diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-svgr/src/__tests__/svgrLoader.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-svgr/src/__tests__/svgrLoader.test.ts
index b022e076eecf..7e19bb3f5f54 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-svgr/src/__tests__/svgrLoader.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-svgr/src/__tests__/svgrLoader.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  */
 
 import {describe, expect, it} from 'vitest';
+import {mkdir, mkdtempDisposable, realpath, writeFile} from 'node:fs/promises';
+import {tmpdir} from 'node:os';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import {transform} from '@svgr/core';
 import svgo from '@svgr/plugin-svgo';
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ import type {SVGRConfig} from '../options';
 
 const siteDir = path.join(__dirname, 'site');
 
+const typescriptSvgrConfig = 'module.exports = {typescript: true};\n';
+
 function gradientSvg(color: string) {
   return `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 10 10">
   <title>Gradient</title>
@@ -53,6 +57,35 @@ function getIds(code: string): string[] {
   );
 }
 
+// SVGR searches from the SVG file upward, so each case needs its own directory.
+// Cosmiconfig caches a search path for the process lifetime.
+async function withSvgrConfigFile(
+  configSource: string,
+  location: 'parent' | 'site',
+): Promise<{siteDirectory: string; filePath: string} & AsyncDisposable> {
+  const parent = await mkdtempDisposable(
+    path.join(await realpath(tmpdir()), 'docusaurus-svgr-'),
+  );
+  const siteDirectory = path.join(parent.path, 'site');
+  const filePath = 'src/icon.svg';
+  await mkdir(path.join(siteDirectory, 'src'), {recursive: true});
+  await writeFile(path.join(siteDirectory, filePath), gradientSvg('red'));
+  const configDirectory = location === 'parent' ? parent.path : siteDirectory;
+  await writeFile(path.join(configDirectory, 'svgr.config.js'), configSource);
+  return {
+    siteDirectory,
+    filePath,
+    [Symbol.asyncDispose]: parent[Symbol.asyncDispose],
+  };
+}
+
+function expectPlainReactSvg(code: string) {
+  expect(code).toContain('export default');
+  expect(code).toContain('viewBox="0 0 10 10"');
+  expect(code).not.toContain('interface SVGRProps');
+  expect(code).not.toContain('import type { SVGProps }');
+}
+
 describe('createSVGRConfig', () => {
   it('prefixes SVG ids to avoid clashes between inline SVGs', async () => {
     const codeA = await transformSvg({
@@ -122,4 +155,49 @@ describe('createSVGRConfig', () => {
     expect(getIds(code)).toEqual(['a']);
     expect(code).toContain('fill="url(#a)"');
   });
+
+  it('ignores a parent svgr config that enables TypeScript output', async () => {
+    await using site = await withSvgrConfigFile(typescriptSvgrConfig, 'parent');
+    const code = await transformSvg({
+      svg: gradientSvg('red'),
+      filePath: site.filePath,
+      siteDirectory: site.siteDirectory,
+    });
+    expectPlainReactSvg(code);
+  });
+
+  it('loads a parent svgr config when runtimeConfig is enabled', async () => {
+    await using site = await withSvgrConfigFile(typescriptSvgrConfig, 'parent');
+    const code = await transformSvg({
+      svg: gradientSvg('red'),
+      filePath: site.filePath,
+      siteDirectory: site.siteDirectory,
+      svgrConfig: {runtimeConfig: true},
+    });
+    expect(code).toContain('interface SVGRProps');
+    expect(code).toContain('import type { SVGProps }');
+  });
+
+  it('ignores an svgr config in the site directory', async () => {
+    await using site = await withSvgrConfigFile(typescriptSvgrConfig, 'site');
+    const code = await transformSvg({
+      svg: gradientSvg('red'),
+      filePath: site.filePath,
+      siteDirectory: site.siteDirectory,
+    });
+    expectPlainReactSvg(code);
+  });
+
+  it('ignores a malformed svgr config discovered from a parent directory', async () => {
+    await using site = await withSvgrConfigFile(
+      'module.exports = {\n',
+      'parent',
+    );
+    const code = await transformSvg({
+      svg: gradientSvg('red'),
+      filePath: site.filePath,
+      siteDirectory: site.siteDirectory,
+    });
+    expectPlainReactSvg(code);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-svgr/src/svgrLoader.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-svgr/src/svgrLoader.ts
index c9363db21e7a..a3ac0dd0ce41 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-svgr/src/svgrLoader.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-svgr/src/svgrLoader.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ function createDefaultSVGRConfig({siteDir}: {siteDir: string}): SVGRConfig {
     svgo: true,
     svgoConfig: createDefaultSVGOConfig({siteDir}),
     titleProp: true,
+    // Skip svgr.config.js discovered in the site directory or an ancestor.
+    // See https://github.com/meta/docusaurus/issues/8646
+    runtimeConfig: false,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/website/docs/api/plugins/plugin-svgr.mdx b/website/docs/api/plugins/plugin-svgr.mdx
index 53a11bed7ad2..6dca55b54376 100644
--- a/website/docs/api/plugins/plugin-svgr.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/api/plugins/plugin-svgr.mdx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const defaultSvgrConfig = {
   prettier: false,
   svgo: true,
   titleProp: true,
+  runtimeConfig: false,
   svgoConfig: {
     plugins: [
       {
@@ -88,4 +89,6 @@ const defaultSvgrConfig = {
 
 The `prefixIds` plugin prefixes SVG ids (for example, `id="a"` becomes `id="svg-3f2a1c-a"`) to avoid clashes between multiple SVGs inlined in the same page. Class names are not prefixed.
 
+`runtimeConfig: false` disables discovery of [SVGR configuration files](https://react-svgr.com/docs/configuration-files/) (for example `svgr.config.js`) in the site directory and ancestor directories. Configure SVGR through the `svgrConfig` option.
+
 Providing `svgoConfig` replaces the default [SVGO](https://svgo.dev/) config entirely. Use `svgoConfig: undefined` to read your own [`svgo.config.js` file](https://svgo.dev/docs/introduction/#configuration) instead.