diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/bin/docusaurus.mjs b/packages/docusaurus/bin/docusaurus.mjs
index 7c92dee44e92..3622f821c9e3 100755
--- a/packages/docusaurus/bin/docusaurus.mjs
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/bin/docusaurus.mjs
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ process.env.NODE_ENV ??= 'development';
 
 await beforeCli();
 
+/**
+ * @param {string} locale
+ * @param {string[]} locales
+ * @returns {string[]}
+ */
+function concatLocaleOptions(locale, locales = []) {
+  return locales.concat(locale);
+}
+
 cli.version(DOCUSAURUS_VERSION).usage('<command> [options]');
 
 cli
@@ -55,8 +64,9 @@ cli
     'path to docusaurus config file (default: `[siteDir]/docusaurus.config.js`)',
   )
   .option(
-    '-l, --locale <locale>',
+    '-l, --locale <locale...>',
     'build the site in a specified locale. Build all known locales otherwise',
+    concatLocaleOptions,
   )
   .option(
     '--no-minify',
@@ -102,6 +112,7 @@ cli
   .option(
     '-l, --locale <locale>',
     'deploy the site in a specified locale. Deploy all known locales otherwise',
+    concatLocaleOptions,
   )
   .option(
     '--out-dir <dir>',
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build/build.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build/build.ts
index d0334e34bf80..1a7826444659 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build/build.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build/build.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ import {loadContext, type LoadContextParams} from '../../server/site';
 import {loadI18n} from '../../server/i18n';
 import {buildLocale, type BuildLocaleParams} from './buildLocale';
 
-export type BuildCLIOptions = Pick<
-  LoadContextParams,
-  'config' | 'locale' | 'outDir'
-> & {
+export type BuildCLIOptions = Pick<LoadContextParams, 'config' | 'outDir'> & {
+  locale?: [string, ...string[]];
   bundleAnalyzer?: boolean;
   minify?: boolean;
   dev?: boolean;
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ export async function build(
 ): Promise<void> {
   process.env.BABEL_ENV = 'production';
   process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production';
-  process.env.DOCUSAURUS_CURRENT_LOCALE = cliOptions.locale;
+  process.env.DOCUSAURUS_CURRENT_LOCALE = cliOptions.locale?.[0];
   if (cliOptions.dev) {
     logger.info`Building in dev mode`;
     process.env.BABEL_ENV = 'development';
@@ -57,6 +55,25 @@ export async function build(
   logger.info`Use code=${'npm run serve'} command to test your build locally.`;
 }
 
+// We need the default locale to always be the 1st in the list. If we build it
+// last, it would "erase" the localized sites built in sub-folders
+function orderLocales({
+  locales,
+  defaultLocale,
+}: {
+  locales: [string, ...string[]];
+  defaultLocale: string;
+}): [string, ...string[]] {
+  if (locales.includes(defaultLocale)) {
+    return [
+      defaultLocale,
+      ...locales.filter((locale) => locale !== defaultLocale),
+    ];
+  } else {
+    return locales;
+  }
+}
+
 async function getLocalesToBuild({
   siteDir,
   cliOptions,
@@ -64,30 +81,25 @@ async function getLocalesToBuild({
   siteDir: string;
   cliOptions: BuildCLIOptions;
 }): Promise<[string, ...string[]]> {
-  if (cliOptions.locale) {
-    return [cliOptions.locale];
-  }
+  // We disable locale path localization if CLI has single "--locale" option
+  // yarn build --locale fr => baseUrl=/ instead of baseUrl=/fr/
+  const localizePath = cliOptions.locale?.length === 1 ? false : undefined;
 
   const context = await loadContext({
     siteDir,
     outDir: cliOptions.outDir,
     config: cliOptions.config,
-    locale: cliOptions.locale,
-    localizePath: cliOptions.locale ? false : undefined,
+    localizePath,
   });
-  const i18n = await loadI18n(context.siteConfig, {
-    locale: cliOptions.locale,
-  });
-  if (i18n.locales.length > 1) {
-    logger.info`Website will be built for all these locales: ${i18n.locales}`;
-  }
 
-  // We need the default locale to always be the 1st in the list. If we build it
-  // last, it would "erase" the localized sites built in sub-folders
-  return [
-    i18n.defaultLocale,
-    ...i18n.locales.filter((locale) => locale !== i18n.defaultLocale),
-  ];
+  const i18n = await loadI18n(context.siteConfig);
+
+  const locales = cliOptions.locale ?? i18n.locales;
+
+  return orderLocales({
+    locales: locales as [string, ...string[]],
+    defaultLocale: i18n.defaultLocale,
+  });
 }
 
 async function tryToBuildLocale(params: BuildLocaleParams) {
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build/buildLocale.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build/buildLocale.ts
index 1d8c30f219e9..83d6557b62c8 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build/buildLocale.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build/buildLocale.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export async function buildLocale({
       outDir: cliOptions.outDir,
       config: cliOptions.config,
       locale,
-      localizePath: cliOptions.locale ? false : undefined,
+      localizePath: cliOptions.locale?.length === 1 ? false : undefined,
     }),
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/deploy.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/deploy.ts
index 6db5bae9978c..4b91ce7f7878 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/deploy.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/deploy.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ import {hasSSHProtocol, buildSshUrl, buildHttpsUrl} from '@docusaurus/utils';
 import {loadContext, type LoadContextParams} from '../server/site';
 import {build} from './build/build';
 
-export type DeployCLIOptions = Pick<
-  LoadContextParams,
-  'config' | 'locale' | 'outDir'
-> & {
+export type DeployCLIOptions = Pick<LoadContextParams, 'config' | 'outDir'> & {
+  locale?: [string, ...string[]];
   skipBuild?: boolean;
   targetDir?: string;
 };
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/i18n.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/i18n.ts
index c44a65f41f0e..e53490fcc27f 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/i18n.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/i18n.ts
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ export function getDefaultLocaleConfig(locale: string): I18nLocaleConfig {
 
 export async function loadI18n(
   config: DocusaurusConfig,
-  options: Pick<LoadContextParams, 'locale'>,
+  options?: Pick<LoadContextParams, 'locale'>,
 ): Promise<I18n> {
   const {i18n: i18nConfig} = config;
 
-  const currentLocale = options.locale ?? i18nConfig.defaultLocale;
+  const currentLocale = options?.locale ?? i18nConfig.defaultLocale;
 
   if (!i18nConfig.locales.includes(currentLocale)) {
     logger.warn`The locale name=${currentLocale} was not found in your site configuration: Available locales are: ${i18nConfig.locales}