diff --git a/awx/ui/client/legacy/styles/lists.less b/awx/ui/client/legacy/styles/lists.less
index 84514339de..4ca8c0a12a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/legacy/styles/lists.less
+++ b/awx/ui/client/legacy/styles/lists.less
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ table, tbody {
 }
 
 .List-actionHolder--leftAlign {
-    margin-left: 52%;
+    margin-left: 50%;
     justify-content: flex-start;
     button {
        height: 34px;
@@ -230,6 +230,15 @@ table, tbody {
     align-items: center;
     display: flex;
     margin-bottom: -34px;
+
+    .List-buttonDefault {
+        margin-left: 20px;
+    }
+
+    .List-toggleButton {
+        height: 30px;
+        line-height: 14px;
+    }
 }
 
 .List-auxAction {
@@ -272,6 +281,10 @@ table, tbody {
     opacity: 0.65;
 }
 
+.List-actionButton {
+    margin-left: 20px;
+}
+
 .List-searchDropdown {
     border-top-left-radius: 5px!important;
     border-bottom-left-radius: 5px!important;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/main.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/main.js
index 923d3ef1fe..a3160d7b1f 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/main.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/main.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  *
  * All Rights Reserved
  *************************************************/
+import { N_ } from '../../i18n';
 
 import adhoc from './adhoc/main';
 import group from './related/groups/main';
@@ -294,6 +295,78 @@ angular.module('inventory', [
                 let relatedHostCompletedJobs = _.cloneDeep(hostCompletedJobsRoute);
                 relatedHostCompletedJobs.name = 'inventories.edit.hosts.edit.completed_jobs';
 
+                let inventoryRootGroupsList = _.cloneDeep(inventoryGroupsList);
+                inventoryRootGroupsList.name = "inventories.edit.rootGroups";
+                inventoryRootGroupsList.url = "/root_groups?{group_search:queryset}",
+                inventoryRootGroupsList.ncyBreadcrumb.label = N_("ROOT GROUPS");// jshint ignore:line
+                inventoryRootGroupsList.resolve.listDefinition = ['GroupList', (list) => {
+                    const rootGroupList = _.cloneDeep(list);
+                    rootGroupList.basePath = 'api/v2/inventories/{{$stateParams.inventory_id}}/root_groups/';
+                    rootGroupList.fields.name.uiSref = "inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit({group_id:group.id})";
+                    return rootGroupList;
+                }];
+
+                let inventoryRootGroupsAdd = _.cloneDeep(inventoryGroupsAdd);
+                inventoryRootGroupsAdd.name = "inventories.edit.rootGroups.add";
+                inventoryRootGroupsAdd.ncyBreadcrumb.parent = "inventories.edit.rootGroups";
+
+                let inventoryRootGroupsEdit = _.cloneDeep(inventoryGroupsEdit);
+                inventoryRootGroupsEdit.name = "inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit";
+                inventoryRootGroupsEdit.ncyBreadcrumb.parent = "inventories.edit.rootGroups";
+                inventoryRootGroupsEdit.views = {
+                    'groupForm@inventories': {
+                        templateProvider: function(GenerateForm, GroupForm) {
+                            let form = _.cloneDeep(GroupForm);
+                            form.activeEditState = 'inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit';
+                            form.detailsClick = "$state.go('inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit')";
+                            form.parent = 'inventories.edit.rootGroups';
+                            form.related.nested_groups.ngClick = "$state.go('inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit.nested_groups')";
+                            form.related.nested_hosts.ngClick = "$state.go('inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit.nested_hosts')";
+
+                            return GenerateForm.buildHTML(form, {
+                                mode: 'edit',
+                                related: false
+                            });
+                        },
+                        controller: 'GroupEditController'
+                    }
+                };
+                inventoryGroupsEdit.views = {
+                    'groupForm@inventories': {
+                        templateProvider: function(GenerateForm, GroupForm) {
+                            let form = GroupForm;
+
+                            return GenerateForm.buildHTML(form, {
+                                mode: 'edit',
+                                related: false
+                            });
+                        },
+                        controller: 'GroupEditController'
+                    }
+                };
+
+                let rootGroupNestedGroupsRoute = _.cloneDeep(groupNestedGroupsRoute);
+                rootGroupNestedGroupsRoute.name = 'inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit.nested_groups';
+                rootGroupNestedGroupsRoute.ncyBreadcrumb.parent = "inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit";
+
+                let rootNestedGroupsAdd = _.cloneDeep(nestedGroupsAdd);
+                rootNestedGroupsAdd.name = "inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit.nested_groups.add";
+                rootNestedGroupsAdd.ncyBreadcrumb.parent = "inventories.edit.groups.edit.nested_groups";
+
+                let rootGroupNestedGroupsAssociateRoute = _.cloneDeep(groupNestedGroupsAssociateRoute);
+                rootGroupNestedGroupsAssociateRoute.name = 'inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit.nested_groups.associate';
+
+                let rootGroupNestedHostsRoute = _.cloneDeep(nestedHostsRoute);
+                rootGroupNestedHostsRoute.name = 'inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit.nested_hosts';
+                rootGroupNestedHostsRoute.ncyBreadcrumb.parent = "inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit";
+
+                let rootNestedHostsAdd = _.cloneDeep(nestedHostsAddRoute);
+                rootNestedHostsAdd.name = "inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit.nested_hosts.add";
+                rootNestedHostsAdd.ncyBreadcrumb.parent = "inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit.nested_hosts";
+
+                let rootGroupNestedHostsAssociateRoute = _.cloneDeep(nestedHostsAssociateRoute);
+                rootGroupNestedHostsAssociateRoute.name = 'inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit.nested_hosts.associate';
+
                 return Promise.all([
                     standardInventoryAdd,
                     standardInventoryEdit,
@@ -315,10 +388,16 @@ angular.module('inventory', [
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(relatedHostsAnsibleFacts),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(relatedHostsInsights),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(inventoryGroupsList),
+                            stateExtender.buildDefinition(inventoryRootGroupsList),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(inventoryGroupsAdd),
+                            stateExtender.buildDefinition(rootNestedGroupsAdd),
+                            stateExtender.buildDefinition(inventoryRootGroupsAdd),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(inventoryGroupsEdit),
+                            stateExtender.buildDefinition(inventoryRootGroupsEdit),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(groupNestedGroupsRoute),
+                            stateExtender.buildDefinition(rootGroupNestedGroupsRoute),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(nestedHostsRoute),
+                            stateExtender.buildDefinition(rootGroupNestedHostsRoute),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(inventoryHosts),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(smartInventoryHosts),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(inventoryHostsAdd),
@@ -338,10 +417,13 @@ angular.module('inventory', [
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(addSourceProject),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(editSourceProject),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(groupNestedGroupsAssociateRoute),
+                            stateExtender.buildDefinition(rootGroupNestedGroupsAssociateRoute),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(hostNestedGroupsAssociateRoute),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(nestedHostsAssociateRoute),
+                            stateExtender.buildDefinition(rootGroupNestedHostsAssociateRoute),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(nestedGroupsAdd),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(nestedHostsAddRoute),
+                            stateExtender.buildDefinition(rootNestedHostsAdd),
                             stateExtender.buildDefinition(relatedHostCompletedJobs)
                         ])
                     };
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/edit/groups-edit.route.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/edit/groups-edit.route.js
index 0fbdd763c7..6d1a670168 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/edit/groups-edit.route.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/edit/groups-edit.route.js
@@ -5,18 +5,6 @@ export default {
         parent: "inventories.edit.groups",
         label: "{{breadcrumb.group_name}}"
     },
-    views: {
-        'groupForm@inventories': {
-            templateProvider: function(GenerateForm, GroupForm) {
-                let form = GroupForm;
-                return GenerateForm.buildHTML(form, {
-                    mode: 'edit',
-                    related: false
-                });
-            },
-            controller: 'GroupEditController'
-        }
-    },
     resolve: {
         groupData: ['$stateParams', 'GroupsService', function($stateParams, GroupsService) {
             return GroupsService.get({ id: $stateParams.group_id }).then(response => response.data.results[0]);
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/groups.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/groups.form.js
index 1e4c055741..74448958b0 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/groups.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/groups.form.js
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ function(i18n){
                 title: i18n._('Hosts'),
                 iterator: 'nested_hosts'
             },
-
         }
     };
 }];
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/groups.list.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/groups.list.js
index cc316a16aa..895bfe5687 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/groups.list.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/groups.list.js
@@ -52,6 +52,22 @@
                 actionClass: 'btn List-buttonDefault',
                 buttonContent: i18n._('REFRESH')
             },
+            groupsToggle: {
+                mode: 'all',
+                type: 'toggle',
+                buttons: [
+                    {
+                        text: i18n._('ALL GROUPS'),
+                        ngClick: "$state.go('inventories.edit.groups')",
+                        ngClass: "{'btn-primary': $state.includes('inventories.edit.groups'), 'Button-primary--hollow': $state.includes('inventories.edit.rootGroups')}"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        text: i18n._('ROOT GROUPS'),
+                        ngClick: "$state.go('inventories.edit.rootGroups')",
+                        ngClass: "{'btn-primary': $state.includes('inventories.edit.rootGroups'), 'Button-primary--hollow': $state.includes('inventories.edit.groups')}"
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
             launch: {
                 mode: 'all',
                 ngDisabled: '!groupsSelected',
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/list/groups-list.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/list/groups-list.controller.js
index daf0ab3e81..e439fab391 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/list/groups-list.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/list/groups-list.controller.js
@@ -4,20 +4,21 @@
  * All Rights Reserved
  *************************************************/
  export default
-    ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$state', '$stateParams', 'GroupList', 'InventoryUpdate',
-    'GroupsService', 'CancelSourceUpdate', 'rbacUiControlService', 'GetBasePath',
-    'GetHostsStatusMsg', 'Dataset', 'Find', 'QuerySet', 'inventoryData', 'canAdd',
+    ['$scope', '$state', '$stateParams', 'listDefinition', 'InventoryUpdate',
+    'GroupsService', 'CancelSourceUpdate',
+    'GetHostsStatusMsg', 'Dataset', 'inventoryData', 'canAdd',
     'InventoryHostsStrings', '$transitions',
-    function($scope, $rootScope, $state, $stateParams, GroupList, InventoryUpdate,
-        GroupsService, CancelSourceUpdate, rbacUiControlService, GetBasePath,
-        GetHostsStatusMsg, Dataset, Find, qs, inventoryData, canAdd,
+    function($scope, $state, $stateParams, listDefinition, InventoryUpdate,
+        GroupsService, CancelSourceUpdate,
+        GetHostsStatusMsg, Dataset, inventoryData, canAdd,
         InventoryHostsStrings, $transitions){
 
