diff --git a/src/groups.js b/src/groups.js
index 0dcb9379a8..fbb138dce5 100644
--- a/src/groups.js
+++ b/src/groups.js
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		});
 	};
 
+	Groups.getGroups = function(start, end, callback) {
+		db.getSortedSetRevRange('groups:createtime', start, end, callback);
+	};
+
 	Groups.get = function(groupName, options, callback) {
 		var	truncated = false,
 			numUsers;