diff --git a/fifloader.py b/fifloader.py
index 8c6e8947..b62feadd 100755
--- a/fifloader.py
+++ b/fifloader.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ def merge_inputs(inputs, validate=False, clean=False):
     flavors = {}
     products = {}
     profiles = {}
+    pgroups = {}
     testsuites = {}
     jobtemplates = []
 
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ def merge_inputs(inputs, validate=False, clean=False):
                 ('Flavors', flavors),
                 ('Products', products),
                 ('Profiles', profiles),
+                ('ProfileGroups', pgroups),
                 ('JobTemplates', jobtemplates),
         ):
             if datatype in data:
@@ -177,14 +179,22 @@ def merge_inputs(inputs, validate=False, clean=False):
             for (name, newsuite) in data['TestSuites'].items():
                 try:
                     existing = testsuites[name]
-                    # combine and stash the profiles
-                    existing['profiles'].update(newsuite['profiles'])
-                    combinedprofiles = existing['profiles']
+                    # combine and stash the profiles and groups
+                    combinedprofiles = {}
+                    if 'profiles' in existing:
+                        existing['profiles'].update(newsuite['profiles'])
+                        combinedprofiles = existing['profiles']
+                    combinedpgroups = {}
+                    if 'profile_groups' in existing:
+                        existing['profile_groups'].update(newsuite.get('profile_groups', {}))
+                        combinedpgroups = existing['profile_groups']
                     # now update the existing suite with the new one, this
-                    # will overwrite the profiles
+                    # will overwrite the profiles and groups
                     existing.update(newsuite)
-                    # now restore the combined profiles
+                    # now restore the combined profiles and groups
                     existing['profiles'] = combinedprofiles
+                    if combinedpgroups:
+                        existing['profile_groups'] = combinedpgroups
                 except KeyError:
                     testsuites[name] = newsuite
 
@@ -201,6 +211,8 @@ def merge_inputs(inputs, validate=False, clean=False):
             merged['Products'] = products
         if profiles:
             merged['Profiles'] = profiles
+        if pgroups:
+            merged['ProfileGroups'] = pgroups
         if testsuites:
             merged['TestSuites'] = testsuites
         if jobtemplates:
@@ -211,19 +223,26 @@ def merge_inputs(inputs, validate=False, clean=False):
         schema_validate(merged, fif=True, state=state)
         print("Input template data is valid")
 
-    return (machines, flavors, products, profiles, testsuites, jobtemplates)
+    return (machines, flavors, products, profiles, pgroups, testsuites, jobtemplates)
 
-def generate_job_templates(products, profiles, testsuites):
+def generate_job_templates(products, profiles, pgroups, testsuites):
     """Given machines, products, profiles and testsuites (after
     merging and handling of flavors, but still in intermediate format),
     generates job templates and returns them as a list.
     """
     jobtemplates = []
     for (name, suite) in testsuites.items():
-        if 'profiles' not in suite:
+        suiteprofs = {}
+        for (pgroup, baseprio) in suite.get('profile_groups', {}).items():
+            if pgroup not in pgroups:
+                sys.exit(f"Error: profile group {pgroup} does not exist!")
+            for (gotprof, pprio) in pgroups[pgroup].items():
+                suiteprofs[gotprof] = pprio+baseprio
+        suiteprofs.update(suite.get('profiles', {}))
+        if not suiteprofs:
             print("Warning: no profiles for test suite {}".format(name))
             continue
-        for (profile, prio) in suite['profiles'].items():
+        for (profile, prio) in suiteprofs.items():
             jobtemplate = {'test_suite_name': name, 'prio': prio}
             # x86_64 compose
             jobtemplate['group_name'] = 'fedora'
@@ -285,11 +304,13 @@ def reverse_qol(machines, flavors, products, testsuites):
             temp.update(product.get("settings", {}))
             product["settings"] = temp
 
-    # drop profiles from test suites - these are only used for job
-    # template generation and should not be in final output. if suite
-    # *only* contained profiles, drop it
+    # drop profiles and groups from test suites - these are only used
+    # for job template generation and should not be in final output.
+    # if suite *only* contained profiles/groups, drop it
     for suite in testsuites.values():
-        del suite['profiles']
+        for prop in ('profiles', 'profile_groups'):
+            if prop in suite:
+                del suite[prop]
     testsuites = {name: suite for (name, suite) in testsuites.items() if suite}
 
