diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 741010d3..89521f5b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 3.7.5 - 2025-01-03
+
+1. Add `distinct_id` to group_identify
+
 ## 3.7.4 - 2024-11-25
 
 1. Fix bug where this SDK incorrectly sent feature flag events with null values when calling `get_feature_flag_payload`.
diff --git a/posthog/client.py b/posthog/client.py
index b12764c8..164c1695 100644
--- a/posthog/client.py
+++ b/posthog/client.py
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ def group_identify(
         timestamp=None,
         uuid=None,
         disable_geoip=None,
+        distinct_id=None,
     ):
         properties = properties or {}
         context = context or {}
@@ -311,6 +312,11 @@ def group_identify(
         require("group_key", group_key, ID_TYPES)
         require("properties", properties, dict)
 
+        if distinct_id:
+            require("distinct_id", distinct_id, ID_TYPES)
+        else:
+            distinct_id = "${}_{}".format(group_type, group_key)
+
         msg = {
             "event": "$groupidentify",
             "properties": {
@@ -318,7 +324,7 @@ def group_identify(
                 "$group_key": group_key,
                 "$group_set": properties,
             },
-            "distinct_id": "${}_{}".format(group_type, group_key),
+            "distinct_id": distinct_id,
             "timestamp": timestamp,
             "context": context,
             "uuid": uuid,
diff --git a/posthog/test/test_client.py b/posthog/test/test_client.py
index 6bdb7388..9f0dab55 100644
--- a/posthog/test/test_client.py
+++ b/posthog/test/test_client.py
@@ -715,6 +715,25 @@ def test_basic_group_identify(self):
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(msg["timestamp"], str))
         self.assertIsNone(msg.get("uuid"))
 
+    def test_basic_group_identify_with_distinct_id(self):
+        success, msg = self.client.group_identify("organization", "id:5", distinct_id="distinct_id")
+        self.assertTrue(success)
+        self.assertEqual(msg["event"], "$groupidentify")
+        self.assertEqual(msg["distinct_id"], "distinct_id")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            msg["properties"],
+            {
+                "$group_type": "organization",
+                "$group_key": "id:5",
+                "$group_set": {},
+                "$lib": "posthog-python",
+                "$lib_version": VERSION,
+                "$geoip_disable": True,
+            },
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(msg["timestamp"], str))
+        self.assertIsNone(msg.get("uuid"))
+
     def test_advanced_group_identify(self):
         success, msg = self.client.group_identify(
             "organization", "id:5", {"trait": "value"}, {"ip": "192.168.0.1"}, datetime(2014, 9, 3), "new-uuid"
@@ -737,6 +756,35 @@ def test_advanced_group_identify(self):
         self.assertEqual(msg["timestamp"], "2014-09-03T00:00:00+00:00")
         self.assertEqual(msg["context"]["ip"], "192.168.0.1")
 
+    def test_advanced_group_identify_with_distinct_id(self):
+        success, msg = self.client.group_identify(
+            "organization",
+            "id:5",
+            {"trait": "value"},
+            {"ip": "192.168.0.1"},
+            datetime(2014, 9, 3),
+            "new-uuid",
+            distinct_id="distinct_id",
+        )
+
+        self.assertTrue(success)
+        self.assertEqual(msg["event"], "$groupidentify")
+        self.assertEqual(msg["distinct_id"], "distinct_id")
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            msg["properties"],
+            {
+                "$group_type": "organization",
+                "$group_key": "id:5",
+                "$group_set": {"trait": "value"},
+                "$lib": "posthog-python",
+                "$lib_version": VERSION,
+                "$geoip_disable": True,
+            },
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(msg["timestamp"], "2014-09-03T00:00:00+00:00")
+        self.assertEqual(msg["context"]["ip"], "192.168.0.1")
+
     def test_basic_alias(self):
         client = self.client
         success, msg = client.alias("previousId", "distinct_id")
diff --git a/posthog/version.py b/posthog/version.py
index 14899e15..fd1751ee 100644
--- a/posthog/version.py
+++ b/posthog/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = "3.7.4"
+VERSION = "3.7.5"
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     print(VERSION, end="")  # noqa: T201