diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/__testUtils__/handlers.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/__testUtils__/handlers.ts
index 953ade6b7c..7dc7829874 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/__testUtils__/handlers.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/__testUtils__/handlers.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   some_endpoint,
   unhealthy_endpoint,
   userID,
+  single_group_response,
 } from './mocks';
 
 const httpHandlers = [
@@ -71,6 +72,9 @@ const httpHandlers = [
     return res(ctx.set('x-next-page', ''), ctx.json(all_groups_response));
   }),
 
+  rest.get(`${apiBaseUrl}/groups/group1`, (_req, res, ctx) => {
+    return res(ctx.set('x-next-page', ''), ctx.json(single_group_response));
+  }),
   rest.get(`${apiBaseUrl}/groups/42`, (_, res, ctx) => {
     return res(ctx.status(500), ctx.json({ error: 'Internal Server Error' }));
   }),
@@ -78,6 +82,10 @@ const httpHandlers = [
     return res(ctx.json(all_self_hosted_group1_members));
   }),
 
+  rest.get(`${apiBaseUrlSaas}/groups/group1`, (_req, res, ctx) => {
+    return res(ctx.set('x-next-page', ''), ctx.json(single_group_response));
+  }),
+
   rest.get(`${apiBaseUrlSaas}/groups/group1/members/all`, (_req, res, ctx) => {
     return res(ctx.json(all_saas_users_response));
   }),
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/__testUtils__/mocks.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/__testUtils__/mocks.ts
index 58ba3f10b0..faf44fd031 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/__testUtils__/mocks.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/__testUtils__/mocks.ts
@@ -1037,6 +1037,13 @@ export const all_saas_users_response: MockObject[] = [
   },
 ];
 
+export const single_group_response: GitLabGroup = {
+  id: 1,
+  name: 'group1',
+  description: 'description1',
+  full_path: 'group1',
+};
+
 export const all_groups_response: GitLabGroup[] = [
   {
     id: 1,
@@ -1111,7 +1118,7 @@ export const expectedSaasGroup: MockObject[] = [
   {
     id: 1,
     name: 'group1',
-    description: 'description1',
+    description: '',
     full_path: 'path/group1',
     parent_id: 123,
   },
@@ -2495,7 +2502,7 @@ export const expected_group_members_group_org_scan_entities: MockObject[] = [
         name: 'JohnDoe',
       },
       spec: {
-        memberOf: ['subgroup1'],
+        memberOf: ['subgroup1', 'group1'],
         profile: {
           displayName: 'John Doe',
           email: 'john.doe@company.com',
@@ -2530,6 +2537,30 @@ export const expected_group_members_group_org_scan_entities: MockObject[] = [
     },
     locationKey: 'GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider:test-id',
   },
+  {
+    entity: {
+      apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
+      kind: 'Group',
+      metadata: {
+        annotations: {
+          'backstage.io/managed-by-location': 'url:https://example.com/group1',
+          'backstage.io/managed-by-origin-location':
+            'url:https://example.com/group1',
+          'example.com/team-path': 'group1',
+        },
+        name: 'group1',
+        description: 'description1',
+      },
+      spec: {
+        children: [],
+        profile: {
+          displayName: 'group1',
+        },
+        type: 'team',
+      },
+    },
+    locationKey: 'GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider:test-id',
+  },
 ];
 
 export const all_self_hosted_group1_members: MockObject[] = [
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
index f2ce3d18f8..58dae9ed31 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,16 @@ export class GitLabClient {
     return this.pagedRequest(`/groups`, options);
   }
 
+  async getGroupByPath(
+    groupPath: string,
+    options?: CommonListOptions,
+  ): Promise<GitLabGroup> {
+    return this.nonPagedRequest(
+      `/groups/${encodeURIComponent(groupPath)}`,
+      options,
+    );
+  }
+
   async listDescendantGroups(
     groupPath: string,
   ): Promise<PagedResponse<GitLabGroup>> {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/providers/GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/providers/GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider.ts
index f6bb12cdcc..0293f90a2c 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/providers/GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/providers/GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider.ts
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ export class GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider implements EntityProvider {
     if (this.gitLabClient.isSelfManaged() && this.config.restrictUsersToGroup) {
       groups = (await this.gitLabClient.listDescendantGroups(this.config.group))
         .items;
+      groups.push(await this.gitLabClient.getGroupByPath(this.config.group));
       users = paginated<GitLabUser>(
         options =>
           this.gitLabClient.listGroupMembers(this.config.group, options), // calls /groups/<groupId>/members
@@ -395,10 +396,12 @@ export class GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider implements EntityProvider {
     else {
       groups = (await this.gitLabClient.listDescendantGroups(this.config.group))
         .items;
+      groups.push(await this.gitLabClient.getGroupByPath(this.config.group));
       const rootGroupSplit = this.config.group.split('/');
       const rootGroup = this.config.restrictUsersToGroup
         ? rootGroupSplit[rootGroupSplit.length - 1]
         : rootGroupSplit[0];
+
       users = paginated<GitLabUser>(
         options =>
           this.gitLabClient.listSaaSUsers(