diff --git a/core/command/config/system/getconfig.php b/core/command/config/system/getconfig.php
index 80b41a6852..b76474112a 100644
--- a/core/command/config/system/getconfig.php
+++ b/core/command/config/system/getconfig.php
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ class GetConfig extends Base {
 			->setDescription('Get a system config value')
 			->addArgument(
 				'name',
-				InputArgument::REQUIRED,
-				'Name of the config to get'
+				InputArgument::REQUIRED | InputArgument::IS_ARRAY,
+				'Name of the config to get, specify multiple for array parameter'
 			)
 			->addOption(
 				'default-value',
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ class GetConfig extends Base {
 	 * @return null|int null or 0 if everything went fine, or an error code
 	 */
 	protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) {
-		$configName = $input->getArgument('name');
+		$configNames = $input->getArgument('name');
+		$configName = array_shift($configNames);
 		$defaultValue = $input->getOption('default-value');
 
 		if (!in_array($configName, $this->systemConfig->getKeys()) && !$input->hasParameterOption('--default-value')) {
@@ -79,6 +80,18 @@ class GetConfig extends Base {
 			$configValue = $defaultValue;
 		} else {
 			$configValue = $this->systemConfig->getValue($configName);
+			if (!empty($configNames)) {
+				foreach ($configNames as $configName) {
+					if (isset($configValue[$configName])) {
+						$configValue = $configValue[$configName];
+					} else if (!$input->hasParameterOption('--default-value')) {
+						return 1;
+					} else {
+						$configValue = $defaultValue;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		$this->writeMixedInOutputFormat($input, $output, $configValue);
diff --git a/tests/core/command/config/system/getconfigtest.php b/tests/core/command/config/system/getconfigtest.php
index 54dcdd434a..ebbea634cd 100644
--- a/tests/core/command/config/system/getconfigtest.php
+++ b/tests/core/command/config/system/getconfigtest.php
@@ -90,13 +90,19 @@ class GetConfigTest extends TestCase {
 			['name', ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2], true, null, false, 'json', 0, json_encode(['a' => 1, 'b' => 2])],
 			['name', ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2], true, null, false, 'plain', 0, "a: 1\nb: 2"],
 
+			// Nested depth
+			[['name', 'a'], ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2], true, null, false, 'json', 0, json_encode(1)],
+			[['name', 'a'], ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2], true, null, false, 'plain', 0, '1'],
+			[['name', 'c'], ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2], true, true, true, 'json', 0, json_encode(true)],
+			[['name', 'c'], ['a' => 1, 'b' => 2], true, true, false, 'json', 1, null],
+
 		];
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @dataProvider getData
 	 *
-	 * @param string $configName
+	 * @param string[] $configNames
 	 * @param mixed $value
 	 * @param bool $configExists
 	 * @param mixed $defaultValue
@@ -105,7 +111,13 @@ class GetConfigTest extends TestCase {
 	 * @param int $expectedReturn
 	 * @param string $expectedMessage
 	 */
-	public function testGet($configName, $value, $configExists, $defaultValue, $hasDefault, $outputFormat, $expectedReturn, $expectedMessage) {
+	public function testGet($configNames, $value, $configExists, $defaultValue, $hasDefault, $outputFormat, $expectedReturn, $expectedMessage) {
+		if (is_array($configNames)) {
+			$configName = $configNames[0];
+		} else {
+			$configName = $configNames;
+			$configNames = [$configName];
+		}
 		$this->systemConfig->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
 			->method('getKeys')
 			->willReturn($configExists ? [$configName] : []);
@@ -122,7 +134,7 @@ class GetConfigTest extends TestCase {
 		$this->consoleInput->expects($this->once())
 			->method('getArgument')
 			->with('name')
-			->willReturn($configName);
+			->willReturn($configNames);
 		$this->consoleInput->expects($this->any())
 			->method('getOption')
 			->willReturnMap([