diff --git a/pkg/apis/compliance/v1alpha1/profilebundle_types.go b/pkg/apis/compliance/v1alpha1/profilebundle_types.go
index e16eb45b76..468212e8a1 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/compliance/v1alpha1/profilebundle_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/compliance/v1alpha1/profilebundle_types.go
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ const ProfileImageDigestAnnotation = "compliance.openshift.io/image-digest"
 // ProfileStatusAnnotation is the parsed out status from the data stream
 const ProfileStatusAnnotation = "compliance.openshift.io/profile-status"
 
+// XCCDFGroupsAnnotation stores a comma-separated list of all XCCDF Group IDs
+// found in the datastream. Used for re-enabling groups in TailoredProfiles.
+const XCCDFGroupsAnnotation = "compliance.openshift.io/xccdf-groups"
+
 // DataStreamStatusType is the type for the data stream status
 type DataStreamStatusType string
 
diff --git a/pkg/profileparser/profileparser.go b/pkg/profileparser/profileparser.go
index 6ca259f659..a944c038cc 100644
--- a/pkg/profileparser/profileparser.go
+++ b/pkg/profileparser/profileparser.go
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ func GetPrefixedName(pbName, objName string) string {
 }
 
 func ParseBundle(contentDom *xmlquery.Node, pb *cmpv1alpha1.ProfileBundle, pcfg *ParserConfig) error {
+	// Extract all XCCDF Group IDs from the datastream and store in ProfileBundle annotation
+	if err := extractAndStoreXCCDFGroups(contentDom, pb, pcfg); err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "Failed to extract XCCDF groups")
+		// Don't fail the whole parse if group extraction fails
+	}
+
 	// One go routine per type
 	errChan := make(chan error)
 	done := make(chan string)
@@ -950,3 +956,43 @@ func appendKeyWithSep(annotations map[string]string, key, item, sep string) {
 	}
 	annotations[key] = strings.Join(append(curList, item), sep)
 }
+
+// extractAndStoreXCCDFGroups extracts all XCCDF Group IDs from the datastream
+// and stores them as a comma-separated list in the ProfileBundle annotation.
+// This allows TailoredProfiles to re-enable all groups when extending a parent profile.
+func extractAndStoreXCCDFGroups(contentDom *xmlquery.Node, pb *cmpv1alpha1.ProfileBundle, pcfg *ParserConfig) error {
+	// Find all Group elements in the datastream
+	groupNodes := xmlquery.Find(contentDom, "//xccdf-1.2:Group")
+	if len(groupNodes) == 0 {
+		log.Info("No XCCDF groups found in datastream")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	groupIDs := make([]string, 0, len(groupNodes))
+	for _, groupNode := range groupNodes {
+		id := groupNode.SelectAttr("id")
+		if id != "" {
+			groupIDs = append(groupIDs, id)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(groupIDs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Store as comma-separated list in ProfileBundle annotation
+	annotations := pb.GetAnnotations()
+	if annotations == nil {
+		annotations = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	annotations[cmpv1alpha1.XCCDFGroupsAnnotation] = strings.Join(groupIDs, ",")
+	pb.SetAnnotations(annotations)
+
+	// Update the ProfileBundle with the new annotation
+	if err := pcfg.Client.Update(context.TODO(), pb); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update ProfileBundle with XCCDF groups: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Info("Extracted XCCDF groups", "count", len(groupIDs), "profileBundle", pb.Name)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/xccdf/tailoring.go b/pkg/xccdf/tailoring.go
index 7c9cf85528..1f9263cfa9 100644
--- a/pkg/xccdf/tailoring.go
+++ b/pkg/xccdf/tailoring.go
@@ -146,8 +146,19 @@ func getSelectElementFromCRRule(rule *cmpv1alpha1.Rule, enable bool) SelectEleme
 	}
 }
 
-func getSelections(tp *cmpv1alpha1.TailoredProfile, rules map[string]*cmpv1alpha1.Rule) []SelectElement {
+func getSelections(tp *cmpv1alpha1.TailoredProfile, rules map[string]*cmpv1alpha1.Rule, groupIDs []string) []SelectElement {
 	selections := []SelectElement{}
+
+	// When extending a profile, enable all XCCDF groups first
+	// This allows individual rules within deselected groups to be enabled
+	// Groups are enabled before rules so OpenSCAP processes them in the correct order
+	for _, groupID := range groupIDs {
+		selections = append(selections, SelectElement{
+			IDRef:    groupID,
+			Selected: true,
+		})
+	}
+
 	for _, selection := range tp.Spec.EnableRules {
 		rule := rules[selection.Name]
 		selections = append(selections, getSelectElementFromCRRule(rule, true))
@@ -200,6 +211,16 @@ func getValuesFromVariables(variables []*cmpv1alpha1.Variable) []SetValueElement
 
 // TailoredProfileToXML gets an XML string from a TailoredProfile and the corresponding Profile
 func TailoredProfileToXML(tp *cmpv1alpha1.TailoredProfile, p *cmpv1alpha1.Profile, pb *cmpv1alpha1.ProfileBundle, rules map[string]*cmpv1alpha1.Rule, variables []*cmpv1alpha1.Variable) (string, error) {
+	// Extract group IDs from ProfileBundle annotation if this TP extends a profile
+	var groupIDs []string
+	if p != nil {
+		if pb.Annotations != nil {
+			if groupsStr, ok := pb.Annotations[cmpv1alpha1.XCCDFGroupsAnnotation]; ok && groupsStr != "" {
+				groupIDs = strings.Split(groupsStr, ",")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	tailoring := TailoringElement{
 		XMLNamespaceURI: XCCDFURI,
 		ID:              getTailoringID(tp),
@@ -215,7 +236,7 @@ func TailoredProfileToXML(tp *cmpv1alpha1.TailoredProfile, p *cmpv1alpha1.Profil
 		},
 		Profile: ProfileElement{
 			ID:         GetXCCDFProfileID(tp),
-			Selections: getSelections(tp, rules),
+			Selections: getSelections(tp, rules, groupIDs),
 			Values:     getValuesFromVariables(variables),
 		},
 	}