diff --git a/plugins/modules/aci_syslog_group.py b/plugins/modules/aci_syslog_group.py
index 205c3593b..55302bd11 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/aci_syslog_group.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/aci_syslog_group.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+# Copyright: (c) 2021, Tim Cragg (@timcragg)
+# Copyright: (c) 2025, Dev Sinha (@DevSinha13)
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSE or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
@@ -18,47 +20,70 @@
 options:
   admin_state:
     description:
-    - Administrative state of the syslog group
+    - Administrative state of the syslog group.
     type: str
     choices: [ enabled, disabled ]
   console_logging:
     description:
-    - Log events to console
+    - Log events to console.
     type: str
     choices: [ enabled, disabled ]
   console_log_severity:
     description:
-    - Severity of events to log to console
+    - Severity of events to log to console.
+    - If unset during creation, value defaults to C(alerts).
     type: str
-    choices: [ alerts, critical, debugging, emergencies, error, information, notifications, warnings ]
+    choices: [ alerts, critical, emergencies]
   local_file_logging:
     description:
-    - Log to local file
+    - Log to local file.
     type: str
     choices: [ enabled, disabled ]
   local_file_log_severity:
     description:
-    - Severity of events to log to local file
+    - Severity of events to log to local file.
+    - If unset during creation, value defaults to C(alerts).
     type: str
     choices: [ alerts, critical, debugging, emergencies, error, information, notifications, warnings ]
   format:
     description:
-    - Format of the syslog messages. If omitted when creating a group, ACI defaults to using aci format.
+    - Format of the syslog messages.
+    - If unset during creation the value defaults to C(aci).
+    - C(rfc5424-ts) is only available starting from ACI version 5.2(8).
+    type: str
+    choices: [ aci, nxos, rfc5424-ts ]
+  local_file_log_format:
+    description:
+    - The format of the local file log messages.
+    - If unset during creation and O(format) is provided then it is set to the same value as format. If O(format) is not provided it is set to C(aci).
+    - C(rfc5424-ts) is only available starting from ACI version 5.2(8).
     type: str
-    choices: [ aci, nxos ]
+    choices: [ aci, nxos, rfc5424-ts ]
+  console_log_format:
+    description:
+    - Format of the console log messages.
+    - If unset during creation and O(format) is provided then it is set to the same value as format. If O(format) is not provided it is set to C(aci).
+    - C(rfc5424-ts) is only available starting from ACI version 5.2(8).
+    type: str
+    choices: [ aci, nxos, rfc5424-ts ]
   include_ms:
     description:
-    - Include milliseconds in log timestamps
+    - Include milliseconds in log timestamps.
     type: bool
   include_time_zone:
     description:
-    - Include timezone in log timestamps
+    - Include timezone in log timestamps.
     type: bool
   name:
     description:
-    - Name of the syslog group
+    - Name of the syslog group.
     type: str
     aliases: [ syslog_group, syslog_group_name ]
+  description:
+    description:
+    - Description for the syslog group.
+    type: str
+    aliases: [ descr ]
   state:
     description:
     - Use C(present) or C(absent) for adding or removing.
@@ -76,6 +101,7 @@
   link: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/apic-mim-ref/
 author:
 - Tim Cragg (@timcragg)
+- Dev Sinha (@DevSinha13)
 """
 
 EXAMPLES = r"""
@@ -89,9 +115,27 @@
     local_file_log_severity: warnings
     console_logging: enabled
     console_log_severity: critical
+    description: syslog group
     state: present
   delegate_to: localhost
 
