diff --git a/controllers/controlGroups.go b/controllers/controlGroups.go
index 487380f..560a9cd 100644
--- a/controllers/controlGroups.go
+++ b/controllers/controlGroups.go
@@ -30,5 +30,50 @@ func GetGroups(c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func AddGroup(c *gin.Context) {
+	var input AddGroupInput
 
+	if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&input); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(input.GroupName) == 0 {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no group name specified"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	if input.LdapGroup && len(input.LdapDn) == 0 {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "ldapGroup is true but no ldapDn specified"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	g := models.Group{}
+	g.GroupName = input.GroupName
+	g.LdapGroup = input.LdapGroup
+	g.LdapDn = input.LdapDn
+	g.Admin = input.Admin
+
+	// Check if role already exists
+	testGroup, _ := models.GroupGetByName(g.GroupName)
+	log.Printf("AddGroup checking if group '%s' already exists\n", g.GroupName)
+
+	if (models.Group{} == testGroup) {
+		log.Printf("AddGroup confirmed no existing group name\n")
+	} else {
+		errorString := fmt.Sprintf("attempt to register conflicting groupname '%s'", g.GroupName)
+		log.Printf("Register error : '%s'\n", errorString)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": errorString})
+		return
+	}
+
+	_, err := g.GroupAdd()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		errString := fmt.Sprintf("error creating group : '%s'", err)
+		log.Printf("AddGroup %s\n", errString)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": errString})
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"message": "group creation success"})
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a6f03a1..f05b035 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Group functions for admin
 	adminOnly.GET("/groups", controllers.GetGroups)
-	adminOnly.GET("/group/add", controllers.AddGroup)
+	adminOnly.POST("/group/add", controllers.AddGroup)
 	// TODO
-	//adminOnly.GET("/group/update", controllers.UpdateGroup)
-	//adminOnly.GET("/group/delete", controllers.DeleteGroup)
+	//adminOnly.POST("/group/update", controllers.UpdateGroup)
+	//adminOnly.POST("/group/delete", controllers.DeleteGroup)
 
 	// Other functions for admin
 	adminOnly.POST("/unlock", controllers.Unlock)