diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 88bf77570b..946ca1905a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ These changes are available on the `master` branch, but have not yet been releas
   ([#2042](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2042))
 - Added `icon` and `unicode_emoji` to `Guild.create_role`.
   ([#2086](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2086))
+- Added `cooldown` and `max_concurrency` to `SlashCommandGroup`.
+  ([#2091](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2091))
 - Added new embedded activities, Gartic Phone and Jamspace.
   ([#2102](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2102))
 - Added `bridge.Context` as a shortcut to `Union` of subclasses.
@@ -131,6 +133,8 @@ These changes are available on the `master` branch, but have not yet been releas
   ([#2079](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2079))
 - Fixed `HTTPException` when trying to create a forum thread with files.
   ([#2075](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2075))
+- Fixed `before_invoke` not being run for `SlashCommandGroup`.
+  ([#2091](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2091))
 - Fixed `AttributeError` when accessing a `Select`'s values when it hasn't been
   interacted with. ([#2104](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2104))
 
diff --git a/discord/commands/core.py b/discord/commands/core.py
index 90a614a786..3f0018f88f 100644
--- a/discord/commands/core.py
+++ b/discord/commands/core.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 
     from .. import Permissions
     from ..cog import Cog
+    from ..ext.commands.cooldowns import CooldownMapping, MaxConcurrency
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 CogT = TypeVar("CogT", bound="Cog")
@@ -294,18 +295,17 @@ async def prepare(self, ctx: ApplicationContext) -> None:
                 f"The check functions for the command {self.name} failed"
             )
 
-        if hasattr(self, "_max_concurrency"):
-            if self._max_concurrency is not None:
-                # For this application, context can be duck-typed as a Message
-                await self._max_concurrency.acquire(ctx)  # type: ignore # ctx instead of non-existent message
+        if self._max_concurrency is not None:
+            # For this application, context can be duck-typed as a Message
+            await self._max_concurrency.acquire(ctx)  # type: ignore # ctx instead of non-existent message
 
-            try:
-                self._prepare_cooldowns(ctx)
-                await self.call_before_hooks(ctx)
-            except:
-                if self._max_concurrency is not None:
-                    await self._max_concurrency.release(ctx)  # type: ignore # ctx instead of non-existent message
-                raise
+        try:
+            self._prepare_cooldowns(ctx)
+            await self.call_before_hooks(ctx)
+        except:
+            if self._max_concurrency is not None:
+                await self._max_concurrency.release(ctx)  # type: ignore # ctx instead of non-existent message
+            raise
 
     def is_on_cooldown(self, ctx: ApplicationContext) -> bool:
         """Checks whether the command is currently on cooldown.
@@ -1119,6 +1119,8 @@ def __init__(
         description: str | None = None,
         guild_ids: list[int] | None = None,
         parent: SlashCommandGroup | None = None,
+        cooldown: CooldownMapping | None = None,
+        max_concurrency: MaxConcurrency | None = None,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
         self.name = str(name)
@@ -1153,6 +1155,33 @@ def __init__(
             "description_localizations", MISSING
         )
 
+        # similar to ApplicationCommand
+        from ..ext.commands.cooldowns import BucketType, CooldownMapping, MaxConcurrency
+
+        # no need to getattr, since slash cmds groups cant be created using a decorator
+
+        if cooldown is None:
+            buckets = CooldownMapping(cooldown, BucketType.default)
+        elif isinstance(cooldown, CooldownMapping):
+            buckets = cooldown
+        else:
+            raise TypeError(
+                "Cooldown must be a an instance of CooldownMapping or None."
+            )
+
+        self._buckets: CooldownMapping = buckets
+
+        # no need to getattr, since slash cmds groups cant be created using a decorator
+
+        if max_concurrency is not None and not isinstance(
+            max_concurrency, MaxConcurrency
+        ):
+            raise TypeError(
+                "max_concurrency must be an instance of MaxConcurrency or None"
+            )
+
+        self._max_concurrency: MaxConcurrency | None = max_concurrency
+
     @property
     def module(self) -> str | None:
         return self.__module__