diff --git a/application/controllers/GroupController.php b/application/controllers/GroupController.php
index 45d677e50..f0addcd51 100644
--- a/application/controllers/GroupController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/GroupController.php
@@ -96,6 +96,28 @@ class GroupController extends Controller
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Show a group
+     */
+    public function showAction()
+    {
+        $groupName = $this->params->getRequired('group');
+        $backend = $this->getUserGroupBackend($this->params->getRequired('backend'));
+
+        $group = $backend->select(array(
+            'group_name',
+            'parent_name',
+            'created_at',
+            'last_modified'
+        ))->where('group_name', $groupName)->fetchRow();
+        if ($group === false) {
+            $this->httpNotFound(sprintf($this->translate('Group "%s" not found'), $groupName));
+        }
+
+        $this->view->group = $group;
+        $this->view->backend = $backend;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add a group
      */
@@ -125,6 +147,9 @@ class GroupController extends Controller
         }
 
         $form = new UserGroupForm();
+        $form->setRedirectUrl(
+            Url::fromPath('group/show', array('backend' => $backend->getName(), 'group' => $groupName))
+        );
         $form->setRepository($backend);
         $form->edit($groupName, get_object_vars($row))->handleRequest();
 
diff --git a/application/views/scripts/group/list.phtml b/application/views/scripts/group/list.phtml
index 05b79d5f7..be2dfae1a 100644
--- a/application/views/scripts/group/list.phtml
+++ b/application/views/scripts/group/list.phtml
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ if (count($groups) > 0): ?>
   <tbody>
   <?php foreach ($groups as $group): ?>
     <tr>
-      <td clas="group-name"><?= $this->escape($group->group_name); ?></td>
+      <td class="group-name"><?= $this->qlink($group->group_name, 'group/show', array(
+        'backend'   => $backend->getName(),
+        'group'     => $group->group_name
+      ), array(
+        'title'     => sprintf($this->translate('Show detailed information for group %s'), $group->group_name)
+      )); ?></td>
      <?php if ($reducible): ?>
       <td class="group-remove">
         <?= $this->qlink(
diff --git a/application/views/scripts/group/show.phtml b/application/views/scripts/group/show.phtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..302917b2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/views/scripts/group/show.phtml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php 
+
+use Icinga\Data\Updatable;
+
+$editLink = null;
+if ($backend instanceof Updatable) {
+    $editLink = $this->qlink(
+        null,
+        'group/edit',
+        array(
+            'backend'   => $backend->getName(),
+            'group'     => $group->group_name
+        ),
+        array(
+            'title' => sprintf($this->translate('Edit group %s'), $group->group_name),
+            'class' => 'group-edit',
+            'icon'  => 'edit'
+        )
+    );
+}
+
+?>
+<div class="controls">
+  <?php if (! $this->compact): ?>
+    <?= $tabs->showOnlyCloseButton(); ?>
+  <?php endif ?>
+  <div class="group-header">
+    <p class="group-name"><strong><?= $this->escape($group->group_name); ?></strong></p> <?= $editLink; ?>
+    <p class="group-parent"><strong><?= $this->translate('Parent'); ?>:</strong> <?= $group->parent_name === null ? '-' : $this->qlink(
+      $group->parent_name,
+      'group/show',
+      array(
+        'backend'   => $backend->getName(),
+        'group'     => $group->parent_name
+      ),
+      array(
+        'title'     => sprintf($this->translate('Show detailed information for group %s'), $group->parent_name)
+      )
+    ); ?></p>
+    <p class="group-created"><strong><?= $this->translate('Created at'); ?>:</strong> <?= $group->created_at === null ? '-' : $this->formatDateTime($group->created_at); ?></p>
+    <p class="group-modified"><strong><?= $this->translate('Last modified'); ?>:</strong> <?= $group->last_modified === null ? '-' : $this->formatDateTime($group->last_modified); ?></p>
+  </div>
+</div>
+<div class="content" data-base-target="_next">
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/css/icinga/main-content.less b/public/css/icinga/main-content.less
index bea9b4a0f..d7082d5fd 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/main-content.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/main-content.less
@@ -264,6 +264,21 @@ div.content.groups {
   }
 }
 
+div.controls div.group-header {
+  border-bottom: 2px solid @colorPetrol;
+
+  .group-name {
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin: 0 0 0.3em;
+    font-size: 2em;
+  }
+
+  .group-parent, .group-created, .group-modified {
+    margin: 0 0 0.2em;
+    font-size: 0.8em;
+  }
+}
+
 form.backend-selection {
   float: right;