diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 2e5fff3e0a..8096799db0 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -1390,7 +1390,9 @@ class GroupSerializer(BaseSerializerWithVariables):
     def create(self, validated_data):  # TODO: remove in 3.3
         instance = super(GroupSerializer, self).create(validated_data)
         if self.version == 1:  # TODO: remove in 3.3
-            InventorySource.objects.create(deprecated_group=instance, inventory=instance.inventory)
+            manual_src = InventorySource(deprecated_group=instance, inventory=instance.inventory)
+            manual_src.v1_group_name = instance.name
+            manual_src.save()
         return instance
 
     def validate_name(self, value):
diff --git a/awx/main/models/inventory.py b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
index f88f838087..7bddaf727d 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/inventory.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
@@ -1249,10 +1249,11 @@ class InventorySource(UnifiedJobTemplate, InventorySourceOptions):
         replace_text = '__replace_%s__' % now()
         old_name_re = re.compile(r'^inventory_source \d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}.*?$')
         if not self.name or old_name_re.match(self.name) or '__replace_' in self.name:
+            group_name = getattr(self, 'v1_group_name', '')
             if self.inventory and self.pk:
-                self.name = '%s (%s)' % (self.inventory.name, self.pk)
+                self.name = '%s (%s - %s)' % (group_name, self.inventory.name, self.pk)
             elif self.inventory:
-                self.name = '%s (%s)' % (self.inventory.name, replace_text)
+                self.name = '%s (%s - %s)' % (group_name, self.inventory.name, replace_text)
             elif not is_new_instance:
                 self.name = 'inventory source (%s)' % self.pk
             else: