diff --git a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
index 36dae6c99f..4426ba31ea 100644
--- a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
+++ b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ class IfcImporter():
         if element.GlobalId in self.existing_elements:
             obj = self.existing_elements[element.GlobalId]
         else:
-            obj = bpy.data.objects.new(f'IfcGroup/{element.Name}', None)
+            obj = bpy.data.objects.new(f'{element.is_a()}/{element.Name}', None)
             self.add_element_attributes(element, obj)
             group_collection.objects.link(obj)
         self.groups[element.GlobalId] = {