     machines = to_list_of_dicts(machines)
@@ -343,9 +364,9 @@ def run(args):
     args = parse_args(args)
     if not args.validate and not args.write and not args.load:
         sys.exit("--no-validate specified and neither --write nor --load specified! Doing nothing.")
-    (machines, flavors, products, profiles, testsuites, jobtemplates) = merge_inputs(
+    (machines, flavors, products, profiles, pgroups, testsuites, jobtemplates) = merge_inputs(
         args.files, validate=args.validate, clean=args.clean)
-    jobtemplates.extend(generate_job_templates(products, profiles, testsuites))
+    jobtemplates.extend(generate_job_templates(products, profiles, pgroups, testsuites))
     (machines, products, testsuites) = reverse_qol(machines, flavors, products, testsuites)
     # now produce the output in upstream-compatible format
     out = {}
diff --git a/schemas/fif-complete.json b/schemas/fif-complete.json
index 75731871..ec362bfa 100644
--- a/schemas/fif-complete.json
+++ b/schemas/fif-complete.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "Flavors": { "$ref": "fif-flavors.json" },
     "ProductDefaults": { "$ref": "fif-productdefaults.json" },
     "Products": { "$ref": "fif-products.json" },
+    "ProfileGroups": { "$ref": "fif-profilegroups.json" },
     "Profiles": { "$ref": "fif-profiles.json" },
     "TestSuites": { "$ref": "fif-testsuites.json" },
     "JobTemplates": { "$ref": "openqa-jobtemplates.json" }
diff --git a/schemas/fif-incomplete.json b/schemas/fif-incomplete.json
index 68dd2a81..4e80eec0 100644
--- a/schemas/fif-incomplete.json
+++ b/schemas/fif-incomplete.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "Flavors": { "$ref": "fif-flavors.json" },
     "ProductDefaults": { "$ref": "fif-productdefaults.json" },
     "Products": { "$ref": "fif-products.json" },
+    "ProfileGroups": { "$ref": "fif-profilegroups.json" },
     "Profiles": { "$ref": "fif-profiles.json" },
     "TestSuites": { "$ref": "fif-testsuites.json" },
     "JobTemplates": { "$ref": "openqa-jobtemplates.json" }
diff --git a/schemas/fif-predefault.json b/schemas/fif-predefault.json
index f8ea7f60..d2fb08ef 100644
--- a/schemas/fif-predefault.json
+++ b/schemas/fif-predefault.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "Flavors": { "$ref": "fif-flavors.json" },
     "ProductDefaults": { "$ref": "fif-productdefaults.json" },
     "Products": { "$ref": "fif-products-predefault.json" },
+    "ProfileGroups": { "$ref": "fif-profilegroups.json" },
     "Profiles": { "$ref": "fif-profiles.json" },
     "TestSuites": { "$ref": "fif-testsuites.json" },
     "JobTemplates": { "$ref": "openqa-jobtemplates.json" }
diff --git a/schemas/fif-profilegroup.json b/schemas/fif-profilegroup.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f1c26c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schemas/fif-profilegroup.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$id": "fif-profilegroup.json",
+  "title": "FIF single profile group schema",
+  "type": "object",
+  "minProperties": 1,
+  "additionalProperties": { "type": "number" }
+}
diff --git a/schemas/fif-profilegroups.json b/schemas/fif-profilegroups.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f1cabe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schemas/fif-profilegroups.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$id": "fif-profilegroups.json",
+  "title": "FIF ProfileGroups object schema",
+  "type": "object",
+  "minProperties": 1,
+  "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "fif-profilegroup.json" }
+}
diff --git a/schemas/fif-testsuite.json b/schemas/fif-testsuite.json
index e04a4ccd..6bdd40b5 100644
--- a/schemas/fif-testsuite.json
+++ b/schemas/fif-testsuite.json
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
   "$id": "fif-testsuite.json",
   "title": "FIF single test suite schema",
-  "required": [
-    "profiles"
+  "anyOf": [
+    {"required": ["profiles"]},
+    {"required": ["profile_groups"]}
   ],
   "properties": {
     "profiles": {
@@ -11,6 +12,11 @@
       "title": "A testsuite profile entry schema",
       "additionalProperties": { "type": "number" }
     },
+    "profile_groups": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "A profile group entry schema",
+      "additionalProperties": { "type": "number" }
+    },
     "settings": { "$ref": "fif-settingshash.json" }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/unittests/data/templates-updates.fif.json b/unittests/data/templates-updates.fif.json
index 5d115710..b3ea7631 100644
--- a/unittests/data/templates-updates.fif.json
+++ b/unittests/data/templates-updates.fif.json
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
             "product": "fedora-updates-server-x86_64-*"
         }
     },
+    "ProfileGroups": {
+        "fedora-updates-server-1arch": {
+            "fedora-updates-server-ppc64le-*-ppc64le": 1
+        }
+    },
     "TestSuites": {
         "advisory_boot": {
             "profiles": {
@@ -39,8 +44,10 @@
             }
         },
         "base_selinux": {
+            "profile_groups": {
+                "fedora-updates-server-1arch": 40
+            },
             "profiles": {
-                "fedora-updates-server-ppc64le-*-ppc64le": 40,
                 "fedora-updates-server-x86_64-*-64bit": 40
             }
         }
diff --git a/unittests/data/templates.fif.json b/unittests/data/templates.fif.json
index 62e384c9..afb41915 100644
--- a/unittests/data/templates.fif.json
+++ b/unittests/data/templates.fif.json
@@ -65,10 +65,21 @@
             "product": "fedora-Server-dvd-iso-x86_64-*"
         }
     },
+    "ProfileGroups": {
+        "fedora-server-2arch": {
+            "fedora-Server-dvd-iso-ppc64le-*-ppc64le": 0,
+            "fedora-Server-dvd-iso-x86_64-*-64bit": 1
+        },
+        "fedora-server-1arch": {
+            "fedora-Server-dvd-iso-ppc64le-*-ppc64le": 0
+        }
+    },
     "TestSuites": {
         "base_selinux": {
+            "profile_groups": {
+                "fedora-server-1arch": 40
+            },
             "profiles": {
-                "fedora-Server-dvd-iso-ppc64le-*-ppc64le": 40,
                 "fedora-Server-dvd-iso-x86_64-*-64bit": 40
             },
             "settings": {
@@ -81,9 +92,8 @@
             }
         },
         "install_default_upload": {
-            "profiles": {
-                "fedora-Server-dvd-iso-ppc64le-*-ppc64le": 10,
-                "fedora-Server-dvd-iso-x86_64-*-64bit": 10
+            "profile_groups": {
+                "fedora-server-2arch": 10
             },
             "settings": {
                 "PACKAGE_SET": "default",
diff --git a/unittests/test_fifloader.py b/unittests/test_fifloader.py
index 5a0b9128..1b23a665 100644
--- a/unittests/test_fifloader.py
+++ b/unittests/test_fifloader.py
@@ -73,20 +73,26 @@ def test_schema_validate():
 )
 def test_merge_inputs(input1, input2):
     """Test for merge_inputs."""
-    (machines, flavors, products, profiles, testsuites, jobtemplates) = _get_merged(input1, input2)
+    (machines, flavors, products, profiles, pgroups, testsuites, jobtemplates) = _get_merged(
+        input1,
+        input2
+    )
     # a few known attributes of the test data to ensure the merge worked
     assert len(machines) == 2
     assert len(flavors) == 1
     assert len(products) == 4
     assert len(profiles) == 4
+    assert len(pgroups) == 3
     assert not jobtemplates
     # testsuite merging is the most complex feature
     # len should be 3 as there is 1 unique suite in each input file,
     # and one defined in both which should be merged
     assert len(testsuites) == 3
     # check the merged suite was merged correctly
-    # we should have the profiles from *both* input files...
-    assert len(testsuites['base_selinux']['profiles']) == 4
+    # we should have the profiles and profile groups from *both*
+    # input files...
+    assert len(testsuites['base_selinux']['profiles']) == 2
+    assert len(testsuites['base_selinux']['profile_groups']) == 2
     # and we should still have the settings (note, combining settings
     # is not supported, the last-read settings dict is always used)
     assert len(testsuites['base_selinux']['settings']) == 6
@@ -98,8 +104,8 @@ def test_merge_inputs(input1, input2):
 
