diff --git a/news-bundle/contao/classes/News.php b/news-bundle/contao/classes/News.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/news-bundle/contao/classes/News.php
+++ b/news-bundle/contao/classes/News.php
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ class News extends \Frontend
 						continue;
 					}
 
+					// The target page is exempt from the sitemap (see #6418)
+					if ($blnIsSitemap && $objParent->sitemap == 'map_never')
+					{
+						continue;
+					}
+
 					if ($objParent->domain != '')
 					{
 						$domain = (\Environment::get('ssl') ? 'https://' : 'http://') . $objParent->domain . TL_PATH . '/';
[News] Do not add news and event URLs to the sitemap if the target page is exempt from the sitemap (see #<I>)