diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings.cs
index a3bba29984..554f8c7e19 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings.cs
@@ -156,11 +156,32 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
 		{
 			EnsureSettingsDocument();
 
+            string attrName = null;
+            var pos = key.IndexOf('@');
+            if (pos > 0)
+            {
+                attrName = key.Substring(pos + 1);
+                key = key.Substring(0, pos - 1);
+            }
+
 			var node = UmbracoSettingsXmlDoc.DocumentElement.SelectSingleNode(key);
-			if (node == null || node.FirstChild == null || node.FirstChild.Value == null)
-				return string.Empty;
-			return node.FirstChild.Value;
-		}
+            if (node == null)
+                return string.Empty;
+
+            if (pos < 0)
+            {
+                if (node.FirstChild == null || node.FirstChild.Value == null)
+                    return string.Empty;
+                return node.FirstChild.Value;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var attr = node.Attributes[attrName];
+                if (attr == null)
+                    return string.Empty;
+                return attr.Value;
+            }
+        }
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets a value indicating whether the media library will create new directories in the /media directory.
@@ -646,7 +667,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
             get
             {
                 // default: false
-                return GetKeyWithOverride("/settings/TrySkipIisCustomErrors", false, _trySkipIisCustomErrors);
+                return GetKeyWithOverride("/settings/web.routing/@trySkipIisCustomErrors", false, _trySkipIisCustomErrors);
             }
             internal set
             {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.Release.config b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.Release.config
index 9c0978693b..5144e8bfac 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.Release.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.Release.config
@@ -237,12 +237,16 @@
   </help>
 
   <!-- 
-    Try to skip IIS custom errors.
-    Starting with IIS 7.5, this must be set to true for Umbraco 404 pages to show. Else, IIS will take
-    over and render its build-in error page. See MS doc for HttpResponseBase.TrySkipIisCustomErrors.
-    The default value is false, for backward compatibility reasons, which means that IIS _will_ take
-    over, and _prevent_ Umbraco 404 pages to show.
+    web.routing
+      @trySkipIisCustomErrors
+        Tries to skip IIS custom errors.
+        Starting with IIS 7.5, this must be set to true for Umbraco 404 pages to show. Else, IIS will take
+        over and render its build-in error page. See MS doc for HttpResponseBase.TrySkipIisCustomErrors.
+        The default value is false, for backward compatibility reasons, which means that IIS _will_ take
+        over, and _prevent_ Umbraco 404 pages to show.
   -->
-  <TrySkipIisCustomErrors>false</TrySkipIisCustomErrors>
+  <web.routing
+    trySkipIisCustomErrors="false">
+  </web.routing>
 
 </settings>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.config b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.config
index 10764d0526..1fafe2f61b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.config
@@ -193,12 +193,16 @@
     </help>
 
   <!-- 
-    Try to skip IIS custom errors.
-    Starting with IIS 7.5, this must be set to true for Umbraco 404 pages to show. Else, IIS will take
-    over and render its build-in error page. See MS doc for HttpResponseBase.TrySkipIisCustomErrors.
-    The default value is false, for backward compatibility reasons, which means that IIS _will_ take
-    over, and _prevent_ Umbraco 404 pages to show.
+    web.routing
+      @trySkipIisCustomErrors
+        Tries to skip IIS custom errors.
+        Starting with IIS 7.5, this must be set to true for Umbraco 404 pages to show. Else, IIS will take
+        over and render its build-in error page. See MS doc for HttpResponseBase.TrySkipIisCustomErrors.
+        The default value is false, for backward compatibility reasons, which means that IIS _will_ take
+        over, and _prevent_ Umbraco 404 pages to show.
   -->
-  <TrySkipIisCustomErrors>false</TrySkipIisCustomErrors>
+  <web.routing
+    trySkipIisCustomErrors="false">
+  </web.routing>
 
 </settings>
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