diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.ts
index e172f9717b..53a9ecb2ab 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.ts
@@ -531,14 +531,17 @@ export class AdminSidebarComponent extends MenuComponent implements OnInit {
    * Create menu sections dependent on whether or not the current user can manage access control groups
    */
   createAccessControlMenuSections() {
-    this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanManageGroups).subscribe((authorized) => {
+    observableCombineLatest(
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf),
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanManageGroups)
+    ).subscribe(([isSiteAdmin, canManageGroups]) => {
       const menuList = [
         /* Access Control */
         {
           id: 'access_control_people',
           parentID: 'access_control',
           active: false,
-          visible: authorized,
+          visible: isSiteAdmin,
           model: {
             type: MenuItemType.LINK,
             text: 'menu.section.access_control_people',
@@ -549,7 +552,7 @@ export class AdminSidebarComponent extends MenuComponent implements OnInit {
           id: 'access_control_groups',
           parentID: 'access_control',
           active: false,
-          visible: authorized,
+          visible: canManageGroups,
           model: {
             type: MenuItemType.LINK,
             text: 'menu.section.access_control_groups',
@@ -571,7 +574,7 @@ export class AdminSidebarComponent extends MenuComponent implements OnInit {
         {
           id: 'access_control',
           active: false,
-          visible: authorized,
+          visible: canManageGroups || isSiteAdmin,
           model: {
             type: MenuItemType.TEXT,
             text: 'menu.section.access_control'
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing-paths.ts b/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing-paths.ts
index d229d12bd2..259aa311e7 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing-paths.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing-paths.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import { getAccessControlModuleRoute } from '../app-routing-paths';
 
 export const GROUP_EDIT_PATH = 'groups';
 
+export function getGroupsRoute() {
+  return new URLCombiner(getAccessControlModuleRoute(), GROUP_EDIT_PATH).toString();
+}
+
 export function getGroupEditRoute(id: string) {
   return new URLCombiner(getAccessControlModuleRoute(), GROUP_EDIT_PATH, id).toString();
 }
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing.module.ts b/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing.module.ts
index cf20309369..e64b0d170a 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing.module.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { GroupsRegistryComponent } from './group-registry/groups-registry.compon
 import { GROUP_EDIT_PATH } from './access-control-routing-paths';
 import { I18nBreadcrumbResolver } from '../core/breadcrumbs/i18n-breadcrumb.resolver';
 import { GroupPageGuard } from './group-registry/group-page.guard';
+import { GroupAdministratorGuard } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/group-administrator.guard';
+import { SiteAdministratorGuard } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-authorization-guard/site-administrator.guard';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -16,7 +18,8 @@ import { GroupPageGuard } from './group-registry/group-page.guard';
         resolve: {
           breadcrumb: I18nBreadcrumbResolver
         },
-        data: { title: 'admin.access-control.epeople.title', breadcrumbKey: 'admin.access-control.epeople' }
+        data: { title: 'admin.access-control.epeople.title', breadcrumbKey: 'admin.access-control.epeople' },
+        canActivate: [SiteAdministratorGuard]
       },
       {
         path: GROUP_EDIT_PATH,
@@ -24,7 +27,8 @@ import { GroupPageGuard } from './group-registry/group-page.guard';
         resolve: {
           breadcrumb: I18nBreadcrumbResolver
         },
-        data: { title: 'admin.access-control.groups.title', breadcrumbKey: 'admin.access-control.groups' }
+        data: { title: 'admin.access-control.groups.title', breadcrumbKey: 'admin.access-control.groups' },
+        canActivate: [GroupAdministratorGuard]
       },
       {
         path: `${GROUP_EDIT_PATH}/newGroup`,
@@ -32,7 +36,8 @@ import { GroupPageGuard } from './group-registry/group-page.guard';
         resolve: {
           breadcrumb: I18nBreadcrumbResolver
         },
-        data: { title: 'admin.access-control.groups.title.addGroup', breadcrumbKey: 'admin.access-control.groups.addGroup' }
+        data: { title: 'admin.access-control.groups.title.addGroup', breadcrumbKey: 'admin.access-control.groups.addGroup' },
+        canActivate: [GroupAdministratorGuard]
       },
       {
         path: `${GROUP_EDIT_PATH}/:groupId`,