diff --git a/promslog/slog.go b/promslog/slog.go
index d84a1460..5ffd582a 100644
--- a/promslog/slog.go
+++ b/promslog/slog.go
@@ -147,8 +147,13 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 func newGoKitStyleReplaceAttrFunc(lvl *Level) func(groups []string, a slog.Attr) slog.Attr {
-	return func(_ []string, a slog.Attr) slog.Attr {
+	return func(groups []string, a slog.Attr) slog.Attr {
 		key := a.Key
+		if len(groups) > 0 {
+			// Attributes inside a group cannot collide with the
+			// built-in top-level keys, so leave them untouched.
+			key = ""
+		}
 		switch key {
 		case slog.TimeKey, "ts":
 			if t, ok := a.Value.Any().(time.Time); ok {
@@ -208,8 +213,13 @@ func newGoKitStyleReplaceAttrFunc(lvl *Level) func(groups []string, a slog.Attr)
 	}
 }
 
-func defaultReplaceAttr(_ []string, a slog.Attr) slog.Attr {
+func defaultReplaceAttr(groups []string, a slog.Attr) slog.Attr {
 	key := a.Key
+	if len(groups) > 0 {
+		// Attributes inside a group cannot collide with the built-in
+		// top-level keys, so leave them untouched.
+		key = ""
+	}
 	switch key {
 	case slog.TimeKey:
 		// Note that we do not change the timezone to UTC anymore.
diff --git a/promslog/slog_test.go b/promslog/slog_test.go
index dd5f6b24..9fc9685f 100644
--- a/promslog/slog_test.go
+++ b/promslog/slog_test.go
@@ -255,6 +255,46 @@ func TestReservedKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestReservedKeysInGroup(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	val := "grouped"
+
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		logStyle       LogStyle
+		logStyleRegexp *regexp.Regexp
+		levelKey       string
+		sourceKey      string
+		timeKey        string
+	}{
+		"slog_log_style":   {logStyle: SlogStyle, logStyleRegexp: slogStyleLogRegexp, levelKey: "level", sourceKey: "source", timeKey: "time"},
+		"go-kit_log_style": {logStyle: GoKitStyle, logStyleRegexp: goKitStyleLogRegexp, levelKey: "level", sourceKey: "caller", timeKey: "ts"},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			buf.Reset()
+			logger := New(&Config{Writer: &buf, Style: tc.logStyle})
+
+			logger.Info("group test",
+				slog.Group("req",
+					slog.String(tc.levelKey, val),
+					slog.String(tc.sourceKey, val),
+					slog.String(tc.timeKey, val),
+				),
+			)
+			logger.WithGroup("sub").Info("with group test", slog.String(tc.levelKey, val))
+
+			output := buf.String()
+			require.Contains(t, output, fmt.Sprintf("req.%s=%s", tc.levelKey, val))
+			require.Contains(t, output, fmt.Sprintf("req.%s=%s", tc.sourceKey, val))
+			require.Contains(t, output, fmt.Sprintf("req.%s=%s", tc.timeKey, val))
+			require.Contains(t, output, fmt.Sprintf("sub.%s=%s", tc.levelKey, val))
+			require.NotContainsf(t, output, reservedKeyPrefix, "Grouped keys cannot collide with built-in keys and must not be renamed")
+			require.Equalf(t, 2, getLogEntryLevelCounts(output, tc.logStyleRegexp)["info"], "Built-in keys must still be written")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 type expensiveValuer struct {
 	called *bool
 }