diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/usergroups.resource.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/usergroups.resource.js
index fad2820f56..90d9e58736 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/usergroups.resource.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/usergroups.resource.js
@@ -59,11 +59,23 @@
                 "Failed to retrieve user groups");
         }
 
+        function deleteUserGroups(userGroupIds) {
+            var query = "userGroupIds=" + userGroupIds.join("&userGroupIds=");
+            return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
+                $http.post(
+                    umbRequestHelper.getApiUrl(
+                        "userGroupsApiBaseUrl",
+                        "PostDeleteUserGroups",
+                        query)),
+                'Failed to delete user groups');
+        }
+
         var resource = {
             saveUserGroup: saveUserGroup,
             getUserGroup: getUserGroup,
             getUserGroups: getUserGroups,
-            getUserGroupScaffold: getUserGroupScaffold
+            getUserGroupScaffold: getUserGroupScaffold,
+            deleteUserGroups: deleteUserGroups
         };
 
         return resource;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/groups/groups.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/groups/groups.controller.js
index f10cd8e530..5c30f1354e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/groups/groups.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/groups/groups.controller.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (function () {
     "use strict";
 
-    function UserGroupsController($scope, $timeout, $location, userGroupsResource) {
+    function UserGroupsController($scope, $timeout, $location, userGroupsResource, formHelper) {
 
         var vm = this;
 
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         vm.clickUserGroup = clickUserGroup;
         vm.clearSelection = clearSelection;
         vm.selectUserGroup = selectUserGroup;
+        vm.deleteUserGroups = deleteUserGroups;
 
         function onInit() {
 
@@ -57,6 +58,18 @@
             }
         }
 
+        function deleteUserGroups() {
+            if (vm.selection.length > 0) {
+                userGroupsResource.deleteUserGroups(vm.selection).then(function (data) {
+                    clearSelection();
+                    onInit();
+                    formHelper.showNotifications(data);
+                }, function(error) {
+                    formHelper.showNotifications(error.data);
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
         function clearSelection() {
             angular.forEach(vm.userGroups, function (userGroup) {
                 userGroup.selected = false;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/groups/groups.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/groups/groups.html
index 738fc4f654..38dc7a77f6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/groups/groups.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/groups/groups.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                 type="button"
                 label="Delete"
                 icon="icon-trash"
-                action="vm.deleteUserGroup()"
+                action="vm.deleteUserGroups()"
                 size="xs">
             </umb-button>
         </umb-editor-sub-header-content-right>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
index 717c27270c..53c11eb420 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
@@ -1126,6 +1126,8 @@ To manage your website, simply open the Umbraco back office and start adding con
     <key alias="scriptErrorHeader">Script view not saved</key>
     <key alias="scriptErrorText">An error occurred saving the file.</key>
     <key alias="cssErrorText">An error occurred saving the file.</key>
+    <key alias="deleteUserGroupsSuccess">Deleted %0% user groups</key>
+    <key alias="deleteUserGroupSuccess">%0% was deleted</key>
   </area>
   <area alias="stylesheet">
     <key alias="aliasHelp">Uses CSS syntax ex: h1, .redHeader, .blueTex</key>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
index 8620a5c75f..f4e00c52a9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
@@ -1105,7 +1105,8 @@ To manage your website, simply open the Umbraco back office and start adding con
     <key alias="enableUserError">An error occurred while enabling the user</key>
     <key alias="disableUserSuccess">%0% is now disabled</key>
     <key alias="disableUserError">An error occurred while disabling the user</key>
-
+    <key alias="deleteUserGroupsSuccess">Deleted %0% user groups</key>
+    <key alias="deleteUserGroupSuccess">%0% was deleted</key>
   </area>
   <area alias="stylesheet">
     <key alias="aliasHelp">Uses CSS syntax ex: h1, .redHeader, .blueTex</key>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UserGroupsController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UserGroupsController.cs
index 43e7810227..9a1e26007f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UserGroupsController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UserGroupsController.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Web.Http;
 using AutoMapper;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing;
@@ -87,5 +86,19 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
 
             return display;
         }
+
+        public HttpResponseMessage PostDeleteUserGroups([FromUri] int[] userGroupIds)
+        {
+            var userGroups = Services.UserService.GetAllUserGroups(userGroupIds).ToArray();
+            foreach (var userGroup in userGroups)
+            {
+                Services.UserService.DeleteUserGroup(userGroup);
+            }
+            if (userGroups.Length > 1)
+                return Request.CreateNotificationSuccessResponse(
+                    Services.TextService.Localize("speechBubbles/deleteUserGroupsSuccess", new[] {userGroups.Length.ToString()}));
+            return Request.CreateNotificationSuccessResponse(
+                Services.TextService.Localize("speechBubbles/deleteUserGroupSuccess", new[] {userGroups[0].Name}));
+        }
     }
 }
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