diff --git a/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/renderers/Locations.scala b/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/renderers/Locations.scala
index e65ae4260590..23b5c9d9479a 100644
--- a/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/renderers/Locations.scala
+++ b/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/renderers/Locations.scala
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ trait Locations(using ctx: DocContext):
         val path = dri match
           case `docsRootDRI` => List("docs", "index")
           case `apiPageDRI` =>
-            if ctx.args.apiSubdirectory || ctx.staticSiteContext.fold(false)(_.hasIndexFile)
+            if ctx.staticSiteContext.fold(false)(_.hasIndexFile)
               then List("api", "index")
               else List("index")
           case dri if dri.isStaticFile =>
diff --git a/scaladoc/test/dotty/tools/scaladoc/BaseHtmlTest.scala b/scaladoc/test/dotty/tools/scaladoc/BaseHtmlTest.scala
index 5285f996ec1d..6de233aba1db 100644
--- a/scaladoc/test/dotty/tools/scaladoc/BaseHtmlTest.scala
+++ b/scaladoc/test/dotty/tools/scaladoc/BaseHtmlTest.scala
@@ -24,23 +24,25 @@ class BaseHtmlTest:
 
   def withGeneratedDoc(
     pcks: Seq[String],
-    docsRoot: Option[String] = None)(
+    docsRoot: Option[String] = None,
+    customArgs: Option[Scaladoc.Args] = None,
+  )(
     op: ProjectContext ?=> Unit,
-    ): Unit =
-      val dest = Files.createTempDirectory("test-doc")
-      try
-        val args = Scaladoc.Args(
-            name = projectName,
-            tastyFiles = pcks.flatMap(tastyFiles(_)),
-            output = dest.toFile,
-            docsRoot = docsRoot,
-            projectVersion = Some(projectVersion)
-          )
-        Scaladoc.run(args)(using testContext)
-        op(using ProjectContext(dest))
-
-      finally IO.delete(dest.toFile)
+  ): Unit =
+    val dest = customArgs.fold(Files.createTempDirectory("test-doc").toFile)(_.output)
+    try
+      val args = customArgs.getOrElse(Scaladoc.Args(
+        name = projectName,
+        tastyFiles = pcks.flatMap(tastyFiles(_)),
+        output = dest,
+        docsRoot = docsRoot,
+        projectVersion = Some(projectVersion)
+      ))
+      Scaladoc.run(args)(using testContext)
+      op(using ProjectContext(args.output.toPath))
 
+    finally IO.delete(dest)
+  end withGeneratedDoc
   class DocumentContext(d: Document, path: Path):
     import collection.JavaConverters._
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ class BaseHtmlTest:
     def assertTextsIn(selector: String, expected: String*) =
       assertFalse(niceMsg(s"Selector not found for '$selector'"), d.select(selector).isEmpty)
       val found = d.select(selector).eachText.asScala
-      assertEquals(niceMsg(s"Context does not match for '$selector'"), expected.toList, found.toList)
+      assertEquals(niceMsg(s"Content does not match for '$selector'"), expected.toList, found.toList)
 
     def assertAttr(selector: String, attr: String, expected: String*) =
       assertFalse(niceMsg(s"Selector '$selector' not found"), d.select(selector).isEmpty)
@@ -60,6 +62,9 @@ class BaseHtmlTest:
       val msg = niceMsg(s"Selector '$selector' exisits in document")
       assertTrue(msg, d.select(selector).isEmpty)
 
+    def fileExists =
+      assertTrue(path.toFile.exists)
+
   def withHtmlFile(pathStr: String)(op: DocumentContext => Unit)(using ProjectContext) =
     val path = summon[ProjectContext].path.resolve(pathStr)
     assertTrue(s"File at $path does not exisits!", Files.exists(path))
diff --git a/scaladoc/test/dotty/tools/scaladoc/site/IndexPagesTest.scala b/scaladoc/test/dotty/tools/scaladoc/site/IndexPagesTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc9e85a3974d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scaladoc/test/dotty/tools/scaladoc/site/IndexPagesTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package dotty.tools.scaladoc
+package site
+
+import org.junit.Test
+import java.nio.file.Files
+
+class IndexPagesTest extends BaseHtmlTest:
+
+
+  private val baseArgs = Scaladoc.Args(
+    name = projectName,
+    tastyFiles = Seq("site").flatMap(tastyFiles(_)),
+    output = Files.createTempDirectory("test-doc").toFile,
+    projectVersion = Some(projectVersion)
+  )
+
+  @Test
+  def staticSiteAndApiSubdirectory = gridTest(baseArgs.copy(docsRoot = Some(testDocPath.resolve("noIndexes").toAbsolutePath.toString), apiSubdirectory = true))
+
+  @Test
+  def staticSiteAndNOApiSubdirectoryAndReadyToGoIndex = gridTest(baseArgs.copy(docsRoot = Some(testDocPath.resolve("basic").toAbsolutePath.toString), apiSubdirectory = false))
+
+  @Test
+  def staticSiteAndApiSubdirectoryAndReadyToGoIndex = gridTest(baseArgs.copy(docsRoot = Some(testDocPath.resolve("basic").toAbsolutePath.toString), apiSubdirectory = true))
+
+  @Test
+  def staticSiteAndNOApiSubdirectory = gridTest(baseArgs.copy(docsRoot = Some(testDocPath.resolve("noIndexes").toAbsolutePath.toString), apiSubdirectory = false))
+
+  @Test
+  def NOstaticSiteAndApSubdirectory = gridTest(baseArgs.copy(docsRoot = None, apiSubdirectory = true))
+
+  @Test
+  def NOstaticSiteAndNOApiSubdirectory = gridTest(baseArgs.copy(docsRoot = None, apiSubdirectory = false))
+
+  private def gridTest(args: Scaladoc.Args) = withGeneratedDoc(Seq.empty, None, customArgs = Some(args)) {
+    withHtmlFile("index.html") { content  =>
+      content.fileExists
+    }
+  }
diff --git a/scaladoc/test/dotty/tools/scaladoc/site/NavigationTest.scala b/scaladoc/test/dotty/tools/scaladoc/site/NavigationTest.scala
index ebc74ef31561..c8172da4833f 100644
--- a/scaladoc/test/dotty/tools/scaladoc/site/NavigationTest.scala
+++ b/scaladoc/test/dotty/tools/scaladoc/site/NavigationTest.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class NavigationTest extends BaseHtmlTest:
 
 
   @Test
-  def testBasicNavigation() = withGeneratedSite(testDocPath.resolve("basic")){
+  def testBasicNavigation() = withGeneratedSite(testDocPath.resolve("basic")) {
     val topLevelNav = NavMenuTestEntry(projectName, "index.html", Seq(
       NavMenuTestEntry("A directory", "dir/index.html", Seq(
         NavMenuTestEntry("Nested in a directory", "dir/nested.html", Nil)