diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs.mts b/packages/mermaid/src/docs.mts
index 356cd3cd1..f62c44f07 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs.mts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs.mts
@@ -30,11 +30,20 @@
  * @todo Write a test file for this. (Will need to be able to deal .mts file. Jest has trouble with
  *   it.)
  */
+// @ts-ignore: we're importing internal jsonschema2md functions
+import { default as schemaLoader } from '@adobe/jsonschema2md/lib/schemaProxy.js';
+// @ts-ignore: we're importing internal jsonschema2md functions
+import { default as traverseSchemas } from '@adobe/jsonschema2md/lib/traverseSchema.js';
+// @ts-ignore: we're importing internal jsonschema2md functions
+import { default as buildMarkdownFromSchema } from '@adobe/jsonschema2md/lib/markdownBuilder.js';
+// @ts-ignore: we're importing internal jsonschema2md functions
+import { default as jsonSchemaReadmeBuilder } from '@adobe/jsonschema2md/lib/readmeBuilder.js';
 import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, existsSync, rmSync, rmdirSync } from 'fs';
 import { exec } from 'child_process';
 import { globby } from 'globby';
 import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';
-import type { Code, ListItem, Root, Text } from 'mdast';
+import { dump, load, JSON_SCHEMA } from 'js-yaml';
+import type { Code, ListItem, Root, Text, YAML } from 'mdast';
 import { posix, dirname, relative, join } from 'path';
 import prettier from 'prettier';
 import { remark } from 'remark';
@@ -209,6 +218,8 @@ interface TransformMarkdownAstOptions {
   originalFilename: string;
   /** If `true`, add a warning that the file is autogenerated */
   addAutogeneratedWarning?: boolean;
+  /** If `true`, adds an `editLink: "https://..."` YAML frontmatter field */
+  addEditLink?: boolean;
   /**
    * If `true`, remove the YAML metadata from the Markdown input.
    * Generally, YAML metadata is only used for Vitepress.
@@ -231,6 +242,7 @@ interface TransformMarkdownAstOptions {
 export function transformMarkdownAst({
   originalFilename,
   addAutogeneratedWarning,
+  addEditLink,
   removeYAML,
 }: TransformMarkdownAstOptions) {
   return (tree: Root, _file?: any): Root => {
@@ -270,6 +282,27 @@ export function transformMarkdownAst({
       }
     }
 
+    if (addEditLink) {
+      // add originalFilename as custom editLink in YAML frontmatter
+      let yamlFrontMatter: YAML;
+      if (astWithTransformedBlocks.children[0].type === 'yaml') {
+        yamlFrontMatter = astWithTransformedBlocks.children[0];
+      } else {
+        yamlFrontMatter = {
+          type: 'yaml',
+          value: '',
+        };
+        astWithTransformedBlocks.children.unshift(yamlFrontMatter);
+      }
+      const filePathFromRoot = posix.join('packages/mermaid', originalFilename);
+      yamlFrontMatter.value = dump({
+        ...(load(yamlFrontMatter.value, { schema: JSON_SCHEMA }) as
+          | Record<string, unknown>
+          | undefined),
+        editLink: `https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/edit/develop/${filePathFromRoot}`,
+      });
+    }
+
     if (removeYAML) {
       const firstNode = astWithTransformedBlocks.children[0];
       if (firstNode.type == 'yaml') {
@@ -306,6 +339,7 @@ const transformMarkdown = (file: string) => {
       // mermaid project specific plugin
       originalFilename: file,
       addAutogeneratedWarning: !noHeader,
+      addEditLink: noHeader,
       removeYAML: !noHeader,
     })
     .processSync(doc)
@@ -323,16 +357,6 @@ const transformMarkdown = (file: string) => {
   copyTransformedContents(file, !verifyOnly, formatted);
 };
 
-import { load, JSON_SCHEMA } from 'js-yaml';
-// @ts-ignore: we're importing internal jsonschema2md functions
-import { default as schemaLoader } from '@adobe/jsonschema2md/lib/schemaProxy.js';
-// @ts-ignore: we're importing internal jsonschema2md functions
-import { default as traverseSchemas } from '@adobe/jsonschema2md/lib/traverseSchema.js';
-// @ts-ignore: we're importing internal jsonschema2md functions
-import { default as buildMarkdownFromSchema } from '@adobe/jsonschema2md/lib/markdownBuilder.js';
-// @ts-ignore: we're importing internal jsonschema2md functions
-import { default as jsonSchemaReadmeBuilder } from '@adobe/jsonschema2md/lib/readmeBuilder.js';
-
 /**
  * Transforms the given JSON Schema into Markdown documentation
  */
@@ -420,16 +444,18 @@ async function transormJsonSchema(file: string) {
       }
     });
 
-    const transformed = remark()
+    const transformer = remark()
       .use(remarkGfm)
       .use(remarkFrontmatter, ['yaml']) // support YAML front-matter in Markdown
       .use(transformMarkdownAst, {
         // mermaid project specific plugin
         originalFilename: file,
         addAutogeneratedWarning: !noHeader,
+        addEditLink: noHeader,
         removeYAML: !noHeader,
-      })
-      .stringify(markdownAst as Root);
+      });
+
+    const transformed = transformer.stringify(await transformer.run(markdownAst as Root));
 
     const formatted = prettier.format(transformed, {
       parser: 'markdown',
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs.spec.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/docs.spec.ts
index 50feaee6a..c84bc1bac 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs.spec.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,29 @@ This Markdown should be kept.
     });
   });
 
+  it('should add an editLink in the YAML frontmatter if `addEditLink: true`', async () => {
+    const contents = `---
+title: Flowcharts Syntax
+---
+
+This Markdown should be kept.
+`;
+    const withYaml = (
+      await remarkBuilder()
+        .use(transformMarkdownAst, { originalFilename, addEditLink: true })
+        .process(contents)
+    ).toString();
+    expect(withYaml).toEqual(`---
+title: Flowcharts Syntax
+editLink: >-
+  https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/edit/develop/packages/mermaid/example-input-filename.md
+
+---
+
+This Markdown should be kept.
+`);
+  });
+
   describe('transformToBlockQuote', () => {
     // TODO Is there a way to test this with --vitepress given as a process argument?
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/config.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
index 330b088d9..2644fa088 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ export default defineConfig({
   themeConfig: {
     nav: nav(),
     editLink: {
-      pattern: 'https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/edit/develop/packages/mermaid/src/docs/:path',
+      pattern: ({ filePath, frontmatter }) => {
+        if (typeof frontmatter.editLink === 'string') {
+          return frontmatter.editLink;
+        }
+        return `https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/edit/develop/packages/mermaid/src/docs/${filePath}`;
+      },
       text: 'Edit this page on GitHub',
     },
     sidebar: {