diff --git a/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/model/RestGroupsModel.java b/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/model/RestGroupsModel.java
index ec8c28b105..d8a9b975b2 100644
--- a/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/model/RestGroupsModel.java
+++ b/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/model/RestGroupsModel.java
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ public class RestGroupsModel extends TestModel implements IRestModel<RestGroupsM
     private String id;
     @JsonProperty(required = true)
     private String displayName;
+    @JsonProperty()
+    private String description;
     @JsonProperty(required = true)
     private Boolean isRoot;
+    @JsonProperty(required = true)
+    private Boolean hasSubgroups;
 
     @JsonProperty("parentIds")
     private ArrayList<String> parentIds;
@@ -75,6 +79,22 @@ public class RestGroupsModel extends TestModel implements IRestModel<RestGroupsM
         this.displayName = displayName;
     }
 
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    public void setDescription(String description) {
+        this.description = description;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getHasSubgroups() {
+        return hasSubgroups;
+    }
+
+    public void setHasSubgroups(Boolean hasSubgroups) {
+        this.hasSubgroups = hasSubgroups;
+    }
+
     public Boolean getIsRoot()
     {
         return isRoot;
diff --git a/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/groups/GroupsTests.java b/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/groups/GroupsTests.java
index 80442c84cb..48755e1393 100644
--- a/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/groups/GroupsTests.java
+++ b/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/groups/GroupsTests.java
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ public class GroupsTests extends RestTest
     public void createListUpdateAndDeleteGroup() throws Exception
     {
         String groupName = "ZtestGroup" + UUID.randomUUID().toString();
-        JsonObject groupBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("id", groupName).add("displayName", groupName).build();
+        String groupDescription = "ZtestGroup description" + UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        JsonObject groupBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("id", groupName).add("displayName", groupName).add("description", groupDescription).build();
         String groupBodyCreate = groupBody.toString();
 
         //GroupCreation:
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ public class GroupsTests extends RestTest
         restClient.authenticateUser(adminUser).withCoreAPI().usingParams("include=zones").usingGroups().createGroup(groupBodyCreate)
                                               .assertThat().field("zones").contains("APP.DEFAULT")
                                               .and().field("isRoot").is(true)
-                                              .and().field("displayName").is(groupName);
+                                              .and().field("displayName").is(groupName)
+                                              .and().field("description").is(groupDescription)
+                                              .and().field("hasSubgroups").is(false);
         restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.CREATED);
 
         //ListGroups:
@@ -55,11 +58,12 @@ public class GroupsTests extends RestTest
                   .and().paginationField("maxItems").is("10");
         restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
 
-        groupBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("displayName", "Z"+groupName).build();
+        groupBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("displayName", "Z"+groupName).add("description", "Z"+groupDescription).build();
         String groupBodyUpdate = groupBody.toString();
         //UpdateGroup:
         restClient.withCoreAPI().usingGroups().updateGroupDetails("GROUP_"+groupName, groupBodyUpdate)
                   .assertThat().field("displayName").is("Z"+groupName)
+                  .and().field("description").is("Z"+groupDescription)
                   .and().field("id").is("GROUP_"+groupName)
                   .and().field("zones").isNull();
         restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
@@ -68,7 +72,8 @@ public class GroupsTests extends RestTest
         restClient.withCoreAPI().usingParams("include=zones").usingGroups().getGroupDetail("GROUP_"+groupName)
                   .assertThat().field("id").is("GROUP_"+groupName)
                   .and().field("zones").contains("APP.DEFAULT")
-                  .and().field("isRoot").is(true);
+                  .and().field("isRoot").is(true)
+                  .and().field("hasSubgroups").is(false);
         restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
 
         //DeleteGroup:
@@ -86,15 +91,23 @@ public class GroupsTests extends RestTest
     public void createListDeleteGroupMembership() throws Exception
     {
         String groupName = "ZtestGroup" + UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        String subGroupName = "ZtestSubgroup" + UUID.randomUUID().toString();
         JsonObject groupBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("id", groupName).add("displayName", groupName).build();
+        JsonObject subgroupBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("id", subGroupName).add("displayName", subGroupName).build();
         String groupBodyCreate = groupBody.toString();
+        String subgroupBodyCreate = subgroupBody.toString();
 
         //GroupCreation:
         restClient.authenticateUser(adminUser).withCoreAPI().usingParams("include=zones").usingGroups().createGroup(groupBodyCreate);
         restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.CREATED);
+        restClient.authenticateUser(adminUser).withCoreAPI().usingParams("include=zones").usingGroups().createGroup(subgroupBodyCreate);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.CREATED);
 
