diff --git a/src/groups.js b/src/groups.js
index f1bd0085ab..8d678cc517 100644
--- a/src/groups.js
+++ b/src/groups.js
@@ -78,10 +78,12 @@
 				return callback(err);
 			}
 
+			// User counts
 			results.base.count = numUsers || results.users.length;
 			results.base.members = results.users;
 			results.base.memberCount = numUsers || results.users.length;
 
+			results.base.slug = utils.slugify(results.base.name);
 			results.base.deleted = !!parseInt(results.base.deleted, 10);
 			results.base.hidden = !!parseInt(results.base.hidden, 10);
 			results.base.system = !!parseInt(results.base.system, 10);
@@ -131,7 +133,20 @@
 	};
 
 	Groups.exists = function(name, callback) {
-		db.isSetMember('groups', name, callback);
+		name = utils.slugify(name);
+		db.getSetMembers('groups', function(err, groupNames) {
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+
+			var matches = groupNames.map(function(groupName) {
+				return utils.slugify(groupName);
+			}).filter(function(groupName) {
+				return groupName === name;
+			});
+
+			callback(null, matches.length > 0 ? true : false);
+		});
 	};
 
 	Groups.create = function(name, description, callback) {
diff --git a/tests/groups.js b/tests/groups.js
index d7f56d4437..6a877a33e6 100644
--- a/tests/groups.js
+++ b/tests/groups.js
@@ -167,11 +167,12 @@ describe('Groups', function() {
 			});
 		});
 
-		it('should also check slugified name for existence', function(done) {
+		it('should properly resolve a non-slugified group to slugs', function(done) {
 			Groups.exists('Test();', function(err, exists) {
 				if (err) return done(err);
 
 				assert.strictEqual(exists, true);
+				done();
 			});
 		});
 	});