diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8900-ipa-hostgroup-fix-states.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8900-ipa-hostgroup-fix-states.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7347e879f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8900-ipa-hostgroup-fix-states.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - ipa_hostgroup - fix ``enabled `` and ``disabled`` states (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8408, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8900).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipa_hostgroup.py b/plugins/modules/ipa_hostgroup.py
index 70749c35b3..9e6abf32aa 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipa_hostgroup.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipa_hostgroup.py
@@ -57,13 +57,14 @@ options:
   state:
     description:
     - State to ensure.
+    - V("absent") and V("disabled") give the same results.
+    - V("present") and V("enabled") give the same results.
     default: "present"
     choices: ["absent", "disabled", "enabled", "present"]
     type: str
 extends_documentation_fragment:
   - community.general.ipa.documentation
   - community.general.attributes
-
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ def ensure(module, client):
     module_hostgroup = get_hostgroup_dict(description=module.params['description'])
 
     changed = False
-    if state == 'present':
+    if state in ['present', 'enabled']:
         if not ipa_hostgroup:
             changed = True
             if not module.check_mode: