diff --git a/awx/main/migrations/0168_prevent_instance_fallback.py b/awx/main/migrations/0168_prevent_instance_fallback.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a041582d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/main/migrations/0168_prevent_instance_fallback.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.13 on 2022-09-09 17:03
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('main', '0167_project_signature_validation_credential'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='inventory',
+            name='prevent_instance_group_fallback',
+            field=models.BooleanField(
+                default=False,
+                help_text='If enabled, the inventory will prevent adding any organization instance groups to the list of preferred instances groups to run associated job templates on.',
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='jobtemplate',
+            name='prevent_instance_group_fallback',
+            field=models.BooleanField(
+                default=False,
+                help_text='If enabled, the job template will prevent adding any inventory or organization instance groups to the list of preferred instances groups to run on.',
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/inventory.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/inventory.py
index f04e94c533..b4784f5260 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/inventory.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/inventory.py
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ options:
         - list of Instance Groups for this Organization to run on.
       type: list
       elements: str
+    prevent_instance_group_fallback:
+      description:
+        - Prevent falling back to instance groups set on the organization
+      type: bool
     state:
       description:
         - Desired state of the resource.
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ def main():
         kind=dict(choices=['', 'smart'], default=''),
         host_filter=dict(),
         instance_groups=dict(type="list", elements='str'),
+        prevent_instance_group_fallback=dict(type='bool'),
         state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
     )
 
@@ -127,6 +132,7 @@ def main():
     state = module.params.get('state')
     kind = module.params.get('kind')
     host_filter = module.params.get('host_filter')
+    prevent_instance_group_fallback = module.params.get('prevent_instance_group_fallback')
 
     # Attempt to look up the related items the user specified (these will fail the module if not found)
     org_id = module.resolve_name_to_id('organizations', organization)
@@ -157,6 +163,8 @@ def main():
         'kind': kind,
         'host_filter': host_filter,
     }
+    if prevent_instance_group_fallback is not None:
+        inventory_fields['prevent_instance_group_fallback'] = prevent_instance_group_fallback
     if description is not None:
         inventory_fields['description'] = description
     if variables is not None:
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/job_template.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/job_template.py
index 5a7e9b6e25..2a8408e2a4 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/job_template.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/job_template.py
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@ options:
         - list of notifications to send on error
       type: list
       elements: str
+    prevent_instance_group_fallback:
+      description:
+        - Prevent falling back to instance groups set on the associated inventory or organization
+      type: bool
 
 extends_documentation_fragment: awx.awx.auth
 
@@ -441,6 +445,7 @@ def main():
         notification_templates_started=dict(type="list", elements='str'),
         notification_templates_success=dict(type="list", elements='str'),
         notification_templates_error=dict(type="list", elements='str'),
+        prevent_instance_group_fallback=dict(type="bool"),
         state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
     )
 
@@ -539,6 +544,7 @@ def main():
         'custom_virtualenv',
         'job_slice_count',
         'webhook_service',
+        'prevent_instance_group_fallback',
     ):
         field_val = module.params.get(field_name)
         if field_val is not None: