diff --git a/python/core/qgssettings.sip b/python/core/qgssettings.sip
index a5c99410dea..02233fb883c 100644
--- a/python/core/qgssettings.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgssettings.sip
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ typedef PyObject *(*pyqt5_from_qvariant_by_type)(QVariant &value, PyObject *type
       Gui,
       Server,
       Plugins,
+      Auth,
+      App,
+      Providers,
       Misc
-    };
+   };
 
   /** Construct a QgsSettings object for accessing settings of the application
    * called application from the organization called organization, and with parent parent.
diff --git a/src/core/qgssettings.cpp b/src/core/qgssettings.cpp
index b008b785e44..7419f22ff49 100644
--- a/src/core/qgssettings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgssettings.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,15 @@ QString QgsSettings::prefixedKey( const QString &key, const Section section ) co
     case Section::Misc :
       prefix = "misc";
       break;
+    case Section::Auth :
+      prefix = "auth";
+      break;
+    case Section::App :
+      prefix = "app";
+      break;
+    case Section::Providers :
+      prefix = "providers";
+      break;
     case Section::NoSection:
     default:
       return sanitizeKey( key );
diff --git a/src/core/qgssettings.h b/src/core/qgssettings.h
index 5f4b663aa23..98db25051ec 100644
--- a/src/core/qgssettings.h
+++ b/src/core/qgssettings.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
  *  - Server
  *  - Plugins
  *  - Misc
+ *  - Auth
  *
  * @note added in QGIS 3
  */
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsSettings : public QObject
       Gui,
       Server,
       Plugins,
+      Auth,
+      App,
+      Providers,
       Misc
     };
 
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgssettings.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgssettings.py
index 2a2b474c5c1..e90a8fc8174 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgssettings.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgssettings.py
@@ -171,6 +171,18 @@ class TestQgsSettings(unittest.TestCase):
         self.settings.setValue('key1', 'misc1', section=QgsSettings.Misc)
         self.settings.setValue('key2', 'misc2', section=QgsSettings.Misc)
 
+        self.settings.setValue('key1', 'auth1', section=QgsSettings.Auth)
+        self.settings.setValue('key2', 'auth2', section=QgsSettings.Auth)
+
+        self.settings.setValue('key1', 'app1', section=QgsSettings.App)
+        self.settings.setValue('key2', 'app2', section=QgsSettings.App)
+
+        self.settings.setValue('key1', 'provider1', section=QgsSettings.Providers)
+        self.settings.setValue('key2', 'provider2', section=QgsSettings.Providers)
+
+        self.settings.setValue('key1', 'auth1', section=QgsSettings.Auth)
+        self.settings.setValue('key2', 'auth2', section=QgsSettings.Auth)
+
         # Test that the values are namespaced
         self.assertEqual(self.settings.value('core/key1'), 'core1')
         self.assertEqual(self.settings.value('core/key2'), 'core2')
@@ -203,6 +215,15 @@ class TestQgsSettings(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.settings.value('key1', None, section=QgsSettings.Misc), 'misc1')
         self.assertEqual(self.settings.value('key2', None, section=QgsSettings.Misc), 'misc2')
 
+        self.assertEqual(self.settings.value('key1', None, section=QgsSettings.Auth), 'auth1')
+        self.assertEqual(self.settings.value('key2', None, section=QgsSettings.Auth), 'auth2')
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.settings.value('key1', None, section=QgsSettings.App), 'app1')
+        self.assertEqual(self.settings.value('key2', None, section=QgsSettings.App), 'app2')
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.settings.value('key1', None, section=QgsSettings.Providers), 'provider1')
+        self.assertEqual(self.settings.value('key2', None, section=QgsSettings.Providers), 'provider2')
+
         # Test default values on Section getter
         self.assertEqual(self.settings.value('key_not_exist', 'misc_not_exist', section=QgsSettings.Misc), 'misc_not_exist')