diff --git a/docs/headingsDetached.ts b/docs/headingsDetached.ts
index df12168542..2bc66368cb 100644
--- a/docs/headingsDetached.ts
+++ b/docs/headingsDetached.ts
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ function tools(): HeadingDetachedDefinition[] {
 
 function misc(): HeadingDetachedDefinition[] {
   return [
+    {
+      title: "Warning: don't define global config locally",
+      url: '/warning/global-config'
+    },
     {
       title: 'Consulting',
       url: '/consulting'
diff --git a/docs/pages/warning/global-config/+Page.mdx b/docs/pages/warning/global-config/+Page.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bae17663dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/pages/warning/global-config/+Page.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { CodeBlockTransformer, Link } from '@brillout/docpress'
+
+A config is called *global* when it always applies to all pages (it cannot be applied to only a subset of pages).
+
+For example, <Link href="/base-url">the Base URL settings</Link> are global: changing the Base URL affects your whole app (all your pages).
+
+> There isn't any <Link href="/config#inheritance">config inheritance</Link> for global configs.
+
+Consequently, it doesn't make sense to define a global config in a local <Link href="/config#files">`+` file</Link>.
+
+```js
+// /pages/tags/+config.js
+
+// This is a local config file: it applies only to a subset of pages.
+
+export default {
+  // ❌ Defining a global setting in a local +config.js
+  baseServer: '/blog/'
+}
+```
+
+```js
+// /pages/+config.js
+
+// This is a global config file: it applies to all pages.
+
+export default {
+  // ✅ Defining a global setting in a global +config.js
+  baseServer: '/blog/'
+}
+```
+
+If you get the following warning then move your config to a global location.
+
+<CodeBlockTransformer lineBreak="white-space">
+```
+[vike][Warning] /pages/index/+config.js (which is a local config file) sets the config `baseServer` but it's a global config: define `baseServer` at a global config file such as /pages/+config.js instead.
+```
+</CodeBlockTransformer>
+
+
+> Some settings (e.g. <Link href="/prerender">`prerender`</Link>) are mixed: certains values can be defined only globally (e.g. <Link href="/prerender#partial">`prerender.partial`</Link>) while other values can be defined locally (e.g. <Link href="/prerender#toggle">`false`</Link>).
+>
+> If you get the following warning, it's because you're defining a global value in a local `+` file.
+>
+> <CodeBlockTransformer lineBreak="white-space">
+> ```
+> [vike][Warning] /pages/about/+config.ts (which is a local config file) sets the config `prerender` to a value that is global: define global values at a global config file such as /pages/+config.ts instead.
+> ```
+> </CodeBlockTransformer>
+
+## See also
+
+- <Link href="/config#inheritance" />
+- <Link href="/config#files" doNotInferSectionTitle />
diff --git a/vike/node/plugin/plugins/importUserCode/v1-design/getVikeConfig.ts b/vike/node/plugin/plugins/importUserCode/v1-design/getVikeConfig.ts
index ac793b745b..bf750c2df3 100644
--- a/vike/node/plugin/plugins/importUserCode/v1-design/getVikeConfig.ts
+++ b/vike/node/plugin/plugins/importUserCode/v1-design/getVikeConfig.ts
@@ -526,13 +526,14 @@ function assertPageConfigGlobal(
   interfaceFilesAll: InterfaceFilesByLocationId
 ) {
   Object.entries(pageConfigGlobal.configValueSources).forEach(([configName, sources]) => {
-    assertGlobalConfigLocation(configName, sources, interfaceFilesAll)
+    assertGlobalConfigLocation(configName, sources, interfaceFilesAll, pageConfigGlobal.configDefinitions)
   })
 }
 function assertGlobalConfigLocation(
   configName: string,
   sources: ConfigValueSource[],
-  interfaceFilesAll: InterfaceFilesByLocationId
+  interfaceFilesAll: InterfaceFilesByLocationId,
+  configDefinitionsGlobal: ConfigDefinitions
 ) {
   const locationIdsAll = objectKeys(interfaceFilesAll)
 
@@ -563,16 +564,24 @@ function assertGlobalConfigLocation(
     if (!filePathAbsoluteUserRootDir) return
     assert(!interfaceFile.isConfigExtension)
 
-    assertWarning(
-      isGlobalLocation(source.locationId, locationIdsAll),
-      [
-        `${filePathAbsoluteUserRootDir} sets the config ${pc.cyan(configName)} but it's a global config:`,
+    if (!isGlobalLocation(source.locationId, locationIdsAll)) {
+      const configDef = configDefinitionsGlobal[configName]
+      assert(configDef)
+      const isConditionallyGlobal = isCallable(configDef.global)
+      const errBeg =
+        `${filePathAbsoluteUserRootDir} (which is a local config file) sets the config ${pc.cyan(configName)}` as const
+      const errMid = !isConditionallyGlobal
+        ? ("but it's a global config" as const)
+        : ('to a value that is global' as const)
+      const what = isConditionallyGlobal ? ('global values' as const) : pc.cyan(configName)
+      const errEnd =
         configFilePathsGlobal.length > 0
-          ? `define ${pc.cyan(configName)} at ${joinEnglish(configFilePathsGlobal, 'or')} instead.`
-          : `create a global config (e.g. /pages/+config.js) and define ${pc.cyan(configName)} there instead.`
-      ].join(' '),
-      { onlyOnce: true }
-    )
+          ? (`define ${what} at a global config file such as ${joinEnglish(configFilePathsGlobal, 'or')} instead` as const)
+          : (`create a global config file (e.g. /pages/+config.js) and define ${what} there instead` as const)
+      // When updating this error message => also update error message at https://vike.dev/warning/global-config
+      const errMsg = `${errBeg} ${errMid}: ${errEnd} (https://vike.dev/warning/global-config).` as const
+      assertWarning(false, errMsg, { onlyOnce: true })
+    }
   })
 }
 function assertPageConfigs(pageConfigs: PageConfigBuildTime[]) {