diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/77247-action-groups-docker-k8s.yml b/changelogs/fragments/77247-action-groups-docker-k8s.yml
index a67a28d496b..f9cfbb1fc29 100644
--- a/changelogs/fragments/77247-action-groups-docker-k8s.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/77247-action-groups-docker-k8s.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 bugfixes:
-- "The ``docker`` and ``k8s`` action groups / module default groups now also support the moved modules in [community.docker](https://galaxy.ansible.com/community/docker), [community.kubevirt](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.kubevirt), and [community.okd](https://galaxy.ansible.com/community/okd) (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/72427)."
+- "The ``docker`` and ``k8s`` action groups / module default groups now also support the moved modules in [community.docker](https://galaxy.ansible.com/community/docker), [community.kubevirt](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.kubevirt), [community.okd](https://galaxy.ansible.com/community/okd), and [kubernetes.core](https://galaxy.ansible.com/kubernetes/core) (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/72427)."
diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/module_common.py b/lib/ansible/executor/module_common.py
index 98ff9aa11fb..43ed850e02f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/module_common.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/module_common.py
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ def get_action_args_with_defaults(action, args, defaults, templar, redirected_na
         'cpm': ['wti.remote'],
         'docker': ['community.general', 'community.docker'],
         'gcp': ['google.cloud'],
-        'k8s': ['community.kubernetes', 'community.general', 'community.kubevirt', 'community.okd'],
+        'k8s': ['community.kubernetes', 'community.general', 'community.kubevirt', 'community.okd', 'kubernetes.core'],
         'os': ['openstack.cloud'],
         'ovirt': ['ovirt.ovirt', 'community.general'],
         'vmware': ['community.vmware'],