diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-groups/nested-groups-add-state.factory.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-groups/nested-groups-add-state.factory.js
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+/*************************************************
+* Copyright (c) 2017 Ansible, Inc.
+*
+* All Rights Reserved
+*************************************************/
+
+import GroupAddController from '../add/groups-add.controller';
+
+export default ['$stateExtender', 'templateUrl', '$injector',
+    function($stateExtender, templateUrl, $injector){
+        var val = function(field, formStateDefinition, params) {
+            let state,
+            list = field.include ? $injector.get(field.include) : field,
+            breadcrumbLabel = (field.iterator.replace('_', ' ') + 's').toUpperCase(),
+            stateConfig = {
+                name: `${formStateDefinition.name}.${list.iterator}s.add`,
+                url: `/add`,
+                ncyBreadcrumb: {
+                    parent: `${formStateDefinition.name}`,
+                    label: `${breadcrumbLabel}`
+                },
+                views: {
+                    'nestedGroupForm@inventories': {
+                        templateProvider: function(GenerateForm, GroupForm) {
+                            let form = GroupForm;
+                            return GenerateForm.buildHTML(form, {
+                                mode: 'add',
+                                related: false
+                            });
+                        },
+                        controller: GroupAddController
+                    }
+                },
+                resolve: {
+                    'FormDefinition': [params.form, function(definition) {
+                        return definition;
+                    }]
+                }
+            };
+
+            state = $stateExtender.buildDefinition(stateConfig);
+            return state;
+        };
+        return val;
+    }
+];