diff --git a/examples/basic/content/docs/features.mdx b/examples/basic/content/docs/features.mdx
index 313e341..6c31410 100644
--- a/examples/basic/content/docs/features.mdx
+++ b/examples/basic/content/docs/features.mdx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 title: Features
 description: Overview of Chronicle features
 order: 2
+draft: true
 ---
 
 # Features
diff --git a/packages/chronicle/src/lib/source.ts b/packages/chronicle/src/lib/source.ts
index 06a1b01..9819745 100644
--- a/packages/chronicle/src/lib/source.ts
+++ b/packages/chronicle/src/lib/source.ts
@@ -174,17 +174,31 @@ function sortTreeByOrder(tree: Root, pages: { url: string; data: unknown }[], me
   return { ...tree, children: sortNodes(tree.children, pageOrderMap, folderOrderMap) };
 }
 
+function filterDraftsFromTree(tree: Root, draftUrls: Set<string>): Root {
+  function filterNodes(nodes: Node[]): Node[] {
+    return nodes
+      .filter(n => n.type !== NodeType.Page || !draftUrls.has(n.url))
+      .map(n => n.type === NodeType.Folder
+        ? { ...n, children: filterNodes(n.children) } as Folder
+        : n
+      );
+  }
+  return { ...tree, children: filterNodes(tree.children) };
+}
+
 export async function getPageTree(): Promise<Root> {
   if (cachedTree) return cachedTree;
   const s = await getSource();
   const metaFiles = buildFiles().filter(f => f.type === 'meta') as { path: string; data: Record<string, unknown> }[];
-  cachedTree = sortTreeByOrder(s.pageTree as Root, s.getPages(), metaFiles);
+  const sorted = sortTreeByOrder(s.pageTree as Root, s.getPages(), metaFiles);
+  const draftUrls = new Set(s.getPages().filter(p => isDraft(p)).map(p => p.url));
+  cachedTree = draftUrls.size > 0 ? filterDraftsFromTree(sorted, draftUrls) : sorted;
   return cachedTree;
 }
 
 export async function getPages() {
   const s = await getSource();
-  return s.getPages();
+  return s.getPages().filter(p => !isDraft(p));
 }
 
 export async function getPage(slugs?: string[]) {
@@ -254,10 +268,15 @@ export function extractFrontmatter(page: { data: unknown }, fallbackTitle?: stri
     order: d.order as number | undefined,
     icon: d.icon as string | undefined,
     lastModified: d.lastModified as string | undefined,
+    draft: d.draft as boolean | undefined,
     _readingTime: d._readingTime as number | undefined,
   };
 }
 
+export function isDraft(page: { data: unknown }): boolean {
+  return (page.data as Record<string, unknown>).draft === true;
+}
+
 export function getRelativePath(page: { data: unknown }): string {
   return ((page.data as Record<string, unknown>)._relativePath as string) ?? '';
 }
diff --git a/packages/chronicle/src/server/api/page.ts b/packages/chronicle/src/server/api/page.ts
index 32f792e..7c5ba9b 100644
--- a/packages/chronicle/src/server/api/page.ts
+++ b/packages/chronicle/src/server/api/page.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { defineHandler, HTTPError } from 'nitro';
-import { getPage, getPageNav, extractFrontmatter, getRelativePath, getOriginalPath } from '@/lib/source';
+import { getPage, getPageNav, extractFrontmatter, getRelativePath, getOriginalPath, isDraft } from '@/lib/source';
 
 export default defineHandler(async event => {
   const slugParam = event.url.searchParams.get('slug') ?? '';
   const slug = slugParam ? slugParam.split(',').filter(Boolean) : [];
   const page = await getPage(slug);
 
-  if (!page) {
+  if (!page || isDraft(page)) {
     throw new HTTPError({ status: 404, message: 'Page not found' });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/chronicle/src/server/entry-server.tsx b/packages/chronicle/src/server/entry-server.tsx
index 2ead14b..d8220bb 100644
--- a/packages/chronicle/src/server/entry-server.tsx
+++ b/packages/chronicle/src/server/entry-server.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { getApiConfigsForVersion, loadConfig } from '@/lib/config';
 import { loadApiSpecs } from '@/lib/openapi';
 import { PageProvider } from '@/lib/page-context';
 import { resolveRoute, RouteType } from '@/lib/route-resolver';
-import { getPageTree, getPage, getPageNav, loadPageModule, extractFrontmatter, getRelativePath, getOriginalPath } from '@/lib/source';
+import { getPageTree, getPage, getPageNav, loadPageModule, extractFrontmatter, getRelativePath, getOriginalPath, isDraft } from '@/lib/source';
 import { getFirstApiUrl } from '@/lib/api-routes';
 import { StatusCodes } from 'http-status-codes';
 import { resolveDocsRedirect } from '@/lib/tree-utils';
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ export default {
       : [];
     const apiSpecs = apiConfigs.length ? await loadApiSpecs(apiConfigs) : [];
 
-    const [tree, page] = await Promise.all([
+    const [tree, rawPage] = await Promise.all([
       getPageTree(),
       route.type === RouteType.DocsPage ? getPage(route.slug) : Promise.resolve(null),
     ]);
+    const page = rawPage && isDraft(rawPage) ? null : rawPage;
+
     // SSR redirects for index pages
     if (route.type === RouteType.ApiIndex) {
       const firstUrl = getFirstApiUrl(apiSpecs);
diff --git a/packages/chronicle/src/types/content.ts b/packages/chronicle/src/types/content.ts
index ae05a47..e268ba2 100644
--- a/packages/chronicle/src/types/content.ts
+++ b/packages/chronicle/src/types/content.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export interface Frontmatter {
   order?: number
   icon?: string
   lastModified?: string
+  draft?: boolean
   _readingTime?: number
 }