diff --git a/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py b/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
index 5b563a4839..ba24b2b656 100644
--- a/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
+++ b/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
@@ -1335,10 +1335,19 @@ class CreateServer(command.ShowOne):
                 '(supported by --os-compute-api-version 2.74 or above)'
             ),
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--server-group',
+            metavar='<server-group>',
+            help=_(
+                "Server group to create the server within "
+                "(this is an alias for '--hint group=<server-group-id>')"
+            ),
+        )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--hint',
             metavar='<key=value>',
             action=parseractions.KeyValueAppendAction,
+            dest='hints',
             default={},
             help=_('Hints for the scheduler'),
         )
@@ -1857,13 +1866,20 @@ class CreateServer(command.ShowOne):
                 security_group_names.append(sg['name'])
 
         hints = {}
-        for key, values in parsed_args.hint.items():
+        for key, values in parsed_args.hints.items():
             # only items with multiple values will result in a list
             if len(values) == 1:
                 hints[key] = values[0]
             else:
                 hints[key] = values
 
+        if parsed_args.server_group:
+            server_group_obj = utils.find_resource(
+                compute_client.server_groups,
+                parsed_args.server_group,
+            )
+            hints['group'] = server_group_obj.id
+
         if isinstance(parsed_args.config_drive, bool):
             # NOTE(stephenfin): The API doesn't accept False as a value :'(
             config_drive = parsed_args.config_drive or None
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py b/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
index 03237e90f5..b145fb85fb 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
@@ -1447,6 +1447,8 @@ class TestServerCreate(TestServer):
             'a=b',
             '--hint',
             'a=c',
+            '--server-group',
+            'servergroup',
             self.new_server.name,
         ]
         verifylist = [
@@ -1455,22 +1457,26 @@ class TestServerCreate(TestServer):
             ('key_name', 'keyname'),
             ('properties', {'Beta': 'b'}),
             ('security_group', ['securitygroup']),
-            ('hint', {'a': ['b', 'c']}),
+            ('hints', {'a': ['b', 'c']}),
+            ('server_group', 'servergroup'),
             ('config_drive', True),
             ('password', 'passw0rd'),
             ('server_name', self.new_server.name),
         ]
         parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
 
-        # In base command class ShowOne in cliff, abstract method take_action()
-        # returns a two-part tuple with a tuple of column names and a tuple of
-        # data to be shown.
+        fake_server_group = compute_fakes.create_one_server_group()
+        self.compute_client.server_groups.get.return_value = fake_server_group
+
         fake_sg = network_fakes.FakeSecurityGroup.create_security_groups()
         mock_find_sg = network_fakes.FakeSecurityGroup.get_security_groups(
             fake_sg
         )
         self.app.client_manager.network.find_security_group = mock_find_sg
 
+        # In base command class ShowOne in cliff, abstract method take_action()
+        # returns a two-part tuple with a tuple of column names and a tuple of
+        # data to be shown.
         columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
 
         mock_find_sg.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -1490,7 +1496,7 @@ class TestServerCreate(TestServer):
             admin_pass='passw0rd',
             block_device_mapping_v2=[],
             nics=[],
-            scheduler_hints={'a': ['b', 'c']},
+            scheduler_hints={'a': ['b', 'c'], 'group': fake_server_group.id},
             config_drive=True,
         )
         # ServerManager.create(name, image, flavor, **kwargs)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/server-create-server-group-a5b630f2a64de28d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/server-create-server-group-a5b630f2a64de28d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9aaf4b46d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/server-create-server-group-a5b630f2a64de28d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The ``server create`` command now accepts a new option, ``--server-group``,
+    which is a shortcut for configuring the ``group`` scheduler hint.