+- name: Create a syslog group with local_file_log_format and console_log_format
+  cisco.aci.aci_syslog_group:
+    host: apic
+    username: admin
+    password: SomeSecretPassword
+    format: aci
+    name: my_syslog_group
+    local_file_logging: enabled
+    local_file_log_severity: warnings
+    console_logging: enabled
+    console_log_severity: critical
+    local_file_log_format: rfc5424-ts
+    console_log_format: rfc5424-ts
+    description: syslog group
+    state: present
+
+
 - name: Disable logging to local file
   cisco.aci.aci_syslog_group:
     host: apic
@@ -246,10 +290,12 @@ def main():
     argument_spec.update(aci_annotation_spec())
     argument_spec.update(
         name=dict(type="str", aliases=["syslog_group", "syslog_group_name"]),
-        format=dict(type="str", choices=["aci", "nxos"]),
+        format=dict(type="str", choices=["aci", "nxos", "rfc5424-ts"]),
+        local_file_log_format=dict(type="str", choices=["aci", "nxos", "rfc5424-ts"]),
+        console_log_format=dict(type="str", choices=["aci", "nxos", "rfc5424-ts"]),
         admin_state=dict(type="str", choices=["enabled", "disabled"]),
         console_logging=dict(type="str", choices=["enabled", "disabled"]),
-        console_log_severity=dict(type="str", choices=["alerts", "critical", "debugging", "emergencies", "error", "information", "notifications", "warnings"]),
+        console_log_severity=dict(type="str", choices=["alerts", "critical", "emergencies"]),
         local_file_logging=dict(type="str", choices=["enabled", "disabled"]),
         local_file_log_severity=dict(
             type="str", choices=["alerts", "critical", "debugging", "emergencies", "error", "information", "notifications", "warnings"]
@@ -257,6 +303,7 @@ def main():
         include_ms=dict(type="bool"),
         include_time_zone=dict(type="bool"),
         state=dict(type="str", default="present", choices=["absent", "present", "query"]),
+        description=dict(type="str", aliases=["descr"]),
     )
 
     module = AnsibleModule(
@@ -275,11 +322,20 @@ def main():
     admin_state = module.params.get("admin_state")
     console_logging = module.params.get("console_logging")
     console_log_severity = module.params.get("console_log_severity")
+    console_log_format = module.params.get("console_log_format")
+    local_file_log_format = module.params.get("local_file_log_format")
     local_file_logging = module.params.get("local_file_logging")
     local_file_log_severity = module.params.get("local_file_log_severity")
     include_ms = aci.boolean(module.params.get("include_ms"))
     include_time_zone = aci.boolean(module.params.get("include_time_zone"))
     state = module.params.get("state")
+    description = module.params.get("description")
+
+    if console_log_format is None:
+        console_log_format = format
+
+    if local_file_log_format is None:
+        local_file_log_format = format
 
     aci.construct_url(
         root_class=dict(
@@ -297,6 +353,7 @@ def main():
         class_config = dict(
             name=name,
             format=format,
+            descr=description,
             includeMilliSeconds=include_ms,
         )
         if include_time_zone is not None:
@@ -312,12 +369,12 @@ def main():
                 ),
                 dict(
                     syslogFile=dict(
-                        attributes=dict(adminState=local_file_logging, format=format, severity=local_file_log_severity),
+                        attributes=dict(adminState=local_file_logging, format=local_file_log_format, severity=local_file_log_severity),
                     ),
                 ),
                 dict(
                     syslogConsole=dict(
-                        attributes=dict(adminState=console_logging, format=format, severity=console_log_severity),
+                        attributes=dict(adminState=console_logging, format=console_log_format, severity=console_log_severity),
                     ),
                 ),
             ],
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/aci_syslog_group/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/aci_syslog_group/tasks/main.yml
index 34a2ddf63..922d8dfe4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/aci_syslog_group/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/aci_syslog_group/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Test code for the ACI modules
 # Copyright: (c) 2021, Tim Cragg (@timcragg)
+# Copyright: (c) 2025, Dev Sinha (@DevSinha13)
 
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSE or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
@@ -34,8 +35,14 @@
     name: ansible_syslog_group
     state: absent
 
-# ADD syslog group
-- name: Add syslog group (version >= 4)
+- name: Remove ansible_syslog_new if it already exists
+  cisco.aci.aci_syslog_group:
+    <<: *aci_info
+    name: ansible_syslog_new
+    state: absent
+
+# ADD syslog group(Check mode)
+- name: Add syslog group (version >= 4) - (Check mode)
   cisco.aci.aci_syslog_group: &aci_syslog_present
     <<: *aci_info
     name: ansible_syslog_group
@@ -47,11 +54,20 @@
     console_log_severity: critical
     include_ms: true
     include_time_zone: true
+    description: Description for the syslog group
     state: present
+  check_mode: true
+  register: add_syslog_group_cm
+  when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '>=')
+
+#ADD syslog group
+- name: Add syslog group (version >= 4) - (No check mode)
+  cisco.aci.aci_syslog_group: 
+    <<: *aci_syslog_present
   register: add_syslog_group
   when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '>=')
 
