diff --git a/app/views/groups/group_members/index.html.haml b/app/views/groups/group_members/index.html.haml
index 2af3e861587..09cc713e3af 100644
--- a/app/views/groups/group_members/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/groups/group_members/index.html.haml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       %span.flex-project-title
         Members with access to
         %strong= @group.name
-      %span.badge= @members.total_count
+      %span.badge.badge-pill= @members.total_count
       = form_tag group_group_members_path(@group), method: :get, class: 'form-inline member-search-form flex-project-members-form' do
         .form-group
           .position-relative.append-right-8
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/60026-group-member-count-bg.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/60026-group-member-count-bg.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a1f6eac2ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/60026-group-member-count-bg.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Add badge-pill class on group member count
+merge_request: 27019
+author:
+type: fixed