diff --git a/core/config/project_settings.cpp b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
index 1bfb7456627b..9ffbac3553e8 100644
--- a/core/config/project_settings.cpp
+++ b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ bool ProjectSettings::get_ignore_value_in_docs(const String &p_name) const {
 #endif
 }
 
+void ProjectSettings::add_hidden_prefix(const String &p_prefix) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(hidden_prefixes.find(p_prefix) > -1, vformat("Hidden prefix '%s' already exists.", p_prefix));
+	hidden_prefixes.push_back(p_prefix);
+}
+
 String ProjectSettings::globalize_path(const String &p_path) const {
 	if (p_path.begins_with("res://")) {
 		if (!resource_path.is_empty()) {
@@ -388,7 +393,18 @@ void ProjectSettings::_get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_list) const {
 		vc.name = E.key;
 		vc.order = v->order;
 		vc.type = v->variant.get_type();
-		if (v->internal || vc.name.begins_with("input/") || vc.name.begins_with("importer_defaults/") || vc.name.begins_with("import/") || vc.name.begins_with("autoload/") || vc.name.begins_with("editor_plugins/") || vc.name.begins_with("shader_globals/")) {
+
+		bool internal = v->internal;
+		if (!internal) {
+			for (const String &F : hidden_prefixes) {
+				if (vc.name.begins_with(F)) {
+					internal = true;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (internal) {
 			vc.flags = PROPERTY_USAGE_STORAGE;
 		} else {
 			vc.flags = PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_STORAGE;
@@ -1382,11 +1398,13 @@ ProjectSettings::ProjectSettings() {
 	GLOBAL_DEF_BASIC(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "rendering/textures/canvas_textures/default_texture_filter", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Nearest,Linear,Linear Mipmap,Nearest Mipmap"), 1);
 	GLOBAL_DEF_BASIC(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "rendering/textures/canvas_textures/default_texture_repeat", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Disable,Enable,Mirror"), 0);
 
-	// These properties will not show up in the dialog nor in the documentation. If you want to exclude whole groups, see _get_property_list() method.
+	// These properties will not show up in the dialog. If you want to exclude whole groups, use add_hidden_prefix().
 	GLOBAL_DEF_INTERNAL("application/config/features", PackedStringArray());
 	GLOBAL_DEF_INTERNAL("internationalization/locale/translation_remaps", PackedStringArray());
 	GLOBAL_DEF_INTERNAL("internationalization/locale/translations", PackedStringArray());
 	GLOBAL_DEF_INTERNAL("internationalization/locale/translations_pot_files", PackedStringArray());
+
+	ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->add_hidden_prefix("input/");
 }
 
 ProjectSettings::~ProjectSettings() {
diff --git a/core/config/project_settings.h b/core/config/project_settings.h
index dba4aa6822da..302df7e8d061 100644
--- a/core/config/project_settings.h
+++ b/core/config/project_settings.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class ProjectSettings : public Object {
 	HashSet<String> custom_features;
 	HashMap<StringName, LocalVector<Pair<StringName, StringName>>> feature_overrides;
 
+	LocalVector<String> hidden_prefixes;
 	HashMap<StringName, AutoloadInfo> autoloads;
 
 	Array global_class_list;
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ class ProjectSettings : public Object {
 	void set_restart_if_changed(const String &p_name, bool p_restart);
 	void set_ignore_value_in_docs(const String &p_name, bool p_ignore);
 	bool get_ignore_value_in_docs(const String &p_name) const;
+	void add_hidden_prefix(const String &p_prefix);
 
 	String get_project_data_dir_name() const;
 	String get_project_data_path() const;
diff --git a/editor/editor_autoload_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
index 7a1dc2e33b08..5bcef467f6fc 100644
--- a/editor/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
@@ -816,6 +816,8 @@ void EditorAutoloadSettings::_bind_methods() {
 }
 
 EditorAutoloadSettings::EditorAutoloadSettings() {
+	ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->add_hidden_prefix("autoload/");
+
 	// Make first cache
 	List<PropertyInfo> props;
 	ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->get_property_list(&props);
diff --git a/editor/editor_plugin_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_plugin_settings.cpp
index 7f57619ac8d4..453ae7626624 100644
--- a/editor/editor_plugin_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_plugin_settings.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ void EditorPluginSettings::_bind_methods() {
 }
 
 EditorPluginSettings::EditorPluginSettings() {
+	ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->add_hidden_prefix("editor_plugins/");
+
 	plugin_config_dialog = memnew(PluginConfigDialog);
 	plugin_config_dialog->config("");
 	add_child(plugin_config_dialog);
diff --git a/editor/import_defaults_editor.cpp b/editor/import_defaults_editor.cpp
index 1cee083fba54..8288594dff54 100644
--- a/editor/import_defaults_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/import_defaults_editor.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ void ImportDefaultsEditor::clear() {
 }
 
 ImportDefaultsEditor::ImportDefaultsEditor() {
+	ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->add_hidden_prefix("importer_defaults/");
+
 	HBoxContainer *hb = memnew(HBoxContainer);
 	hb->add_child(memnew(Label(TTR("Importer:"))));
 	importers = memnew(OptionButton);
diff --git a/editor/shader_globals_editor.cpp b/editor/shader_globals_editor.cpp
index 8e59e55b5110..ead0eeeae35a 100644
--- a/editor/shader_globals_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/shader_globals_editor.cpp
@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ void ShaderGlobalsEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 }
 
 ShaderGlobalsEditor::ShaderGlobalsEditor() {
+	ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->add_hidden_prefix("shader_globals/");
+
 	HBoxContainer *add_menu_hb = memnew(HBoxContainer);
 	add_child(add_menu_hb);