-        let list = GroupList;
+        let list = listDefinition;
 
         init();
 
         function init(){
+            $scope.showOnlyRootGroups = true;
             $scope.inventory_id = $stateParams.inventory_id;
             $scope.canAdhoc = inventoryData.summary_fields.user_capabilities.adhoc;
             $scope.canAdd = canAdd;
@@ -85,10 +86,18 @@
         }
 
         $scope.createGroup = function(){
-            $state.go('inventories.edit.groups.add');
+            if ($state.includes('inventories.edit.groups')) {
+                $state.go('inventories.edit.groups.add');
+            } else if ($state.includes('inventories.edit.rootGroups')) {
+                $state.go('inventories.edit.rootGroups.add');
+            }
         };
         $scope.editGroup = function(id){
-            $state.go('inventories.edit.groups.edit', {group_id: id});
+            if ($state.includes('inventories.edit.groups')) {
+                $state.go('inventories.edit.groups.edit', {group_id: id});
+            } else if ($state.includes('inventories.edit.rootGroups')) {
+                $state.go('inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit', {group_id: id});
+            }
         };
         $scope.goToGroupGroups = function(id){
             $state.go('inventories.edit.groups.edit.nested_groups', {group_id: id});
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/list/groups-list.route.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/list/groups-list.route.js
index c16e9ba2a1..2ad7a90a0a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/list/groups-list.route.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/list/groups-list.route.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ export default {
     name: "inventories.edit.groups",
     url: "/groups?{group_search:queryset}",
     resolve: {
-        Dataset: ['GroupList', 'QuerySet', '$stateParams', 'GetBasePath', '$interpolate', '$rootScope',
+        listDefinition: ['GroupList', (list) => list],
+        Dataset: ['listDefinition', 'QuerySet', '$stateParams', 'GetBasePath', '$interpolate', '$rootScope',
             (list, qs, $stateParams, GetBasePath, $interpolate, $rootScope) => {
                 // allow related list definitions to use interpolated $rootScope / $stateParams in basePath field
                 let path, interpolator;
@@ -43,12 +44,12 @@ export default {
     },
     ncyBreadcrumb: {
         parent: "inventories.edit",
-        label: N_("GROUPS")
+        label: N_("ALL GROUPS")
     },
     views: {
         'related': {
-            templateProvider: function(GroupList, generateList, $templateRequest, $stateParams, GetBasePath) {
-                let list = _.cloneDeep(GroupList);
+            templateProvider: function(listDefinition, generateList, $templateRequest, $stateParams, GetBasePath) {
+                let list = _.cloneDeep(listDefinition);
                 if($stateParams && $stateParams.group) {
                     list.basePath = GetBasePath('groups') + _.last($stateParams.group) + '/children';
                 }
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-groups/group-nested-groups-associate.route.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-groups/group-nested-groups-associate.route.js
index 6f8f86e860..0df6fdc481 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-groups/group-nested-groups-associate.route.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-groups/group-nested-groups-associate.route.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
         skip:true
     },
     views: {
-        'modal@inventories.edit.groups.edit': {
+        'modal@^.^': {
             templateProvider: function() {
                 return `<associate-groups save-function="associateGroups(selectedItems)"></associate-groups>`;
             },
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-groups/group-nested-groups-list.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-groups/group-nested-groups-list.controller.js
index 88d8eb04ed..65961998d6 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-groups/group-nested-groups-list.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-groups/group-nested-groups-list.controller.js
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@
         };
 
