diff --git a/tenable/io/filters.py b/tenable/io/filters.py
index 456165f75..df0e89622 100644
--- a/tenable/io/filters.py
+++ b/tenable/io/filters.py
@@ -44,10 +44,20 @@ def _normalize(self, filterset: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> dict[str, Any]:
                 # is a list of dictionary items, and in other cases the "list"
                 # is a list of string values.
                 if isinstance(item['control']['list'][0], dict):
-                    key = 'value' if 'value' in item['control']['list'][0] else 'id'
-                    datablock['choices'] = [
-                        str(i[key]) for i in item['control']['list']
-                    ]
+                    # The list items don't always carry the same key. Most use
+                    # 'value' or 'id', but some (e.g. the target_group filter)
+                    # only provide a 'name'. Pick the first key that exists
+                    # rather than assuming 'id', which raised KeyError before.
+                    first = item['control']['list'][0]
+                    key = next(
+                        (k for k in ('value', 'id', 'name') if k in first), None
+                    )
+                    if key is not None:
+                        datablock['choices'] = [
+                            str(i[key])
+                            for i in item['control']['list']
+                            if key in i
+                        ]
                 elif isinstance(item['control']['list'], list):
                     datablock['choices'] = [str(i) for i in item['control']['list']]
             if 'regex' in item['control']:
diff --git a/tests/io/test_filters.py b/tests/io/test_filters.py
index 1f5215064..089631b1e 100644
--- a/tests/io/test_filters.py
+++ b/tests/io/test_filters.py
@@ -167,3 +167,24 @@ def test_filters_credentials_false_filters(api):
         check(data[1], 'readable_name', str, allow_none=True)
         check(data[1], 'operators', list, allow_none=True)
         check(data[1], 'control', dict, allow_none=True)
+
+
+def test_normalize_name_only_choices(api):
+    """
+    test that _normalize handles list items that only carry a 'name' key
+    (e.g. the target_group filter) instead of raising KeyError: 'id'
+    """
+    filterset = [
+        {
+            'name': 'target_group',
+            'operators': ['eq', 'neq'],
+            'control': {
+                'type': 'dropdown_multi',
+                'list': [{'name': 'mygroup'}],
+            },
+        }
+    ]
+    result = getattr(api.filters, '_normalize')(filterset)
+    assert result['target_group']['choices'] == ['mygroup']
+    assert result['target_group']['operators'] == ['eq', 'neq']
+    assert result['target_group']['pattern'] is None