diff --git a/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template.go b/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template.go
index 1bd1d31f29..a653a77a38 100644
--- a/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template.go
+++ b/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template.go
@@ -388,6 +388,17 @@ func resourceIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateCreate(context context.Context, d *schema.
 	}
 	version, _ := strconv.Atoi(*templateResponse.Version)
 
+	if d.Get("committed").(bool) {
+		commitTemplateOptions := &iamaccessgroupsv2.CommitTemplateOptions{}
+		commitTemplateOptions.SetTemplateID(*templateResponse.ID)
+		commitTemplateOptions.SetVersionNum(*templateResponse.Version)
+		commitTemplateOptions.SetIfMatch(response.Headers.Get("ETag"))
+		response, err = iamAccessGroupsClient.CommitTemplateWithContext(context, commitTemplateOptions)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG] CommitTemplateWithContext failed %s\n%s", err, response)
+			return diag.FromErr(fmt.Errorf("CommitTemplateWithContext failed %s\n%s", err, response))
+		}
+	}
 	d.SetId(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%d", *templateResponse.ID, version))
 
 	return resourceIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateVersionRead(context, d, meta)
diff --git a/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template_test.go b/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template_test.go
index b8a6cc9f11..78902bba8d 100644
--- a/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template_test.go
+++ b/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func TestAccIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateBasic(t *testing.T) {
 					testAccCheckIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateVersionExists("ibm_iam_access_group_template.template", conf),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("ibm_iam_access_group_template.template", "name", name),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("ibm_iam_access_group_template.template", "group.0.name", agName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("ibm_iam_access_group_template.template", "committed", "true"),
 				),
 			},
 		},
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ func testAccCheckIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateConfigBasic(name string, agName string
 			group {
 				name = "%s"
 			}
+			committed = true
 		}
 	`, name, agName)
 }
diff --git a/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template_version.go b/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template_version.go
index 33245b0da6..a9a0ced3c0 100644
--- a/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template_version.go
+++ b/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template_version.go
@@ -390,6 +390,18 @@ func resourceIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateVersionCreate(context context.Context, d *
 		return diag.FromErr(fmt.Errorf("CreateTemplateVersionWithContext failed %s\n%s", err, response))
 	}
 
+	if d.Get("committed").(bool) {
+		commitTemplateOptions := &iamaccessgroupsv2.CommitTemplateOptions{}
+		commitTemplateOptions.SetTemplateID(*templateVersionResponse.ID)
+		commitTemplateOptions.SetVersionNum(*templateVersionResponse.Version)
+		commitTemplateOptions.SetIfMatch(response.Headers.Get("ETag"))
+		response, err = iamAccessGroupsClient.CommitTemplateWithContext(context, commitTemplateOptions)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG] CommitTemplateWithContext failed %s\n%s", err, response)
+			return diag.FromErr(fmt.Errorf("CommitTemplateWithContext failed %s\n%s", err, response))
+		}
+	}
+
 	d.SetId(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", *templateVersionResponse.ID, *templateVersionResponse.Version))
 
 	return resourceIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateVersionRead(context, d, meta)
diff --git a/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template_version_test.go b/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template_version_test.go
index cd0584ff31..7f27f48196 100644
--- a/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template_version_test.go
+++ b/ibm/service/iamaccessgroup/resource_ibm_iam_access_group_template_version_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func TestAccIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateVersion(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("ibm_iam_access_group_template_version.template", "group.0.name", versionAGName),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("ibm_iam_access_group_template_version.template", "name", name),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("ibm_iam_access_group_template.template", "name", name),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("ibm_iam_access_group_template_version.template", "committed", "true"),
 				),
 			},
 		},
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func TestAccIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateVersionUpdateWithCommit(t *testing.T) {
 		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateVersionDestroy,
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			{
-				Config: testAccCheckIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateVersionConfigBasic(name, agName, versionAGName),
+				Config: testAccCheckIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateVersionConfigBasicWithoutCommit(name, agName, versionAGName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateVersionExists("ibm_iam_access_group_template_version.template", conf),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("ibm_iam_access_group_template.template", "group.0.name", agName),
@@ -87,6 +88,34 @@ func testAccCheckIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateVersionConfigBasic(name string, agName
 		}
 	}
 	
+	resource "ibm_iam_access_group_template_version" "template" {
+	  template_id = ibm_iam_access_group_template.template.template_id
+	  name = ibm_iam_access_group_template.template.name
+	  description = "Testing4"
+		group {
+			name = "%s"
+			assertions {
+				action_controls {
+					add    = false
+					remove = true
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		committed = true
+	}
+	`, name, agName, versionAGName)
+}
+
+func testAccCheckIBMIAMAccessGroupTemplateVersionConfigBasicWithoutCommit(name string, agName string, versionAGName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+		resource "ibm_iam_access_group_template" "template" {
+		name = "%s"
+		description = "Test Terraform Description"
+		group {
+			name = "%s"
+		}
+	}
+	
 	resource "ibm_iam_access_group_template_version" "template" {
 	  template_id = ibm_iam_access_group_template.template.template_id
 	  name = ibm_iam_access_group_template.template.name