diff --git a/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/permission/SystemPermission.java b/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/permission/SystemPermission.java
index b54ba907a..054caf066 100644
--- a/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/permission/SystemPermission.java
+++ b/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/permission/SystemPermission.java
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ public class SystemPermission implements Permission<SystemPermission.Type> {
          */
         CREATE_USER,
 
+        /**
+         * Create user groups.
+         */
+        CREATE_USER_GROUP,
+
         /**
          * Create connections.
          */
diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/rest/types/PermissionSet.js b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/rest/types/PermissionSet.js
index 2bc2e9eb4..9dd1ac8d6 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/rest/types/PermissionSet.js
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/rest/types/PermissionSet.js
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ angular.module('rest').factory('PermissionSet', [function definePermissionSet()
          */
         CREATE_USER : "CREATE_USER",
 
+        /**
+         * Permission to create new user groups.
+         */
+        CREATE_USER_GROUP : "CREATE_USER_GROUP",
+
         /**
          * Permission to create new connections.
          */