Index: src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/admin/group-settings.php
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--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/admin/group-settings.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/admin/group-settings.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 		<?php foreach ( $group_types as $type ) : ?>
 			<div class="checkbox">
 				<label for="<?php printf( 'group-type-%s', $type->name ); ?>">
-					<input type="checkbox" name="group-types[]" id="<?php printf( 'group-type-%s', $type->name ); ?>" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $type->name ); ?>" <?php checked( bp_groups_has_group_type( bp_get_current_group_id(), $type->name ) ); ?>/> <?php echo esc_html( $type->labels['name'] ); ?>
+					<input type="checkbox" name="group-types[]" id="<?php printf( 'group-type-%s', $type->name ); ?>" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $type->name ); ?>" <?php bp_nouveau_group_type_checked( $type ); ?>/> <?php echo esc_html( $type->labels['name'] ); ?>
 					<?php
 					if ( ! empty( $type->description ) ) {
 						printf( '&ndash; %s', '<span class="bp-group-type-desc">' . esc_html( $type->description ) . '</span>' );
Index: src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/groups/template-tags.php
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--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/groups/template-tags.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/groups/template-tags.php
@@ -1360,3 +1360,23 @@
 	 */
 	return apply_filters( 'bp_nouveau_get_group_description_excerpt', bp_create_excerpt( $group->description, $length ), $group );
 }
+
+/**
+ * Output "checked" attribute to determine if the group type should be checked.
+ *
+ * @since 3.2.0
+ *
+ * @param object $type Group type object. See bp_groups_get_group_type_object().
+ */
+function bp_nouveau_group_type_checked( $type = null ) {
+	if ( ! is_object( $type ) ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Group creation screen requires a different check.
+	if ( bp_is_group_create() ) {
+		checked( true, ! empty( $type->create_screen_checked ) );
+	} elseif ( bp_is_group() ) {
+		checked( bp_groups_has_group_type( bp_get_current_group_id(), $type->name ) );
+	}
+}