diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/qgsmaplayer.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/qgsmaplayer.sip.in
index fa8de3a8987..91822e2b1ec 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/qgsmaplayer.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/qgsmaplayer.sip.in
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ This is the base class for all map layer types (vector, raster).
       CustomProperties,
       GeometryOptions,
       Relations,
+      Temporal,
       AllStyleCategories
     };
     typedef QFlags<QgsMapLayer::StyleCategory> StyleCategories;
diff --git a/src/core/mesh/qgsmeshlayer.cpp b/src/core/mesh/qgsmeshlayer.cpp
index 37362ed1551..36ea09452a7 100644
--- a/src/core/mesh/qgsmeshlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/mesh/qgsmeshlayer.cpp
@@ -1033,8 +1033,6 @@ bool QgsMeshLayer::readXml( const QDomNode &layer_node, QgsReadWriteContext &con
   QString errorMsg;
   readSymbology( layer_node, errorMsg, context );
 
-  // read temporal
-  temporalProperties()->readXml( layer_node.toElement(), context );
   if ( !mTemporalProperties->timeExtent().begin().isValid() )
     temporalProperties()->setDefaultsFromDataProviderTemporalCapabilities( dataProvider()->temporalCapabilities() );
 
@@ -1089,8 +1087,6 @@ bool QgsMeshLayer::writeXml( QDomNode &layer_node, QDomDocument &document, const
     }
     layer_node.appendChild( elemExtraDatasets );
   }
-  // write temporal
-  mTemporalProperties->writeXml( mapLayerNode, document, context );
 
   QDomElement elemStaticDataset = document.createElement( QStringLiteral( "static-active-dataset" ) );
   if ( mStaticScalarDatasetIndex.isValid() )
diff --git a/src/core/qgsmaplayer.cpp b/src/core/qgsmaplayer.cpp
index 38fd3215960..221ed281a41 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsmaplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsmaplayer.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "qgsvectordataprovider.h"
 #include "qgsxmlutils.h"
 #include "qgsstringutils.h"
+#include "qgsmaplayertemporalproperties.h"
 
 QString QgsMapLayer::extensionPropertyType( QgsMapLayer::PropertyType type )
 {
@@ -579,6 +580,11 @@ void QgsMapLayer::writeCommonStyle( QDomElement &layerElement, QDomDocument &doc
     layerElement.appendChild( layerFlagsElem );
   }
 
+  if ( categories.testFlag( Temporal ) && const_cast< QgsMapLayer * >( this )->temporalProperties() )
+  {
+    const_cast< QgsMapLayer * >( this )->temporalProperties()->writeXml( layerElement, document, context );
+  }
+
   // custom properties
   if ( categories.testFlag( CustomProperties ) )
   {
@@ -1672,6 +1678,11 @@ void QgsMapLayer::readCommonStyle( const QDomElement &layerElement, const QgsRea
     }
     setFlags( flags );
   }
+
+  if ( categories.testFlag( Temporal ) && temporalProperties() )
+  {
+    temporalProperties()->readXml( layerElement.toElement(), context );
+  }
 }
 
 QUndoStack *QgsMapLayer::undoStack()
diff --git a/src/core/qgsmaplayer.h b/src/core/qgsmaplayer.h
index b19cab3a817..d2e0fde162a 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsmaplayer.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsmaplayer.h
@@ -167,8 +167,9 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsMapLayer : public QObject
       CustomProperties   = 1 << 11, //!< Custom properties (by plugins for instance)
       GeometryOptions    = 1 << 12, //!< Geometry validation configuration
       Relations          = 1 << 13, //!< Relations
+      Temporal           = 1 << 14, //!< Temporal properties
       AllStyleCategories = LayerConfiguration | Symbology | Symbology3D | Labeling | Fields | Forms | Actions |
-                           MapTips | Diagrams | AttributeTable | Rendering | CustomProperties | GeometryOptions | Relations,
+                           MapTips | Diagrams | AttributeTable | Rendering | CustomProperties | GeometryOptions | Relations | Temporal,
     };
     Q_ENUM( StyleCategory )
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS( StyleCategories, StyleCategory )
diff --git a/src/core/qgsvectorlayer.cpp b/src/core/qgsvectorlayer.cpp
index 4ae0f34d7da..9536bff7a32 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsvectorlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsvectorlayer.cpp
@@ -1561,8 +1561,6 @@ bool QgsVectorLayer::readXml( const QDomNode &layer_node, QgsReadWriteContext &c
     return false;
   }
 
-  mTemporalProperties->readXml( layer_node.toElement(), context );
-
   readStyleManager( layer_node );
 
   QDomNode depsNode = layer_node.namedItem( QStringLiteral( "dataDependencies" ) );
@@ -1877,9 +1875,6 @@ bool QgsVectorLayer::writeXml( QDomNode &layer_node,
   // save expression fields
   mExpressionFieldBuffer->writeXml( layer_node, document );
 
-  // write temporal properties
-  mTemporalProperties->writeXml( mapLayerNode, document, context );
-
   writeStyleManager( layer_node, document );
 
   // auxiliary layer
diff --git a/src/core/raster/qgsrasterlayer.cpp b/src/core/raster/qgsrasterlayer.cpp
index a19af9787e4..59ca3e10dbf 100644
--- a/src/core/raster/qgsrasterlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/raster/qgsrasterlayer.cpp
@@ -1965,8 +1965,6 @@ bool QgsRasterLayer::readXml( const QDomNode &layer_node, QgsReadWriteContext &c
     }
   }
 
-  mTemporalProperties->readXml( layer_node.toElement(), context );
-
   readStyleManager( layer_node );
 
   return res;
@@ -2069,9 +2067,6 @@ bool QgsRasterLayer::writeXml( QDomNode &layer_node,
     layer_node.appendChild( noData );
   }
 
-  // write temporal properties
-  mTemporalProperties->writeXml( mapLayerNode, document, context );
-
   writeStyleManager( layer_node, document );
 
   //write out the symbology
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsmaplayerstylecategoriesmodel.cpp b/src/gui/qgsmaplayerstylecategoriesmodel.cpp
index ad879398ae5..74e3a4c6fad 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsmaplayerstylecategoriesmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsmaplayerstylecategoriesmodel.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,19 @@ QVariant QgsMapLayerStyleCategoriesModel::data( const QModelIndex &index, int ro
           return QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( QStringLiteral( "/propertyicons/relations.svg" ) );
       }
       break;
+
+    case QgsMapLayer::StyleCategory::Temporal:
+      switch ( role )
+      {
+        case Qt::DisplayRole:
+          return tr( "Temporal Properties" );
+        case Qt::ToolTipRole:
+          return tr( "Temporal properties" );
+        case Qt::DecorationRole:
+          return QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( QStringLiteral( "/propertyicons/temporal.svg" ) );
+      }
+      break;
+
     case QgsMapLayer::StyleCategory::AllStyleCategories:
       switch ( role )
       {