diff --git a/federation/ldap/src/main/java/org/keycloak/storage/ldap/mappers/membership/group/GroupLDAPStorageMapperFactory.java b/federation/ldap/src/main/java/org/keycloak/storage/ldap/mappers/membership/group/GroupLDAPStorageMapperFactory.java
index 0e502d0da62..dfa6251ca7a 100644
--- a/federation/ldap/src/main/java/org/keycloak/storage/ldap/mappers/membership/group/GroupLDAPStorageMapperFactory.java
+++ b/federation/ldap/src/main/java/org/keycloak/storage/ldap/mappers/membership/group/GroupLDAPStorageMapperFactory.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.keycloak.storage.ldap.mappers.membership.group;
 
+import org.keycloak.common.util.ObjectUtil;
 import org.keycloak.component.ComponentModel;
 import org.keycloak.component.ComponentValidationException;
 import org.keycloak.models.KeycloakSession;
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ public class GroupLDAPStorageMapperFactory extends AbstractLDAPStorageMapperFact
         ComponentModel parentModel = realm.getComponent(model.getParentId());
         UserStorageProviderModel parent = new UserStorageProviderModel(parentModel);
         onParentUpdate(realm, parent, parent, model);
+        setDefaultGroupsPath(realm, model);
 
     }
 
@@ -272,6 +274,14 @@ public class GroupLDAPStorageMapperFactory extends AbstractLDAPStorageMapperFact
         ComponentModel parentModel = realm.getComponent(newModel.getParentId());
         UserStorageProviderModel parent = new UserStorageProviderModel(parentModel);
         onParentUpdate(realm, parent, parent, newModel);
+        setDefaultGroupsPath(realm, newModel);
+    }
+
+    private void setDefaultGroupsPath(RealmModel realm, ComponentModel mapperModel) {
+        if (ObjectUtil.isBlank(mapperModel.getConfig().getFirst(GroupMapperConfig.LDAP_GROUPS_PATH))) {
+            mapperModel.getConfig().putSingle(GroupMapperConfig.LDAP_GROUPS_PATH, GroupMapperConfig.DEFAULT_LDAP_GROUPS_PATH);
+            realm.updateComponent(mapperModel);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -293,9 +303,8 @@ public class GroupLDAPStorageMapperFactory extends AbstractLDAPStorageMapperFact
 
         LDAPUtils.validateCustomLdapFilter(config.getConfig().getFirst(GroupMapperConfig.GROUPS_LDAP_FILTER));
 
-        checkMandatoryConfigAttribute(GroupMapperConfig.LDAP_GROUPS_PATH, "Groups Path", config);
-        String group = config.getConfig().getFirst(GroupMapperConfig.LDAP_GROUPS_PATH).trim();
-        if (!"/".equals(group) && KeycloakModelUtils.findGroupByPath(realm, group) == null) {
+        String group = new GroupMapperConfig(config).getGroupsPath();
+        if (!GroupMapperConfig.DEFAULT_LDAP_GROUPS_PATH.equals(group) && KeycloakModelUtils.findGroupByPath(realm, group) == null) {
             throw new ComponentValidationException("ldapErrorMissingGroupsPathGroup");
         }
     }
diff --git a/federation/ldap/src/main/java/org/keycloak/storage/ldap/mappers/membership/group/GroupMapperConfig.java b/federation/ldap/src/main/java/org/keycloak/storage/ldap/mappers/membership/group/GroupMapperConfig.java
index 399651a050e..f5067a53604 100644
--- a/federation/ldap/src/main/java/org/keycloak/storage/ldap/mappers/membership/group/GroupMapperConfig.java
+++ b/federation/ldap/src/main/java/org/keycloak/storage/ldap/mappers/membership/group/GroupMapperConfig.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.keycloak.storage.ldap.mappers.membership.group;
 
+import org.keycloak.common.util.ObjectUtil;
 import org.keycloak.component.ComponentModel;
 import org.keycloak.models.LDAPConstants;
 import org.keycloak.models.ModelException;
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ public class GroupMapperConfig extends CommonLDAPGroupMapperConfig {
 
