diff --git a/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/api/jaxrs/service/impl/admin/GroupManagementAdminServiceImpl.java b/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/api/jaxrs/service/impl/admin/GroupManagementAdminServiceImpl.java
index 5e4d0d4789..636ed66062 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/api/jaxrs/service/impl/admin/GroupManagementAdminServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/api/jaxrs/service/impl/admin/GroupManagementAdminServiceImpl.java
@@ -113,9 +113,10 @@ public class GroupManagementAdminServiceImpl implements GroupManagementAdminServ
             request.setOwner(owner);
             request.setStatus(status);
             request.setDepth(depth);
+            boolean isAdmin = DEFAULT_ADMIN_ROLE.equals(currentUser);
 
             PaginationResult deviceGroupsResult;
-            if (StringUtils.isBlank(currentUser)) {
+            if (StringUtils.isBlank(currentUser) || isAdmin) {
                 deviceGroupsResult = DeviceMgtAPIUtils.getGroupManagementProviderService()
                         .getGroupsWithHierarchy(null, request, requireGroupProps);
             } else {