diff --git a/packages/ckeditor5-utils/src/config.ts b/packages/ckeditor5-utils/src/config.ts
index 7a224663bcb..f34791983ca 100644
--- a/packages/ckeditor5-utils/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/ckeditor5-utils/src/config.ts
@@ -272,15 +272,16 @@ export default class Config<Cfg> {
  * Clones configuration object or value.
  */
 function cloneConfig<T>( source: T ): T {
-	return cloneDeepWith( source, leaveDOMReferences );
+	return cloneDeepWith( source, leaveItemReferences );
 }
 
 /**
  * A customized function for cloneDeepWith.
- * It will leave references to DOM Elements instead of cloning them.
+ * In case if it's a DOM Element it will leave references to DOM Elements instead of cloning them.
+ * If it's a function it will leave reference to actuall function.
  */
-function leaveDOMReferences( value: unknown ): unknown {
-	return isElement( value ) ? value : undefined;
+function leaveItemReferences( value: unknown ): unknown {
+	return isElement( value ) || typeof value === 'function' ? value : undefined;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/ckeditor5-utils/tests/config.js b/packages/ckeditor5-utils/tests/config.js
index b5bbabee106..25f05b8f6b1 100644
--- a/packages/ckeditor5-utils/tests/config.js
+++ b/packages/ckeditor5-utils/tests/config.js
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ describe( 'Config', () => {
 					{ bar: 'b' },
 					{ bar: 'a' },
 					{ bar: 'z' }
-				]
-			}
+				],
+				callback: () => null
+			},
+			callback: () => null
 		} );
 	} );
 
@@ -363,6 +365,16 @@ describe( 'Config', () => {
 			expect( config.get( 'resize.icon.path' ) ).to.equal( 'xyz' );
 		} );
 
+		it( 'should return a function', () => {
+			expect( typeof config.get( 'callback' ) ).to.equal( 'function' );
+			expect( config.get( 'callback' )() ).to.equal( null );
+		} );
+
+		it( 'should return a function nested in option', () => {
+			expect( typeof config.get( 'options.callback' ) ).to.equal( 'function' );
+			expect( config.get( 'options.callback' )() ).to.equal( null );
+		} );
+
 		it( 'should retrieve an object of the configuration', () => {
 			const resize = config.get( 'resize' );
 
@@ -482,7 +494,9 @@ describe( 'Config', () => {
 
 	describe( 'names()', () => {
 		it( 'should return an iterator of top level names of the configuration', () => {
-			expect( Array.from( config.names() ) ).to.be.deep.equal( [ 'creator', 'language', 'resize', 'toolbar', 'options' ] );
+			expect( Array.from( config.names() ) ).to.be.deep.equal(
+				[ 'creator', 'language', 'resize', 'toolbar', 'options', 'callback' ]
+			);
 		} );
 	} );
 } );