diff --git a/.changeset/brave-cats-hug.md b/.changeset/brave-cats-hug.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19b823f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brave-cats-hug.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'docusaurus-plugin-typedoc': patch
+---
+
+- Create output directory if it doesn't exist (#641)
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-typedoc/src/plugin.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-typedoc/src/plugin.ts
index 26c84014..126d3d4d 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-typedoc/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-typedoc/src/plugin.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ async function generateTypedoc(context: any, opts: Partial<PluginOptions>) {
 
   const { id, sidebar, ...optionsPassedToTypeDoc } = pluginOptions;
 
+  const outputDir = path.join(siteDir, pluginOptions.out);
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(outputDir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(outputDir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
   const app = (await Application.bootstrapWithPlugins(
     optionsPassedToTypeDoc,
   )) as unknown as MarkdownApplication;
@@ -61,8 +67,6 @@ async function generateTypedoc(context: any, opts: Partial<PluginOptions>) {
     } as DeclarationOption);
   });
 
-  const outputDir = app.options.getValue('out');
-
   if (sidebar?.autoConfiguration) {
     const docsPreset = context.siteConfig?.presets?.find((preset: any) =>
       Boolean(preset[1]?.docs),