diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/Header/Header.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/Header/Header.tsx
index b952f5d59..681a262e1 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/Header/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/Header/Header.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ import type { GitBookSiteContext } from '@/lib/context';
 
 import { CONTAINER_STYLE, HEADER_HEIGHT_DESKTOP } from '@/components/layout';
 import { getSpaceLanguage, t } from '@/intl/server';
+import { filterSectionsWithIndexableSpaces } from '@/lib/seo';
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
+import { flattenSectionsFromGroup } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { SearchContainer } from '../Search';
 import { SiteSectionTabs, encodeClientSiteSections } from '../SiteSections';
 import { HeaderLink } from './HeaderLink';
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ import { TranslationsDropdown } from './SpacesDropdown';
 /**
  * Render the header for the space.
  */
-export function Header(props: {
+export async function Header(props: {
     context: GitBookSiteContext;
     withTopHeader?: boolean;
     withVariants?: 'generic' | 'translations';
@@ -23,6 +25,14 @@ export function Header(props: {
     const { context, withTopHeader, withVariants } = props;
     const { siteSpace, siteSpaces, sections, customization } = context;
 
+    // Filter sections to only include those with indexable spaces
+    const filteredSections = sections?.list
+        ? await filterSectionsWithIndexableSpaces(
+              context,
+              flattenSectionsFromGroup(sections.list).filter((s) => s.object === 'site-section')
+          )
+        : [];
+
     return (
         <header
             id="site-header"
@@ -92,7 +102,6 @@ export function Header(props: {
                             />
                             <HeaderLogo context={context} />
                         </div>
-
                         <div
                             className={tcls(
                                 'flex',
@@ -130,7 +139,7 @@ export function Header(props: {
                                             ).length > 1
                                     ) ?? false
                                 }
-                                withSections={!!sections}
+                                withSections={filteredSections.length > 1}
                                 section={
                                     sections
                                         ? // Client-encode to avoid a serialisation issue that was causing the language selector to disappear
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/SpaceLayout/SpaceLayout.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/SpaceLayout/SpaceLayout.tsx
index a9be339da..4fc364434 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/SpaceLayout/SpaceLayout.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/SpaceLayout/SpaceLayout.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 import { getSpaceLanguage } from '@/intl/server';
 import type { VisitorAuthClaims } from '@/lib/adaptive';
 import { GITBOOK_APP_URL } from '@/lib/env';
+import { hasIndexableSpaces } from '@/lib/seo';
+import { flattenSectionsFromGroup } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { AIChatProvider } from '../AI';
 import type { RenderAIMessageOptions } from '../AI';
 import { AIChat } from '../AIChat';
@@ -103,7 +105,12 @@ export function SpaceLayout(props: SpaceLayoutProps) {
 
     const withTopHeader = customization.header.preset !== CustomizationHeaderPreset.None;
 
-    const withSections = Boolean(sections && sections.list.length > 1);
+    const withSections = Boolean(
+        sections &&
+            flattenSectionsFromGroup(sections?.list ?? []).filter(
+                (s) => s.object === 'site-section' && hasIndexableSpaces(s)
+            ).length > 1
+    );
 
     const currentLanguage = getSpaceLanguage(context);
     const withVariants: 'generic' | 'translations' | undefined =
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/lib/seo.ts b/packages/gitbook/src/lib/seo.ts
index b1aa30dca..6743876d2 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/lib/seo.ts
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/lib/seo.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import type { GitBookSiteContext } from '@/lib/context';
-import { type RevisionPageDocument, type RevisionPageGroup, SiteVisibility } from '@gitbook/api';
+import { resolveFirstDocument } from '@/lib/pages';
+import {
+    type RevisionPageDocument,
+    type RevisionPageGroup,
+    SiteVisibility,
+    type Space,
+} from '@gitbook/api';
 import { headers } from 'next/headers';
 
 /**
@@ -45,3 +51,87 @@ export async function isSiteIndexable(context: GitBookSiteContext) {
 function shouldIndexVisibility(visibility: SiteVisibility) {
     return visibility === SiteVisibility.Public;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Return true if the first page of a site space is indexable.
+ */
+export async function isFirstPageIndexable(
+    context: GitBookSiteContext,
+    space: Space
+): Promise<boolean> {
+    // Get the revision for the site space
+    const revision = await context.dataFetcher.getRevision({
+        spaceId: space.id,
+        revisionId: space.revision,
+    });
+
+    if (revision.error) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Find the first document page in the revision
+    const firstDocument = resolveFirstDocument(revision.data.pages, []);
+
+    if (!firstDocument) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Check if the first page is indexable
+    return isPageIndexable(firstDocument.ancestors, firstDocument.page);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if a section has any site spaces with indexable first pages.
+ * This function actually checks the indexability by calling the async function.
+ */
+export async function hasIndexableSpaces(
+    context: GitBookSiteContext,
+    section: { siteSpaces: Array<{ space: Space }> }
+): Promise<boolean> {
+    // Check if any site space in the section has an indexable first page
+    const results = await Promise.allSettled(
+        section.siteSpaces.map((siteSpace) => isFirstPageIndexable(context, siteSpace.space))
+    );
+
+    // Return true if any of the checks succeeded and returned true
+    return results.some((result) => result.status === 'fulfilled' && result.value === true);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Filter sections to only include those that have at least one indexable site space.
+ */
+export async function filterSectionsWithIndexableSpaces<
+    T extends { siteSpaces: Array<{ space: Space }> },
+>(context: GitBookSiteContext, sections: T[]): Promise<T[]> {
+    const filteredSections: T[] = [];
+
+    for (const section of sections) {
+        const hasIndexable = await hasIndexableSpaces(context, section);
+        if (hasIndexable) {
+            filteredSections.push(section);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return filteredSections;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pre-compute indexable status for all site spaces in sections.
+ * This should be called during context creation to avoid async operations in components.
+ */
+export async function computeSectionsIndexableStatus(
+    context: GitBookSiteContext,
+    sections: Array<{ siteSpaces: Array<{ space: Space }> }>
+): Promise<Array<{ siteSpaces: Array<{ space: Space; indexable: boolean }> }>> {
+    return Promise.all(
+        sections.map(async (section) => ({
+            ...section,
+            siteSpaces: await Promise.all(
+                section.siteSpaces.map(async (siteSpace) => ({
+                    ...siteSpace,
+                    indexable: await isFirstPageIndexable(context, siteSpace.space),
+                }))
+            ),
+        }))
+    );
+}