diff --git a/docs/releases.rst b/docs/releases.rst
index 3c691f316f..5f660eb8ca 100644
--- a/docs/releases.rst
+++ b/docs/releases.rst
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ Leonova.
 
 __ https://github.com/teemtee/docs/tree/main/logo
 
+The :ref:`/plugins/provision/beaker` provision plugin gains
+support for submitting jobs on behalf of a group through
+``job-group`` key. The submitting user must be a member of
+the given job group.
+
 
 tmt-1.39.0
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/tmt/schemas/provision/beaker.yaml b/tmt/schemas/provision/beaker.yaml
index 01953b01fc..0f56879f64 100644
--- a/tmt/schemas/provision/beaker.yaml
+++ b/tmt/schemas/provision/beaker.yaml
@@ -54,5 +54,8 @@ properties:
     items:
       type: string
 
+  job-group:
+    type: string
+
 required:
   - how
diff --git a/tmt/steps/provision/mrack.py b/tmt/steps/provision/mrack.py
index bf072f108b..a73aeca82d 100644
--- a/tmt/steps/provision/mrack.py
+++ b/tmt/steps/provision/mrack.py
@@ -923,6 +923,14 @@ class BeakerGuestData(tmt.steps.provision.GuestSshData):
         multiple=True,
         normalize=tmt.utils.normalize_string_list)
 
+    job_group: Optional[str] = field(
+        default=None,
+        option='--job-group',
+        metavar='GROUPNAME',
+        help="""
+             If set, Beaker jobs will be submitted on behalf of ``GROUPNAME``.
+             """)
+
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class ProvisionBeakerData(BeakerGuestData, tmt.steps.provision.ProvisionStepData):
@@ -959,7 +967,7 @@ class CreateJobParameters:
     whiteboard: Optional[str]
     beaker_job_owner: Optional[str]
     public_key: list[str]
-    group: str = 'linux'
+    group: Optional[str]
 
     def to_mrack(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         data = dataclasses.asdict(self)
@@ -1083,6 +1091,7 @@ class GuestBeaker(tmt.steps.provision.GuestSsh):
     kickstart: dict[str, str]
 
     beaker_job_owner: Optional[str] = None
+    job_group: Optional[str] = None
 
     # Provided in Beaker response
     job_id: Optional[str]
@@ -1160,7 +1169,8 @@ def _create(self, tmt_name: str) -> None:
             name=f'{self.image}-{self.arch}',
             whiteboard=self.whiteboard or tmt_name,
             beaker_job_owner=self.beaker_job_owner,
-            public_key=self.public_key)
+            public_key=self.public_key,
+            group=self.job_group)
 
         try:
             response = self.api.create(data)
@@ -1181,6 +1191,16 @@ def _create(self, tmt_name: str) -> None:
                         f"Failed to create Beaker job, job owner '{self.beaker_job_owner}' "
                         "is not a valid submission delegate.") from exc
 
+                if 'is not a valid group' in cause.faultString:
+                    raise ProvisionError(
+                        f"Failed to create Beaker job, job group '{self.job_group}' "
+                        "was refused as unknown.") from exc
+
+                if 'is not a member of group' in cause.faultString:
+                    raise ProvisionError(
+                        "Failed to create Beaker job, submitting user is not "
+                        "a member of group '{self.job_group}'") from exc
+
             raise ProvisionError('Failed to create Beaker job') from exc
 
         if response: