diff --git a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/messages/patch-service.properties b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/messages/patch-service.properties
index ef0c0c90c0..51701e3a01 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/messages/patch-service.properties
+++ b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/messages/patch-service.properties
@@ -406,4 +406,4 @@ patch.db-V6.3-add-indexes-node-transaction.description=Create additional indexes
 
 patch.db-V7.1.0-remove-alf_server-table.description=Removes alf_server table and constraints
 
-
+patch.alfrescoSystemAdministrators.description=Adds the 'GROUP_ALFRESCO_SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATORS' group
diff --git a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/patch/patch-services-context.xml b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/patch/patch-services-context.xml
index 49a5b90d25..e3daaeef11 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/patch/patch-services-context.xml
+++ b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/patch/patch-services-context.xml
@@ -1424,7 +1424,37 @@
         </property>
         <property name="ignored"><value>${system.remove-alf_server-table-from-db.ignored}</value></property>
     </bean>
-<!-- 
- -->
+
+    <bean id="patch.alfrescoSystemAdministrators" class="org.alfresco.repo.admin.patch.impl.AddGroupAuthorityPatch" parent="basePatch" >
+        <property name="id"><value>patch.alfrescoSystemAdministrators</value></property>
+        <property name="description"><value>patch.alfrescoSystemAdministrators.description</value></property>
+        <property name="fixesFromSchema"><value>0</value></property>
+        <property name="fixesToSchema"><value>15001</value></property>
+        <property name="targetSchema"><value>15002</value></property>
+        <property name="dependsOn" >
+            <list>
+                <ref bean="patch.updateDmPermissions" />
+            </list>
+        </property>
+        <property name="authorityService">
+            <ref bean="authorityService" />
+        </property>
+        <property name="groupAuthorityDetails" >
+            <bean class="org.alfresco.repo.admin.patch.impl.AddGroupAuthorityPatch$GroupAuthorityDetails">
+                <property name="groupName">
+                    <value>ALFRESCO_SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATORS</value>
+                </property>
+                <property name="groupDisplayName">
+                    <value>ALFRESCO_SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATORS</value>
+                </property>
+                <property name="authorityZones">
+                    <set>
+                        <value>APP.DEFAULT</value>
+                        <value>AUTH.ALF</value>
+                    </set>
+                </property>
+            </bean>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
  
  </beans>
diff --git a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties
index b95cbf72ae..f4cb848b8e 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties
+++ b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 repository.name=Main Repository
 
 # Schema number
-version.schema=15001
+version.schema=15002
 
 # Directory configuration