If $$\sigma = \{ {\sigma }_{i} : i \in I \}$$
σ
=
{
σ
i
:
i
∈
I
}
is a partition of the set $$\mathbb {P}$$
P
of all prime numbers, a subgroup H of a finite group G is said to be $$\sigma $$
σ
-subnormal in G if H can be joined to G by means of a chain of subgroups $$H=H_{0} \subseteq H_{1} \subseteq \cdots \subseteq H_{n}=G$$
H
=
H
0
⊆
H
1
⊆
⋯
⊆
H
n
=
G
such that either $$H_{i-1}$$
H
i
-
1
normal in $$H_{i}$$
H
i
or $$H_{i}/{{\,\mathrm{Core}\,}}_{H_{i}}(H_{i-1})$$
H
i
/
Core
H
i
(
H
i
-
1
)
is a $${\sigma }_{j}$$
σ
j
-group for some $$j \in I$$
j
∈
I
, for every $$i=1, \ldots , n$$
i
=
1
,
…
,
n
. If $$\sigma = \{\{2\}, \{3\}, \{5\}, ... \}$$
σ
=
{
{
2
}
,
{
3
}
,
{
5
}
,
.
.
.
}
is the minimal partition, then the $$\sigma $$
σ
-subnormality reduces to the classical subgroup embedding property of subnormality. A finite group X is said to be a Schmidt group if X is not nilpotent and every proper subgroup of X is nilpotent. Every non-nilpotent finite group G has Schmidt subgroups and a detailed knowledge of their embedding in G can provide a deep insight into its structure. In this paper, a complete description of a finite group with $$\sigma $$
σ
-subnormal Schmidt subgroups is given. It answers a question posed by Guo, Safonova and Skiba.