diff --git a/packages/typedoc-plugin-appium/lib/converter/builder.ts b/packages/typedoc-plugin-appium/lib/converter/builder.ts
index 6fce406cf..206ea578b 100644
--- a/packages/typedoc-plugin-appium/lib/converter/builder.ts
+++ b/packages/typedoc-plugin-appium/lib/converter/builder.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,15 @@
  * @module
  */
 
+import _ from 'lodash';
 import pluralize from 'pluralize';
-import {ContainerReflection, Context, DeclarationReflection, ProjectReflection} from 'typedoc';
+import {
+  ContainerReflection,
+  Context,
+  DeclarationReflection,
+  ProjectReflection,
+  ReflectionKind,
+} from 'typedoc';
 import {isParentReflection} from '../guards';
 import {AppiumPluginLogger} from '../logger';
 import {
@@ -19,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   ProjectCommands,
   Route,
 } from '../model';
+import {NAME_BUILTIN_COMMAND_MODULE} from './builtin-method-map';
 import {findChildByNameAndGuard} from './utils';
 
 /**
@@ -58,7 +66,6 @@ export function createCommandReflection(
  * Note that the return value is mainly for informational purposes, since this method mutates
  * TypeDoc's state.
  * @param log - Logger
- * @param ctx - Current context
  * @param parent - Parent module (or project)
  * @param moduleCmds - Command information for `module`
  * @internal
@@ -66,11 +73,11 @@ export function createCommandReflection(
 export function createExtensionReflection(
   log: AppiumPluginLogger,
   ctx: Context,
-  parent: ParentReflection,
+  name: string,
   moduleCmds: ModuleCommands
 ): ExtensionReflection {
   // TODO: parent.name may not be right here
-  const extRefl = new ExtensionReflection(parent.name, parent, moduleCmds);
+  const extRefl = new ExtensionReflection(name, ctx.project, moduleCmds);
   /**
    * See note in {@link createCommandReflection} above about this call
    */
@@ -121,7 +128,7 @@ export function createReflections(
         ? project
         : findChildByNameAndGuard(project, parentName, isParentReflection)!;
 
-    const cmdsRefl = createExtensionReflection(log, ctx, parentRefl, parentCmds);
+    const cmdsRefl = createExtensionReflection(log, ctx, parentRefl.name, parentCmds);
 
     log.info(
       '(%s) Created %d new command %s',
@@ -152,3 +159,29 @@ export function omitDefaultReflections(
 
   return removed;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Removes extension reflection(s) which are part of Appium itself.  This is desirable for most
+ * extension authors.
+ * @param project - Current TypeDoc project
+ * @param refl - A {@linkcode ContainerReflection} to remove children from; defaults to `project`
+ * @returns A set of removed {@linkcode DeclarationReflection}s
+ */
+export function omitBuiltinReflections(
+  project: ProjectReflection,
+  refl: ContainerReflection = project
+) {
+  let removed = new Set<DeclarationReflection>();
+
+  const extRefls = refl.getChildrenByKind(
+    AppiumPluginReflectionKind.Extension as any
+  ) as DeclarationReflection[];
+  const builtinRefl = _.find(extRefls, {name: NAME_BUILTIN_COMMAND_MODULE});
+  if (!builtinRefl) {
+    throw new Error(`Could not find builtin commands reflection "${NAME_BUILTIN_COMMAND_MODULE}"`);
+  }
+  project.removeReflection(builtinRefl);
+  removed.add(builtinRefl);
+
+  return removed;
+}
diff --git a/packages/typedoc-plugin-appium/lib/index.ts b/packages/typedoc-plugin-appium/lib/index.ts
index 0d9fcadf6..ebcc59eae 100644
--- a/packages/typedoc-plugin-appium/lib/index.ts
+++ b/packages/typedoc-plugin-appium/lib/index.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,21 @@
  */
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
+import pluralize from 'pluralize';
 import {Application, Context, Converter, DeclarationReflection} from 'typedoc';
-import {convertCommands, createReflections, omitDefaultReflections} from './converter';
+import {
+  convertCommands,
+  createReflections,
+  omitBuiltinReflections,
+  omitDefaultReflections,
+} from './converter';
 import {AppiumPluginLogger, AppiumPluginParentLogger} from './logger';
 import {ExtensionReflection, NS, ProjectCommands} from './model';
 import {configureOptions, declarations} from './options';
 import {configureTheme, THEME_NAME} from './theme';
 
+let log: AppiumPluginLogger;
+
 /**
  * Loads the Appium TypeDoc plugin.
  *
@@ -48,7 +56,7 @@ export async function convert(app: Application): Promise<ConvertResult> {
       let projectCommands: ProjectCommands | undefined;
 
       // we don't want to do this work if we're not using the custom theme!
-      const log = new AppiumPluginLogger(app.logger, NS);
+      log = log ?? new AppiumPluginLogger(app.logger, NS);
 
       // this should not be necessary given the `AppiumPluginOptionsReader` forces the issue, but
       // it's a safeguard nonetheless.
@@ -98,12 +106,22 @@ export interface ConvertResult {
  * @returns Typedoc `Context` at the time of the {@linkcode Converter.EVENT_RESOLVE_END} event
  */
 export async function postProcess(app: Application): Promise<PostProcessResult> {
+  log = log ?? new AppiumPluginLogger(app.logger, NS);
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     app.converter.once(Converter.EVENT_RESOLVE_END, (ctx: Context) => {
       let removed: Set<DeclarationReflection> | undefined;
       // if the `outputModules` option is false, then we want to remove all the usual TypeDoc reflections.
       if (!app.options.getValue(declarations.outputModules.name)) {
         removed = omitDefaultReflections(ctx.project);
+        log.info('%s omitted from output', pluralize('default reflection', removed.size, true));
+      }
+      if (!app.options.getValue(declarations.outputBuiltinCommands.name)) {
+        const removedBuiltinRefls = omitBuiltinReflections(ctx.project);
+        removed = new Set([...(removed ?? []), ...removedBuiltinRefls]);
+        log.info(
+          '%s omitted from output',
+          pluralize('builtin reflection', removedBuiltinRefls.size, true)
+        );
       }
       resolve({ctx, removed});
     });
diff --git a/packages/typedoc-plugin-appium/test/e2e/index.e2e.spec.ts b/packages/typedoc-plugin-appium/test/e2e/index.e2e.spec.ts
index ecd0507ad..fa283a88c 100644
--- a/packages/typedoc-plugin-appium/test/e2e/index.e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/typedoc-plugin-appium/test/e2e/index.e2e.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import _ from 'lodash';
 import {
   Application,
   Context,
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ describe('@appium/typedoc-plugin-appium', function () {
       before(async function () {
         const app = reset();
         app.options.setValue('outputModules', true);
+        app.options.setValue('outputBuiltinCommands', true); // do not pollute result
         resolveBeginCtxPromise = convert(app);
         resolveEndCtxPromise = postProcess(app);
         app.convert();
@@ -147,5 +149,28 @@ describe('@appium/typedoc-plugin-appium', function () {
         expect(removed).to.be.undefined;
       });
     });
+
+    describe('when the `outputBuiltinCommands` option is false', function () {
+      before(async function () {
+        const app = reset();
+        app.options.setValue('outputModules', true); // as to not pollute the 'removed' set
+        app.options.setValue('outputBuiltinCommands', false);
+        resolveBeginCtxPromise = convert(app);
+        resolveEndCtxPromise = postProcess(app);
+        app.convert();
+        [, {ctx, removed}] = await Promise.all([resolveBeginCtxPromise, resolveEndCtxPromise]);
+        ({project} = ctx);
+      });
+
+      it('should remove the builtin commands', function () {
+        expect(removed).to.have.lengthOf(1);
+      });
+
+      it('should not output builtin commands', async function () {
+        const extRefls = project.getChildrenByKind(AppiumPluginReflectionKind.Extension as any);
+        expect(extRefls).to.not.be.empty;
+        expect(_.find(extRefls, {name: NAME_BUILTIN_COMMAND_MODULE})).to.be.undefined;
+      });
+    });
   });
 });