diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/UserGroup/Filter/FilterUserGroupFilterController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/UserGroup/Filter/FilterUserGroupFilterController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b78d0f13ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/UserGroup/Filter/FilterUserGroupFilterController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using Asp.Versioning;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Common.ViewModels.Pagination;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.Factories;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.ViewModels.UserGroup;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models.Membership;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Security;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services.OperationStatus;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.Controllers.User.Filter;
+
+[ApiVersion("1.0")]
+public class FilterUserGroupFilterController : UserGroupFilterControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly IUserGroupService _userGroupService;
+    private readonly IUserGroupPresentationFactory _userGroupPresentationFactory;
+    private readonly IBackOfficeSecurityAccessor _backOfficeSecurityAccessor;
+
+    public FilterUserGroupFilterController(
+        IUserGroupService userGroupService,
+        IUserGroupPresentationFactory userGroupPresentationFactory,
+        IBackOfficeSecurityAccessor backOfficeSecurityAccessor)
+    {
+        _userGroupService = userGroupService;
+        _userGroupPresentationFactory = userGroupPresentationFactory;
+        _backOfficeSecurityAccessor = backOfficeSecurityAccessor;
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet]
+    [MapToApiVersion("1.0")]
+    [ProducesResponseType(typeof(PagedViewModel<UserGroupResponseModel>), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(typeof(ProblemDetails), StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(typeof(ProblemDetails), StatusCodes.Status404NotFound)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Filter(
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken,
+        int skip = 0,
+        int take = 100,
+        string filter = "")
+    {
+        Attempt<PagedModel<IUserGroup>, UserGroupOperationStatus> filterAttempt = await _userGroupService.FilterAsync(
+            CurrentUserKey(_backOfficeSecurityAccessor),
+            filter,
+            skip,
+            take);
+
+        if (filterAttempt.Success is false)
+        {
+            return UserGroupOperationStatusResult(filterAttempt.Status);
+        }
+
+        IEnumerable<UserGroupResponseModel> viewModels = await _userGroupPresentationFactory.CreateMultipleAsync(filterAttempt.Result.Items);
+        var responseModel = new PagedViewModel<UserGroupResponseModel>
+        {
+            Total = filterAttempt.Result.Total,
+            Items = viewModels,
+        };
+
+        return Ok(responseModel);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/UserGroup/Filter/UserGroupFilterControllerBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/UserGroup/Filter/UserGroupFilterControllerBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e075a77257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/UserGroup/Filter/UserGroupFilterControllerBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.Controllers.UserGroup;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.Routing;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.Controllers.User.Filter;
+
+[VersionedApiBackOfficeRoute($"{Constants.Web.RoutePath.Filter}/user-group")]
+public abstract class UserGroupFilterControllerBase : UserGroupControllerBase
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/UserGroup/GetAllUserGroupController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/UserGroup/GetAllUserGroupController.cs
index f8f66bd83c..948d61f64d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/UserGroup/GetAllUserGroupController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Controllers/UserGroup/GetAllUserGroupController.cs
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ public class GetAllUserGroupController : UserGroupControllerBase
         int skip = 0,
         int take = 100)
     {
-        // FIXME: In the old controller this endpoint had a switch "onlyCurrentUserGroup"
-        // If this was enabled we'd only return the groups the current user was in
-        // and even if it was set to false we'd still remove the admin group.
-        // We still need to have this functionality, however, it does not belong here.