         JsonObject groupMembershipBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("id", userModel.getUsername()).add("memberType", "PERSON").build();
         String groupMembershipBodyCreate = groupMembershipBody.toString();
+        JsonObject groupMembershipGroupBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("id", subGroupName).add("memberType", "GROUP").build();
+        String groupMembershipGroupBodyCreate = groupMembershipGroupBody.toString();
+
         //MembershipCreation:
         //-ve
         restClient.authenticateUser(userModel).withCoreAPI().usingGroups().createGroupMembership("GROUP_"+groupName, groupMembershipBodyCreate);
@@ -102,10 +115,19 @@ public class GroupsTests extends RestTest
         //+ve
         restClient.authenticateUser(adminUser).withCoreAPI().usingGroups().createGroupMembership("GROUP_"+groupName, groupMembershipBodyCreate);
         restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.CREATED);
+        restClient.authenticateUser(adminUser).withCoreAPI().usingGroups().createGroupMembership("GROUP_"+groupName, groupMembershipGroupBodyCreate);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.CREATED);
 
         //ListPersonMembership
         restClient.authenticateUser(userModel).withCoreAPI().usingUser(userModel).listGroupMemberships()
-                                              .assertThat().entriesListContains("id", "GROUP_"+groupName);
+                                              .assertThat().entriesListContains("id", "GROUP_"+groupName)
+                                              .and().entriesListContains("id", "GROUP_"+subGroupName);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
+
+        //CheckListDetails
+        restClient.withCoreAPI().usingParams("include=zones").usingGroups().getGroupDetail("GROUP_"+groupName)
+                .assertThat().field("id").is("GROUP_"+groupName)
+                .and().field("hasSubgroups").is(true);
         restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
 
         //DeleteGroupMembership
diff --git a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/GroupsImpl.java b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/GroupsImpl.java
index 784de7be2b..865ceb93f6 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/GroupsImpl.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/GroupsImpl.java
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.security.authority.AuthorityInfo;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authority.UnknownAuthorityException;
 import org.alfresco.rest.antlr.WhereClauseParser;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.Groups;
+import org.alfresco.rest.api.Nodes;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.People;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.Group;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.GroupMember;
+import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.Node;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.core.exceptions.ConstraintViolatedException;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.core.exceptions.EntityNotFoundException;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.core.exceptions.InvalidArgumentException;
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ import org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.parameters.where.Query;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.parameters.where.QueryHelper;
 import org.alfresco.rest.workflow.api.impl.MapBasedQueryWalker;
 import org.alfresco.rest.workflow.api.impl.MapBasedQueryWalkerOrSupported;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AuthorityService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AuthorityType;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ public class GroupsImpl implements Groups
     private AuthorityDAO authorityDAO;
 
     protected People people;
+    protected Nodes nodes;
 
     public AuthorityService getAuthorityService()
     {
@@ -130,6 +134,10 @@ public class GroupsImpl implements Groups
         this.people = people;
     }
 
+    public void setNodes(Nodes nodes) {
+        this.nodes = nodes;
+    }
+
     public Group create(Group group, Parameters parameters)
     {
         validateGroup(group, false);
@@ -151,6 +159,17 @@ public class GroupsImpl implements Groups
             authorityService.addAuthority(group.getParentIds(), authority);
         }
 
+        if (group.getDescription() != null && !group.getDescription().isEmpty())
+        {
+            NodeRef groupNodeRef = authorityService.getAuthorityNodeRef(authorityDisplayName);
+            Node groupNode = nodes.getNode(groupNodeRef.getId());
+            Map<String, Object> props = groupNode.getProperties();
+            if (props != null)
+            {
+                props.put("cm:description", group.getDescription());
+            }
+        }
+
         return getGroup(authority, parameters);
     }
 
@@ -168,6 +187,17 @@ public class GroupsImpl implements Groups
             handleAuthorityException(ae);
         }
 
+        if (group.getDescription() != null && !group.getDescription().isEmpty())
+        {
+            NodeRef groupNodeRef = authorityService.getAuthorityNodeRef(group.getDisplayName());
+            Node groupNode = nodes.getNode(groupNodeRef.getId());
+            Map<String, Object> props = groupNode.getProperties();
+            if (props != null)
+            {
+                props.put("cm:description", group.getDescription());
+            }
+        }
+
         return getGroup(groupId, parameters);
     }
 
