diff --git a/plugins/automation/admin/assets/javascripts/admin/components/automation-field.gjs b/plugins/automation/admin/assets/javascripts/admin/components/automation-field.gjs
index 56e8576ec5c..9aeb2db0237 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/admin/assets/javascripts/admin/components/automation-field.gjs
+++ b/plugins/automation/admin/assets/javascripts/admin/components/automation-field.gjs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import DaCustomFields from "./fields/da-custom-fields";
 import DaDateTimeField from "./fields/da-date-time-field";
 import DaEmailGroupUserField from "./fields/da-email-group-user-field";
 import DaGroupField from "./fields/da-group-field";
+import DaGroupsField from "./fields/da-groups-field";
 import DaKeyValueField from "./fields/da-key-value-field";
 import DaMessageField from "./fields/da-message-field";
 import DaPeriodField from "./fields/da-period-field";
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ const FIELD_COMPONENTS = {
   "trust-levels": DaTrustLevelsField,
   category: DaCategoryField,
   group: DaGroupField,
+  groups: DaGroupsField,
   choices: DaChoicesField,
   category_notification_level: DaCategoryNotificationlevelField,
   email_group_user: DaEmailGroupUserField,
diff --git a/plugins/automation/admin/assets/javascripts/admin/components/fields/da-groups-field.gjs b/plugins/automation/admin/assets/javascripts/admin/components/fields/da-groups-field.gjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5324e66bd59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/automation/admin/assets/javascripts/admin/components/fields/da-groups-field.gjs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { tracked } from "@glimmer/tracking";
+import { hash } from "@ember/helper";
+import { action } from "@ember/object";
+import Group from "discourse/models/group";
+import GroupChooser from "select-kit/components/group-chooser";
+import BaseField from "./da-base-field";
+import DAFieldDescription from "./da-field-description";
+import DAFieldLabel from "./da-field-label";
+
+export default class GroupsField extends BaseField {
+  @tracked allGroups = [];
+
+  constructor() {
+    super(...arguments);
+
+    Group.findAll({
+      ignore_automatic: this.args.field.extra.ignore_automatic ?? false,
+    }).then((groups) => {
+      if (this.isDestroying || this.isDestroyed) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.allGroups = groups;
+    });
+  }
+
+  get maximum() {
+    return this.args.field.extra.maximum ?? 10;
+  }
+
+  @action
+  setGroupField(groupIds) {
+    this.mutValue(groupIds);
+  }
+
+  <template>
+    <section class="field group-field">
+      <div class="control-group">
+        <DAFieldLabel @label={{@label}} @field={{@field}} />
+
+        <div class="controls">
+          <GroupChooser
+            @content={{this.allGroups}}
+            @value={{@field.metadata.value}}
+            @labelProperty="name"
+            @onChange={{this.setGroupField}}
+            @options={{hash maximum=this.maximum disabled=@field.isDisabled}}
+          />
+
+          <DAFieldDescription @description={{@description}} />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  </template>
+}
diff --git a/plugins/automation/app/models/discourse_automation/field.rb b/plugins/automation/app/models/discourse_automation/field.rb
index 567598fc251..4dea55a2b26 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/app/models/discourse_automation/field.rb
+++ b/plugins/automation/app/models/discourse_automation/field.rb
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ module DiscourseAutomation
           "type" => "integer",
         },
       },
+      "groups" => {
+        "value" => {
+          "type" => "array",
+          "items" => [{ type: "integer" }],
+        },
+      },
       "email_group_user" => {
         "value" => {
           "type" => "array",
diff --git a/plugins/automation/config/locales/client.en.yml b/plugins/automation/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 28224d80fc0..9af98e2c8c5 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/plugins/automation/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ en:
             restricted_group:
               label: Group
               description: Optional, will trigger only if the post's topic is a private message in this group's inbox
+            restricted_groups:
+              label: Groups
+              description: Optional, will trigger only if the post's topic is a private message in one of the group inboxes
             ignore_group_members:
               label: Ignore group members
               description: Skip the trigger if sender is a member of the Group specified above
diff --git a/plugins/automation/db/migrate/20240906142121_migrate_fields_from_group_to_groups.rb b/plugins/automation/db/migrate/20240906142121_migrate_fields_from_group_to_groups.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..10c6d708d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/automation/db/migrate/20240906142121_migrate_fields_from_group_to_groups.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class MigrateFieldsFromGroupToGroups < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def up
+    # correct a previous erroneous migration which was converting `{}` to `{"value": [null]}`
+    execute <<-SQL
+      UPDATE discourse_automation_fields
+      SET
+        metadata = '{}'::jsonb
+      WHERE
+        metadata = '{"value": [null]}'::jsonb
+        AND component = 'groups'
+        AND name = 'restricted_groups';
+    SQL
+
+    execute <<-SQL
+      UPDATE discourse_automation_fields
+      SET
+        component = 'groups',
+        name = 'restricted_groups',
+        metadata = CASE
+                    WHEN metadata != '{}'::jsonb THEN jsonb_set(metadata, '{value}', to_jsonb(ARRAY[(metadata->>'value')::int]))
+                    ELSE metadata
+                  END
+      FROM discourse_automation_automations
+      WHERE discourse_automation_fields.automation_id = discourse_automation_automations.id
+        AND discourse_automation_automations.trigger = 'post_created_edited'
+        AND discourse_automation_fields.name = 'restricted_group'
+        AND discourse_automation_fields.component = 'group';
+    SQL
+  end
+
+  def down
+    raise ActiveRecord::IrreversibleMigration
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/event_handlers.rb b/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/event_handlers.rb
index cd0b8d75d43..3e3133024fa 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/event_handlers.rb
+++ b/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/event_handlers.rb
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ module DiscourseAutomation
             next if (restricted_tags["value"] & topic.tags.map(&:name)).empty?
           end
 
