diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index c70c0cbb0a..ed2e98b7da 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -236,6 +236,19 @@ var utils = require('../public/src/utils');
 		});
 	};
 
+	Notifications.pushGroups = function (notification, groupNames, callback) {
+		callback = callback || function () {};
+		groups.getMembersOfGroups(groupNames, function (err, groupMembers) {
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+
+			var members = _.unique(_.flatten(groupMembers));
+
+			Notifications.push(notification, members, callback);
+		});
+	};
+
 	Notifications.rescind = function (nid, callback) {
 		callback = callback || function () {};
 
diff --git a/test/notifications.js b/test/notifications.js
index 3eebe656bb..4a4f6c320d 100644
--- a/test/notifications.js
+++ b/test/notifications.js
@@ -67,6 +67,32 @@ describe('Notifications', function () {
 		});
 	});
 
+	it('should push a notification to a group', function (done) {
+		notifications.pushGroup(notification, 'registered-users', function (err) {
+			assert.ifError(err);
+			setTimeout(function () {
+				db.isSortedSetMember('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', notification.nid, function (err, isMember) {
+					assert.ifError(err);
+					assert(isMember);
+					done();
+				});
+			}, 2000);
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('should push a notification to groups', function (done) {
+		notifications.pushGroup(notification, ['registered-users', 'administrators'], function (err) {
+			assert.ifError(err);
+			setTimeout(function () {
+				db.isSortedSetMember('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', notification.nid, function (err, isMember) {
+					assert.ifError(err);
+					assert(isMember);
+					done();
+				});
+			}, 2000);
+		});
+	});
+
 	it('should mark a notification read', function (done) {
 		notifications.markRead(notification.nid, uid, function (err) {
 			assert.ifError(err);