diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
index 0e76813cd5a..bbd5b6cd97e 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ actual arch.
         :rtype: boolean
         """
         return any(
-            (attr in ('data-oe-model', 'group') or (attr.startswith('t-')))
+            (attr in ('data-oe-model', 'groups') or (attr.startswith('t-')))
             for attr in node.attrib
         )
 
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
index 27a465b713a..97a4ac768ce 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
@@ -903,6 +903,27 @@ class TestTemplating(ViewCase):
             )
         )
 
+    def test_branding_attribute_groups(self):
+        view = self.View.create({
+            'name': "Base View",
+            'type': 'qweb',
+            'arch': """<root>
+                <item groups="base.group_no_one"/>
+            </root>""",
+        })
+
+        arch_string = view.with_context(inherit_branding=True).read_combined(['arch'])['arch']
+        arch = etree.fromstring(arch_string)
+        self.View.distribute_branding(arch)
+
+        self.assertEqual(arch, E.root(E.item({
+            'groups': 'base.group_no_one',
+            'data-oe-model': 'ir.ui.view',
+            'data-oe-id': str(view.id),
+            'data-oe-field': 'arch',
+            'data-oe-xpath': '/root[1]/item[1]',
+        })))
+
     def test_call_no_branding(self):
         view = self.View.create({
             'name': "Base View",