diff --git a/nuxeo-core/nuxeo-core-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/core/api/NuxeoGroup.java b/nuxeo-core/nuxeo-core-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/core/api/NuxeoGroup.java
index 281103c..65ad989 100644
--- a/nuxeo-core/nuxeo-core-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/core/api/NuxeoGroup.java
+++ b/nuxeo-core/nuxeo-core-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/core/api/NuxeoGroup.java
@@ -97,4 +97,17 @@ public interface NuxeoGroup extends Serializable {
      */
     void setLabel(String label);
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the description of the group
+     *
+     * @return the description of the group
+     */
+    String getDescription();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the description of this group.
+     *
+     * @param description the description of the group
+     */
+    void setDescription(String description);
 }
diff --git a/nuxeo-core/nuxeo-core-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/core/api/impl/NuxeoGroupImpl.java b/nuxeo-core/nuxeo-core-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/core/api/impl/NuxeoGroupImpl.java
index 0888778..efebc36 100644
--- a/nuxeo-core/nuxeo-core-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/core/api/impl/NuxeoGroupImpl.java
+++ b/nuxeo-core/nuxeo-core-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/core/api/impl/NuxeoGroupImpl.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ public class NuxeoGroupImpl implements NuxeoGroup {
 
     private String name;
 
+    private String description;
+
     private String label;
 
     public NuxeoGroupImpl(String name) {
@@ -118,6 +120,16 @@ public class NuxeoGroupImpl implements NuxeoGroup {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return this.description;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setDescription(String description) {
+        this.description = description;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public boolean equals(Object other) {
         if (other == this) {
             return true;
diff --git a/nuxeo-features/nuxeo-platform-ui-select2/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/ui/select2/automation/SuggestUserEntries.java b/nuxeo-features/nuxeo-platform-ui-select2/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/ui/select2/automation/SuggestUserEntries.java
index e1914742..9954d67 100644
--- a/nuxeo-features/nuxeo-platform-ui-select2/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/ui/select2/automation/SuggestUserEntries.java
+++ b/nuxeo-features/nuxeo-platform-ui-select2/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/ui/select2/automation/SuggestUserEntries.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class SuggestUserEntries {
                         QName fieldName = field.getName();
                         String key = fieldName.getLocalName();
                         Serializable value = group.getPropertyValue(fieldName.getPrefixedName());
-                        obj.element(key, value);
+                        obj.put(key, value);
                     }
                     String groupId = group.getId();
                     obj.put(Select2Common.ID, groupId);
diff --git a/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-io/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/jaxrs/io/usermanager/NuxeoGroupReader.java b/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-io/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/jaxrs/io/usermanager/NuxeoGroupReader.java
index 42c034b..61ec35e 100644
--- a/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-io/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/jaxrs/io/usermanager/NuxeoGroupReader.java
+++ b/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-io/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/jaxrs/io/usermanager/NuxeoGroupReader.java
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ public class NuxeoGroupReader implements MessageBodyReader<NuxeoGroup> {
                 }
             } else if ("grouplabel".equals(key)) {
                 group.setLabel(jp.readValueAs(String.class));
+            } else if ("description".equals(key)) {
+                group.setDescription(jp.readValueAs(String.class));
             } else if ("memberUsers".equals(key)) {
                 tok = jp.nextToken();
                 List<String> users = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-io/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/jaxrs/io/usermanager/NuxeoGroupWriter.java b/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-io/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/jaxrs/io/usermanager/NuxeoGroupWriter.java
index 1ab2788..dcec5f3 100644
--- a/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-io/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/jaxrs/io/usermanager/NuxeoGroupWriter.java
+++ b/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-io/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/jaxrs/io/usermanager/NuxeoGroupWriter.java
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public class NuxeoGroupWriter extends EntityWriter<NuxeoGroup> {
 
         jg.writeStringField("grouplabel", group.getLabel());
 
