diff --git a/src/server/middleware/couch.js b/src/server/middleware/couch.js
index 1d1ee9b6..23c6de9d 100644
--- a/src/server/middleware/couch.js
+++ b/src/server/middleware/couch.js
@@ -248,6 +248,15 @@ exports.getGroup = function*() {
     }
 };
 
+exports.getGroups = function*() {
+    try {
+        var right = this.params.right || 'read';
+        this.body = yield this.state.couch.getGroupsByRight(this.state.userEmail, right);
+    } catch (e) {
+        onGetError(this, e);
+    }
+};
+
 /* todo implement it
 exports.createOrUpdateGroup = function *() {
     try {
diff --git a/src/server/routes/api.js b/src/server/routes/api.js
index 137182fb..0c03ae84 100644
--- a/src/server/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/server/routes/api.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ exports.init = function () {
 
     // Groups
     router.get('/:dbname/group/:name', couch.getGroup);
+    router.get('/:dbname/groups', couch.getGroups);
     //router.put('/:dbname/group/:name', parseJson1mb, couch.createOrUpdateGroup);
     router.delete('/:dbname/group/:name', couch.deleteGroup);
 
diff --git a/test/rest-api/api.js b/test/rest-api/api.js
index 45193a46..e856414a 100644
--- a/test/rest-api/api.js
+++ b/test/rest-api/api.js
@@ -174,4 +174,10 @@ describe('basic rest-api as a@a.com', function () {
             response.body.should.have.properties(['name', 'users', 'rights']);
         });
     });
+
+    it('get list of groups', function () {
+        return request.get('/db/test/groups').expect(200).then(function (response) {
+            response.body.should.deepEqual(['groupA']);
+        });
+    });
 });