diff --git a/vizro-ai/.readthedocs.yaml b/vizro-ai/.readthedocs.yaml
index dd8f1f4ac..3d5eb3376 100644
--- a/vizro-ai/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/vizro-ai/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -14,3 +14,16 @@ build:
     - cd vizro-ai/ && hatch run docs:mkdocs build
     - mkdir --parents $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT
     - mv vizro-ai/site/ $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT/html
+  jobs:
+    post_checkout:
+      # Cancel building pull requests when there aren't changed in the docs directory or YAML file.
+      # You can add any other files or directories that you'd like here as well,
+      # like your docs requirements file, or other files that will change your docs build.
+      #
+      # If there are no changes (git diff exits with 0) we force the command to return with 183.
+      # This is a special exit code on Read the Docs that will cancel the build immediately.
+      - |
+        if [ "$READTHEDOCS_VERSION_TYPE" = "external" ] && git diff --quiet origin/main -- vizro-ai/docs/ vizro-ai/.readthedocs.yaml;
+        then
+          exit 183;
+        fi
diff --git a/vizro-core/.readthedocs.yaml b/vizro-core/.readthedocs.yaml
index ac4729794..c0fbbbb3d 100644
--- a/vizro-core/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/vizro-core/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -14,3 +14,16 @@ build:
     - cd vizro-core/ && hatch run docs:mkdocs build
     - mkdir --parents $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT
     - mv vizro-core/site/ $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT/html
+  jobs:
+    post_checkout:
+      # Cancel building pull requests when there aren't changed in the docs directory or YAML file.
+      # You can add any other files or directories that you'd like here as well,
+      # like your docs requirements file, or other files that will change your docs build.
+      #
+      # If there are no changes (git diff exits with 0) we force the command to return with 183.
+      # This is a special exit code on Read the Docs that will cancel the build immediately.
+      - |
+        if [ "$READTHEDOCS_VERSION_TYPE" = "external" ] && git diff --quiet origin/main -- vizro-core/docs/ vizro-core/.readthedocs.yaml;
+        then
+          exit 183;
+        fi
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