diff --git a/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/_default/sitemap.xml b/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/_default/sitemap.xml
index b1e4b2d2d..ecb9ecf60 100644
--- a/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/_default/sitemap.xml
+++ b/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/_default/sitemap.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{ printf "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>" | safeHTML }}
 <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
   xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
-  {{ range .Data.Pages }}
+  {{ range where .Data.Pages "Params.sitemap.exclude" "ne" true }}
     {{- if .Permalink -}}
   <url>
     <loc>{{ .Permalink }}</loc>{{ if not .Lastmod.IsZero }}