@@ -584,6 +614,17 @@ public class GroupsImpl implements Groups
         group.setDisplayName(authorityDisplayName);
 
         group.setIsRoot(isRootAuthority(rootAuthorities, authorityInfo.getAuthorityName()));
+        group.setHasSubgroups(!authorityService.getContainedAuthorities(AuthorityType.GROUP, authorityInfo.getAuthorityName(), true).isEmpty());
+
+        NodeRef groupNodeRef = authorityService.getAuthorityNodeRef(authorityDisplayName);
+        Node groupNode = nodes.getNode(groupNodeRef.getId());
+        Map<String, Object> props = groupNode.getProperties();
+        String description = "";
+        if (props != null)
+        {
+            description = props.get("cm:description") != null ? (String) props.get("cm:description") : "";
+        }
+        group.setDescription(description);
 
         // Optionally include
         if (includeParam != null)
@@ -1014,6 +1055,10 @@ public class GroupsImpl implements Groups
             {
                 throw new InvalidArgumentException("Group update does not support field: zones");
             }
+            if (group.wasSet(Group.HAS_SUBGROUPS))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidArgumentException("Group update does not support field: hasSubgroups");
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/Group.java b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/Group.java
index 6ef826229c..8b4a364751 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/Group.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/Group.java
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ public class Group implements Comparable<Group>
 
     protected String id; // group id (aka authority name)
     protected String displayName;
+    protected String description;
     protected Boolean isRoot;
+    protected Boolean hasSubgroups;
     protected Set<String> parentIds;
     protected Set<String> zones;
 
@@ -50,7 +52,9 @@ public class Group implements Comparable<Group>
 
     public static final String ID = "id";
     public static final String DISPLAY_NAME = "displayName";
+    public static final String DESCRIPTION = "description";
     public static final String IS_ROOT = "isRoot";
+    public static final String HAS_SUBGROUPS = "hasSubgroups";
     public static final String PARENT_IDS = "parentIds";
     public static final String ZONES = "zones";
 
@@ -81,6 +85,14 @@ public class Group implements Comparable<Group>
         setFields.put(DISPLAY_NAME, true);
     }
 
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    public void setDescription(String description) {
+        this.description = description;
+    }
+
     public Boolean getIsRoot()
     {
         return isRoot;
@@ -92,6 +104,14 @@ public class Group implements Comparable<Group>
         setFields.put(IS_ROOT, true);
     }
 
+    public Boolean getHasSubgroups() {
+        return hasSubgroups;
+    }
+
+    public void setHasSubgroups(Boolean hasSubgroups) {
+        this.hasSubgroups = hasSubgroups;
+    }
+
     public Set<String> getParentIds()
     {
         return parentIds;
@@ -154,7 +174,8 @@ public class Group implements Comparable<Group>
     @Override
     public String toString()
     {
-        return "Group [id=" + id + ", displayName=" + displayName + ", isRoot=" + isRoot + "]";
+        return "Group [id=" + id + ", displayName=" + displayName + ", description=" + description
+                + ", isRoot=" + isRoot + ", hasSubgroups=" + hasSubgroups + "]";
     }
 
     public boolean wasSet(String fieldName)
diff --git a/remote-api/src/main/resources/alfresco/public-rest-context.xml b/remote-api/src/main/resources/alfresco/public-rest-context.xml
index f5627ad823..bae0d4b540 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/main/resources/alfresco/public-rest-context.xml
+++ b/remote-api/src/main/resources/alfresco/public-rest-context.xml
@@ -1693,6 +1693,7 @@
         <property name="authorityService" ref="AuthorityService" />
         <property name="authorityDAO" ref="authorityDAO" />
         <property name="people" ref="people"/>
+        <property name="nodes" ref="nodes"/>
     </bean>
 
     <bean id="Groups" class="org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactoryBean">
diff --git a/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/groups/GroupsTest.java b/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/groups/GroupsTest.java
index 9e2a2e5865..9c15689c0e 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/groups/GroupsTest.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/groups/GroupsTest.java
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-/*
- * #%L
- * Alfresco Remote API
- * %%
- * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2016 Alfresco Software Limited
- * %%
- * This file is part of the Alfresco software. 
- * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of 
- * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is 
- * provided under the following open source license terms:
- * 
- * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- * 
- * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- * 
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- * #L%
- */
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Remote API
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2016 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software. 
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of 
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is 
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ * 
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * #L%
+ */
 package org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.groups;
 
