diff --git a/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/RecordParameterPropertyDescriptor.java b/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/RecordParameterPropertyDescriptor.java
index 492cc5a2d30..d0d33148fa6 100644
--- a/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/RecordParameterPropertyDescriptor.java
+++ b/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/RecordParameterPropertyDescriptor.java
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class RecordParameterPropertyDescriptor extends ParameterPropertyDescriptor {
 
 	@Override
 	protected boolean isMarkedAsNested(MetadataGenerationEnvironment environment) {
-		return environment.getNestedConfigurationPropertyAnnotation(this.recordComponent) != null;
+		return environment.getNestedConfigurationPropertyAnnotation(this.recordComponent) != null
+				|| environment.getNestedConfigurationPropertyAnnotation(getGetter()) != null;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/ConfigurationMetadataAnnotationProcessorTests.java b/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/ConfigurationMetadataAnnotationProcessorTests.java
index 7be6c313128..17ddc197368 100644
--- a/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/ConfigurationMetadataAnnotationProcessorTests.java
+++ b/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/ConfigurationMetadataAnnotationProcessorTests.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.configurationsample.deprecation.Dbcp2Configurati
 import org.springframework.boot.configurationsample.method.NestedPropertiesMethod;
 import org.springframework.boot.configurationsample.method.NestedPropertiesMethodImmutable;
 import org.springframework.boot.configurationsample.record.ExampleRecord;
+import org.springframework.boot.configurationsample.record.NestedPropertiesOnMethodRecord;
 import org.springframework.boot.configurationsample.record.NestedPropertiesRecord;
 import org.springframework.boot.configurationsample.record.RecordWithGetter;
 import org.springframework.boot.configurationsample.recursive.RecursiveProperties;
@@ -599,6 +600,15 @@ class ConfigurationMetadataAnnotationProcessorTests extends AbstractMetadataGene
 		assertThat(metadata).has(Metadata.withProperty("record-nested.inner.nested.my-nested-property"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void recordNestedMethod() {
+		ConfigurationMetadata metadata = compile(NestedPropertiesOnMethodRecord.class);
+		assertThat(metadata).has(Metadata.withGroup("record-nested.nested"));
+		assertThat(metadata).has(Metadata.withProperty("record-nested.nested.my-nested-property"));
+		assertThat(metadata).has(Metadata.withGroup("record-nested.inner.nested"));
+		assertThat(metadata).has(Metadata.withProperty("record-nested.inner.nested.my-nested-property"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void shouldNotMarkDbcp2UsernameOrPasswordAsDeprecated() {
 		ConfigurationMetadata metadata = compile(Dbcp2Configuration.class);
diff --git a/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationsample/record/NestedPropertiesOnMethodRecord.java b/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationsample/record/NestedPropertiesOnMethodRecord.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25b14e54f5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationsample/record/NestedPropertiesOnMethodRecord.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-present the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.boot.configurationsample.record;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.configurationsample.TestConfigurationProperties;
+import org.springframework.boot.configurationsample.TestNestedConfigurationProperty;
+
+@TestConfigurationProperties("record-nested")
+public record NestedPropertiesOnMethodRecord(String myProperty, NestedRecord nested, InnerPropertiesRecord inner) {
+
+	@TestNestedConfigurationProperty
+	public NestedRecord nested() {
+		return this.nested;
+	}
+
+	public record InnerPropertiesRecord(String myInnerProperty, NestedRecord nested) {
+
+		@TestNestedConfigurationProperty
+		public NestedRecord nested() {
+			return this.nested;
+		}
+	}
+
+}