diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index affdbb6a0..7fcbb656a 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public function getConfigTreeBuilder()
                                 'with_annotation' => false,
                                 'documentation' => [],
                                 'name_patterns' => [],
+                                'disable_default_routes' => false,
                             ],
                         ]
                     )
@@ -103,6 +104,10 @@ public function getConfigTreeBuilder()
                                 ->defaultFalse()
                                 ->info('whether to filter by annotation')
                             ->end()
+                            ->booleanNode('disable_default_routes')
+                                ->defaultFalse()
+                                ->info('if set disables default routes without annotations')
+                            ->end()
                             ->arrayNode('documentation')
                                 ->useAttributeAsKey('key')
                                 ->defaultValue([])
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/NelmioApiDocExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/NelmioApiDocExtension.php
index 8e2669bfb..a7cb54530 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/NelmioApiDocExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/NelmioApiDocExtension.php
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container)
                 && 0 === count($areaConfig['host_patterns'])
                 && 0 === count($areaConfig['name_patterns'])
                 && false === $areaConfig['with_annotation']
+                && false === $areaConfig['disable_default_routes']
             ) {
                 $container->setDefinition(sprintf('nelmio_api_doc.routes.%s', $area), $routesDefinition)
                     ->setPublic(false);
diff --git a/Resources/doc/faq.rst b/Resources/doc/faq.rst
index bf1d0c6b5..f3a9122e1 100644
--- a/Resources/doc/faq.rst
+++ b/Resources/doc/faq.rst
@@ -197,3 +197,17 @@ A: Use ``@SWG\Tag`` annotation.
     {
         //...
     }
+
+Disable Default Section
+-----------------------
+
+Q: I don't want to render the "default" section, how do I do that?
+
+A: Use ``disable_default_routes`` config in your area.
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    nelmio_api_doc:
+        areas:
+            default:
+                disable_default_routes: true
diff --git a/Routing/FilteredRouteCollectionBuilder.php b/Routing/FilteredRouteCollectionBuilder.php
index 7e989eeda..97294944b 100644
--- a/Routing/FilteredRouteCollectionBuilder.php
+++ b/Routing/FilteredRouteCollectionBuilder.php
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ public function __construct(
                 'host_patterns' => [],
                 'name_patterns' => [],
                 'with_annotation' => false,
+                'disable_default_routes' => false,
             ])
             ->setAllowedTypes('path_patterns', 'string[]')
             ->setAllowedTypes('host_patterns', 'string[]')
             ->setAllowedTypes('name_patterns', 'string[]')
             ->setAllowedTypes('with_annotation', 'boolean')
+            ->setAllowedTypes('disable_default_routes', 'boolean')
         ;
 
         if (array_key_exists(0, $options)) {
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ public function filter(RouteCollection $routes): RouteCollection
                 && $this->matchHost($route)
                 && $this->matchAnnotation($route)
                 && $this->matchName($name)
+                && $this->defaultRouteDisabled($route)
             ) {
                 $filteredRoutes->add($name, $route);
             }
@@ -135,4 +138,31 @@ private function matchAnnotation(Route $route): bool
 
         return (null !== $areas) ? $areas->has($this->area) : false;
     }
+
+    private function defaultRouteDisabled(Route $route): bool
+    {
+        if (false === $this->options['disable_default_routes']) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        $method = $this->controllerReflector->getReflectionMethod(
+            $route->getDefault('_controller') ?? ''
+        );
+
+        if (null === $method) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $annotations = $this->annotationReader->getMethodAnnotations($method);
+
+        foreach ($annotations as $annotation) {
+            if (false !== strpos(get_class($annotation), 'Nelmio\\ApiDocBundle\\Annotation')
+                || false !== strpos(get_class($annotation), 'Swagger\\Annotations')
+            ) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php b/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
index 3a7d5458d..ec0bd01b2 100644
--- a/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public function testDefaultArea()
                     'host_patterns' => [],
                     'name_patterns' => [],
                     'with_annotation' => false,
+                    'disable_default_routes' => false,
                     'documentation' => [],
                 ],
             ],
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public function testAreas()
                 'with_annotation' => false,
                 'documentation' => [],
                 'name_patterns' => [],
+                'disable_default_routes' => false,
             ],
             'internal' => [
                 'path_patterns' => ['/internal'],
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ public function testAreas()
                 'with_annotation' => false,
                 'documentation' => [],
                 'name_patterns' => [],
+                'disable_default_routes' => false,
             ],
             'commercial' => [
                 'path_patterns' => ['/internal'],
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ public function testAreas()
                 'with_annotation' => false,
                 'documentation' => [],
                 'name_patterns' => [],
+                'disable_default_routes' => false,
             ],
         ]]]);
 
