diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/structureTool.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/structureTool.ts
index 0f192d78b29c..930cc8f0826e 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/structureTool.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/structureTool.ts
@@ -106,11 +106,7 @@ export const structureTool = definePlugin<StructureToolOptions | void>((options)
         title: options?.title || 'Structure',
         icon,
         component: lazy(() => import('./components/structureTool')),
-        canHandleIntent: (intent, params) => {
-          if (intent === 'create') return canHandleCreateIntent(params)
-          if (intent === 'edit') return canHandleEditIntent(params)
-          return false
-        },
+        canHandleIntent: options?.canHandleIntent || canHandleIntent,
         getIntentState,
         // Controlled by sanity/src/structure/components/structureTool/StructureTitle.tsx
         controlsDocumentTitle: true,
@@ -125,6 +121,18 @@ export const structureTool = definePlugin<StructureToolOptions | void>((options)
   }
 })
 
+/**
+ * The default implementation of the `canHandleIntent` function for the Structure Tool.
+ */
+export function canHandleIntent(
+  intent: string,
+  params: Record<string, unknown>,
+): boolean | {[key: string]: boolean} {
+  if (intent === 'create') return canHandleCreateIntent(params)
+  if (intent === 'edit') return canHandleEditIntent(params)
+  return false
+}
+
 function canHandleCreateIntent(params: Record<string, unknown>) {
   // We can't handle create intents without a `type` parameter
   if (!('type' in params)) {
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/types.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/types.ts
index 60a9459dbdad..1e58a2b2accf 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/types.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/types.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   type I18nTextRecord,
   type InitialValueTemplateItem,
   type LocaleSource,
+  type Tool,
 } from 'sanity'
 
 import {
@@ -147,6 +148,27 @@ export interface StructureToolOptions {
    * The title that will be displayed for the tool. Defaults to Structure
    */
   title?: string
+  /**
+   * Determines whether the tool can handle the given intent.
+   * By default, the Structure tool can handle create and edit intents for all document types.
+   * This function can be used to override this behavior; for example you could have multiple
+   * Structure tools in the same workspace, each handling intents for different document types.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```ts
+   * // This Structure Tool only wants to handle intents for "author" documents
+   * structureTool({
+   *   title: 'Authors',
+   *   name: 'authors',
+   *   canHandleIntent: (intent, params) => {
+   *     if (params.type !== 'author') return false
+   *
+   *     return canHandleIntent(intent, params)
+   *   },
+   * })
+   * ```
+   */
+  canHandleIntent?: Tool['canHandleIntent']
 }
 
 /**