diff --git a/app/controllers/ops_controller/ops_rbac.rb b/app/controllers/ops_controller/ops_rbac.rb
index 2b09786655b..ee4e2c62e41 100644
--- a/app/controllers/ops_controller/ops_rbac.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/ops_controller/ops_rbac.rb
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ def rbac_edit_save_or_add(what, rbac_suffix = what)
     when :group then
       record = @edit[:group_id] ? MiqGroup.find_by(:id => @edit[:group_id]) : MiqGroup.new
       validated = rbac_group_validate?
+      rbac_group_set_record_description_role(record) # Set new Description, Role and Tenant for a new Group
       rbac_group_set_record_vars(record) if validated
     when :role  then
       record = @edit[:role_id] ? MiqUserRole.find_by(:id => @edit[:role_id]) : MiqUserRole.new
@@ -1216,10 +1217,6 @@ def rbac_group_filter_expression_vars(field_expression, field_expression_table)
 
   # Set group record variables to new values
   def rbac_group_set_record_vars(group)
-    role = MiqUserRole.find(@edit[:new][:role])
-    group.description = @edit[:new][:description]
-    group.miq_user_role = role
-    group.tenant = Tenant.find(@edit[:new][:group_tenant]) if @edit[:new][:group_tenant]
     if @edit[:new][:use_filter_expression]
       @edit[:new][:filters].clear
     else
@@ -1230,6 +1227,13 @@ def rbac_group_set_record_vars(group)
     rbac_group_set_filters(group) # Go set the filters for the group
   end
 
+  # Set group record variables such as Description, Role and Tenant to new values
+  def rbac_group_set_record_description_role(group)
+    group.description = @edit[:new][:description]
+    group.miq_user_role = MiqUserRole.find(@edit[:new][:role]) if @edit[:new][:role]
+    group.tenant = Tenant.find(@edit[:new][:group_tenant]) if @edit[:new][:group_tenant]
+  end
+
   # Set filters in the group record from the @edit[:new] hash values
   def rbac_group_set_filters(group)
     group.entitlement ||= Entitlement.new
@@ -1400,7 +1404,7 @@ def rbac_group_validate?
     @assigned_filters = [] if @edit[:new][:filters].empty? || @edit[:new][:use_filter_expression]
     @filter_expression = [] if @edit[:new][:filter_expression].empty? || @edit[:new][:use_filter_expression] == false
     if @edit[:new][:role].nil? || @edit[:new][:role] == ""
-      add_flash(_("A User Group must be assigned a Role"), :error)
+      add_flash(_("A Role must be assigned to this Group"), :error)
       return false
     end
     true
diff --git a/spec/controllers/ops_controller/ops_rbac_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/ops_controller/ops_rbac_spec.rb
index 3cfc83508ef..26a3ac9ce56 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/ops_controller/ops_rbac_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/ops_controller/ops_rbac_spec.rb
@@ -806,4 +806,23 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#rbac_edit_save_or_add' do
+    context 'adding new Group' do
+      before do
+        allow(controller).to receive(:load_edit).and_return(true)
+        allow(controller).to receive(:render_flash)
+        controller.instance_variable_set(:@edit, :new => {:description           => 'Description',
+                                                          :filters               => {},
+                                                          :filter_expression     => {'???' => '???'},
+                                                          :use_filter_expression => false})
+        controller.params = {:button => 'add'}
+      end
+
+      it 'sets @flash_array properly if user forgot to choose a Role for a Group' do
+        controller.send(:rbac_edit_save_or_add, 'group')
+        expect(controller.instance_variable_get(:@flash_array)).to eq([{:message => 'A Role must be assigned to this Group', :level => :error}])
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end