diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/mbs b/inventory/group_vars/mbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18a86a31b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/mbs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+ipa_host_group: mbs
+ipa_host_group_desc: Modular Build Service hosts
+ipa_client_shell_groups:
+- sysadmin-noc
+- sysadmin-releng
+- sysadmin-mbs
+- sysadmin-veteran
+ipa_client_sudo_groups:
+- sysadmin-noc
+- sysadmin-releng
+- sysadmin-mbs
+- sysadmin-veteran
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/mbs_stg b/inventory/group_vars/mbs_stg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18a86a31b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/mbs_stg
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+ipa_host_group: mbs
+ipa_host_group_desc: Modular Build Service hosts
+ipa_client_shell_groups:
+- sysadmin-noc
+- sysadmin-releng
+- sysadmin-mbs
+- sysadmin-veteran
+ipa_client_sudo_groups:
+- sysadmin-noc
+- sysadmin-releng
+- sysadmin-mbs
+- sysadmin-veteran