diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 20ac78fa6..863a5ea24 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Features added
 --------------
 
 * LaTeX: Make the ``toplevel_sectioning`` setting optional in LaTeX theme
+* #7410: Allow to suppress "circular toctree references detected" warnings using
+  :confval:`suppress_warnings`
 
 Bugs fixed
 ----------
diff --git a/doc/usage/configuration.rst b/doc/usage/configuration.rst
index 42e517ea7..cc31f084f 100644
--- a/doc/usage/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/configuration.rst
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ General configuration
    * ``ref.doc``
    * ``ref.python``
    * ``misc.highlighting_failure``
+   * ``toc.circular``
    * ``toc.secnum``
    * ``epub.unknown_project_files``
    * ``autosectionlabel.*``
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/adapters/toctree.py b/sphinx/environment/adapters/toctree.py
index bd3abd9ed..9a1ef73d4 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/adapters/toctree.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/adapters/toctree.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class TocTree:
                             logger.warning(__('circular toctree references '
                                               'detected, ignoring: %s <- %s'),
                                            ref, ' <- '.join(parents),
-                                           location=ref)
+                                           location=ref, type='toc', subtype='circular')
                             continue
                         refdoc = ref
                         toc = self.env.tocs[ref].deepcopy()