diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/zabbix/zabbix_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/zabbix/zabbix_template.py
index 703073a5c34..1d316a4a6b0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/zabbix/zabbix_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/zabbix/zabbix_template.py
@@ -544,6 +544,9 @@ class Template(object):
                 'updateExisting': True,
                 'deleteMissing': True
             },
+            'groups': {
+                'createMissing': True
+            },
             'httptests': {
                 'createMissing': True,
                 'updateExisting': True,