diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/build.js b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/build.js
index a4b200e3f1..57aaefc728 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/build.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/build.js
@@ -63,21 +63,23 @@ module.exports = async function build (sourceDir, cliOptions = {}) {
     .map(renderHeadTag)
     .join('\n  ')
 
+  // if the user does not have a custom 404.md, generate the theme's default
+  if (!ctx.pages.some(p => p.path === '/404.html')) {
+    ctx.addPage({ path: '/404.html' })
+  }
+
   // render pages
   logger.wait('Rendering static HTML...')
-  for (const page of ctx.pages) {
-    await renderPage(page)
-  }
 
-  // if the user does not have a custom 404.md, generate the theme's default
-  if (!ctx.pages.some(p => p.path === '/404.html')) {
-    await renderPage({ path: '/404.html' })
+  const pagePaths = []
+  for (const page of ctx.pages) {
+    pagePaths.push(await renderPage(page))
   }
 
   readline.clearLine(process.stdout, 0)
   readline.cursorTo(process.stdout, 0)
 
-  await ctx.pluginAPI.options.generated.apply()
+  await ctx.pluginAPI.options.generated.apply(pagePaths)
 
   // DONE.
   const relativeDir = path.relative(cwd, outDir)
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ module.exports = async function build (sourceDir, cliOptions = {}) {
     const filePath = path.resolve(outDir, filename)
     await fs.ensureDir(path.dirname(filePath))
     await fs.writeFile(filePath, html)
+    return filePath
   }
 
   function renderPageMeta (meta) {
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/abstract/AsyncOption.js b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/abstract/AsyncOption.js
index 2685ef09af..364b375d93 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/abstract/AsyncOption.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/abstract/AsyncOption.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class AsyncOption extends Option {
         this.add(
           name,
           isFunction(value)
-            ? await value(...args)
+            ? await Promise.resolve(value(...args))
             : value
         )
       } catch (error) {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class AsyncOption extends Option {
         this.add(
           name,
           isFunction(value)
-            ? await value(...args)
+            ? await Promise.resolve(value(...args))
             : value
         )
       } catch (error) {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class AsyncOption extends Option {
 
   async pipeline (input) {
     for (const fn of this.values) {
-      input = await fn(input)
+      input = await Promise.resolve(fn(input))
     }
     return input
   }
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/constants.js b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/constants.js
index e9bcb63591..b9339f57de 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/constants.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/constants.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PLUGIN_OPTION_META_MAP = {
   READY: { name: 'ready', types: [Function] },
   COMPILED: { name: 'compiled', types: [Function] },
   UPDATED: { name: 'updated', types: [Function] },
-  GENERATED: { name: 'generated', types: [Function] },
+  GENERATED: { name: 'generated', types: [Function], async: true },
   // options
   CHAIN_WEBPACK: { name: 'chainWebpack', types: [Function] },
   ENHANCE_DEV_SERVER: { name: 'enhanceDevServer', types: [Function] },
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/index.js b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/index.js
index 459e71bf2e..324fe28da7 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/index.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/index.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ module.exports = class PluginAPI {
   initializeOptions () {
     Object.keys(PLUGIN_OPTION_MAP).forEach(key => {
       const option = PLUGIN_OPTION_MAP[key]
-      this.options[option.name] = instantiateOption(option.name)
+      this.options[option.name] = instantiateOption(option)
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/override/instantiateOption.js b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/override/instantiateOption.js
index 0f0669d9fc..202687076b 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/override/instantiateOption.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/lib/plugin-api/override/instantiateOption.js
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ const ClientDynamicModulesOption = require('./ClientDynamicModulesOption')
 const GlobalUIComponentsOption = require('./GlobalUIComponentsOption')
 const DefineOption = require('./DefineOption')
 const AliasOption = require('./AliasOption')
+const AsyncOption = require('../abstract/AsyncOption')
 const AdditionalPagesOption = require('./AdditionalPagesOption')
 const Option = require('../abstract/Option')
 const { PLUGIN_OPTION_MAP } = require('../constants')
 
-module.exports = function instantiateOption (name) {
+module.exports = function instantiateOption ({ name, async }) {
   switch (name) {
   case PLUGIN_OPTION_MAP.ENHANCE_APP_FILES.name:
     return new EnhanceAppFilesOption(name)
@@ -27,6 +28,6 @@ module.exports = function instantiateOption (name) {
   case PLUGIN_OPTION_MAP.ADDITIONAL_PAGES.name:
     return new AdditionalPagesOption(name)
 
-  default: return new Option(name)
+  default: return async ? new AsyncOption(name) : new Option(name)
   }
 }