+        jg.writeStringField("description", group.getDescription());
+
         jg.writeArrayFieldStart("memberUsers");
         for(String user : group.getMemberUsers()) {
             jg.writeString(user);
diff --git a/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-server/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/server/jaxrs/usermanager/GroupObject.java b/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-server/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/server/jaxrs/usermanager/GroupObject.java
index 100f4ca..cc588d1 100644
--- a/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-server/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/server/jaxrs/usermanager/GroupObject.java
+++ b/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-server/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/server/jaxrs/usermanager/GroupObject.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class GroupObject extends AbstractUMObject<NuxeoGroup> {
         DocumentModel groupModel = um.getGroupModel(currentArtifact.getName());
         groupModel.setPropertyValue(um.getGroupLabelField(), updateGroup.getLabel());
         groupModel.setPropertyValue(um.getGroupMembersField(), (Serializable) updateGroup.getMemberUsers());
+        groupModel.setPropertyValue(um.getGroupDescriptionField(), updateGroup.getDescription());
         groupModel.setPropertyValue(um.getGroupSubGroupsField(), (Serializable) updateGroup.getMemberGroups());
 
         um.updateGroup(groupModel);
diff --git a/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-server/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/server/jaxrs/usermanager/GroupRootObject.java b/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-server/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/server/jaxrs/usermanager/GroupRootObject.java
index 8e910c3..6c3b98d 100644
--- a/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-server/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/server/jaxrs/usermanager/GroupRootObject.java
+++ b/nuxeo-features/rest-api/nuxeo-rest-api-server/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/restapi/server/jaxrs/usermanager/GroupRootObject.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public class GroupRootObject extends AbstractUMRootObject<NuxeoGroup> {
         String schemaName = um.getGroupSchemaName();
         groupModel.setProperty(schemaName, um.getGroupIdField(), group.getName());
         groupModel.setProperty(schemaName, um.getGroupLabelField(), group.getLabel());
+        groupModel.setProperty(schemaName, um.getGroupDescriptionField(), group.getDescription());
 
         groupModel.setPropertyValue(um.getGroupMembersField(), (Serializable) group.getMemberUsers());
         groupModel.setPropertyValue(um.getGroupSubGroupsField(), (Serializable) group.getMemberGroups());
diff --git a/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserManager.java b/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserManager.java
index b624a0c..841f2bd 100644
--- a/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserManager.java
+++ b/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserManager.java
@@ -387,6 +387,14 @@ public interface UserManager extends Authenticator, EventListener, Serializable
     String getGroupLabelField() throws ClientException;
 
     /**
+     * Returns the group description field.
+     *
+     * @since 5.5
+     * @throws ClientException
+     */
+    String getGroupDescriptionField() throws ClientException;
+
+    /**
      * Gets the group members field.
      *
      * @return the group members field.
diff --git a/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserManagerDescriptor.java b/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserManagerDescriptor.java
index 5327ff2..b6068f9 100644
--- a/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserManagerDescriptor.java
+++ b/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-api/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserManagerDescriptor.java
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ public class UserManagerDescriptor implements Serializable {
     @XNode("groups/groupLabelField")
     public String groupLabelField;
 
+    @XNode("groups/groupDescriptionField")
+    public String groupDescriptionField;
+
     @XNode("groups/membersField")
     public String groupMembersField;
 
@@ -254,6 +257,9 @@ public class UserManagerDescriptor implements Serializable {
         if (other.groupLabelField != null) {
             groupLabelField = other.groupLabelField;
         }
+        if (other.groupDescriptionField != null) {
+            groupDescriptionField = other.groupDescriptionField;
+        }
         if (other.groupMembersField != null) {
             groupMembersField = other.groupMembersField;
         }
diff --git a/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/computedgroups/NuxeoComputedGroup.java b/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/computedgroups/NuxeoComputedGroup.java
index 41fcc06..9c751b5 100644
--- a/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/computedgroups/NuxeoComputedGroup.java
+++ b/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/computedgroups/NuxeoComputedGroup.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public class NuxeoComputedGroup implements ComputedGroup {
 
     private String label;
 
+    private String description;
+
     public NuxeoComputedGroup(String name) {
         this(name, null);
     }
@@ -111,6 +113,11 @@ public class NuxeoComputedGroup implements ComputedGroup {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void setMemberGroups(List<String> groups) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Computed groups are read only");
     }
@@ -135,4 +142,8 @@ public class NuxeoComputedGroup implements ComputedGroup {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Computed groups are read only");
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setDescription(String arg0) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Computed groups are read only");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/FakeUserManagerImpl.java b/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/FakeUserManagerImpl.java
index d596933..10b4f05 100644
--- a/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/FakeUserManagerImpl.java
+++ b/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/FakeUserManagerImpl.java
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@ public class FakeUserManagerImpl implements UserManager {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public String getGroupDescriptionField() throws ClientException {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public Principal authenticate(String name, String password) throws ClientException {
         return checkUsernamePassword(name, password) ? getPrincipal(name) : null;
     }
diff --git a/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserManagerImpl.java b/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserManagerImpl.java
index 19bb653..89d3081 100644
--- a/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserManagerImpl.java
+++ b/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserManagerImpl.java
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ public class UserManagerImpl implements UserManager, MultiTenantUserManager {
 
     protected String groupLabelField;
 
+    protected String groupDescriptionField;
+
     protected String groupMembersField;
 
     protected String groupSubGroupsField;
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ public class UserManagerImpl implements UserManager, MultiTenantUserManager {
         userSearchFields = descriptor.userSearchFields;
         userPasswordPattern = descriptor.userPasswordPattern;
         groupLabelField = descriptor.groupLabelField;
+        groupDescriptionField = descriptor.groupDescriptionField;
         groupMembersField = descriptor.groupMembersField;
         groupSubGroupsField = descriptor.groupSubGroupsField;
         groupParentGroupsField = descriptor.groupParentGroupsField;
@@ -291,6 +294,11 @@ public class UserManagerImpl implements UserManager, MultiTenantUserManager {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public String getGroupDescriptionField() throws ClientException {
+        return groupDescriptionField;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public String getGroupSchemaName() throws ClientException {
         return groupSchemaName;
     }
@@ -650,6 +658,15 @@ public class UserManagerImpl implements UserManager, MultiTenantUserManager {
         } catch (ClientException e) {
             // Nothing to do.
         }
+        try {
+            String description = (String) groupEntry.getProperty(groupSchemaName,
+                    groupDescriptionField);
+            if (description != null) {
+                group.setDescription(description);
+            }
+        } catch (ClientException e) {
+            // Nothing to do.
+        }
         return group;
     }
 
@@ -994,6 +1011,8 @@ public class UserManagerImpl implements UserManager, MultiTenantUserManager {
                 group.getName());
         newGroupModel.setProperty(groupSchemaName, groupLabelField,
                 group.getLabel());
+        newGroupModel.setProperty(groupSchemaName, groupDescriptionField,
+                group.getDescription());
         newGroupModel.setProperty(groupSchemaName, groupMembersField,
                 group.getMemberUsers());
         newGroupModel.setProperty(groupSchemaName, groupSubGroupsField,
@@ -1080,6 +1099,8 @@ public class UserManagerImpl implements UserManager, MultiTenantUserManager {
                 group.getName());
         newGroupModel.setProperty(groupSchemaName, groupLabelField,
                 group.getLabel());
+        newGroupModel.setProperty(groupSchemaName, groupDescriptionField,
+                group.getDescription());
         newGroupModel.setProperty(groupSchemaName, groupMembersField,
                 group.getMemberUsers());
         newGroupModel.setProperty(groupSchemaName, groupSubGroupsField,
diff --git a/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserService.java b/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserService.java
index 39e6402..f51a777 100644
--- a/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserService.java
+++ b/nuxeo-services/nuxeo-platform-usermanager-core/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/ecm/platform/usermanager/UserService.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public class UserService extends DefaultComponent {
 
         merged.groupDirectoryName = "groupDirectory";
         merged.groupLabelField = "grouplabel";
+        merged.groupDescriptionField = "description";
         merged.groupMembersField = "members";
         merged.groupSubGroupsField = "subGroups";
         merged.groupParentGroupsField = "parentGroups";