diff --git a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.html b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.html
index e185d37e28..c0c77f44eb 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,60 @@
 <ng-container>
   <h3 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{messagePrefix + '.head' | translate}}</h3>
 
+  <h4>{{messagePrefix + '.headMembers' | translate}}</h4>
+
+  <ds-pagination *ngIf="(ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.totalElements > 0"
+                 [paginationOptions]="config"
+                 [pageInfoState]="(ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)"
+                 [collectionSize]="(ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.totalElements"
+                 [hideGear]="true"
+                 [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true">
+
+    <div class="table-responsive">
+      <table id="ePeopleMembersOfGroup" class="table table-striped table-hover table-bordered">
+        <thead>
+        <tr>
+          <th scope="col" class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.id' | translate}}</th>
+          <th scope="col" class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.name' | translate}}</th>
+          <th scope="col" class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.identity' | translate}}</th>
+          <th class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.edit' | translate}}</th>
+        </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+        <tr *ngFor="let eperson of (ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.page">
+          <td class="align-middle">{{eperson.id}}</td>
+          <td class="align-middle">
+            <a (click)="ePersonDataService.startEditingNewEPerson(eperson)"
+               [routerLink]="[ePersonDataService.getEPeoplePageRouterLink()]">
+              {{ dsoNameService.getName(eperson) }}
+            </a>
+          </td>
+          <td class="align-middle">
+            {{messagePrefix + '.table.email' | translate}}: {{ eperson.email ? eperson.email : '-' }}<br/>
+            {{messagePrefix + '.table.netid' | translate}}: {{ eperson.netid ? eperson.netid : '-' }}
+          </td>
+          <td class="align-middle">
+            <div class="btn-group edit-field">
+              <button (click)="deleteMemberFromGroup(eperson)"
+                      [disabled]="actionConfig.remove.disabled"
+                      [ngClass]="['btn btn-sm', actionConfig.remove.css]"
+                      title="{{messagePrefix + '.table.edit.buttons.remove' | translate: { name: dsoNameService.getName(eperson) } }}">
+                <i [ngClass]="actionConfig.remove.icon"></i>
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
+    </div>
+
+  </ds-pagination>
+
+  <div *ngIf="(ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async) == undefined || (ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.totalElements == 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2"
+       role="alert">
+    {{messagePrefix + '.no-members-yet' | translate}}
+  </div>
+
   <h4 id="search" class="border-bottom pb-2">
     <span
       *dsContextHelp="{
@@ -84,58 +138,4 @@
     {{messagePrefix + '.no-items' | translate}}
   </div>
 
-  <h4>{{messagePrefix + '.headMembers' | translate}}</h4>
-
-  <ds-pagination *ngIf="(ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.totalElements > 0"
-                 [paginationOptions]="config"
-                 [pageInfoState]="(ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)"
-                 [collectionSize]="(ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.totalElements"
-                 [hideGear]="true"
-                 [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true">
-
-    <div class="table-responsive">
-      <table id="ePeopleMembersOfGroup" class="table table-striped table-hover table-bordered">
-        <thead>
-        <tr>
-          <th scope="col" class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.id' | translate}}</th>
-          <th scope="col" class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.name' | translate}}</th>
-          <th scope="col" class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.identity' | translate}}</th>
-          <th class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.edit' | translate}}</th>
-        </tr>
-        </thead>
-        <tbody>
-        <tr *ngFor="let eperson of (ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.page">
-          <td class="align-middle">{{eperson.id}}</td>
-          <td class="align-middle">
-            <a (click)="ePersonDataService.startEditingNewEPerson(eperson)"
-               [routerLink]="[ePersonDataService.getEPeoplePageRouterLink()]">
-              {{ dsoNameService.getName(eperson) }}
-            </a>
-          </td>
-          <td class="align-middle">
-            {{messagePrefix + '.table.email' | translate}}: {{ eperson.email ? eperson.email : '-' }}<br/>
-            {{messagePrefix + '.table.netid' | translate}}: {{ eperson.netid ? eperson.netid : '-' }}
-          </td>
-          <td class="align-middle">
-            <div class="btn-group edit-field">
-              <button (click)="deleteMemberFromGroup(eperson)"
-                      [disabled]="actionConfig.remove.disabled"
-                      [ngClass]="['btn btn-sm', actionConfig.remove.css]"
-                      title="{{messagePrefix + '.table.edit.buttons.remove' | translate: { name: dsoNameService.getName(eperson) } }}">
-                <i [ngClass]="actionConfig.remove.icon"></i>
-              </button>
-            </div>
-          </td>
-        </tr>
-        </tbody>
-      </table>
-    </div>
-
-  </ds-pagination>
-
-  <div *ngIf="(ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async) == undefined || (ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.totalElements == 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2"
-       role="alert">
-    {{messagePrefix + '.no-members-yet' | translate}}
-  </div>
-
 </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.ts b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.ts
index d2ddd700a9..feb90b52b3 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ export class MembersListComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       if (activeGroup != null) {
         this.groupBeingEdited = activeGroup;
         this.retrieveMembers(this.config.currentPage);
+        this.search({query: ''});
       }
     }));
   }
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/subgroup-list/subgroups-list.component.html b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/subgroup-list/subgroups-list.component.html
index d97272ec6f..85fe8974ed 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/subgroup-list/subgroups-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/subgroup-list/subgroups-list.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,55 @@
 <ng-container>
   <h3 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{messagePrefix + '.head' | translate}}</h3>
 
