diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipagroup.py b/plugins/modules/ipagroup.py
index 09e90e0931..7251fda2eb 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipagroup.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipagroup.py
@@ -746,7 +746,11 @@ def main():
 
                         (externalmember_add,
                          externalmember_del) = gen_add_del_lists(
-                            externalmember, res_find.get("member_external"))
+                            externalmember, (
+                                list(res_find.get("member_external", []))
+                                + list(res_find.get("ipaexternalmember", []))
+                            )
+                        )
 
                         (idoverrides_add,
                          idoverrides_del) = gen_add_del_lists(
@@ -780,7 +784,11 @@ def main():
                     service_add = gen_add_list(
                         service, res_find.get("member_service"))
                     externalmember_add = gen_add_list(
-                        externalmember, res_find.get("member_external"))
+                        externalmember, (
+                            list(res_find.get("member_external", []))
+                            + list(res_find.get("ipaexternalmember", []))
+                        )
+                    )
                     idoverrides_add = gen_add_list(
                         idoverrideuser, res_find.get("member_idoverrideuser"))
 
@@ -815,7 +823,11 @@ def main():
                     service_del = gen_intersection_list(
                         service, res_find.get("member_service"))
                     externalmember_del = gen_intersection_list(
-                        externalmember, res_find.get("member_external"))
+                        externalmember, (
+                            list(res_find.get("member_external", []))
+                            + list(res_find.get("ipaexternalmember", []))
+                        )
+                    )
                     idoverrides_del = gen_intersection_list(
                         idoverrideuser, res_find.get("member_idoverrideuser"))
 
diff --git a/tests/group/test_group_external_members.yml b/tests/group/test_group_external_members.yml
index 7541f876b3..f9214d3dfd 100644
--- a/tests/group/test_group_external_members.yml
+++ b/tests/group/test_group_external_members.yml
@@ -1,37 +1,45 @@
 ---
 - name: Find trust
   hosts: ipaserver
-  become: true
+  become: false
   gather_facts: false
+  module_defaults:
+    ipagroup:
+      ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
+      ipaapi_context: "{{ ipa_context | default(omit) }}"
 
   tasks:
 
   - name: Include tasks ../env_freeipa_facts.yml
     ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../env_freeipa_facts.yml
 
+  - name: Ensure tests groups are absent
+    ipagroup:
+      name:
+        - extgroup
+        - extgroup_members
+      state: absent
+
   - name: Execute group tests if trust test environment is supported
     when: trust_test_is_supported | default(false)
     block:
 
     - name: Add nonposix group.
       ipagroup:
-        ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
         name: extgroup
-        nonposix: yes
+        nonposix: true
       register: result
       failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
 
     - name: Set group to be external
       ipagroup:
-        ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
         name: extgroup
-        external: yes
+        external: true
       register: result
       failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
 
     - name: Add AD users to group
       ipagroup:
-        ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
         name: extgroup
         external_member: "AD\\Domain Users"
       register: result
@@ -39,7 +47,6 @@
 
     - name: Add AD users to group, again
       ipagroup:
-        ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
         name: extgroup
         external_member: "AD\\Domain Users"
       register: result
@@ -47,7 +54,6 @@
 
     - name: Remove external group
       ipagroup:
-        ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
         name: extgroup
         state: absent
       register: result
@@ -55,27 +61,24 @@
 
     - name: Add nonposix, external group, with AD users.
       ipagroup:
-        ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
         name: extgroup
-        nonposix: yes
-        external: yes
+        nonposix: true
+        external: true
         external_member: "AD\\Domain Users"
       register: result
       failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
 
     - name: Add nonposix, external group, with AD users, again.
       ipagroup:
-        ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
         name: extgroup
-        nonposix: yes
-        external: yes
+        nonposix: true
+        external: true
         external_member: "AD\\Domain Users"
       register: result
       failed_when: result.failed or result.changed
 
     - name: Remove group
       ipagroup:
-        ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
         name: extgroup
         state: absent
       register: result
@@ -83,32 +86,71 @@
 
     - name: Add nonposix group.
       ipagroup:
-        ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
         name: extgroup
-        nonposix: yes
+        nonposix: true
       register: result
       failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
 
     - name: Set group to be external, and add users.
       ipagroup:
-        ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
         name: extgroup
-        external: yes
+        external: true
         external_member: "AD\\Domain Users"
       register: result
       failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
 
     - name: Set group to be external, and add users, again.
       ipagroup:
-        ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
         name: extgroup
-        external: yes
+        external: true
         external_member: "AD\\Domain Users"
       register: result
       failed_when: result.failed or result.changed
 
-    - name: Cleanup environment.
+    - name: Ensure external group for external member exist
       ipagroup:
-        ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
-        name: extgroup
+        name: extgroup_members
+        external: true
+      register: result
+      failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
+
+    - name: Ensure external group members are present
+      ipagroup:
+        name: extgroup_members
+        external_member: "AD\\Domain Users"
+        action: member
+      register: result
+      failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
+
+    - name: Ensure external group members are present, again
+      ipagroup:
+        name: extgroup_members
+        external_member: "AD\\Domain Users"
+        action: member
+      register: result
+      failed_when: result.failed or result.changed
+
+    - name: Ensure external group members are absent
+      ipagroup:
+        name: extgroup_members
+        external_member: "AD\\Domain Users"
+        action: member
         state: absent
+      register: result
+      failed_when: result.failed or not result.changed
+
+    - name: Ensure external group members are absent, again
+      ipagroup:
+        name: extgroup_members
+        external_member: "AD\\Domain Users"
+        action: member
+        state: absent
+      register: result
+      failed_when: result.failed or result.changed
+
+  - name: Ensure tests groups are absent
+    ipagroup:
+      name:
+        - extgroup
+        - extgroup_members
+      state: absent