-        // Instead we should implement this functionality on the CurrentUserController
         PagedModel<IUserGroup> userGroups = await _userGroupService.GetAllAsync(skip, take);
 
         var viewModels = (await _userPresentationFactory.CreateMultipleAsync(userGroups.Items)).ToList();
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/OpenApi.json b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/OpenApi.json
index 7ccec278c2..8a6f299e5a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/OpenApi.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/OpenApi.json
@@ -27634,6 +27634,97 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    "/umbraco/management/api/v1/filter/user-group": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": [
+          "User Group"
+        ],
+        "operationId": "GetFilterUserGroup",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "name": "skip",
+            "in": "query",
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "integer",
+              "format": "int32",
+              "default": 0
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "take",
+            "in": "query",
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "integer",
+              "format": "int32",
+              "default": 100
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "filter",
+            "in": "query",
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "default": ""
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Success",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "oneOf": [
+                    {
+                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PagedUserGroupResponseModel"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "400": {
+            "description": "Bad Request",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "oneOf": [
+                    {
+                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "description": "Not Found",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "oneOf": [
+                    {
+                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "401": {
+            "description": "The resource is protected and requires an authentication token"
+          },
+          "403": {
+            "description": "The authenticated user do not have access to this resource"
+          }
+        },
+        "security": [
+          {
+            "Backoffice User": [ ]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     "/umbraco/management/api/v1/item/user-group": {
       "get": {
         "tags": [
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IUserGroupService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IUserGroupService.cs
index c597b9ead3..fb66726b6c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IUserGroupService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IUserGroupService.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ public interface IUserGroupService
 
     Task<IEnumerable<IUserGroup>> GetAsync(IEnumerable<Guid> keys);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Performs filtering for user groups
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="userKey">The key of the performing (current) user.</param>
+    /// <param name="filter">The filter to apply.</param>
+    /// <param name="skip">The amount of user groups to skip.</param>
+    /// <param name="take">The amount of user groups to take.</param>
+    /// <returns>All matching user groups as an enumerable list of <see cref="IUserGroup"/>.</returns>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// If the performing user is not an administrator, this method only returns groups that the performing user is a member of.
+    /// </remarks>
+    Task<Attempt<PagedModel<IUserGroup>, UserGroupOperationStatus>> FilterAsync(Guid userKey, string? filter, int skip, int take);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Persists a new user group.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/UserGroupService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/UserGroupService.cs
index 78c049afe5..c87ba2dd4b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/UserGroupService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/UserGroupService.cs
@@ -134,6 +134,35 @@ internal sealed class UserGroupService : RepositoryService, IUserGroupService
         return Task.FromResult<IEnumerable<IUserGroup>>(result);
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<Attempt<PagedModel<IUserGroup>, UserGroupOperationStatus>> FilterAsync(Guid userKey, string? filter, int skip, int take)
+    {
+        IUser? requestingUser = await _userService.GetAsync(userKey);
+        if (requestingUser is null)
+        {
+            return Attempt.FailWithStatus(UserGroupOperationStatus.MissingUser, new PagedModel<IUserGroup>());
+        }
+
+        using ICoreScope scope = ScopeProvider.CreateCoreScope(autoComplete: true);
+        var groups = _userGroupRepository
+            .GetMany()
+            .Where(group => filter.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() || group.Name?.InvariantContains(filter) is true)
+            .OrderBy(group => group.Name)
+            .ToList();
+
+        if (requestingUser.IsAdmin() is false)
+        {
+            var requestingUserGroups = requestingUser.Groups.Select(group => group.Alias).ToArray();
+            groups.RemoveAll(group =>
+                group.Alias is Constants.Security.AdminGroupAlias
+                || requestingUserGroups.Contains(group.Alias) is false);
+        }
+
+        return Attempt.SucceedWithStatus(
+            UserGroupOperationStatus.Success,
+            new PagedModel<IUserGroup> { Items = groups.Skip(skip).Take(take), Total = groups.Count });
