diff --git a/resources/i18n/en.json5 b/resources/i18n/en.json5
index 63e2b161fe..a82b4d6593 100644
--- a/resources/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/resources/i18n/en.json5
@@ -1421,6 +1421,8 @@
 
   "profile.form.submit": "Update Profile",
 
+  "profile.groups.head": "Authorization groups you belong to",
+
   "profile.head": "Update Profile",
 
   "profile.metadata.form.error.firstname.required": "First Name is required",
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
index 1d1112f52e..b6e62665b4 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
@@ -14,5 +14,14 @@
       </div>
     </div>
     <button class="btn btn-outline-primary" (click)="updateProfile()">{{'profile.form.submit' | translate}}</button>
+
+    <ng-container *ngVar="(groupsRD$ | async)?.payload?.page as groups">
+      <div *ngIf="groups">
+        <h3 class="mt-4">{{'profile.groups.head' | translate}}</h3>
+        <ul class="list-group list-group-flush">
+          <li *ngFor="let group of groups" class="list-group-item">{{group.name}}</li>
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    </ng-container>
   </div>
 </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
index 1b0baddbee..f353ab108f 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ import { ProfilePageMetadataFormComponent } from './profile-page-metadata-form/p
 import { ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent } from './profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { Group } from '../core/eperson/models/group.model';
+import { RemoteData } from '../core/data/remote-data';
+import { PaginatedList } from '../core/data/paginated-list';
+import { filter, switchMap, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { EPersonDataService } from '../core/eperson/eperson-data.service';
+import { getAllSucceededRemoteData, getRemoteDataPayload, getSucceededRemoteData } from '../core/shared/operators';
+import { hasValue } from '../shared/empty.util';
+import { followLink } from '../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-profile-page',
@@ -27,15 +35,28 @@ export class ProfilePageComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   user$: Observable<EPerson>;
 
+  /**
+   * The groups the user belongs to
+   */
+  groupsRD$: Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Group>>>;
+
   NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX = 'profile.notifications.';
 
   constructor(private store: Store<AppState>,
               private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
-              private translate: TranslateService) {
+              private translate: TranslateService,
+              private epersonService: EPersonDataService) {
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
-    this.user$ = this.store.pipe(select(getAuthenticatedUser));
+    this.user$ = this.store.pipe(
+      select(getAuthenticatedUser),
+      filter((user: EPerson) => hasValue(user.id)),
+      switchMap((user: EPerson) => this.epersonService.findById(user.id, followLink('groups'))),
+      getAllSucceededRemoteData(),
+      getRemoteDataPayload()
+    );
+    this.groupsRD$ = this.user$.pipe(switchMap((user: EPerson) => user.groups));
   }
 
   updateProfile() {