diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/zabbix_usergroup/ruby.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/zabbix_usergroup/ruby.rb
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index 000000000..9ac03dc89
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+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/zabbix_usergroup/ruby.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative '../zabbix'
+Puppet::Type.type(:zabbix_usergroup).provide(:ruby, parent: Puppet::Provider::Zabbix) do
+  confine feature: :zabbixapi
+
+  def initialize(value = {})
+    super(value)
+    @property_flush = {}
+  end
+
+  def get_usrgrp_by_name(grpname)
+    api_usrgrp = zbx.usergroups.get(name: grpname)
+    if api_usrgrp.empty?
+      nil
+    else
+      {
+        id: api_usrgrp[0]['id'],
+        name: api_usrgrp[0]['name'],
+        gui_access: api_usrgrp[0]['gui_access'],
+        debug_mode: api_usrgrp[0]['debug_mode'] ? 1 : 0,
+        users_status: api_usrgrp[0]['users_status'],
+      }
+    end
+  end
+
+  def usergroup
+    @usergroup ||= get_usrgrp_by_name(resource[:name])
+    @usergroup
+  end
+
+  attr_writer :usergroup
+
+  def gui_access
+    usergroup[:gui_access]
+  end
+
+  def gui_access=(int)
+    @property_flush[:gui_access] = int
+  end
+
+  def debug_mode
+    usergroup[:debug_mode]
+  end
+
+  def debug_mode=(int)
+    @property_flush[:debug_mode] = int
+  end
+
+  def users_status
+    usergroup[:users_status]
+  end
+
+  def users_status=(int)
+    @property_flush[:users_status] = int
+  end
+
+  def flush
+    if @property_flush[:ensure] == :absent
+      delete_usrgrp
+      return
+    end
+
+    return if @property_flush.empty?
+
+    update_usrgrp
+  end
+
+  def update_usrgrp
+    zbx.query(
+      method: 'usergroup.update',
+      params: {
+        usrgrpid: zbx.usergroups.get_id(name: @resource[:name]),
+      }.merge(@property_flush)
+    )
+  end
+
+  def delete_usrgrp
+    zbx.usergroups.delete(zbx.usergroups.get_id(name: @resource[:name]))
+  end
+
+  def create
+    params = {}
+    params[:name] = @resource[:name]
+    params[:gui_access] = @resource[:gui_access] unless @resource[:gui_access].nil?
+    params[:debug_mode] = @resource[:debug_mode] unless @resource[:debug_mode].nil?
+    params[:users_status] = @resource[:users_status] unless @resource[:users_status].nil?
+
+    zbx.usergroups.create(params)
+  end
+
+  def exists?
+    usergroup
+  end
+
+  def destroy
+    @property_flush[:ensure] = :absent
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/zabbix_usergroup.rb b/lib/puppet/type/zabbix_usergroup.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc05a5787
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+++ b/lib/puppet/type/zabbix_usergroup.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+Puppet::Type.newtype(:zabbix_usergroup) do
+  @doc = %q("Manage zabbix usergroups
+
+      zabbix_usergroup{ 'group1':
+        ensure       => present,
+        gui_access   => 2,
+        debug_mode   => true,
+        users_status => true,
+      }")
+
+  ensurable do
+    defaultvalues
+    defaultto :present
+  end
+
+  newparam(:name, namevar: true) do
+    desc 'usergroup name'
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:gui_access) do
+    desc 'The type of access for this group.'
+    newvalues('default', 'internal', 'LDAP', 'none')
+    defaultto 'default'
+
+    gui_values = {
+      'default'  => 0,
+      'internal' => 1,
+      'LDAP'     => 2,
+      'none'     => 3
+    }
+
+    munge do |value|
+      gui_values[value]
+    end
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:debug_mode, boolean: true) do
+    desc 'Whether debug mode is enabled or disabled.'
+    newvalues(true, false)
+    defaultto false
+
+    munge do |value|
+      value ? 1 : 0
+    end
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:users_status, boolean: true) do
+    desc 'Whether the user group is enabled or disabled.'
+    newvalues(true, false)
+    defaultto true
+
+    munge do |value|
+      # 0 = enabled in zabbix api...
+      value ? 0 : 1
+    end
+  end
+
+  autorequire(:file) { '/etc/zabbix/api.conf' }
+end