Table of Contents
Summary
- Introduction of cross-tenant group synchronization for security groups across Microsoft Entra tenants.
- Simplifies collaboration by allowing shared resource access while maintaining centralized group management.
- Affects admins managing Microsoft Entra tenants who wish to enable this synchronization.
- Requires alignment on attribute mappings and cross-tenant access policies for implementation.
- No compliance considerations identified, but organizations should review as appropriate.
Admin Impact: Medium
User Impact: Low
Release Start: 01 Apr 2026
Release End: 30 Apr 2026
Services: Entra
Category: Stay informed
Tags: New Feature, User Adoption, Admin Action
History
12/16/2025 Item Added to Message Center
Microsoft Message
We’re introducing cross-tenant group synchronization, a new capability that enables organizations to synchronize security groups across Microsoft Entra tenants. This feature simplifies collaboration scenarios by allowing shared access to resources across tenants while maintaining centralized group management. It also streamlines administration of multiple tenants by centralizing group membership control, reducing duplication and manual overhead.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 518221.
When this will happen
- Public Preview: Rollout begins in late January 2026 and completes by late January 2026.
- General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): Rollout begins in late April 2026 and completes by late April 2026.
How this affects your organization
Who is affected: Admins managing Microsoft Entra tenants who want to enable cross-tenant group synchronization.
What will happen:
- No impact unless you opt in during Public Preview.
- Admins can enable synchronization by updating attribute mappings.
- Cross-tenant access policies in the target tenant must allow group synchronization.
What you can do to prepare
- Identify groups that require synchronization into other tenants.
- Collaborate with admins of other tenants to align on supported scenarios and business processes.
- Review and update attribute mappings and cross-tenant access policies as needed.
Learn more: Configure cross-tenant synchronization – Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn
Compliance considerations
No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.