diff --git a/Classes/Validation/Validator/SettingsValidator.php b/Classes/Validation/Validator/SettingsValidator.php
index 9ba1929..3752ed7 100644
--- a/Classes/Validation/Validator/SettingsValidator.php
+++ b/Classes/Validation/Validator/SettingsValidator.php
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ class SettingsValidator extends AbstractValidator
                 if (is_null($validation)) {
                     continue;
                 }
+                $this->extractValidationGroupsFromOptions($newValidation);
                 $newValidation['options'] = $validation;
                 $newValidation['validator'] = $validator;
                 $config[] = $newValidation;
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ class SettingsValidator extends AbstractValidator
                     if (is_null($options)) {
                         continue;
                     }
+                    $this->extractValidationGroupsFromOptions($options);
                     $newValidation['property'] = $propertyName;
                     $newValidation['validator'] = $validator;
                     $newValidation['options'] = $options;
@@ -182,4 +184,15 @@ class SettingsValidator extends AbstractValidator
             $validatorConfig['options']['validationGroups'] = $this->options['validationGroups'];
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $newValidation
+     */
+    protected function extractValidationGroupsFromOptions(&$newValidation)
+    {
+        if (isset($newValidation['options']['validationGroups'])) {
+            $newValidation['validationGroups'] = $newValidation['options']['validationGroups'];
+            unset($newValidation['options']['validationGroups']);
+        }
+    }
 }