diff --git a/caas/kubernetes/workload/README.md b/caas/kubernetes/workload/README.md
index 3f0c206e..d8476911 100644
--- a/caas/kubernetes/workload/README.md
+++ b/caas/kubernetes/workload/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Creates DataDog monitors with the following checks:
 | <a name="input_cronjob_extra_tags"></a> [cronjob\_extra\_tags](#input\_cronjob\_extra\_tags) | Extra tags for Cronjob monitor | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_cronjob_message"></a> [cronjob\_message](#input\_cronjob\_message) | Custom message for Cronjob monitor | `string` | `""` | no |
 | <a name="input_cronjob_threshold_warning"></a> [cronjob\_threshold\_warning](#input\_cronjob\_threshold\_warning) | Cronjob monitor (warning threshold) | `string` | `3` | no |
+| <a name="input_deployment_group_by"></a> [deployment\_group\_by](#input\_deployment\_group\_by) | Select group by element on deployment monitors | `list` | <pre>[<br>  "kube_namespace",<br>  "kube_deployment",<br>  "kube_cluster_name"<br>]</pre> | no |
 | <a name="input_environment"></a> [environment](#input\_environment) | Architecture Environment | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_evaluation_delay"></a> [evaluation\_delay](#input\_evaluation\_delay) | Delay in seconds for the metric evaluation | `number` | `15` | no |
 | <a name="input_filter_tags_custom"></a> [filter\_tags\_custom](#input\_filter\_tags\_custom) | Tags used for custom filtering when filter\_tags\_use\_defaults is false | `string` | `"*"` | no |
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ Creates DataDog monitors with the following checks:
 | <a name="input_replica_current_threshold_critical"></a> [replica\_current\_threshold\_critical](#input\_replica\_current\_threshold\_critical) | Current replica critical threshold | `number` | `1` | no |
 | <a name="input_replica_current_time_aggregator"></a> [replica\_current\_time\_aggregator](#input\_replica\_current\_time\_aggregator) | Monitor aggregator for Current replica [available values: min, max or avg] | `string` | `"max"` | no |
 | <a name="input_replica_current_timeframe"></a> [replica\_current\_timeframe](#input\_replica\_current\_timeframe) | Monitor timeframe for Current replica [available values: `last_#m` (1, 5, 10, 15, or 30), `last_#h` (1, 2, or 4), or `last_1d`] | `string` | `"last_15m"` | no |
-| <a name="input_replica_group_by"></a> [replica\_group\_by](#input\_replica\_group\_by) | Select group by element on monitors | `list` | <pre>[<br>  "kube_namespace",<br>  "kube_replica_set",<br>  "kube_cluster_name"<br>]</pre> | no |
+| <a name="input_replica_group_by"></a> [replica\_group\_by](#input\_replica\_group\_by) | Select group by element on replicaset monitors | `list` | <pre>[<br>  "kube_namespace",<br>  "kube_replica_set",<br>  "kube_cluster_name"<br>]</pre> | no |
 | <a name="input_replica_ready_enabled"></a> [replica\_ready\_enabled](#input\_replica\_ready\_enabled) | Flag to enable Ready replica monitor | `string` | `"true"` | no |
 | <a name="input_replica_ready_extra_tags"></a> [replica\_ready\_extra\_tags](#input\_replica\_ready\_extra\_tags) | Extra tags for Ready replica monitor | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_replica_ready_message"></a> [replica\_ready\_message](#input\_replica\_ready\_message) | Custom message for Ready replica monitor | `string` | `""` | no |
diff --git a/caas/kubernetes/workload/inputs.tf b/caas/kubernetes/workload/inputs.tf
index 2c692cc1..00b2f034 100644
--- a/caas/kubernetes/workload/inputs.tf
+++ b/caas/kubernetes/workload/inputs.tf
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ variable "replica_current_threshold_critical" {
 
 variable "replica_group_by" {
   default     = ["kube_namespace", "kube_replica_set", "kube_cluster_name"]
-  description = "Select group by element on monitors"
+  description = "Select group by element on replicaset monitors"
 }
 
+variable "deployment_group_by" {
+  default     = ["kube_namespace", "kube_deployment", "kube_cluster_name"]
+  description = "Select group by element on deployment monitors"
+}
diff --git a/caas/kubernetes/workload/locals.tf b/caas/kubernetes/workload/locals.tf
index 06c37ab7..ca4bbf6a 100644
--- a/caas/kubernetes/workload/locals.tf
+++ b/caas/kubernetes/workload/locals.tf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 locals {
-  replica_group_by = join(", ", var.replica_group_by)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  replica_group_by    = join(", ", var.replica_group_by)
+  deployment_group_by = join(", ", var.deployment_group_by)
+}
diff --git a/caas/kubernetes/workload/monitors-k8s-workload.tf b/caas/kubernetes/workload/monitors-k8s-workload.tf
index d125310b..128aa543 100644
--- a/caas/kubernetes/workload/monitors-k8s-workload.tf
+++ b/caas/kubernetes/workload/monitors-k8s-workload.tf
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ resource "datadog_monitor" "replica_available" {
 
   query = <<EOQ
     ${var.replica_available_time_aggregator}(${var.replica_available_timeframe}):
-      max:kubernetes_state.deployment.replicas_desired${module.filter-tags.query_alert} by {${local.replica_group_by}} -
-      max:kubernetes_state.deployment.replicas_available${module.filter-tags.query_alert} by {${local.replica_group_by}}
+      max:kubernetes_state.deployment.replicas_desired${module.filter-tags.query_alert} by {${local.deployment_group_by}} -
+      max:kubernetes_state.deployment.replicas_available${module.filter-tags.query_alert} by {${local.deployment_group_by}}
     + 1 < ${var.replica_available_threshold_critical}
 EOQ