 
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ public class GroupsTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
     				assertEquals("shortName wrong", TEST_ROOTGROUP, rootGroup.getString("shortName"));
     				assertEquals("displayName wrong", TEST_ROOTGROUP_DISPLAY_NAME, rootGroup.getString("displayName"));
     				assertEquals("authorityType wrong", "GROUP", rootGroup.getString("authorityType"));
-    				gotRootGroup = true;
+					assertEquals("hasSubgroups wrong", true, rootGroup.getString("hasSubgroups"));
+					gotRootGroup = true;
     			}
     			if(rootGroup.getString("shortName").equals(EMAIL_GROUP))
     			{
@@ -270,7 +271,8 @@ public class GroupsTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
     				assertEquals("shortName wrong", TEST_ROOTGROUP, rootGroup.getString("shortName"));
     				assertEquals("displayName wrong", TEST_ROOTGROUP_DISPLAY_NAME, rootGroup.getString("displayName"));
     				assertEquals("authorityType wrong", "GROUP", rootGroup.getString("authorityType"));
-    			}
+					assertEquals("hasSubgroups wrong", true, rootGroup.getString("hasSubgroups"));
+				}
     		}	
     	}
     	
@@ -293,7 +295,8 @@ public class GroupsTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
     				assertEquals("shortName wrong", TEST_ROOTGROUP, rootGroup.getString("shortName"));
     				assertEquals("displayName wrong", TEST_ROOTGROUP_DISPLAY_NAME, rootGroup.getString("displayName"));
     				assertEquals("authorityType wrong", "GROUP", rootGroup.getString("authorityType"));
-    			}
+					assertEquals("hasSubgroups wrong", true, rootGroup.getString("hasSubgroups"));
+				}
     		}	
     	}
     	
@@ -382,12 +385,14 @@ public class GroupsTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
     		 */
     		{
     			JSONObject newGroupJSON = new JSONObject();
-    			newGroupJSON.put("displayName", myDisplayName); 
+    			newGroupJSON.put("displayName", myDisplayName);
+				newGroupJSON.put("description", "testDesc");
     			Response response = sendRequest(new PostRequest(URL_ROOTGROUPS + "/" + myGroupName,  newGroupJSON.toString(), "application/json"), Status.STATUS_CREATED);
     			JSONObject top = new JSONObject(response.getContentAsString());
     			JSONObject rootGroup = top.getJSONObject("data");
     			assertEquals("shortName wrong", myGroupName, rootGroup.getString("shortName"));
     			assertEquals("displayName wrong", myDisplayName, rootGroup.getString("displayName"));
+				assertEquals("description wrong", "testDesc", rootGroup.getString("description"));
     		}
     	
     		/**
@@ -502,7 +507,18 @@ public class GroupsTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         		assertEquals("shortName wrong", TEST_LINK, subGroup.getString("shortName"));
         		assertEquals("authorityType wrong", "GROUP", subGroup.getString("authorityType"));
         	}
-        	
+
+			/**
+			 * Check if myGroup has subgroups
+			 */
+			{
+				Response response = sendRequest(new GetRequest(URL_GROUPS + "/" + myRootGroup), Status.STATUS_OK);
+				JSONObject top = new JSONObject(response.getContentAsString());
+				logger.debug(response.getContentAsString());
+				JSONObject myGroup = top.getJSONObject("data");
+				assertTrue(myGroup.getBoolean("hasSubgroups"));
+			}
+
         	/**
         	 * Now link in an existing user
         	 */		 
@@ -555,6 +571,17 @@ public class GroupsTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         		
         		//assertTrue("group B not removed", data.length() == 0);
         	}
+
+			/**
+			 * Check if myGroup has no subgroups
+			 */
+			{
+				Response response = sendRequest(new GetRequest(URL_GROUPS + "/" + myRootGroup), Status.STATUS_OK);
+				JSONObject top = new JSONObject(response.getContentAsString());
+				logger.debug(response.getContentAsString());
+				JSONObject myGroup = top.getJSONObject("data");
+				assertFalse(myGroup.getBoolean("hasSubgroups"));
+			}
         	
