diff --git a/src/core/kcoreconfigskeleton.h b/src/core/kcoreconfigskeleton.h
--- a/src/core/kcoreconfigskeleton.h
+++ b/src/core/kcoreconfigskeleton.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QVariant>
 #include <QUrl>
+
 class KCoreConfigSkeletonPrivate;
 
 class KConfigSkeletonItemPrivate;
@@ -81,6 +82,22 @@
      */
     QString group() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Set config file group but giving the KConfigGroup.
+     * Allow the item to be in nested groups.
+     * @since 5.68
+     */
+    void setGroup(const KConfigGroup &cg);
+
+    /**
+     * Return a KConfigGroup, the one provided by setGroup(KConfigGroup) if it's valid,
+     * or make one from @param config and item's group
+     * @sa setGroup(const QString &_group)
+     * @sa setGroup(KConfigGroup cg)
+     * @since 5.68
+     */
+    KConfigGroup configGroup(KConfig *config) const;
+
     /**
      * Set config file key.
      */
@@ -366,7 +383,7 @@
     void writeConfig(KConfig *config) override
     {
         if (mReference != mLoadedValue) { // Is this needed?
-            KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+            KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
             if ((mDefault == mReference) && !cg.hasDefault(mKey)) {
                 cg.revertToDefault(mKey, writeFlags());
             } else {
@@ -436,10 +453,17 @@
     QVariant property() const override;
     void setDefault() override;
     void swapDefault() override;
-    // shadow the method in KConfigSkeletonItem, which should be fine for autogenerated code
     // KF6 TODO - fix this
+    // Ideally we would do this in an overload of KConfigSkeletonItem, but
+    // given we can't, I've shadowed the method. This isn't pretty, but given
+    // the docs say it should generally only be used from auto generated code,
+    // should be fine.
     void setWriteFlags(KConfigBase::WriteConfigFlags flags);
     KConfigBase::WriteConfigFlags writeFlags() const;
+    void setGroup(const KConfigGroup &cg);
+    KConfigGroup configGroup(KConfig *config) const;
+    // END TODO
+
 private:
     inline void invokeNotifyFunction()
     {
diff --git a/src/core/kcoreconfigskeleton.cpp b/src/core/kcoreconfigskeleton.cpp
--- a/src/core/kcoreconfigskeleton.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kcoreconfigskeleton.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,21 @@
     mGroup = _group;
 }
 
+void KConfigSkeletonItem::setGroup(const KConfigGroup &cg)
+{
+    Q_D(KConfigSkeletonItem);
+    d->mConfigGroup = cg;
+}
+
+KConfigGroup KConfigSkeletonItem::configGroup(KConfig *config) const
+{
+    Q_D(const KConfigSkeletonItem);
+    if (d->mConfigGroup.isValid()) {
+        return d->mConfigGroup;
+    }
+    return KConfigGroup(config, mGroup);
+}
+
 QString KConfigSkeletonItem::group() const
 {
     return mGroup;
@@ -276,7 +291,7 @@
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemString::writeConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
     if (mReference != mLoadedValue) { // WABA: Is this test needed?
-        KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+        KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
         if ((mDefault == mReference) && !cg.hasDefault(mKey)) {
             cg.revertToDefault(mKey, writeFlags());
         } else if (mType == Path) {
@@ -292,7 +307,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemString::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
 
     if (mType == Path) {
         mReference = cg.readPathEntry(mKey, mDefault);
@@ -347,7 +362,7 @@
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemUrl::writeConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
     if (mReference != mLoadedValue) { // WABA: Is this test needed?
-        KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+        KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
         if ((mDefault == mReference) && !cg.hasDefault(mKey)) {
             cg.revertToDefault(mKey, writeFlags());
         } else {
@@ -359,7 +374,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemUrl::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
 
     mReference = QUrl(cg.readEntry<QString>(mKey, mDefault.toString()));
     mLoadedValue = mReference;
@@ -392,7 +407,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemProperty::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     mReference = cg.readEntry(mKey, mDefault);
     mLoadedValue = mReference;
 
@@ -423,7 +438,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemBool::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     mReference = cg.readEntry(mKey, mDefault);
     mLoadedValue = mReference;
 
