diff --git a/packages/core/src/basecomponent/BaseComponent.vue b/packages/core/src/basecomponent/BaseComponent.vue
index 851049329..586d73060 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/basecomponent/BaseComponent.vue
+++ b/packages/core/src/basecomponent/BaseComponent.vue
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default {
 
         (value || originalValue)?.hooks?.['onBeforeCreate']?.();
 
-        const _useptInConfig = this.$config?.pt?.['_usept'];
+        const _useptInConfig = this.$primevueConfig?.pt?.['_usept'];
         const originalValueInConfig = _useptInConfig ? this.$primevue?.config?.pt?.originalValue : undefined;
         const valueInConfig = _useptInConfig ? this.$primevue?.config?.pt?.value : this.$primevue?.config?.pt;
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ export default {
         },
         _getPTValue(obj = {}, key = '', params = {}, searchInDefaultPT = true) {
             const searchOut = /./g.test(key) && !!params[key.split('.')[0]];
-            const { mergeSections = true, mergeProps: useMergeProps = false } = this._getPropValue('ptOptions') || this.$config?.ptOptions || {};
+            const { mergeSections = true, mergeProps: useMergeProps = false } = this._getPropValue('ptOptions') || this.$primevueConfig?.ptOptions || {};
             const global = searchInDefaultPT ? (searchOut ? this._useGlobalPT(this._getPTClassValue, key, params) : this._useDefaultPT(this._getPTClassValue, key, params)) : undefined;
             const self = searchOut ? undefined : this._getPTSelf(obj, this._getPTClassValue, key, { ...params, global: global || {} });
             const datasets = this._getPTDatasets(key);
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export default {
             const fn = (value) => callback(value, key, params);
 
             if (pt?.hasOwnProperty('_usept')) {
-                const { mergeSections = true, mergeProps: useMergeProps = false } = pt['_usept'] || this.$config?.ptOptions || {};
+                const { mergeSections = true, mergeProps: useMergeProps = false } = pt['_usept'] || this.$primevueConfig?.ptOptions || {};
                 const originalValue = fn(pt.originalValue);
                 const value = fn(pt.value);
 
@@ -313,24 +313,24 @@ export default {
     },
     computed: {
         globalPT() {
-            return this._getPT(this.$config?.pt, undefined, (value) => ObjectUtils.getItemValue(value, { instance: this }));
+            return this._getPT(this.$primevueConfig?.pt, undefined, (value) => ObjectUtils.getItemValue(value, { instance: this }));
         },
         defaultPT() {
-            return this._getPT(this.$config?.pt, undefined, (value) => this._getOptionValue(value, this.$name, { ...this.$params }) || ObjectUtils.getItemValue(value, { ...this.$params }));
+            return this._getPT(this.$primevueConfig?.pt, undefined, (value) => this._getOptionValue(value, this.$name, { ...this.$params }) || ObjectUtils.getItemValue(value, { ...this.$params }));
         },
         isUnstyled() {
-            return this.unstyled !== undefined ? this.unstyled : this.$config?.unstyled;
+            return this.unstyled !== undefined ? this.unstyled : this.$primevueConfig?.unstyled;
         },
         $theme() {
-            return this.$config?.theme;
+            return this.$primevueConfig?.theme;
         },
         $style() {
             return { classes: undefined, inlineStyles: undefined, load: () => {}, loadCSS: () => {}, loadTheme: () => {}, ...(this._getHostInstance(this) || {}).$style, ...this.$options.style };
         },
         $styleOptions() {
-            return { nonce: this.$config?.csp?.nonce };
+            return { nonce: this.$primevueConfig?.csp?.nonce };
         },
-        $config() {
+        $primevueConfig() {
             return this.$primevue?.config;
         },
         $name() {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/basedirective/BaseDirective.js b/packages/core/src/basedirective/BaseDirective.js
index a53b22640..dbbceb79a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/basedirective/BaseDirective.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/basedirective/BaseDirective.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const BaseDirective = {
             return ObjectUtils.isString(value) || ObjectUtils.isArray(value) ? { class: value } : value;
         };
 
