diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
index 82e5283a4..7595d723a 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/dockviewComponent.ts
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ export class DockviewComponent
     }
 
     addGroup(options?: AddGroupOptions): DockviewGroupPanel {
-        const group = this.createGroup();
+        const group = this.createGroup(options);
 
         if (options) {
             let referenceGroup: DockviewGroupPanel | undefined;
diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/options.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/options.ts
index 34ab98989..60a3953e4 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/options.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/dockview/options.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { ISplitviewStyles, Orientation } from '../splitview/splitview';
 import { PanelTransfer } from '../dnd/dataTransfer';
 import { IDisposable } from '../lifecycle';
 import { DroptargetOverlayModel, Position } from '../dnd/droptarget';
+import { GroupOptions } from './dockviewGroupPanelModel';
 import { IDockviewPanel } from './dockviewPanel';
 import {
     ComponentConstructor,
@@ -186,10 +187,12 @@ type AddGroupOptionsWithGroup = {
     direction?: Omit<Direction, 'within'>;
 };
 
-export type AddGroupOptions =
+export type AddGroupOptions = (
     | AddGroupOptionsWithGroup
     | AddGroupOptionsWithPanel
-    | AbsolutePosition;
+    | AbsolutePosition
+) &
+    GroupOptions;
 
 export function isGroupOptionsWithPanel(
     data: AddGroupOptions