diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 1b95bc37364..88235ce0de6 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1782,6 +1782,11 @@ response.
 It is believed to no longer be useful as a method to fight spam.  The
 'spam-use-hashcash' hook is now obsolete and has no effect.
 
+---
+*** Add 'M-i' keybinding as the symbolic prefix in the group keymap.
+The symbolic prefix is another kind of universal prefix that is used in
+Gnus, see "(gnus) Symbolic Prefixes" in the Gnus manual.
+
 ** Sieve
 
 +++
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-group.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-group.el
index 7214b440732..28c8c677d13 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-group.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-group.el
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ simple manner."
   "M-&" #'gnus-group-universal-argument
   "#" #'gnus-group-mark-group
   "M-#" #'gnus-group-unmark-group
+  "M-i" #'gnus-symbolic-argument
 
   "~" (define-keymap :prefix 'gnus-group-cloud-map
         "u" #'gnus-cloud-upload-all-data