diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1fa62a..13c04df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ Install and configure Telegraf
     files: ['stdout', '/tmp/metrics.out']
 ```
 
+* `telegraf_user_groups` - array with the telegraf unix groups
+
+```
+  - docker
+  - admin
+```
+
 * `telegraf_proxy_url` - set a proxy url for http and https requests
 * `telegraf_proxy_ignore` - array with ignore host or subnet
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index db05207..d677741 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ telegraf_full_config: '{{ telegraf_default_config|combine(telegraf_config) }}'
 telegraf_inputs: {}
 telegraf_outputs: {}
 telegraf_proxy_ignore: []
+telegraf_user_groups: []
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 2edbccd..5ddb7c0 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
       - telegraf
   tags: telegraf
 
+- name: add groups for telegraf user
+  ansible.builtin.user:
+    name: telegraf
+    groups: '{{ telegraf_user_groups }}'
+  notify: restart telegraf
+  tags: telegraf
+
 - name: copy default variables file
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: default.j2