diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-mdx-loader/src/processor.ts b/packages/docusaurus-mdx-loader/src/processor.ts
index 6865f721a999..a4172a7c324a 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-mdx-loader/src/processor.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-mdx-loader/src/processor.ts
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ type SimpleProcessor = {
   }) => Promise<SimpleProcessorResult>;
 };
 
-async function getDefaultRemarkPlugins(): Promise<MDXPlugin[]> {
-  const {default: emoji} = await import('remark-emoji');
-  return [headings, emoji, toc];
-}
-
 export type MDXPlugin = Pluggable;
 
 export type MDXOptions = {
@@ -86,8 +81,7 @@ async function createProcessorFactory() {
   const {default: comment} = await import('@slorber/remark-comment');
   const {default: directive} = await import('remark-directive');
   const {VFile} = await import('vfile');
-
-  const defaultRemarkPlugins = await getDefaultRemarkPlugins();
+  const {default: emoji} = await import('remark-emoji');
 
   // /!\ this method is synchronous on purpose
   // Using async code here can create cache entry race conditions!
@@ -104,7 +98,9 @@ async function createProcessorFactory() {
       directive,
       [contentTitle, {removeContentTitle: options.removeContentTitle}],
       ...getAdmonitionsPlugins(options.admonitions ?? false),
-      ...defaultRemarkPlugins,
+      [headings, options.markdownConfig.anchors],
+      emoji,
+      toc,
       details,
       head,
       ...(options.markdownConfig.mermaid ? [mermaid] : []),
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-mdx-loader/src/remark/headings/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-mdx-loader/src/remark/headings/__tests__/index.test.ts
index f9385ca71fba..0f0ab6317edb 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-mdx-loader/src/remark/headings/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-mdx-loader/src/remark/headings/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,19 @@ import {removePosition} from 'unist-util-remove-position';
 import {toString} from 'mdast-util-to-string';
 import {visit} from 'unist-util-visit';
 import slug from '../index';
+import type {PluginOptions} from '../index';
 import type {Plugin} from 'unified';
 import type {Parent} from 'unist';
 
-async function process(doc: string, plugins: Plugin[] = []) {
+async function process(
+  doc: string,
+  plugins: Plugin[] = [],
+  options: PluginOptions = {maintainCase: false},
+) {
   const {remark} = await import('remark');
-  const processor = await remark().use({plugins: [...plugins, slug]});
+  const processor = await remark().use({
+    plugins: [...plugins, [slug, options]],
+  });
   const result = await processor.run(processor.parse(doc));
   removePosition(result, {force: true});
   return result;
@@ -312,4 +319,20 @@ describe('headings remark plugin', () => {
       },
     ]);
   });
+
+  it('preserve anchors case then "maintainCase" option is set', async () => {
+    const result = await process('# Normal\n', [], {maintainCase: true});
+    const expected = u('root', [
+      u(
+        'heading',
+        {
+          depth: 1,
+          data: {hProperties: {id: 'Normal'}, id: 'Normal'},
+        },
+        [u('text', 'Normal')],
+      ),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(expected);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-mdx-loader/src/remark/headings/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus-mdx-loader/src/remark/headings/index.ts
index 90f90e75a5ad..a43aafd5efc4 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-mdx-loader/src/remark/headings/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-mdx-loader/src/remark/headings/index.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ import {parseMarkdownHeadingId, createSlugger} from '@docusaurus/utils';
 import type {Transformer} from 'unified';
 import type {Heading, Text} from 'mdast';
 
-export default function plugin(): Transformer {
+export interface PluginOptions {
+  maintainCase: boolean;
+}
+
+export default function plugin(
+  {maintainCase}: PluginOptions = {maintainCase: false},
+): Transformer {
   return async (root) => {
     const {toString} = await import('mdast-util-to-string');
     const {visit} = await import('unist-util-visit');
@@ -38,7 +44,7 @@ export default function plugin(): Transformer {
         // Support explicit heading IDs
         const parsedHeading = parseMarkdownHeadingId(heading);
 
-        id = parsedHeading.id ?? slugs.slug(heading);
+        id = parsedHeading.id ?? slugs.slug(heading, {maintainCase});
 
         if (parsedHeading.id) {
           // When there's an id, it is always in the last child node
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-types/src/config.d.ts b/packages/docusaurus-types/src/config.d.ts
index 47bfde898d44..4016466ff641 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-types/src/config.d.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-types/src/config.d.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ export type MarkdownConfig = {
    * See also https://github.com/remarkjs/remark-rehype#options
    */
   remarkRehypeOptions: RemarkRehypeOptions;
+
+  /**
+   * Ability to preserve the case of the heading anchor links.
+   * See also https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/7946
+   */
+
+  anchors?: {
+    maintainCase: boolean;
+  };
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/website/docs/api/docusaurus.config.js.mdx b/website/docs/api/docusaurus.config.js.mdx
index 5a187dfcaaff..049422e84bcd 100644
--- a/website/docs/api/docusaurus.config.js.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/api/docusaurus.config.js.mdx
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ type MarkdownConfig = {
   parseFrontMatter?: ParseFrontMatter;
   mdx1Compat: MDX1CompatOptions;
   remarkRehypeOptions: object; // see https://github.com/remarkjs/remark-rehype#options
+  anchors?: {
+    maintainCase: boolean;
+  };
 };
 ```
 
@@ -469,6 +472,9 @@ export default {
       admonitions: true,
       headingIds: true,
     },
+    anchors: {
+      maintainCase: true,
+    },
   },
 };
 ```