-          restricted_group_id = automation.trigger_field("restricted_group")["value"]
-          if restricted_group_id.present?
+          restricted_group_ids = automation.trigger_field("restricted_groups")["value"]
+          if restricted_group_ids.present?
             next if !topic.private_message?
 
             target_group_ids = topic.allowed_groups.pluck(:id)
-            next if restricted_group_id != target_group_ids.first
+            next if (restricted_group_ids & target_group_ids).empty?
 
-            ignore_group_members = automation.trigger_field("ignore_group_members")
-            next if ignore_group_members["value"] && post.user.in_any_groups?([restricted_group_id])
+            ignore_group_members = automation.trigger_field("ignore_group_members")["value"]
+            next if ignore_group_members && post.user.in_any_groups?(restricted_group_ids)
           end
 
           ignore_automated = automation.trigger_field("ignore_automated")
diff --git a/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/triggers/post_created_edited.rb b/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/triggers/post_created_edited.rb
index 9735a55efcc..9bf62631592 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/triggers/post_created_edited.rb
+++ b/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/triggers/post_created_edited.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DiscourseAutomation::Triggerable.add(DiscourseAutomation::Triggers::POST_CREATED
         }
   field :restricted_category, component: :category
   field :restricted_tags, component: :tags
-  field :restricted_group, component: :group
+  field :restricted_groups, component: :groups
   field :ignore_automated, component: :boolean
   field :ignore_group_members, component: :boolean
   field :valid_trust_levels, component: :"trust-levels"
diff --git a/plugins/automation/spec/triggers/post_created_edited_spec.rb b/plugins/automation/spec/triggers/post_created_edited_spec.rb
index 159377400b2..363171eea28 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/spec/triggers/post_created_edited_spec.rb
+++ b/plugins/automation/spec/triggers/post_created_edited_spec.rb
@@ -164,30 +164,50 @@ describe "PostCreatedEdited" do
 
     context "when group is restricted" do
       fab!(:target_group) { Fabricate(:group, messageable_level: Group::ALIAS_LEVELS[:everyone]) }
+      fab!(:another_group) { Fabricate(:group, messageable_level: Group::ALIAS_LEVELS[:everyone]) }
 
       before do
         automation.upsert_field!(
-          "restricted_group",
-          "group",
-          { value: target_group.id },
+          "restricted_groups",
+          "groups",
+          { value: [target_group.id, another_group.id] },
           target: "trigger",
         )
       end
 
