclude without explicitly setting per article
     |   Frequency and Priority are standard for an XML sitemap
     |
+    | 'includeTaxonomies' enables (or disables) whether taxonomy URLs will be generated, if used,
+    | for the collection. Only applies to Collections that actually use Taxonomies.
+    |
     */
 
     'defaults' => [
-        'blog' => [
+        /*'blog' => [
             'include'   => true,
             'frequency' => 'weekly',
             'priority'  => '0.7'
-        ],
+        ],*/
 
         'pages' => [
-            'include'   => true,
-            'frequency' => 'yearly',
-            'priority'  => '0.5'
+            'include'   	    => true,
+            'frequency' 	    => 'yearly',
+            'priority'  	    => '0.5',
+            'includeTaxonomies' => true,
         ]
     ]
 ];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/StatamicXmlSitemapController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/StatamicXmlSitemapController.php
index 17519a7..87a91e9 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/StatamicXmlSitemapController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/StatamicXmlSitemapController.php
@@ -111,8 +111,16 @@ protected function loadEntries(): \Illuminate\Support\Collection
      */
     protected function loadCollectionTerms(): \Illuminate\Support\Collection
     {
-        return collect(array_keys(config('statamic.sitemap.defaults')))->map(function ($handle) {
+        return collect(config('statamic.sitemap.defaults'))->map(function ($properties, $handle) {
+
+            // if there is a property called includeTaxonomies, and its false (or the collection is disabled) then exclude it
+            // this has been added for backwards compatibility
+            if (isset($properties['includeTaxonomies']) && (!$properties['includeTaxonomies'] || !$properties['include'])) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
             $collection = Collection::findByHandle($handle);
+
             return $collection->taxonomies()->map->collection($collection)->flatMap(function (
                 $taxonomy
             ) {
@@ -166,6 +174,6 @@ protected function loadCollectionTerms(): \Illuminate\Support\Collection
                     ]);
                 });
             });
-        })->flatten(1);
+        })->filter()->flatten(1);
     }
 }