diff --git a/.changeset/spicy-suns-marry.md b/.changeset/spicy-suns-marry.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..97c12331998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spicy-suns-marry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@astrojs/starlight': patch
+---
+
+Fixes an issue with frontmatter schemas containing collection references used with the `<StarlightPage />` component and an Astro version greater than `4.14.0`.
diff --git a/packages/starlight/utils/error-map.ts b/packages/starlight/utils/error-map.ts
index 0b2d2c5c73c..667a91af365 100644
--- a/packages/starlight/utils/error-map.ts
+++ b/packages/starlight/utils/error-map.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,31 @@ export function parseWithFriendlyErrors<T extends z.Schema>(
 	input: z.input<T>,
 	message: string
 ): z.output<T> {
-	const parsedConfig = schema.safeParse(input, { errorMap });
-	if (!parsedConfig.success) {
-		throw new AstroError(message, parsedConfig.error.issues.map((i) => i.message).join('\n'));
+	return processParsedData(schema.safeParse(input, { errorMap }), message);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Asynchronously parse data with a Zod schema that contains asynchronous refinements or transforms
+ * and throw a nicely formatted error if it is invalid.
+ *
+ * @param schema The Zod schema to use to parse the input.
+ * @param input Input data that should match the schema.
+ * @param message Error message preamble to use if the input fails to parse.
+ * @returns Validated data parsed by Zod.
+ */
+export async function parseAsyncWithFriendlyErrors<T extends z.Schema>(
+	schema: T,
+	input: z.input<T>,
+	message: string
+): Promise<z.output<T>> {
+	return processParsedData(await schema.safeParseAsync(input, { errorMap }), message);
+}
+
+function processParsedData(parsedData: z.SafeParseReturnType<any, any>, message: string) {
+	if (!parsedData.success) {
+		throw new AstroError(message, parsedData.error.issues.map((i) => i.message).join('\n'));
 	}
-	return parsedConfig.data;
+	return parsedData.data;
 }
 
 const errorMap: z.ZodErrorMap = (baseError, ctx) => {
diff --git a/packages/starlight/utils/starlight-page.ts b/packages/starlight/utils/starlight-page.ts
index 2777431c923..b45d088ff8d 100644
--- a/packages/starlight/utils/starlight-page.ts
+++ b/packages/starlight/utils/starlight-page.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { z } from 'astro/zod';
 import { type ContentConfig, type SchemaContext } from 'astro:content';
 import config from 'virtual:starlight/user-config';
-import { parseWithFriendlyErrors } from './error-map';
+import { parseWithFriendlyErrors, parseAsyncWithFriendlyErrors } from './error-map';
 import { stripLeadingAndTrailingSlashes } from './path';
 import {
 	getSiteTitle,
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ async function getStarlightPageFrontmatter(frontmatter: StarlightPageFrontmatter
 			}),
 	});
 
-	return parseWithFriendlyErrors(
+	// Starting with Astro 4.14.0, a frontmatter schema that contains collection references will
+	// contain an async transform.
+	return parseAsyncWithFriendlyErrors(
 		schema,
 		frontmatter,
 		'Invalid frontmatter props passed to the `<StarlightPage/>` component.'