diff --git a/tests/common/__init__.py b/tests/common/__init__.py
index 3d9ec5c7a..5c5c201a9 100644
--- a/tests/common/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/common/__init__.py
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ def use_group_protocol_consumer():
     @staticmethod
     def update_conf_group_protocol(conf=None):
         if conf is not None and 'group.id' in conf and TestUtils.use_group_protocol_consumer():
-            conf['group.protocol'] = 'consumer'
+            if 'group.protocol' not in conf:
+                conf['group.protocol'] = 'consumer'
 
     @staticmethod
     def remove_forbidden_conf_group_protocol_consumer(conf):
diff --git a/tests/integration/admin/test_describe_operations.py b/tests/integration/admin/test_describe_operations.py
index 3bfbfd88a..6d53df059 100644
--- a/tests/integration/admin/test_describe_operations.py
+++ b/tests/integration/admin/test_describe_operations.py
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@
 from confluent_kafka.admin import (AclBinding, AclBindingFilter, ResourceType,
                                    ResourcePatternType, AclOperation, AclPermissionType)
 from confluent_kafka.error import ConsumeError
-from confluent_kafka import ConsumerGroupState, TopicCollection
-
-from tests.common import TestUtils
+from confluent_kafka import ConsumerGroupState, TopicCollection, ConsumerGroupType
 
 topic_prefix = "test-topic"
 
@@ -30,12 +28,16 @@ def verify_commit_result(err, _):
     assert err is not None
 
 
-def consume_messages(sasl_cluster, group_id, topic, num_messages=None):
+def consume_messages(sasl_cluster, group_id, group_protocol, topic, num_messages=None):
     conf = {'group.id': group_id,
-            'session.timeout.ms': 6000,
+            'group.protocol': group_protocol,
             'enable.auto.commit': False,
             'on_commit': verify_commit_result,
             'auto.offset.reset': 'earliest'}
+
+    if group_protocol == 'classic':
+        conf['session.timeout.ms'] = 6000
+
     consumer = sasl_cluster.consumer(conf)
     consumer.subscribe([topic])
     read_messages = 0
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ def verify_describe_groups(cluster, admin_client, topic):
 
     # Consume some messages for the group
     group = 'test-group'
-    consume_messages(cluster, group, topic, 2)
+    consume_messages(cluster, group, 'classic', topic, 2)
 
     # Verify Describe Consumer Groups
     desc = verify_provided_describe_for_authorized_operations(admin_client,
@@ -177,10 +179,30 @@ def verify_describe_groups(cluster, admin_client, topic):
     assert group == desc.group_id
     assert desc.is_simple_consumer_group is False
     assert desc.state == ConsumerGroupState.EMPTY
+    assert desc.type == ConsumerGroupType.CLASSIC
 
     # Delete group
     perform_admin_operation_sync(admin_client.delete_consumer_groups, [group], request_timeout=10)
 
+    consumer_group = 'test-group-consumer'
+
+    consume_messages(cluster, consumer_group, 'consumer', topic, 2)
+
+    desc = verify_provided_describe_for_authorized_operations(admin_client,
+                                                              admin_client.describe_consumer_groups,
+                                                              AclOperation.READ,
+                                                              AclOperation.DELETE,
+                                                              ResourceType.GROUP,
+                                                              consumer_group,
+                                                              [consumer_group])
+    assert consumer_group == desc.group_id
+    assert desc.is_simple_consumer_group is False
+    assert desc.state == ConsumerGroupState.EMPTY
+    assert desc.type == ConsumerGroupType.CONSUMER
+
+    # Delete group
+    perform_admin_operation_sync(admin_client.delete_consumer_groups, [consumer_group], request_timeout=10)
+
 
 def verify_describe_cluster(admin_client):
     desc = verify_provided_describe_for_authorized_operations(admin_client,
@@ -217,11 +239,7 @@ def test_describe_operations(sasl_cluster):
     verify_describe_topics(admin_client, our_topic)
 
     # Verify Authorized Operations in Describe Groups
-    # Skip this test if using group protocol `consumer`
-    # as there is new RPC for describe_groups() in
-    # group protocol `consumer` case.
-    if not TestUtils.use_group_protocol_consumer():
-        verify_describe_groups(sasl_cluster, admin_client, our_topic)
+    verify_describe_groups(sasl_cluster, admin_client, our_topic)
 
     # Delete Topic
     perform_admin_operation_sync(admin_client.delete_topics, [our_topic], operation_timeout=0, request_timeout=10)