-- name: Add syslog group (version < 4)
+- name: Add syslog group (version < 4) - (Check mode)
   cisco.aci.aci_syslog_group: &aci_syslog_present_32
     <<: *aci_info
     name: ansible_syslog_group
@@ -62,49 +78,97 @@
     console_logging: enabled
     console_log_severity: critical
     include_ms: true
+    description: Description for the syslog group
     state: present
+  check_mode: true
+  register: add_syslog_group_32_cm
+  when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '<')
+
+- name: Add syslog group (version < 4) - No Check mode
+  cisco.aci.aci_syslog_group:
+    <<: *aci_syslog_present_32
   register: add_syslog_group_32
   when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '<')
 
+- name: Sort children by name for 32
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    sorted_children_32: "{{ add_syslog_group_32.current[0].syslogGroup.children | map('dict2items') | sort(attribute='0.key') | map('items2dict') | list }}" 
+  when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '<')
+
+- name: Sort children by name
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:   
+    sorted_children: "{{ add_syslog_group.current[0].syslogGroup.children | map('dict2items') | sort(attribute='0.key') | map('items2dict') | list }}" 
+  when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '>=')
+
+- name: Verify that ansible_syslog_group has been created with correct attributes in check mode(version >= 4)
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+    - add_syslog_group_cm is changed
+    - add_syslog_group_cm.proposed.syslogGroup.attributes.dn == "uni/fabric/slgroup-ansible_syslog_group"
+    - add_syslog_group_cm.proposed.syslogGroup.attributes.name == "ansible_syslog_group"
+    - add_syslog_group_cm.proposed.syslogGroup.attributes.format == "aci"
+    - add_syslog_group_cm.proposed.syslogGroup.attributes.includeMilliSeconds == "yes"
+    - add_syslog_group_cm.proposed.syslogGroup.attributes.includeTimeZone == "yes"
+    - add_syslog_group_cm.proposed.syslogGroup.attributes.annotation == 'orchestrator:ansible'
+    - add_syslog_group_cm.proposed.syslogGroup.attributes.descr == 'Description for the syslog group'
+  when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '>=')
+
+
 - name: Verify that ansible_syslog_group has been created with correct attributes (version > 4)
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
+    - add_syslog_group is changed
     - add_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.dn == "uni/fabric/slgroup-ansible_syslog_group"
     - add_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.name == "ansible_syslog_group"
     - add_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.format == "aci"
     - add_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.includeMilliSeconds == "yes"
     - add_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.includeTimeZone == "yes"
     - add_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.annotation == 'orchestrator:ansible'
+    - add_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.descr == 'Description for the syslog group'
   when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '>=')
 
+- name: Verify that ansible_syslog_group has been created with correct attributes in check mode (version < 4)
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+    - add_syslog_group_32_cm is changed
+    - add_syslog_group_32_cm.proposed.syslogGroup.attributes.dn == "uni/fabric/slgroup-ansible_syslog_group"
+    - add_syslog_group_32_cm.proposed.syslogGroup.attributes.name == "ansible_syslog_group"
+    - add_syslog_group_32_cm.proposed.syslogGroup.attributes.format == "aci"
+    - add_syslog_group_32_cm.proposed.syslogGroup.attributes.includeMilliSeconds == "yes"
+    - add_syslog_group_32_cm.proposed.syslogGroup.attributes.annotation == 'orchestrator:ansible'
+    - add_syslog_group_32_cm.proposed.syslogGroup.attributes.descr == 'Description for the syslog group'
+  when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '<')
+
 - name: Verify that ansible_syslog_group has been created with correct attributes (version < 4)
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
+    - add_syslog_group_32 is changed
     - add_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.dn == "uni/fabric/slgroup-ansible_syslog_group"
     - add_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.name == "ansible_syslog_group"
     - add_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.format == "aci"
     - add_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.includeMilliSeconds == "yes"
     - add_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.annotation == 'orchestrator:ansible'
+    - add_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.descr == 'Description for the syslog group'
   when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '<')
   