-      it "fires the trigger" do
-        list =
-          capture_contexts do
-            PostCreator.create(
-              user,
-              basic_topic_params.merge(
-                target_group_names: [target_group.name],
-                archetype: Archetype.private_message,
-              ),
-            )
-          end
+      context "when PM is not sent to the group" do
+        it "doesnt fire the trigger" do
+          list =
+            capture_contexts do
+              PostCreator.create(
+                user,
+                basic_topic_params.merge(
+                  target_group_names: [Fabricate(:group).name],
+                  archetype: Archetype.private_message,
+                ),
+              )
+            end
 
-        expect(list.length).to eq(1)
-        expect(list[0]["kind"]).to eq("post_created_edited")
+          expect(list.length).to eq(0)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when PM is sent to the group" do
+        it "fires the trigger" do
+          list =
+            capture_contexts do
+              PostCreator.create(
+                user,
+                basic_topic_params.merge(
+                  target_group_names: [target_group.name],
+                  archetype: Archetype.private_message,
+                ),
+              )
+            end
+
+          expect(list.length).to eq(1)
+          expect(list[0]["kind"]).to eq("post_created_edited")
+        end
       end
 
       context "when the topic is not a PM" do
diff --git a/plugins/automation/test/javascripts/integration/components/da-groups-field-test.js b/plugins/automation/test/javascripts/integration/components/da-groups-field-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07fd87fcde3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/automation/test/javascripts/integration/components/da-groups-field-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { getOwner } from "@ember/owner";
+import { render } from "@ember/test-helpers";
+import { hbs } from "ember-cli-htmlbars";
+import { module, test } from "qunit";
+import { setupRenderingTest } from "discourse/tests/helpers/component-test";
+import pretender, { response } from "discourse/tests/helpers/create-pretender";
+import selectKit from "discourse/tests/helpers/select-kit-helper";
+import AutomationFabricators from "discourse/plugins/automation/admin/lib/fabricators";
+
+module("Integration | Component | da-groups-field", function (hooks) {
+  setupRenderingTest(hooks);
+
+  hooks.beforeEach(function () {
+    this.automation = new AutomationFabricators(getOwner(this)).automation();
+
+    pretender.get("/groups/search.json", () => {
+      return response([
+        {
+          id: 1,
+          name: "cats",
+          flair_url: "fa-bars",
+          flair_bg_color: "CC000A",
+          flair_color: "FFFFFA",
+        },
+        {
+          id: 2,
+          name: "dogs",
+          flair_url: "fa-bars",
+          flair_bg_color: "CC000A",
+          flair_color: "FFFFFA",
+        },
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("set value", async function (assert) {
+    this.field = new AutomationFabricators(getOwner(this)).field({
+      component: "groups",
+    });
+
+    await render(
+      hbs`<AutomationField @automation={{this.automation}} @field={{this.field}} />`
+    );
+
+    await selectKit().expand();
+    await selectKit().selectRowByValue(1);
+
+    assert.deepEqual(this.field.metadata.value, [1]);
+  });
+
+  test("supports a maxmimum value", async function (assert) {
+    this.field = new AutomationFabricators(getOwner(this)).field({
+      component: "groups",
+      extra: { maximum: 1 },
+    });
+
+    await render(
+      hbs`<AutomationField @automation={{this.automation}} @field={{this.field}} />`
+    );
+
+    await selectKit().expand();
+    await selectKit().selectRowByValue(1);
+
+    assert.deepEqual(this.field.metadata.value, [1]);
+
+    await selectKit().expand();
+    await selectKit().selectRowByValue(2);
+
+    assert.deepEqual(this.field.metadata.value, [2]);
+  });
+});