diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/72145-s3_metrics_configuration-in-module_defaults.yml b/changelogs/fragments/72145-s3_metrics_configuration-in-module_defaults.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fca969f92bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/72145-s3_metrics_configuration-in-module_defaults.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - "module_defaults - add new module s3_metrics_configuration from community.aws to aws module_defaults group (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/72145)."
diff --git a/lib/ansible/config/module_defaults.yml b/lib/ansible/config/module_defaults.yml
index f80aeaec477..5aa10a09ffa 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/config/module_defaults.yml
+++ b/lib/ansible/config/module_defaults.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 version: '1.0'
 groupings:
+  s3_metrics_configuration:
+  - aws
   aws_acm:
   - aws
   aws_acm_facts: