diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/groups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/groups_controller.rb
index 15f7ef881c8..6317fa7c8d1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/groups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/groups_controller.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ class Admin::GroupsController < Admin::ApplicationController
       :visibility_level,
       :require_two_factor_authentication,
       :two_factor_grace_period,
-      :project_creation_level
+      :project_creation_level,
+      :subgroup_creation_level
     ]
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
index dbddee47997..0176962cf0a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ class GroupsController < Groups::ApplicationController
       :chat_team_name,
       :require_two_factor_authentication,
       :two_factor_grace_period,
-      :project_creation_level
+      :project_creation_level,
+      :subgroup_creation_level
     ]
   end