diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/admin-group-selector.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/admin-group-selector.js.es6
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c78f1ff89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/admin-group-selector.js.es6
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+export default Ember.Component.extend({
+  tagName: 'div',
+
+  didInsertElement: function(){
+    this.$("input").select2({
+        multiple: true,
+        width: '100%',
+        query: function(opts){
+                opts.callback({
+                  results: this.get("available").map(this._format)
+                });
+              }.bind(this)
+      }).on("change", function(evt) {
+        if (evt.added){
+          this.triggerAction({action: "groupAdded",
+                actionContext: this.get("available"
+                                    ).findBy("id", evt.added.id)});
+        } else if (evt.removed) {
+          this.triggerAction({action:"groupRemoved",
+                actionContext: this.get("selected"
+                                    ).findBy("id", evt.removed.id)});
+        }
+      }.bind(this));
+
+    Discourse.Group.findAll().then(function(groups){
+      this.set("available", groups.filterBy("automatic", false));
+    }.bind(this));
+
+    this.refreshOnReset();
+  },
+
+  _format: function(item){
+    return {"text": item.name, "id": item.id, "locked": item.automatic};
+  },
+
+  refreshOnReset: function() {
+    this.$("input").select2("data", this.get("selected").map(this._format));
+  }.observes("selected")
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin_user_controller.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin_user_controller.js
index 50dff9a2f..5fc95f505 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin_user_controller.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin_user_controller.js
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ Discourse.AdminUserIndexController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend({
 
   primaryGroupDirty: Discourse.computed.propertyNotEqual('originalPrimaryGroupId', 'primary_group_id'),
 
+  custom_groups: function(){
+    return this.get("model.groups").filter(function(g){
+      return (!g.automatic && g.visible);
+    });
+  }.property("model.groups.[]"),
+
   actions: {
     toggleTitleEdit: function() {
       this.toggleProperty('editingTitle');
@@ -45,6 +51,28 @@ Discourse.AdminUserIndexController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend({
       this.get('model').generateApiKey();
     },
 
+    groupAdded: function(added){
+      var self = this;
+      Discourse.ajax("/admin/users/" + this.get('id') + "/groups", {
+        type: 'POST',
+        data: {group_id: added.id}
+      }).then(function () {
+        self.get('model.groups').pushObject(added);
+      }).catch(function() {
+        bootbox.alert(I18n.t('generic_error'));
+      });
+    },
+    groupRemoved: function(removed){
+      var self = this;
+      Discourse.ajax("/admin/users/" + this.get('id') + "/groups/" + removed.id, {
+        type: 'DELETE'
+      }).then(function () {
+        self.set('model.groups.[]', self.get('model.groups').rejectBy("id", removed.id));
+      }).catch(function() {
+        bootbox.alert(I18n.t('generic_error'));
+      });
+    },
+
     savePrimaryGroup: function() {
       var self = this;
       Discourse.ajax("/admin/users/" + this.get('id') + "/primary_group", {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user_index.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user_index.js.handlebars
index dddcee603..fccb6d13a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user_index.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user_index.js.handlebars
@@ -53,20 +53,18 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class='display-row'>
-    <div class='field'>{{i18n admin.groups.primary}}</div>
+    <div class='field'>{{i18n admin.groups.title}}</div>
     <div class='value'>
-      {{#if custom_groups}}
-        {{combo-box content=custom_groups value=primary_group_id nameProperty="name" none="admin.groups.no_primary"}}
-      {{else}}
-        &mdash;
-      {{/if}}
+      {{admin-group-selector selected=model.groups }}
     </div>
     <div class='controls'>
+      {{#if custom_groups}}
+        {{i18n admin.groups.primary}}
+        {{combo-box content=custom_groups value=primary_group_id nameProperty="name" none="admin.groups.no_primary"}}
+      {{/if}}
       {{#if primaryGroupDirty}}
-        <div>
         <button class='btn ok no-text' {{action savePrimaryGroup}}><i class='fa fa-check'></i></button>
         <button class='btn cancel no-text' {{action resetPrimaryGroup}}><i class='fa fa-times'></i></button>
-        </div>
       {{/if}}
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/admin-group-selector.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/admin-group-selector.js.handlebars
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f897810ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/admin-group-selector.js.handlebars
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+<input type="text">
+
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
index e5fd6d1ae..b7a4123a3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ class Admin::UsersController < Admin::AdminController
                                     :block,
                                     :unblock,
                                     :trust_level,
+                                    :add_group,
+                                    :remove_group,
                                     :primary_group,
                                     :generate_api_key,
                                     :revoke_api_key]
@@ -101,6 +103,21 @@ class Admin::UsersController < Admin::AdminController
     render_serialized(@user, AdminUserSerializer)
   end
 
+  def add_group
+    group = Group.find(params[:group_id].to_i)
+    return render_json_error group unless group && !group.automatic
+    group.users << @user
+    render nothing: true
+  end
+
+  def remove_group
+    group = Group.find(params[:group_id].to_i)
+    return render_json_error group unless group && !group.automatic
+    group.users.delete(@user)
+    render nothing: true
+  end
+
+
   def primary_group
     guardian.ensure_can_change_primary_group!(@user)
     @user.primary_group_id = params[:primary_group_id]
diff --git a/app/serializers/admin_detailed_user_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/admin_detailed_user_serializer.rb
index 32ba08cff..030e6aded 100644
--- a/app/serializers/admin_detailed_user_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/admin_detailed_user_serializer.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class AdminDetailedUserSerializer < AdminUserSerializer
   has_one :api_key, serializer: ApiKeySerializer, embed: :objects
   has_one :suspended_by, serializer: BasicUserSerializer, embed: :objects
   has_one :leader_requirements, serializer: LeaderRequirementsSerializer, embed: :objects
-  has_many :custom_groups, embed: :object, serializer: BasicGroupSerializer
+  has_many :groups, embed: :object, serializer: BasicGroupSerializer
 
   def can_revoke_admin
     scope.can_revoke_admin?(object)
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index c7a5acddf..779f5f984 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ Discourse::Application.routes.draw do
       put "unblock"
       put "trust_level"
       put "primary_group"
+      post "groups" => "users#add_group", constraints: AdminConstraint.new
+      delete "groups/:group_id" => "users#remove_group", constraints: AdminConstraint.new
       get "badges"
       get "leader_requirements"
     end