diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/group-index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/group-index.js
index 705bb9fd370..20c4fef33da 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/group-index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/group-index.js
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ export default DiscourseRoute.extend({
   @action
   showInviteModal() {
     const group = this.modelFor("group");
-    this.modal.show(CreateInvite, { model: { groupIds: [group.id] } });
+    this.modal.show(CreateInvite, {
+      model: { invite: { groupIds: [group.id] } },
+    });
   },
 
   @action
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/create-invite-modal-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/create-invite-modal-test.js
index ba87e2ed31a..612e558027d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/create-invite-modal-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/create-invite-modal-test.js
@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@ acceptance(
             automatic: false,
             name: "Macdonald",
           },
+          {
+            id: 47, // must match group-fixtures.js because lookup is by ID
+            automatic: false,
+            name: "Discourse",
+          },
         ]);
       });
     });
@@ -271,5 +276,11 @@ acceptance(
       assert.dom(".invite-to-groups .formatted-selection").hasText("Macdonald");
       assert.dom("#invite-email").hasValue("cat.com");
     });
+
+    test("shows correct saved data in group invite form", async function (assert) {
+      await visit("/g/discourse");
+      await click(".group-members-invite");
+      assert.dom(".invite-to-groups .formatted-selection").hasText("Discourse");
+    });
   }
 );