diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.html b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.html
index e903cbe9a1..2f76e45429 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.html
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
                (submitForm)="onSubmit()">
       </ds-form>
 
-      <ds-members-list [messagePrefix]="messagePrefix + '.members-list'"></ds-members-list>
-      <ds-subgroups-list [messagePrefix]="messagePrefix + '.subgroups-list'"></ds-subgroups-list>
+      <ds-members-list *ngIf="groupBeingEdited != null" [messagePrefix]="messagePrefix + '.members-list'"></ds-members-list>
+      <ds-subgroups-list *ngIf="groupBeingEdited != null"  [messagePrefix]="messagePrefix + '.subgroups-list'"></ds-subgroups-list>
 
       <div>
         <button [routerLink]="[this.groupDataService.getGroupRegistryRouterLink()]"
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts
index 056f659263..d81eac1e92 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    */
   subs: Subscription[] = [];
 
+  /**
+   * Group currently being edited
+   */
+  groupBeingEdited: Group;
+
   constructor(public groupDataService: GroupDataService,
               private ePersonDataService: EPersonDataService,
               private formBuilderService: FormBuilderService,
@@ -123,6 +128,7 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       this.formGroup = this.formBuilderService.createFormGroup(this.formModel);
       this.subs.push(this.groupDataService.getActiveGroup().subscribe((activeGroup: Group) => {
         if (activeGroup != null) {
+          this.groupBeingEdited = activeGroup;
           this.formGroup.patchValue({
             groupName: activeGroup != null ? activeGroup.name : '',
             groupDescription: activeGroup != null ? activeGroup.firstMetadataValue('dc.description') : '',
@@ -185,7 +191,9 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         this.submitForm.emit(groupToCreate);
         const resp: any = restResponse;
         if (isNotEmpty(resp.resourceSelfLinks)) {
-          this.setActiveGroupWithLink(resp.resourceSelfLinks[0]);
+          const groupSelfLink = resp.resourceSelfLinks[0];
+          this.setActiveGroupWithLink(groupSelfLink);
+          this.router.navigateByUrl(this.groupDataService.getGroupEditPageRouterLinkWithID(this.groupDataService.getUUIDFromString(groupSelfLink)));
         }
       } else {
         this.notificationsService.error(this.translateService.get(this.messagePrefix + '.notification.created.failure', { name: groupToCreate.name }));
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.ts
index 07a000f3f6..c8ab102d30 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.ts
@@ -149,11 +149,6 @@ export class GroupsRegistryComponent implements OnInit {
    * @param groupName
    */
   getOptionalComColFromName(groupName: string): string {
-    let optionalComColName = '';
-    const uuidMatches = groupName.match(/[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}/g);
-    if (uuidMatches != null) {
-      optionalComColName = uuidMatches[0];
-    }
-    return optionalComColName;
+    return this.groupService.getUUIDFromString(groupName);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/eperson/group-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/eperson/group-data.service.ts
index 3776a382a6..2dd7939547 100644
--- a/src/app/core/eperson/group-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/eperson/group-data.service.ts
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ export class GroupDataService extends DataService<Group> {
         this.editGroup(newGroup)
       }
     });
-    return '/admin/access-control/groups/' + newGroup.id;
+    return this.getGroupEditPageRouterLinkWithID(newGroup.id)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -285,7 +285,28 @@ export class GroupDataService extends DataService<Group> {
    * @param group Group we want edit page for
    */
   public getGroupEditPageRouterLink(group: Group): string {
-    return '/admin/access-control/groups/' + group.id;
+    return this.getGroupEditPageRouterLinkWithID(group.id);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get Edit page of group
+   * @param groupID Group ID we want edit page for
+   */
+  public getGroupEditPageRouterLinkWithID(groupId: string): string {
+    return '/admin/access-control/groups/' + groupId;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Extract optional UUID from a string
+   * @param stringWithUUID  String with possible UUID
+   */
+  public getUUIDFromString(stringWithUUID: string): string {
+    let foundUUID = '';
+    const uuidMatches = stringWithUUID.match(/[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}/g);
+    if (uuidMatches != null) {
+      foundUUID = uuidMatches[0];
+    }
+    return foundUUID;
   }
 
 }