diff --git a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.spec.ts
index 81ecdae7c0..786806988b 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ import { NoContent } from '../../../core/shared/NoContent.model';
 import { DSONameService } from '../../../core/breadcrumbs/dso-name.service';
 import { DSONameServiceMock } from '../../../shared/mocks/dso-name.service.mock';
 import { ActivatedRouteStub } from '../../../shared/testing/active-router.stub';
+import { routeServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/route-service.stub';
+import { RouteService } from '../../../core/services/route.service';
 
 describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
   let component: GroupFormComponent;
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
         { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: route },
         { provide: Router, useValue: router },
         { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizationService },
+        { provide: RouteService, useValue: routeServiceStub },
       ],
       schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
     }).compileComponents();
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts
index 19b604358c..f9e14b1ee7 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import { ValidateGroupExists } from './validators/group-exists.validator';
 import { DSONameService } from '../../../core/breadcrumbs/dso-name.service';
 import { environment } from '../../../../environments/environment';
 import { getGroupEditRoute, getGroupsRoute } from '../../access-control-routing-paths';
+import { RouteService } from '../../../core/services/route.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-group-form',
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     public requestService: RequestService,
     protected changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
     public dsoNameService: DSONameService,
+    protected routeService: RouteService,
   ) {
   }
 
@@ -267,7 +269,11 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   onCancel() {
     this.groupDataService.cancelEditGroup();
     this.cancelForm.emit();
-    void this.router.navigate([getGroupsRoute()]);
+    this.routeService.getPreviousUrl().pipe(
+      take(1),
+    ).subscribe((previousURL) => {
+      void this.router.navigate([previousURL && previousURL.trim().length > 0 ? previousURL : getGroupsRoute()]);
+    });
   }
 
   /**