diff --git a/contrib/inventory/digital_ocean.py b/contrib/inventory/digital_ocean.py
index 3eb8bf9aa73..35991ccc978 100755
--- a/contrib/inventory/digital_ocean.py
+++ b/contrib/inventory/digital_ocean.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ is to use the output of the --env option with export:
 The following groups are generated from --list:
  - ID    (droplet ID)
  - NAME  (droplet NAME)
+ - digital_ocean
  - image_ID
  - image_NAME
  - distro_NAME  (distribution NAME from image)
@@ -452,7 +453,8 @@ class DigitalOceanInventory(object):
             self.inventory[droplet['name']] = [dest]
 
             # groups that are always present
-            for group in ('region_' + droplet['region']['slug'],
+            for group in ('digital_ocean',
+                          'region_' + droplet['region']['slug'],
                           'image_' + str(droplet['image']['id']),
                           'size_' + droplet['size']['slug'],
                           'distro_' + DigitalOceanInventory.to_safe(droplet['image']['distribution']),