@@ -454,7 +469,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemInt::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     mReference = cg.readEntry(mKey, mDefault);
     if (mHasMin) {
         mReference = qMax(mReference, mMin);
@@ -519,7 +534,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemLongLong::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     mReference = cg.readEntry(mKey, mDefault);
     if (mHasMin) {
         mReference = qMax(mReference, mMin);
@@ -585,7 +600,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemEnum::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     if (!cg.hasKey(mKey)) {
         mReference = mDefault;
     } else {
@@ -611,7 +626,7 @@
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemEnum::writeConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
     if (mReference != mLoadedValue) { // WABA: Is this test needed?
-        KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+        KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
         if ((mDefault == mReference) && !cg.hasDefault(mKey)) {
             cg.revertToDefault(mKey, writeFlags());
         } else if ((mReference >= 0) && (mReference < mChoices.count())) {
@@ -643,7 +658,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemUInt::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     mReference = cg.readEntry(mKey, mDefault);
     if (mHasMin) {
         mReference = qMax(mReference, mMin);
@@ -708,7 +723,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemULongLong::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     mReference = cg.readEntry(mKey, mDefault);
     if (mHasMin) {
         mReference = qMax(mReference, mMin);
@@ -773,7 +788,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemDouble::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     mReference = cg.readEntry(mKey, mDefault);
     if (mHasMin) {
         mReference = qMax(mReference, mMin);
@@ -838,7 +853,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemRect::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     mReference = cg.readEntry(mKey, mDefault);
     mLoadedValue = mReference;
 
@@ -869,7 +884,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemPoint::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     mReference = cg.readEntry(mKey, mDefault);
     mLoadedValue = mReference;
 
@@ -900,7 +915,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemSize::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     mReference = cg.readEntry(mKey, mDefault);
     mLoadedValue = mReference;
 
@@ -931,7 +946,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemDateTime::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     mReference = cg.readEntry(mKey, mDefault);
     mLoadedValue = mReference;
 
@@ -962,7 +977,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemStringList::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     if (!cg.hasKey(mKey)) {
         mReference = mDefault;
     } else {
@@ -997,7 +1012,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemPathList::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     if (!cg.hasKey(mKey)) {
         mReference = mDefault;
     } else {
@@ -1011,7 +1026,7 @@
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemPathList::writeConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
     if (mReference != mLoadedValue) { // WABA: Is this test needed?
-        KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+        KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
         if ((mDefault == mReference) && !cg.hasDefault(mKey)) {
             cg.revertToDefault(mKey, writeFlags());
         } else {
@@ -1031,7 +1046,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemUrlList::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     if (!cg.hasKey(mKey)) {
         mReference = mDefault;
     } else {
@@ -1053,7 +1068,7 @@
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemUrlList::writeConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
     if (mReference != mLoadedValue) { // WABA: Is this test needed?
-        KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+        KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
         if ((mDefault == mReference) && !cg.hasDefault(mKey)) {
             cg.revertToDefault(mKey, writeFlags());
         } else {
@@ -1091,7 +1106,7 @@
 
 void KCoreConfigSkeleton::ItemIntList::readConfig(KConfig *config)
 {
-    KConfigGroup cg(config, mGroup);
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(config);
     if (!cg.hasKey(mKey)) {
         mReference = mDefault;
     } else {
@@ -1560,7 +1575,7 @@
     QVariant oldValue = mItem->property();
     mItem->readConfig(c);
     //readConfig() changes mIsImmutable, update it here as well
-    KConfigGroup cg(c, mGroup );
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(c);
     readImmutability(cg);
     if (!mItem->isEqual(oldValue)) {
         invokeNotifyFunction();
@@ -1571,7 +1586,7 @@
 {
     mItem->readDefault(c);
     //readDefault() changes mIsImmutable, update it here as well
-    KConfigGroup cg(c, mGroup );
+    KConfigGroup cg = configGroup(c);
     readImmutability(cg);
 }
 
@@ -1615,3 +1630,13 @@
 {
     return mItem->writeFlags();
 }
+
+void KConfigCompilerSignallingItem::setGroup(const KConfigGroup &cg)
+{
+    mItem->setGroup(cg);
+}
+
+KConfigGroup KConfigCompilerSignallingItem::configGroup(KConfig *config) const
+{
+    return mItem->configGroup(config);
+}
diff --git a/src/core/kcoreconfigskeleton_p.h b/src/core/kcoreconfigskeleton_p.h
--- a/src/core/kcoreconfigskeleton_p.h
+++ b/src/core/kcoreconfigskeleton_p.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     QString mLabel; ///< The label for this item
     QString mToolTip; ///< The ToolTip text for this item
     QString mWhatsThis; ///< The What's This text for this item
+    KConfigGroup mConfigGroup; ///< KConfigGroup, allow to read/write item in nested groups
 
     // HACK: Necessary to avoid introducing new virtuals in KConfigSkeletonItem
     std::function<bool()> mIsDefaultImpl;