diff --git a/packages/common/src/search/_internal/portalSearchGroupMembers.ts b/packages/common/src/search/_internal/portalSearchGroupMembers.ts
index c8dbb0f9dbe..966203f266e 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/search/_internal/portalSearchGroupMembers.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/search/_internal/portalSearchGroupMembers.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ async function searchGroupMembers(
   // over the includes and requestOptions
   const fn = (member: IGroupMember) => {
     return memberToSearchResult(
-      { ...member, isOwner: resp.owner?.username === member.username },
+      { ...member, isOwner: resp.owner.username === member.username },
       searchOptions.include,
       searchOptions.requestOptions
     );
diff --git a/packages/common/test/users/view.test.ts b/packages/common/test/users/view.test.ts
index 6e9764d042e..e22c7c4f478 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/users/view.test.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/users/view.test.ts
@@ -58,5 +58,53 @@ describe("user view module:", () => {
       expect(result.title).toBe(`@${USER_HUB_SEARCH_RESULT.owner}`);
       expect(result.source).toBeFalsy();
     });
+    describe("membership badges", () => {
+      it("adds an owner badge if the user is the group owner", () => {
+        const GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT = cloneObject(USER_HUB_SEARCH_RESULT);
+        GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT.isOwner = true;
+        GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT.memberType = "admin";
+
+        const result = userResultToCardModel(GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT);
+
+        expect(result.badges).toEqual([
+          {
+            icon: "user-key",
+            color: "gray",
+            showLabel: false,
+            tooltip: { i18nKey: "memberBadges.owner" },
+          },
+        ]);
+      });
+      it("adds an amin badge if the user is a group admin", () => {
+        const GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT = cloneObject(USER_HUB_SEARCH_RESULT);
+        GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT.memberType = "admin";
+
+        const result = userResultToCardModel(GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT);
+
+        expect(result.badges).toEqual([
+          {
+            icon: "user-up",
+            color: "gray",
+            showLabel: false,
+            tooltip: { i18nKey: "memberBadges.admin" },
+          },
+        ]);
+      });
+      it("adds a member badge if the user is a group member", () => {
+        const GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT = cloneObject(USER_HUB_SEARCH_RESULT);
+        GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT.memberType = "member";
+
+        const result = userResultToCardModel(GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT);
+
+        expect(result.badges).toEqual([
+          {
+            icon: "user",
+            color: "gray",
+            showLabel: false,
+            tooltip: { i18nKey: "memberBadges.member" },
+          },
+        ]);
+      });
+    });
   });
 });