@@ -173,6 +177,7 @@ public function testDefaultConfig()
                     'host_patterns' => [],
                     'name_patterns' => [],
                     'with_annotation' => false,
+                    'disable_default_routes' => false,
                     'documentation' => [],
                 ],
             ],
diff --git a/Tests/Routing/FilteredRouteCollectionBuilderTest.php b/Tests/Routing/FilteredRouteCollectionBuilderTest.php
index 744e5234e..6148c1c05 100644
--- a/Tests/Routing/FilteredRouteCollectionBuilderTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Routing/FilteredRouteCollectionBuilderTest.php
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
 use Doctrine\Common\Annotations\AnnotationReader;
 use Doctrine\Common\Annotations\Reader;
 use Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Annotation\Areas;
+use Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Annotation\Operation;
 use Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Routing\FilteredRouteCollectionBuilder;
 use Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Util\ControllerReflector;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Swagger\Annotations\Parameter;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\ControllerNameParser;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Route;
@@ -245,6 +247,74 @@ public function getNonMatchingRoutes(): array
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getRoutesWithDisabledDefaultRoutes
+     *
+     * @param array<Operation|Parameter> $annotations
+     * @param array<string|boolean>      $options
+     */
+    public function testRoutesWithDisabledDefaultRoutes(
+        string $name,
+        Route $route,
+        array $annotations,
+        array $options,
+        int $expectedRoutesCount
+    ): void {
+        $routes = new RouteCollection();
+        $routes->add($name, $route);
+        $area = 'area';
+
+        $reflectionMethodStub = $this->createMock(\ReflectionMethod::class);
+        $controllerReflectorStub = $this->createMock(ControllerReflector::class);
+        $controllerReflectorStub->method('getReflectionMethod')->willReturn($reflectionMethodStub);
+
+        $annotationReader = $this->createMock(Reader::class);
+        $annotationReader
+            ->method('getMethodAnnotations')
+            ->willReturn($annotations)
+        ;
+
+        $routeBuilder = new FilteredRouteCollectionBuilder(
+            $annotationReader,
+            $controllerReflectorStub,
+            $area,
+            $options
+        );
+        $filteredRoutes = $routeBuilder->filter($routes);
+
+        $this->assertCount($expectedRoutesCount, $filteredRoutes);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<string,array>
+     */
+    public function getRoutesWithDisabledDefaultRoutes(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'non matching route without Annotation' => [
+                'r10',
+                new Route('/api/foo', ['_controller' => 'ApiController::fooAction']),
+                [],
+                ['disable_default_routes' => true],
+                0,
+            ],
+            'matching route with Nelmio Annotation' => [
+                'r10',
+                new Route('/api/foo', ['_controller' => 'ApiController::fooAction']),
+                [new Operation([])],
+                ['disable_default_routes' => true],
+                1,
+            ],
+            'matching route with Swagger Annotation' => [
+                'r10',
+                new Route('/api/foo', ['_controller' => 'ApiController::fooAction']),
+                [new Parameter([])],
+                ['disable_default_routes' => true],
+                1,
+            ],
+        ];
+    }
+
     private function createControllerReflector(): ControllerReflector
     {
         if (class_exists(ControllerNameParser::class)) {