 - name: Verify that ansible_syslog_group children have correct attributes (version >= 4)
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-    - add_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.children.0.syslogConsole.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
-    - add_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.children.0.syslogConsole.attributes.severity == "critical"
-    - add_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.children.1.syslogFile.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
-    - add_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.children.1.syslogFile.attributes.severity == "warnings"
-    - add_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.children.2.syslogProf.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
+    - sorted_children.0.syslogConsole.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
+    - sorted_children.0.syslogConsole.attributes.severity == "critical"
+    - sorted_children.1.syslogFile.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
+    - sorted_children.1.syslogFile.attributes.severity == "warnings"
+    - sorted_children.2.syslogProf.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
   when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '>=')
 
 - name: Verify that ansible_syslog_group children have correct attributes (version < 4)
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-    - add_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.children.0.syslogConsole.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
-    - add_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.children.0.syslogConsole.attributes.severity == "critical"
-    - add_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.children.1.syslogFile.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
-    - add_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.children.1.syslogFile.attributes.severity == "warnings"
-    - add_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.children.2.syslogProf.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
+    - sorted_children_32.0.syslogConsole.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
+    - sorted_children_32.0.syslogConsole.attributes.severity == "critical"
+    - sorted_children_32.1.syslogFile.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
+    - sorted_children_32.1.syslogFile.attributes.severity == "warnings"
+    - sorted_children_32.2.syslogProf.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
   when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '<')
 
 # ADD syslog group again to check idempotency
@@ -145,6 +209,7 @@
     console_log_severity: emergencies
     include_ms: false
     include_time_zone: false
+    description: Updated syslog group
     state: present
   register: update_syslog_group
   when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '>=')
@@ -160,10 +225,22 @@
     console_logging: disabled
     console_log_severity: emergencies
     include_ms: false
+    description: Updated syslog_group_32
     state: present
   register: update_syslog_group_32
   when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '<')
 
+
+- name: Sort updated children by name for 32
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    updated_sorted_children_32: "{{ update_syslog_group_32.current[0].syslogGroup.children | map('dict2items') | sort(attribute='0.key') | map('items2dict') | list }}" 
+  when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '<')
+
+- name: Sort updated children by name
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    updated_sorted_children: "{{ update_syslog_group.current[0].syslogGroup.children | map('dict2items') | sort(attribute='0.key') | map('items2dict') | list }}" 
+  when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '>=')
+
 - name: Verify that ansible_syslog_group has been updated with correct attributes (version >= 4)
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
@@ -172,6 +249,7 @@
     - update_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.format == "nxos"
     - update_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.includeMilliSeconds == "no"
     - update_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.includeTimeZone == "no"
+    - update_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.descr == "Updated syslog group"
   when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '>=')
 
 - name: Verify that ansible_syslog_group has been updated with correct attributes (version < 4)
@@ -181,28 +259,66 @@
     - update_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.name == "ansible_syslog_group"
     - update_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.format == "nxos"
     - update_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.includeMilliSeconds == "no"
+    - update_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.descr == "Updated syslog_group_32"
   when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '<')
 
 - name: Verify that ansible_syslog_group children have correct attributes (version >= 4)
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-    - update_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.children.0.syslogConsole.attributes.adminState == "disabled"
-    - update_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.children.0.syslogConsole.attributes.severity == "emergencies"
-    - update_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.children.1.syslogFile.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
-    - update_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.children.1.syslogFile.attributes.severity == "debugging"
-    - update_syslog_group.current.0.syslogGroup.children.2.syslogProf.attributes.adminState == "disabled"
+    - updated_sorted_children.0.syslogConsole.attributes.adminState == "disabled"
+    - updated_sorted_children.0.syslogConsole.attributes.severity == "emergencies"
+    - updated_sorted_children.1.syslogFile.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
+    - updated_sorted_children.1.syslogFile.attributes.severity == "debugging"
+    - updated_sorted_children.2.syslogProf.attributes.adminState == "disabled"
   when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '>=')
 