     // Keycloak group path the LDAP groups are added to (default: top level "/")
     public static final String LDAP_GROUPS_PATH = "groups.path";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_LDAP_GROUPS_PATH = "/";
 
     public GroupMapperConfig(ComponentModel mapperModel) {
         super(mapperModel);
@@ -129,7 +131,8 @@ public class GroupMapperConfig extends CommonLDAPGroupMapperConfig {
     }
 
     public String getGroupsPath() {
-        return mapperModel.getConfig().getFirst(LDAP_GROUPS_PATH);
+        String groupsPath = mapperModel.getConfig().getFirst(LDAP_GROUPS_PATH);
+        return ObjectUtil.isBlank(groupsPath) ? DEFAULT_LDAP_GROUPS_PATH : groupsPath.trim();
     }
 
     public String getGroupsPathWithTrailingSlash() {
diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/federation/ldap/LDAPGroupMapperSyncWithGroupsPathTest.java b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/federation/ldap/LDAPGroupMapperSyncWithGroupsPathTest.java
index ae8f6bcd0ca..20c6bcbfaf3 100644
--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/federation/ldap/LDAPGroupMapperSyncWithGroupsPathTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/federation/ldap/LDAPGroupMapperSyncWithGroupsPathTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 package org.keycloak.testsuite.federation.ldap;
 
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.ClassRule;
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ import org.keycloak.models.GroupModel;
 import org.keycloak.models.LDAPConstants;
 import org.keycloak.models.RealmModel;
 import org.keycloak.models.utils.KeycloakModelUtils;
+import org.keycloak.representations.idm.ComponentRepresentation;
 import org.keycloak.storage.ldap.LDAPStorageProvider;
 import org.keycloak.storage.ldap.LDAPUtils;
 import org.keycloak.storage.ldap.idm.model.LDAPObject;
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ import org.keycloak.storage.ldap.mappers.membership.group.GroupLDAPStorageMapper
 import org.keycloak.storage.ldap.mappers.membership.group.GroupLDAPStorageMapperFactory;
 import org.keycloak.storage.ldap.mappers.membership.group.GroupMapperConfig;
 import org.keycloak.storage.user.SynchronizationResult;
+import org.keycloak.testsuite.admin.ApiUtil;
 import org.keycloak.testsuite.util.LDAPRule;
 import org.keycloak.testsuite.util.LDAPTestUtils;
 
@@ -206,4 +210,30 @@ public class LDAPGroupMapperSyncWithGroupsPathTest extends AbstractLDAPTest {
             Assert.assertNotNull(KeycloakModelUtils.findGroupByPath(realm, "/outside"));
         });
     }
+
+    // KEYCLOAK-14892
+    @Test
+    public void test03_createConfigurationWithoutGroupPath() throws Exception {
+        ComponentRepresentation groupMapperRep = findMapperRepByName("groupsMapper");
+
+        groupMapperRep.setId(null);
+        groupMapperRep.setName("different");
+        groupMapperRep.getConfig().remove(GroupMapperConfig.LDAP_GROUPS_PATH);
+        groupMapperRep.getConfig().remove(GroupMapperConfig.LDAP_GROUPS_PATH);
+
+        // Test that attempt to create configuration without LDAP_GROUPS_PATH configured should be still allowed due the backwards compatibility
+        Response response = adminClient.realm("test").components().add(groupMapperRep);
+        String newMapperId = ApiUtil.getCreatedId(response);
+
+        try {
+            response.close();
+
+            // Load the mapper and assert default group path set
+            ComponentRepresentation newMapper = adminClient.realm("test").components().component(newMapperId).toRepresentation();
+            Assert.assertEquals(GroupMapperConfig.DEFAULT_LDAP_GROUPS_PATH, newMapper.getConfig().getFirst(GroupMapperConfig.LDAP_GROUPS_PATH));
+        } finally {
+            // revert new mapper
+            adminClient.realm("test").components().component(newMapperId).remove();
+        }
+    }
 }