 def test_generate_job_templates():
     """Test for generate_job_templates."""
-    (machines, _, products, profiles, testsuites, _) = _get_merged()
-    templates = fifloader.generate_job_templates(products, profiles, testsuites)
+    (machines, _, products, profiles, pgroups, testsuites, _) = _get_merged()
+    templates = fifloader.generate_job_templates(products, profiles, pgroups, testsuites)
     # we should get one template per profile in merged input
     assert len(templates) == 8
     for template in templates:
@@ -112,9 +118,17 @@ def test_generate_job_templates():
             assert item in template
         assert template['test_suite_name'] in list(testsuites.keys())
 
+    # check profile group expansion
+    idus = [t for t in templates if t['test_suite_name'] == 'install_default_upload']
+    assert len(idus) == 2
+    assert {t['machine_name'] for t in idus} == {'ppc64le', '64bit'}
+    aboots = [t for t in templates if t['test_suite_name'] == 'base_selinux']
+    assert len(aboots) == 4
+    assert {t['machine_name'] for t in aboots} == {'ppc64le', '64bit'}
+
 def test_reverse_qol():
     """Test for reverse_qol."""
-    (machines, flavors, products, _, testsuites, _) = _get_merged()
+    (machines, flavors, products, _, _, testsuites, _) = _get_merged()
     (machines, products, testsuites) = fifloader.reverse_qol(machines, flavors, products, testsuites)
     assert isinstance(machines, list)
     assert isinstance(products, list)
@@ -127,8 +141,9 @@ def test_reverse_qol():
         for item in datatype:
             # all items should have one of these
             settlists.append(item['settings'])
-            # no items should have one of these
+            # no items should have these
             assert 'profiles' not in item
+            assert 'profile_groups' not in item
     for settlist in settlists:
         assert isinstance(settlist, list)
         for setting in settlist: