2 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/data/mappings/info_config.hjson b/data/mappings/info_config.hjson
index bab881583a..e4def1a4d7 100644
--- a/data/mappings/info_config.hjson
+++ b/data/mappings/info_config.hjson
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
     "WEAR_LEVELING_BACKING_SIZE": {"info_key": "eeprom.wear_leveling.backing_size", "value_type": "int", "to_json": false},
     "WEAR_LEVELING_LOGICAL_SIZE": {"info_key": "eeprom.wear_leveling.logical_size", "value_type": "int", "to_json": false},
 
+    // host
+    "NKRO_DEFAULT_ON": {"info_key": "host.default.nkro", "value_type": "bool"},
+
     // Layer locking
     "LAYER_LOCK_IDLE_TIMEOUT": {"info_key": "layer_lock.timeout", "value_type": "int"},
 
@@ -215,7 +218,6 @@
     "TAPPING_TOGGLE": {"info_key": "tapping.toggle", "value_type": "int"},
 
     // USB
-    "FORCE_NKRO": {"info_key": "usb.force_nkro", "value_type": "flag"},
     "USB_MAX_POWER_CONSUMPTION": {"info_key": "usb.max_power", "value_type": "int"},
     "USB_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS": {"info_key": "usb.polling_interval", "value_type": "int"},
     "USB_SUSPEND_WAKEUP_DELAY": {"info_key": "usb.suspend_wakeup_delay", "value_type": "int"},
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@
     "PRODUCT": {"info_key": "keyboard_name", "warn_duplicate": false, "value_type": "str", "deprecated": true, "replace_with": "`keyboard_name` in info.json"},
     "PRODUCT_ID": {"info_key": "usb.pid", "value_type": "hex", "deprecated": true, "replace_with": "`usb.pid` in info.json"},
     "VENDOR_ID": {"info_key": "usb.vid", "value_type": "hex", "deprecated": true, "replace_with": "`usb.vid` in info.json"},
+    "FORCE_NKRO": {"info_key": "usb.force_nkro", "value_type": "flag", "deprecated": true, "replace_with": "`host.default.nkro` in info.json"},
 
     // Items we want flagged in lint
     "VIAL_KEYBOARD_UID": {"info_key": "_invalid.vial_uid", "invalid": true},
diff --git a/data/schemas/keyboard.jsonschema b/data/schemas/keyboard.jsonschema
index 4e8bae1084..c22b0ff0da 100644
--- a/data/schemas/keyboard.jsonschema
+++ b/data/schemas/keyboard.jsonschema
@@ -443,6 +443,18 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        "host": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "default": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "additionalProperties": false,
+                    "properties": {
+                        "nkro": {"type": "boolean"}
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "leader_key": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
@@ -952,7 +964,11 @@
                     "$comment": "Deprecated: use device_version instead"
                 },
                 "device_version": {"$ref": "qmk.definitions.v1#/bcd_version"},
-                "force_nkro": {"type": "boolean"},
+                "force_nkro": {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "$comment": "Deprecated: use host.default.nkro instead"
+
+                },
                 "pid": {"$ref": "qmk.definitions.v1#/hex_number_4d"},
                 "vid": {"$ref": "qmk.definitions.v1#/hex_number_4d"},
                 "max_power": {"$ref": "qmk.definitions.v1#/unsigned_int"},