diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/users.resource.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/users.resource.js
index 242afd9525..c5ed1a7fcc 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/users.resource.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/users.resource.js
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@
         'Failed to clear the user avatar ' + userId);
     }
 
+    function getUserGroupScaffold() {
+
+      return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
+        $http.get(
+          umbRequestHelper.getApiUrl(
+            "userApiBaseUrl",
+            "GetEmptyUserGroup")),
+        'Failed to get the user group scaffold');
+    }
+
     function disableUsers(userIds) {
       if (!userIds) {
         throw "userIds not specified";
@@ -195,7 +205,8 @@
       saveUser: saveUser,
       getUserGroup: getUserGroup,
       getUserGroups: getUserGroups,
-      clearAvatar: clearAvatar
+      clearAvatar: clearAvatar,
+      getUserGroupScaffold: getUserGroupScaffold
     };
 
     return resource;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/group.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/group.controller.js
index a912c16cfe..6953d8b5a8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/group.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/group.controller.js
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@
             });
 
             if ($routeParams.create) {
+              // get user group scaffold
+              usersResource.getUserGroupScaffold().then(function (userGroup) {
+                vm.userGroup = userGroup;
+                setSectionIcon(vm.userGroup.sections);
                 makeBreadcrumbs();
                 vm.loading = false;
+              });
             } else {
                 // get user group
                 usersResource.getUserGroup($routeParams.id).then(function (userGroup) {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UsersController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UsersController.cs
index 67d1bc6f11..a21ee9166f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UsersController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UsersController.cs
@@ -343,6 +343,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             return display;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the scaffold for creating a new user group
+        /// </summary>        
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public UserGroupDisplay GetEmptyUserGroup()
+        {
+            return new UserGroupDisplay();
+        }
+
         private HttpContextBase EnsureHttpContext()
         {
             var attempt = this.TryGetHttpContext();