diff --git a/etc/kayobe/inventory/groups b/etc/kayobe/inventory/groups
index 645a550b5..d378f4f5b 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/inventory/groups
+++ b/etc/kayobe/inventory/groups
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ seed
 seed
 seed-hypervisor
 overcloud
+infra-vms
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Baremetal compute node groups.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/infra-vms-ntp-group-a2bd39f7c659a8d3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/infra-vms-ntp-group-a2bd39f7c659a8d3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..870d5ec28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/infra-vms-ntp-group-a2bd39f7c659a8d3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+issues:
+  - |
+    NTP configuration was missing from infrastructure VMs because ``infra-vms``
+    was not present under the ``[ntp]`` group. Operators should ensure the most
+    recent upstream ``kayobe-config`` is merged into their local configuration
+    to resolve this issue.