diff --git a/src/kdeclarative/configpropertymap.h b/src/kdeclarative/configpropertymap.h
--- a/src/kdeclarative/configpropertymap.h
+++ b/src/kdeclarative/configpropertymap.h
@@ -43,6 +43,22 @@
     ConfigPropertyMap(KCoreConfigSkeleton *config, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~ConfigPropertyMap() override;
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates if the map calls save() on the config object on each write or not
+     *
+     * @return true if the map automatically saves (the default), false otherwise
+     * @since 5.65
+     */
+    bool isAutosave() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Allows to set the map into autosave mode or not
+     *
+     * @param autosave the new value for autosaving
+     * @since 5.65
+     */
+    void setAutosave(bool autosave);
+
     /**
      * @brief Whether the value at the given key is immutable
      *
diff --git a/src/kdeclarative/configpropertymap.cpp b/src/kdeclarative/configpropertymap.cpp
--- a/src/kdeclarative/configpropertymap.cpp
+++ b/src/kdeclarative/configpropertymap.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     ConfigPropertyMap *q;
     QPointer<KCoreConfigSkeleton> config;
     bool updatingConfigValue = false;
+    bool autosave = true;
 };
 
 ConfigPropertyMap::ConfigPropertyMap(KCoreConfigSkeleton *config, QObject *parent)
@@ -68,10 +69,22 @@
 
 ConfigPropertyMap::~ConfigPropertyMap()
 {
-    d->writeConfig();
+    if (d->autosave) {
+        d->writeConfig();
+    }
     delete d;
 }
 
+bool KDeclarative::ConfigPropertyMap::isAutosave() const
+{
+    return d->autosave;
+}
+
+void ConfigPropertyMap::setAutosave(bool autosave)
+{
+    d->autosave = autosave;
+}
+
 QVariant ConfigPropertyMap::updateValue(const QString &key, const QVariant &input)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(key);
@@ -117,21 +130,25 @@
         item->setProperty(q->value(item->key()));
     }
 
-    updatingConfigValue = true;
-    config.data()->save();
-    updatingConfigValue = false;
+    if (autosave) {
+        updatingConfigValue = true;
+        config.data()->save();
+        updatingConfigValue = false;
+    }
 }
 
 void ConfigPropertyMapPrivate::writeConfigValue(const QString &key, const QVariant &value)
 {
     KConfigSkeletonItem *item = config.data()->findItem(key);
     if (item) {
         updatingConfigValue = true;
         item->setProperty(value);
-        config.data()->save();
-        //why read? read will update KConfigSkeletonItem::mLoadedValue,
-        //allowing a write operation to be performed next time
-        config.data()->read();
+        if (autosave) {
+            config.data()->save();
+            //why read? read will update KConfigSkeletonItem::mLoadedValue,
+            //allowing a write operation to be performed next time
+            config.data()->read();
+        }
         updatingConfigValue = false;
     }
 }