diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1196-use_description-in-gitlab-group-creation.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1196-use_description-in-gitlab-group-creation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8242b0ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1196-use_description-in-gitlab-group-creation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - gitlab_group - added description parameter to ``createGroup()`` call (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/138).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/source_control/gitlab/gitlab_group.py b/plugins/modules/source_control/gitlab/gitlab_group.py
index 144a3956f2..0c61273363 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/source_control/gitlab/gitlab_group.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/source_control/gitlab/gitlab_group.py
@@ -162,11 +162,15 @@ class GitLabGroup(object):
         if self.groupObject is None:
             parent_id = self.getGroupId(parent)
 
-            group = self.createGroup({
+            payload = {
                 'name': name,
                 'path': options['path'],
                 'parent_id': parent_id,
-                'visibility': options['visibility']})
+                'visibility': options['visibility']
+            }
+            if options.get('description'):
+                payload['description'] = options['description']
+            group = self.createGroup(payload)
             changed = True
         else:
             changed, group = self.updateGroup(self.groupObject, {
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/gitlab_group/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/gitlab_group/tasks/main.yml
index 74b8d31a8d..34444134c2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/gitlab_group/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/gitlab_group/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@
 
 - name: Cleanup GitLab Group
   gitlab_group:
-    server_url: "{{ gitlab_host }}"
+    api_url: "{{ gitlab_host }}"
     validate_certs: false
-    login_token: "{{ gitlab_login_token }}"
+    api_token: "{{ gitlab_login_token }}"
     name: ansible_test_group
     path: ansible_test_group
     state: absent
 
 - name: Create GitLab Group
   gitlab_group:
-    server_url: "{{ gitlab_host }}"
+    api_url: "{{ gitlab_host }}"
     validate_certs: false
-    login_token: "{{ gitlab_login_token }}"
+    api_token: "{{ gitlab_login_token }}"
     name: ansible_test_group
     path: ansible_test_group
     state: present
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
 
 - name: Create GitLab Group ( Idempotency test )
   gitlab_group:
-    server_url: "{{ gitlab_host }}"
+    api_url: "{{ gitlab_host }}"
     validate_certs: false
-    login_token: "{{ gitlab_login_token }}"
+    api_token: "{{ gitlab_login_token }}"
     name: ansible_test_group
     path: ansible_test_group
     state: present
@@ -47,3 +47,28 @@
   assert:
     that:
       - gitlab_group_state_again is not changed
+
+- name: Cleanup GitLab Group for Description Test
+  gitlab_group:
+    api_url: "{{ gitlab_host }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+    api_token: "{{ gitlab_login_token }}"
+    name: ansible_test_group
+    path: ansible_test_group
+    state: absent
+
+- name: Create GitLab Group for Description Test
+  gitlab_group:
+    api_url: "{{ gitlab_host }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+    api_token: "{{ gitlab_login_token }}"
+    name: ansible_test_group
+    path: ansible_test_group
+    description: My Test Group
+    state: present
+  register: gitlab_group_state_desc
+
+- name: Test group created with Description
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - gitlab_group_state_desc.group.description == "My Test Group"
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/source_control/gitlab/test_gitlab_group.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/source_control/gitlab/test_gitlab_group.py
index 0d01184c36..abf49860f9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/source_control/gitlab/test_gitlab_group.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/source_control/gitlab/test_gitlab_group.py
@@ -66,11 +66,14 @@ class TestGitlabGroup(GitlabModuleTestCase):
 
     @with_httmock(resp_create_group)
     def test_create_group(self):
-        group = self.moduleUtil.createGroup({'name': "Foobar Group", 'path': "foo-bar"})
+        group = self.moduleUtil.createGroup({'name': "Foobar Group",
+                                             'path': "foo-bar",
+                                             'description': "An interesting group"})
 
         self.assertEqual(type(group), Group)
         self.assertEqual(group.name, "Foobar Group")
         self.assertEqual(group.path, "foo-bar")
+        self.assertEqual(group.description, "An interesting group")
         self.assertEqual(group.id, 1)
 
     @with_httmock(resp_create_subgroup)