+  <h4>{{messagePrefix + '.headSubgroups' | translate}}</h4>
+
+  <ds-pagination *ngIf="(subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0"
+                 [paginationOptions]="config"
+                 [pageInfoState]="(subGroups$ | async)?.payload"
+                 [collectionSize]="(subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements"
+                 [hideGear]="true"
+                 [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true">
+
+    <div class="table-responsive">
+      <table id="subgroupsOfGroup" class="table table-striped table-hover table-bordered">
+        <thead>
+        <tr>
+          <th scope="col" class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.id' | translate}}</th>
+          <th scope="col" class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.name' | translate}}</th>
+          <th scope="col" class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.collectionOrCommunity' | translate}}</th>
+          <th>{{messagePrefix + '.table.edit' | translate}}</th>
+        </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+        <tr *ngFor="let group of (subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.page">
+          <td class="align-middle">{{group.id}}</td>
+          <td class="align-middle">
+            <a (click)="groupDataService.startEditingNewGroup(group)"
+               [routerLink]="[groupDataService.getGroupEditPageRouterLink(group)]">
+            {{ dsoNameService.getName(group) }}
+          </a>
+          </td>
+          <td class="align-middle">{{ dsoNameService.getName((group.object | async)?.payload)}}</td>
+          <td class="align-middle">
+            <div class="btn-group edit-field">
+              <button (click)="deleteSubgroupFromGroup(group)"
+                      class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm deleteButton"
+                      title="{{messagePrefix + '.table.edit.buttons.remove' | translate: { name: dsoNameService.getName(group) } }}">
+                <i class="fas fa-trash-alt fa-fw"></i>
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
+    </div>
+  </ds-pagination>
+
+  <div *ngIf="(subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements == 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2"
+       role="alert">
+    {{messagePrefix + '.no-subgroups-yet' | translate}}
+  </div>
+
   <h4 id="search" class="border-bottom pb-2">
     <span *dsContextHelp="{
             content: 'admin.access-control.groups.form.tooltip.editGroup.addSubgroups',
@@ -80,53 +129,4 @@
     {{messagePrefix + '.no-items' | translate}}
   </div>
 
-  <h4>{{messagePrefix + '.headSubgroups' | translate}}</h4>
-
-  <ds-pagination *ngIf="(subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0"
-                 [paginationOptions]="config"
-                 [pageInfoState]="(subGroups$ | async)?.payload"
-                 [collectionSize]="(subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements"
-                 [hideGear]="true"
-                 [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true">
-
-    <div class="table-responsive">
-      <table id="subgroupsOfGroup" class="table table-striped table-hover table-bordered">
-        <thead>
-        <tr>
-          <th scope="col" class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.id' | translate}}</th>
-          <th scope="col" class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.name' | translate}}</th>
-          <th scope="col" class="align-middle">{{messagePrefix + '.table.collectionOrCommunity' | translate}}</th>
-          <th>{{messagePrefix + '.table.edit' | translate}}</th>
-        </tr>
-        </thead>
-        <tbody>
-        <tr *ngFor="let group of (subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.page">
-          <td class="align-middle">{{group.id}}</td>
-          <td class="align-middle">
-            <a (click)="groupDataService.startEditingNewGroup(group)"
-               [routerLink]="[groupDataService.getGroupEditPageRouterLink(group)]">
-            {{ dsoNameService.getName(group) }}
-          </a>
-          </td>
-          <td class="align-middle">{{ dsoNameService.getName((group.object | async)?.payload)}}</td>
-          <td class="align-middle">
-            <div class="btn-group edit-field">
-              <button (click)="deleteSubgroupFromGroup(group)"
-                      class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm deleteButton"
-                      title="{{messagePrefix + '.table.edit.buttons.remove' | translate: { name: dsoNameService.getName(group) } }}">
-                <i class="fas fa-trash-alt fa-fw"></i>
-              </button>
-            </div>
-          </td>
-        </tr>
-        </tbody>
-      </table>
-    </div>
-  </ds-pagination>
-
-  <div *ngIf="(subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements == 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2"
-       role="alert">
-    {{messagePrefix + '.no-subgroups-yet' | translate}}
-  </div>
-
 </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/subgroup-list/subgroups-list.component.ts b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/subgroup-list/subgroups-list.component.ts
index 12cdc27943..aea545e554 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/subgroup-list/subgroups-list.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/subgroup-list/subgroups-list.component.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export class SubgroupsListComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       if (activeGroup != null) {
         this.groupBeingEdited = activeGroup;
         this.retrieveSubGroups();
+        this.search({query: ''});
       }
     }));
   }