 - name: Verify that ansible_syslog_group children have correct attributes (version < 4)
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-    - update_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.children.0.syslogConsole.attributes.adminState == "disabled"
-    - update_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.children.0.syslogConsole.attributes.severity == "emergencies"
-    - update_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.children.1.syslogFile.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
-    - update_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.children.1.syslogFile.attributes.severity == "debugging"
-    - update_syslog_group_32.current.0.syslogGroup.children.2.syslogProf.attributes.adminState == "disabled"
+    - updated_sorted_children_32.0.syslogConsole.attributes.adminState == "disabled"
+    - updated_sorted_children_32.0.syslogConsole.attributes.severity == "emergencies"
+    - updated_sorted_children_32.1.syslogFile.attributes.adminState == "enabled"
+    - updated_sorted_children_32.1.syslogFile.attributes.severity == "debugging"
+    - updated_sorted_children_32.2.syslogProf.attributes.adminState == "disabled"
   when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('4', '<')
 
+- name: Execute tasks only for non-cloud sites
+  when: version.current.0.topSystem.attributes.version is version('6', '>=')
+  block:
+    # ADD syslog group with rfc5424-ts as format  
+    - name: Add syslog new (version >= 6) 
+      cisco.aci.aci_syslog_group: 
+        <<: *aci_info
+        name: ansible_syslog_new
+        admin_state: enabled
+        format: rfc5424-ts
+        local_file_logging: enabled
+        local_file_log_severity: warnings
+        console_log_severity: critical
+        console_logging: enabled
+        local_file_log_format: rfc5424-ts
+        console_log_format: rfc5424-ts
+        description: Description for the syslog group
+        state: present
+      register: add_syslog_new_format
+    
+    - name: Sort updated children by name
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        sorted_new: "{{ add_syslog_new_format.current[0].syslogGroup.children | map('dict2items') | sort(attribute='0.key') | map('items2dict') | list }}" 
+
+
+    - name: Verify that the format rfc5424-ts is valid for syslog group and children
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+        - add_syslog_new_format is changed
+        - add_syslog_new_format.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.dn == "uni/fabric/slgroup-ansible_syslog_new"
+        - add_syslog_new_format.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.name == "ansible_syslog_new"
+        - add_syslog_new_format.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.format == "rfc5424-ts"
+        - add_syslog_new_format.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.annotation == 'orchestrator:ansible'
+        - add_syslog_new_format.current.0.syslogGroup.attributes.descr == 'Description for the syslog group'
+        - sorted_new.0.syslogConsole.attributes.format == "rfc5424-ts" 
+        - sorted_new.1.syslogFile.attributes.format == "rfc5424-ts"
+
 # QUERY syslog group
 - name: Query the syslog group
   cisco.aci.aci_syslog_group:
@@ -229,8 +345,17 @@
     that:
     - query_syslog_group_all is not changed
 
-# DELETE syslog group
-- name: Remove the syslog group
+# DELETE syslog group(check mode)
+- name: Remove the syslog group (check mode)
+  cisco.aci.aci_syslog_group:
+    <<: *aci_info
+    name: ansible_syslog_group
+    state: absent
+  check_mode: true
+  register: remove_syslog_group_cm
+
+# Delete syslog group
+- name: Remove the syslog group 
   cisco.aci.aci_syslog_group:
     <<: *aci_info
     name: ansible_syslog_group
@@ -240,6 +365,16 @@
 - name: Verify remove_syslog_group
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
+    - remove_syslog_group_cm is changed
+    - remove_syslog_group_cm.proposed == {}
+    - remove_syslog_group_cm.previous == remove_syslog_group.previous
+    - remove_syslog_group.current == []
     - remove_syslog_group is changed
     - remove_syslog_group.previous.0.syslogGroup.attributes.dn == "uni/fabric/slgroup-ansible_syslog_group"
     - remove_syslog_group.previous.0.syslogGroup.attributes.name == "ansible_syslog_group"
+
+- name: Remove ansible_syslog_new if it already exists
+  cisco.aci.aci_syslog_group:
+    <<: *aci_info
+    name: ansible_syslog_new
+    state: absent
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