diff --git a/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts b/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
index 4d99f86e82b..13cb70b70e4 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
@@ -877,6 +877,12 @@ describe('AppComponent', () => {
           testCurrentNodes.next({SideNav: {url: 'foo', view: 'SideNav', nodes: []}});
           verifyNoRedirection();
 
+          testCurrentNodes.next({'': {url: 'license', view: '', nodes: []}});
+          verifyNoRedirection();
+
+          testCurrentNodes.next({'': {url: 'community', view: '', nodes: []}});
+          verifyPossibleRedirection();
+
           testCurrentNodes.next({NoSideNav: {url: 'bar', view: 'SideNav', nodes: []}});
           verifyPossibleRedirection();
 
diff --git a/aio/src/app/app.component.ts b/aio/src/app/app.component.ts
index 0f3262d8a47..b2f3379551b 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,15 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
 
       // Redirect to docs if we are in archive mode and are not hitting a docs page
       // (i.e. we have arrived at a marketing page)
-      if (this.deployment.mode === 'archive' && !currentNodes[sideNavView]) {
+      if (this.deployment.mode === 'archive') {
+        // We allow visiting the license page.
+        if (currentNodes['']?.url === 'license') {
+          return;
+        }
+        // We allow visiting anything that we know to be a docs page.
+        if (currentNodes[sideNavView] !== undefined) {
+          return;
+        }
         this.locationService.replace('docs');
       }
     });