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/api/GroupManagementService.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/api/GroupManagementService.java
index 33614a7328..c447c48a5b 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/api/GroupManagementService.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/api/GroupManagementService.java
@@ -533,7 +533,14 @@ public interface GroupManagementService {
                     defaultValue = "1")
             @DefaultValue("1")
             @QueryParam("depth")
-                    int depth);
+                    int depth,
+            @ApiParam(
+                    name = "allowed",
+                    value = "Whether to return allowed group",
+                    defaultValue = "false")
+            @QueryParam("allowed")
+            @DefaultValue("false")
+            boolean allowed);
 
     @Path("/name/{groupName}")
     @GET
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/GroupManagementServiceImpl.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/GroupManagementServiceImpl.java
index de2991e7a7..4c43698395 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/GroupManagementServiceImpl.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/GroupManagementServiceImpl.java
@@ -176,10 +176,11 @@ public class GroupManagementServiceImpl implements GroupManagementService {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Response getGroup(int groupId, boolean requireGroupProps, int depth) {
+    public Response getGroup(int groupId, boolean requireGroupProps, int depth, boolean allowed) {
         try {
             GroupManagementProviderService service = DeviceMgtAPIUtils.getGroupManagementProviderService();
-            DeviceGroup deviceGroup = service.getGroup(groupId, requireGroupProps, depth);
+            DeviceGroup deviceGroup = allowed ? service.getUserOwnGroup(groupId, requireGroupProps, depth):
+                service.getGroup(groupId, requireGroupProps, depth);
             if (deviceGroup != null) {
                 return Response.status(Response.Status.OK).entity(deviceGroup).build();
             } else {
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.api/src/test/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/api/jaxrs/service/impl/GroupManagementServiceImplTest.java b/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.api/src/test/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/api/jaxrs/service/impl/GroupManagementServiceImplTest.java
index d648120b0d..4c069623c7 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.api/src/test/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/api/jaxrs/service/impl/GroupManagementServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.api/src/test/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/api/jaxrs/service/impl/GroupManagementServiceImplTest.java
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ public class GroupManagementServiceImplTest {
         Mockito.doReturn(new DeviceGroup()).when(groupManagementProviderService).getGroup(1, false, 1);
         Mockito.doReturn(null).when(groupManagementProviderService).getGroup(2, false, 1);
         Mockito.doThrow(new GroupManagementException()).when(groupManagementProviderService).getGroup(3, false, 1);
-        Response response = groupManagementService.getGroup(1, false, 1);
+        Response response = groupManagementService.getGroup(1, false, 1, false);
         Assert.assertEquals(response.getStatus(), Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(),
                 "getGroup request failed for a request with valid parameters");
-        response = groupManagementService.getGroup(2, false, 1);
+        response = groupManagementService.getGroup(2, false, 1, false);
         Assert.assertEquals(response.getStatus(), Response.Status.NOT_FOUND.getStatusCode(),
                 "getGroup request returned a group for a non-existing group");
-        response = groupManagementService.getGroup(3, false, 1);
+        response = groupManagementService.getGroup(3, false, 1, false);
         Assert.assertEquals(response.getStatus(), Response.Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.getStatusCode(),
                 "getGroup request returned a group for a in-valid request");
     }
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/service/GroupManagementProviderService.java b/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/service/GroupManagementProviderService.java
index 20d9bbd386..9447f6a9ea 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/service/GroupManagementProviderService.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/service/GroupManagementProviderService.java
@@ -351,4 +351,6 @@ public interface GroupManagementProviderService {
      * @throws GroupManagementException
      */
     DeviceTypesOfGroups getDeviceTypesOfGroups(List<String> identifiers) throws GroupManagementException;
+
+    DeviceGroup getUserOwnGroup(int groupId, boolean requireGroupProps, int depth) throws GroupManagementException;
 }
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/service/GroupManagementProviderServiceImpl.java b/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/service/GroupManagementProviderServiceImpl.java
index d5ef09b14e..0a5782ffed 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/service/GroupManagementProviderServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/device/mgt/core/service/GroupManagementProviderServiceImpl.java
@@ -636,8 +636,8 @@ public class GroupManagementProviderServiceImpl implements GroupManagementProvid
         List<DeviceGroup> tree = new ArrayList<>();
         for (DeviceGroup deviceGroup : groups) {
             DeviceGroup treeNode = tree.stream().
-                    filter(node -> deviceGroup.getParentPath().
-                            contains(Integer.toString(node.getGroupId()))).
+                    filter(node -> Arrays.stream(deviceGroup.getParentPath().split("/")).
+                            collect(Collectors.toList()).contains(Integer.toString(node.getGroupId()))).
                     findFirst().orElse(null);
             if (treeNode != null) {
                 if (Objects.equals(treeNode.getParentPath(), deviceGroup.getParentPath())) {
@@ -657,6 +657,47 @@ public class GroupManagementProviderServiceImpl implements GroupManagementProvid
         return tree;
     }
 
+    private DeviceGroup findGroupFromTree(List<DeviceGroup> tree, int groupId) {
+        for (DeviceGroup node: tree) {
+            if (node.getGroupId() == groupId) return node;
+            if (node.getChildrenGroups() != null)
+                return findGroupFromTree(node.getChildrenGroups(), groupId);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DeviceGroup getUserOwnGroup(int groupId, boolean requireGroupProps, int depth) throws GroupManagementException {
+        PrivilegedCarbonContext ctx = PrivilegedCarbonContext.getThreadLocalCarbonContext();
+        String username = ctx.getUsername();
+        int tenantId = ctx.getTenantId();
+        List<Integer> userOwnGroupIds = this.getGroupIds(username);
+        if (userOwnGroupIds == null) {
+            String msg = "Retrieved null when getting group ids for user " + username;
+            log.error(msg);
+            throw new GroupManagementException(msg);
+        }
+        try {
+            GroupManagementDAOFactory.openConnection();
+            DeviceGroup deviceGroup = findGroupFromTree(
+                    getGroups(userOwnGroupIds, tenantId), groupId);
+            if (deviceGroup != null && requireGroupProps)
+                populateGroupProperties(deviceGroup, tenantId);
+            return deviceGroup;
+        } catch (GroupManagementDAOException e) {
+            String msg = "Error occurred while obtaining group '" + groupId + "'";
+            log.error(msg, e);
+            throw new GroupManagementException(msg, e);
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            String msg = "Error occurred while opening a connection to the data source to retrieve all groups "
+                    + "with hierarchy";
+            log.error(msg, e);
+            throw new GroupManagementException(msg, e);
+        } finally {
+            GroupManagementDAOFactory.closeConnection();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public List<DeviceGroup> getGroups(String username, boolean requireGroupProps) throws GroupManagementException {
         if (username == null || username.isEmpty()) {