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public async Task<Attempt<UserGroupOperationStatus>> DeleteAsync(ISet<Guid> keys)
     {
diff --git a/tests/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Core/Services/UserGroupServiceTests.cs b/tests/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Core/Services/UserGroupServiceTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2384c72eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Core/Services/UserGroupServiceTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Events;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models.Membership;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Persistence.Repositories;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Scoping;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Strings;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Cms.Tests.UnitTests.Umbraco.Core.Services;
+
+[TestFixture]
+public class UserGroupServiceTests
+{
+    [TestCase("one", "two", "three")]
+    [TestCase("two", "three")]
+    [TestCase("three")]
+    [TestCase]
+    public async Task Filter_Returns_Only_User_Groups_For_Non_Admin(params string[] userGroupAliases)
+    {
+        var userKey = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var userGroupService = SetupUserGroupService(userKey, userGroupAliases);
+
+        var result = await userGroupService.FilterAsync(userKey, null, 0, 10);
+        Assert.Multiple(() =>
+        {
+            Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
+            Assert.AreEqual(userGroupAliases.Length, result.Result.Items.Count());
+            foreach (var userGroupAlias in userGroupAliases)
+            {
+                Assert.IsNotNull(result.Result.Items.SingleOrDefault(g => g.Alias == userGroupAlias));
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    [TestCase("four", "five", "six")]
+    [TestCase("four")]
+    [TestCase]
+    public async Task Filter_Does_Not_Return_Non_Existing_Groups(params string[] userGroupAliases)
+    {
+        var userKey = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var userGroupService = SetupUserGroupService(userKey, userGroupAliases);
+
+        var result = await userGroupService.FilterAsync(userKey, null, 0, 10);
+        Assert.Multiple(() =>
+        {
+            Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
+            Assert.IsEmpty(result.Result.Items);
+        });
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task Filter_Returns_All_Groups_For_Admin()
+    {
+        var userKey = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var userGroupService = SetupUserGroupService(userKey, new [] { Constants.Security.AdminGroupAlias });
+
+        var result = await userGroupService.FilterAsync(userKey, null, 0, 10);
+        Assert.Multiple(() =>
+        {
+            Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
+            Assert.AreEqual(4, result.Result.Items.Count());
+            Assert.IsNotNull(result.Result.Items.SingleOrDefault(g => g.Alias == Constants.Security.AdminGroupAlias));
+            Assert.IsNotNull(result.Result.Items.SingleOrDefault(g => g.Alias == "one"));
+            Assert.IsNotNull(result.Result.Items.SingleOrDefault(g => g.Alias == "two"));
+            Assert.IsNotNull(result.Result.Items.SingleOrDefault(g => g.Alias == "three"));
+        });
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task Filter_Can_Filter_By_Group_Name()
+    {
+        var userKey = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var userGroupService = SetupUserGroupService(userKey, new [] { Constants.Security.AdminGroupAlias });
+
+        var result = await userGroupService.FilterAsync(userKey, "e", 0, 10);
+        Assert.Multiple(() =>
+        {
+            Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
+            Assert.AreEqual(2, result.Result.Items.Count());
+            Assert.IsNotNull(result.Result.Items.SingleOrDefault(g => g.Alias == "one"));
+            Assert.IsNotNull(result.Result.Items.SingleOrDefault(g => g.Alias == "three"));
+        });
+    }
+
+    private IEnumerable<IReadOnlyUserGroup> CreateGroups(params string[] aliases)
+        => aliases.Select(alias =>
+        {
+            var group = new Mock<IReadOnlyUserGroup>();
+            group.SetupGet(g => g.Alias).Returns(alias);
+            return group.Object;
+        }).ToArray();
+
+    private IUserGroupService SetupUserGroupService(Guid userKey, string[] userGroupAliases)
+    {
+        var user = new Mock<IUser>();
+        user.SetupGet(u => u.Key).Returns(userKey);
+        user.Setup(u => u.Groups).Returns(CreateGroups(userGroupAliases));
+
+        var userService = new Mock<IUserService>();
+        userService.Setup(s => s.GetAsync(userKey)).Returns(Task.FromResult(user.Object));
+
+        var userGroupRepository = new Mock<IUserGroupRepository>();
+        userGroupRepository
+            .Setup(r => r.GetMany())
+            .Returns(new[]
+            {
+                new UserGroup(Mock.Of<IShortStringHelper>(), 0, Constants.Security.AdminGroupAlias, "Administrators", null),
+                new UserGroup(Mock.Of<IShortStringHelper>(), 0, "one", "Group One", null),
+                new UserGroup(Mock.Of<IShortStringHelper>(), 0, "two", "Group Two", null),
+                new UserGroup(Mock.Of<IShortStringHelper>(), 0, "three", "Group Three", null),
+            });
+
+        return new UserGroupService(
+            Mock.Of<ICoreScopeProvider>(),
+            Mock.Of<ILoggerFactory>(),
+            Mock.Of<IEventMessagesFactory>(),
+            userGroupRepository.Object,
+            Mock.Of<IUserGroupPermissionService>(),
+            Mock.Of<IEntityService>(),
+            userService.Object,
+            Mock.Of<ILogger<UserGroupService>>());
+    }
+}