diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/__tests__/configValidation.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/__tests__/configValidation.test.ts
index 63dce02913f5..a94d8d18ba9a 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/__tests__/configValidation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/__tests__/configValidation.test.ts
@@ -330,24 +330,40 @@ describe('headTags', () => {
     ).not.toThrow();
   });
 
-  it("throws error if headTags doesn't have string attributes", () => {
+  it('throws error if headTags has invalid attribute values', () => {
     expect(() => {
       normalizeConfig({
         headTags: [
           {
             tagName: 'link',
             attributes: {
-              rel: false,
+              rel: 123,
               href: 'img/docusaurus.png',
             },
           },
         ],
       });
     }).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(`
-      [Error: "headTags[0].attributes.rel" must be a string
+      [Error: "headTags[0].attributes.rel" must be one of [string, boolean]
       ]
     `);
   });
+
+  it('accepts headTags with boolean attributes', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      normalizeConfig({
+        headTags: [
+          {
+            tagName: 'script',
+            attributes: {
+              src: '/analytics.js',
+              async: true,
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+    }).not.toThrow();
+  });
 });
 
 describe('css', () => {
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/configValidation.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/configValidation.ts
index 462e5b2274d6..1c4ea8dacbfe 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/configValidation.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/configValidation.ts
@@ -469,7 +469,10 @@ export const ConfigSchema = Joi.object<DocusaurusConfig>({
           is: Joi.valid(true),
           then: Joi.optional(),
           otherwise: Joi.object()
-            .pattern(/[\w-]+/, Joi.string())
+            .pattern(
+              /[\w-]+/,
+              Joi.alternatives().try(Joi.string(), Joi.boolean()),
+            )
             .required(),
         }),
         customElement: Joi.bool().default(false),