diff --git a/src/Fields/Field.php b/src/Fields/Field.php
index 634f03adff..5d5c2202d9 100644
--- a/src/Fields/Field.php
+++ b/src/Fields/Field.php
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ protected function addNullableRule($rules)
 
     public function isRequired()
     {
+        if (! isset($this->rules()[$this->handle])) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         return collect($this->rules()[$this->handle])->contains('required');
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Fields/Fieldtype.php b/src/Fields/Fieldtype.php
index 836cb4a6bc..8500ad6915 100644
--- a/src/Fields/Fieldtype.php
+++ b/src/Fields/Fieldtype.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Facades\Statamic\Fields\FieldtypeRepository;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Arrayable;
+use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Statamic\Extend\HasHandle;
 use Statamic\Extend\RegistersItself;
 use Statamic\Facades\Blink;
@@ -215,6 +216,11 @@ private function configSections()
             return [];
         }
 
+        if ($extraSections = $this->extraConfigFieldsUseSections($extras)) {
+            $fields = collect($fields)->merge($extraSections);
+            $extras = collect($extras)->diffKeys($extraSections);
+        }
+
         $extras = collect($extras)
             ->map(fn ($field, $handle) => compact('handle', 'field'))
             ->values()->all();
@@ -260,6 +266,11 @@ private function configFieldsUseSections()
         return array_keys($fields)[0] === 0;
     }
 
+    private function extraConfigFieldsUseSections($extras)
+    {
+        return collect($extras)->filter(fn ($field) => Arr::has($field, 'fields'));
+    }
+
     public function configFields(): Fields
     {
         if ($cached = Blink::get($blink = 'config-fields-'.$this->handle())) {
@@ -267,13 +278,21 @@ public function configFields(): Fields
         }
 
         $fields = collect($this->configFieldItems());
+        $extraFields = collect($this->extraConfigFieldItems());
 
         if ($this->configFieldsUseSections()) {
             $fields = $fields->flatMap(fn ($section) => $section['fields']);
         }
 
+        if ($extraSections = $this->extraConfigFieldsUseSections($extraFields)) {
+            $mergeFields = $extraSections->flatMap(fn ($section) => $section['fields'] ?? null);
+
+            $fields = collect($fields)->merge($mergeFields);
+            $extraFields = collect($extraFields)->diffKeys($extraSections);
+        }
+
         $fields = $fields
-            ->merge($this->extraConfigFieldItems())
+            ->merge($extraFields)
             ->map(function ($field, $handle) {
                 return compact('handle', 'field');
             });
diff --git a/tests/Fields/FieldtypeTest.php b/tests/Fields/FieldtypeTest.php
index b0519eed40..5e2e0acd09 100644
--- a/tests/Fields/FieldtypeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Fields/FieldtypeTest.php
@@ -309,6 +309,67 @@ public function it_can_append_multiple_config_fields()
         $this->assertEquals('textarea', $fields->get('description')->type());
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_can_append_new_section_config_fields()
+    {
+        TestAppendConfigSectionFields::appendConfigFields([
+            [
+                'display' => __('Extra section'),
+                'fields' => [
+                    'more_options' => [
+                        'display' => __('Options'),
+                        'instructions' => __('Instructions for this field'),
+                        'type' => 'array',
+                    ],
+                    'extra_html_class' => [
+                        'display' => __('Append HTML Classes options'),
+                        'instructions' => __('Instructions for this field'),
+                        'type' => 'textarea',
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $fields = (new TestAppendConfigSectionFields())->configFields();
+
+        $this->assertCount(4, $fields->all());
+        $this->assertEquals('array', $fields->get('more_options')->type());
+        $this->assertEquals('textarea', $fields->get('extra_html_class')->type());
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_can_append_new_sections_config_fields()
+    {
+        TestAppendConfigSectionFields::appendConfigFields([
+            [
+                'display' => __('Extra section'),
+                'fields' => [
+                    'more_options' => [
+                        'display' => __('Options'),
+                        'instructions' => __('Instructions for this field'),
+                        'type' => 'array',
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ],
+            [
+                'display' => __('New Extra section'),
+                'fields' => [
+                    'extra_html_class' => [
+                        'display' => __('Append HTML Classes options'),
+                        'instructions' => __('Instructions for this field'),
+                        'type' => 'textarea',
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $fields = (new TestAppendConfigSectionFields())->configFields();
+
+        $this->assertCount(4, $fields->all());
+        $this->assertEquals('array', $fields->get('more_options')->type());
+        $this->assertEquals('textarea', $fields->get('extra_html_class')->type());
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function it_wont_override_previously_appended_config_fields()
     {
@@ -645,6 +706,14 @@ class TestAppendConfigFields extends Fieldtype
     ];
 }
 
+class TestAppendConfigSectionFields extends Fieldtype
+{
+    protected $configFields = [
+        'foo' => ['type' => 'textarea'],
+        'max_items' => ['type' => 'integer'],
+    ];
+}
+
 class TestFieldtypeWithConfigFieldsProperty extends Fieldtype
 {
     public function __construct($property)