diff --git a/lib/extension/groups.js b/lib/extension/groups.js
index 185c6acd2..40d6c5399 100644
--- a/lib/extension/groups.js
+++ b/lib/extension/groups.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Groups extends BaseExtension {
         const payload = {};
 
         properties.forEach((prop) => {
-            if (data.to.hasOwnProperty(prop) && (!data.from || data.from[prop] != data.to[prop])) {
+            if (data.to.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
                 payload[prop] = data.to[prop];
             }
         });
diff --git a/test/group.test.js b/test/group.test.js
index 64240e653..908c0c5f2 100644
--- a/test/group.test.js
+++ b/test/group.test.js
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@ describe('Groups', () => {
         await flushPromises();
         expect(MQTT.publish).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
         expect(MQTT.publish).toHaveBeenCalledWith("zigbee2mqtt/bulb_color", '{"state":"OFF"}', {"retain": false, qos: 0}, expect.any(Function));
-        expect(MQTT.publish).toHaveBeenCalledWith("zigbee2mqtt/bulb", '{"state":"OFF\","brightness":50,"color_temp":370,"linkquality":99}', {"retain": true, qos: 0}, expect.any(Function));
-        expect(MQTT.publish).toHaveBeenCalledWith("zigbee2mqtt/group_1", '{"state":"OFF"}', {"retain": false, qos: 0}, expect.any(Function));
+        expect(MQTT.publish).toHaveBeenCalledWith("zigbee2mqtt/bulb", '{"state":"OFF","brightness":50,"color_temp":370,"linkquality":99}', {"retain": true, qos: 0}, expect.any(Function));
+        expect(MQTT.publish).toHaveBeenCalledWith("zigbee2mqtt/group_1", '{"state":"OFF","brightness":50,"color_temp":370}', {"retain": false, qos: 0}, expect.any(Function));
     });
 
     it('Should publish state change off even when missing current state', async () => {