         $scope.editGroup = function(id){
-            $state.go('inventories.edit.groups.edit', {group_id: id});
+            if ($state.includes('inventories.edit.groups')) {
+                $state.go('inventories.edit.groups.edit', {group_id: id});
+            } else if ($state.includes('inventories.edit.rootGroups')) {
+                $state.go('inventories.edit.rootGroups.edit', {group_id: id});
+            }
         };
 
         $scope.goToGroupGroups = function(id){
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-hosts/group-nested-hosts-associate.route.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-hosts/group-nested-hosts-associate.route.js
index 1d1ad65388..220a5a4285 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-hosts/group-nested-hosts-associate.route.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-hosts/group-nested-hosts-associate.route.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
         skip:true
     },
     views: {
-        'modal@inventories.edit.groups.edit': {
+        'modal@^.^': {
             templateProvider: function() {
                 return `<associate-hosts save-function="associateHosts(selectedItems)"></associate-hosts>`;
             },
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/standard-inventory/inventory.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/standard-inventory/inventory.form.js
index d78dae4e49..7e8083bf48 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/standard-inventory/inventory.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/standard-inventory/inventory.form.js
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ function(i18n) {
                 include: "GroupList",
                 title: i18n._('Groups'),
                 iterator: 'group',
+                tabSelected: `$state.includes('inventories.edit.groups') || $state.includes('inventories.edit.rootGroups')`,
                 skipGenerator: true
             },
             hosts: {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
index 0e484f5f00..c1b4d7f35f 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
@@ -1469,7 +1469,13 @@ angular.module('FormGenerator', [GeneratorHelpers.name, 'Utilities', listGenerat
                                 `aw-tip-placement="${collection.dataPlacement}" ` +
                                 `data-tip-watch="${collection.dataTipWatch}" `;
                             }
-                            let relatedTabSelected = this.form.activeEditState ? `$state.includes('${this.form.activeEditState}.${itm}') || $state.includes('${this.form.stateTree}.edit.${itm}')` : `$state.includes('${this.form.stateTree}.edit.${itm}')`;
+                            let relatedTabSelected;
+                            if (this.form.related[itm].tabSelected) {
+                                relatedTabSelected = this.form.related[itm].tabSelected;
+                            } else {
+                                relatedTabSelected = this.form.activeEditState ? `$state.includes('${this.form.activeEditState}.${itm}') || $state.includes('${this.form.stateTree}.edit.${itm}')` : `$state.includes('${this.form.stateTree}.edit.${itm}')`;
+                            }
+                             
                             html += `ng-class="{'is-selected' : ${relatedTabSelected}` ;
                             if(this.form.related[itm].disabled){
                                 html += `, 'Form-tab--disabled' : ${this.form.related[itm].disabled }`;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/list-generator/list-actions.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/list-generator/list-actions.partial.html
index d2552b7b2c..88b2ab5b01 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/list-generator/list-actions.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/list-generator/list-actions.partial.html
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-<span ng-repeat="(name, options) in list.actions" class="List-action" ng-hide="isHiddenByOptions(options) ||
-            hiddenOnCurrentPage(options.basePaths) ||
-            hiddenInCurrentMode(options.mode)">
+<span ng-repeat="(name, options) in list.actions" class="List-action" ng-if="!isHiddenByOptions(options) &&
+            !hiddenOnCurrentPage(options.basePaths) &&
+            !hiddenInCurrentMode(options.mode)">
+    <div class="btn-group" ng-if="options.type && options.type === 'toggle'">
+        <button ng-repeat="button in options.buttons" class="btn List-toggleButton" ng-class="{{button.ngClass}}" ng-click="$eval(button.ngClick)">{{button.text}}</button>
+    </div>
     <div ng-if="options.type && options.type === 'template'" ng-include="options.template" ng-show="{{options.ngShow}}"></div>
     <div class="List-action--showTooltipOnDisabled" ng-if="options.showTipWhenDisabled" aw-tool-tip="{{options.awToolTip}}" data-tip-watch="{{options.dataTipWatch}}" data-placement="{{options.dataPlacement}}" data-container="{{options.dataContainer}}" data-title="{{options.dataTitle}}" data-tooltip-inner-class="{{options.tooltipInnerClass}}">
         <div class="btn-group" ng-if="options.type === 'buttonDropdown'" ng-disabled="{{options.ngDisabled}}">