-        const { mergeSections = true, mergeProps: useMergeProps = false } = instance.binding?.value?.ptOptions || instance.$config?.ptOptions || {};
+        const { mergeSections = true, mergeProps: useMergeProps = false } = instance.binding?.value?.ptOptions || instance.$primevueConfig?.ptOptions || {};
         const global = searchInDefaultPT ? BaseDirective._useDefaultPT(instance, instance.defaultPT(), getValue, key, params) : undefined;
         const self = BaseDirective._usePT(instance, BaseDirective._getPT(obj, instance.$name), getValue, key, { ...params, global: global || {} });
         const datasets = BaseDirective._getPTDatasets(instance, key);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const BaseDirective = {
         const fn = (value) => callback(value, key, params);
 
         if (pt?.hasOwnProperty('_usept')) {
-            const { mergeSections = true, mergeProps: useMergeProps = false } = pt['_usept'] || instance.$config?.ptOptions || {};
+            const { mergeSections = true, mergeProps: useMergeProps = false } = pt['_usept'] || instance.$primevueConfig?.ptOptions || {};
             const originalValue = fn(pt.originalValue);
             const value = fn(pt.value);
 
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ const BaseDirective = {
                 $value: binding?.value,
                 $el: $prevInstance['$el'] || el || undefined,
                 $style: { classes: undefined, inlineStyles: undefined, load: () => {}, loadCSS: () => {}, loadTheme: () => {}, ...options?.style },
-                $config: config,
+                $primevueConfig: config,
                 $attrSelector: el.$attrSelector,
                 /* computed instance variables */
                 defaultPT: () => BaseDirective._getPT(config?.pt, undefined, (value) => value?.directives?.[name]),
                 isUnstyled: () => (el.$instance?.$binding?.value?.unstyled !== undefined ? el.$instance?.$binding?.value?.unstyled : config?.unstyled),
-                theme: () => el.$instance?.$config?.theme,
+                theme: () => el.$instance?.$primevueConfig?.theme,
                 preset: () => el.$instance?.$binding?.value?.dt,
                 /* instance's methods */
                 ptm: (key = '', params = {}) => BaseDirective._getPTValue(el.$instance, el.$instance?.$binding?.value?.pt, key, { ...params }),
@@ -201,11 +201,11 @@ const BaseDirective = {
             const watchers = el.$instance?.watch;
 
             // for 'config'
-            watchers?.['config']?.call(el.$instance, el.$instance?.$config);
+            watchers?.['config']?.call(el.$instance, el.$instance?.$primevueConfig);
             PrimeVueService.on('config:change', ({ newValue, oldValue }) => watchers?.['config']?.call(el.$instance, newValue, oldValue));
 
             // for 'config.ripple'
-            watchers?.['config.ripple']?.call(el.$instance, el.$instance?.$config?.ripple);
+            watchers?.['config.ripple']?.call(el.$instance, el.$instance?.$primevueConfig?.ripple);
             PrimeVueService.on('config:ripple:change', ({ newValue, oldValue }) => watchers?.['config.ripple']?.call(el.$instance, newValue, oldValue));
         };
 
diff --git a/packages/primevue/src/virtualscroller/BaseVirtualScroller.vue b/packages/primevue/src/virtualscroller/BaseVirtualScroller.vue
index 6be72adb8..ddecde33c 100644
--- a/packages/primevue/src/virtualscroller/BaseVirtualScroller.vue
+++ b/packages/primevue/src/virtualscroller/BaseVirtualScroller.vue
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export default {
         };
     },
     beforeMount() {
-        VirtualScrollerStyle.loadCSS({ nonce: this.$config?.csp?.nonce });
+        VirtualScrollerStyle.loadCSS({ nonce: this.$primevueConfig?.csp?.nonce });
     }
 };
 </script>