diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/__testUtils__/handlers.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/__testUtils__/handlers.ts
index 752fd08f4b..a4fb3ba391 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/__testUtils__/handlers.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/__testUtils__/handlers.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ const httpHandlers = [
 
 // dynamic handlers
 
+// https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/groups.html#list-group-details supports encoded path and id
 const httpGroupFindByEncodedPathDynamic = all_groups_response.flatMap(group => [
   // Handler for apiBaseUrl
   rest.get(`${apiBaseUrl}/groups/${group.full_path}`, (_, res, ctx) => {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
index 1e1d8247cd..0847587107 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ export class GitLabClient {
     return this.pagedRequest(`/groups`, options);
   }
 
+  // https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/groups.html#list-group-details
+  // id can either be group id or encoded full path
   async getGroupByPath(
     groupPath: string,
     options?: CommonListOptions,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/providers/GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/providers/GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider.ts
index 556f4ae5a4..eb10dd2274 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/providers/GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/providers/GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider.ts
@@ -366,7 +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));
+      groups.push(await this.gitLabClient.getGroupByPath(this.config.group)); // adds the parent group for #26554
       users = paginated<GitLabUser>(
         options =>
           this.gitLabClient.listGroupMembers(this.config.group, options), // calls /groups/<groupId>/members
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ export class GitlabOrgDiscoveryEntityProvider implements EntityProvider {
       groups = (await this.gitLabClient.listDescendantGroups(this.config.group))
         .items;
 
-      groups.push(await this.gitLabClient.getGroupByPath(this.config.group));
+      groups.push(await this.gitLabClient.getGroupByPath(this.config.group)); // adds the parent group for #26554
 
       const rootGroupSplit = this.config.group.split('/');
       const rootGroup = this.config.restrictUsersToGroup