     		/**
     		 * Create a new group (BUFFY)
@@ -613,19 +640,22 @@ public class GroupsTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
     {
     	String myGroupName = "GT_UG";
     	String myDisplayName = "GT_UGDisplay";
+		String description = "GT_UGDesc";
     	String myNewDisplayName = "GT_UGDisplayNew";
-    
-    	this.authenticationComponent.setSystemUserAsCurrentUser();
+		String newDescription = "GT_UGDescNew";
+
+		this.authenticationComponent.setSystemUserAsCurrentUser();
     	
     	try
     	{
     		/**
-    		 * Create a root group
+    		 * Create a root group with descrription
     		 */
     		{
     			JSONObject newGroupJSON = new JSONObject();
-    			newGroupJSON.put("displayName", myDisplayName); 
-    			sendRequest(new PostRequest(URL_ROOTGROUPS + "/" + myGroupName,  newGroupJSON.toString(), "application/json"), Status.STATUS_CREATED);
+    			newGroupJSON.put("displayName", myDisplayName);
+				newGroupJSON.put("description", description);
+				sendRequest(new PostRequest(URL_ROOTGROUPS + "/" + myGroupName,  newGroupJSON.toString(), "application/json"), Status.STATUS_CREATED);
     		}
     		
     		/**
@@ -633,14 +663,15 @@ public class GroupsTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
     		 */
     		{
     			JSONObject newGroupJSON = new JSONObject();
-    			newGroupJSON.put("displayName", myNewDisplayName); 
-    			Response response = sendRequest(new PutRequest(URL_GROUPS + "/" + myGroupName,  newGroupJSON.toString(), "application/json"), Status.STATUS_OK);    
+    			newGroupJSON.put("displayName", myNewDisplayName);
+				newGroupJSON.put("description", newDescription);
+				Response response = sendRequest(new PutRequest(URL_GROUPS + "/" + myGroupName,  newGroupJSON.toString(), "application/json"), Status.STATUS_OK);
     			JSONObject top = new JSONObject(response.getContentAsString());
         		logger.debug(response.getContentAsString());
         		JSONObject data = top.getJSONObject("data");
         		assertTrue(data.length() > 0);
         		assertEquals("displayName wrong", myNewDisplayName, data.getString("displayName"));
-
+				assertEquals("description wrong", newDescription, data.getString("description"));
     		}
     		
         	/**
@@ -653,7 +684,7 @@ public class GroupsTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         		JSONObject data = top.getJSONObject("data");
         		assertTrue(data.length() > 0);
         		assertEquals("displayName wrong", myNewDisplayName, data.getString("displayName"));
-
+				assertEquals("description wrong", newDescription, data.getString("description"));
         	}   
         	
     		/**
diff --git a/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/GroupsTest.java b/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/GroupsTest.java
index df0e8f45ed..1cd05a8d9b 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/GroupsTest.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/GroupsTest.java
@@ -43,11 +43,9 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AuthorityService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AuthorityType;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
 import org.alfresco.util.GUID;
-import org.alfresco.util.testing.category.LuceneTests;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
@@ -663,7 +661,9 @@ public class GroupsTest extends AbstractSingleNetworkSiteTest
         assertNotNull(group);
         assertNotNull(group.getId());
         assertNotNull(group.getDisplayName());
+        assertNotNull(group.getDescription());
         assertNotNull(group.getIsRoot());
+        assertNotNull(group.getHasSubgroups());
 
         if (!ignoreOptionallyIncluded)
         {
@@ -1421,13 +1421,16 @@ public class GroupsTest extends AbstractSingleNetworkSiteTest
             otherParams.put("include", org.alfresco.rest.api.Groups.PARAM_INCLUDE_PARENT_IDS);
 
             Group group = generateGroup();
+            group.setDescription("testDesc");
 
             Group createdGroup01 = groupsProxy.createGroup(group, null, HttpServletResponse.SC_CREATED);
 
             assertNotNull(createdGroup01);
             assertNotNull(createdGroup01.getId());
+            assertEquals(createdGroup01.getDescription(), "testDesc");
             assertTrue(createdGroup01.getIsRoot());
             assertNull(createdGroup01.getParentIds());
+            assertFalse(createdGroup01.getHasSubgroups());
 
             Set<String> subGroup01Parents = new HashSet<>();
             subGroup01Parents.add(createdGroup01.getId());
@@ -1441,6 +1444,8 @@ public class GroupsTest extends AbstractSingleNetworkSiteTest
             assertFalse(createdSubGroup01.getIsRoot());
             assertNotNull(createdSubGroup01.getParentIds());
             assertEquals(subGroup01Parents, createdSubGroup01.getParentIds());
+            assertTrue(createdGroup01.getHasSubgroups());
+            assertFalse(createdSubGroup01.getHasSubgroups());
         }
 
         // Group id is missing.
@@ -1623,6 +1628,7 @@ public class GroupsTest extends AbstractSingleNetworkSiteTest
         subGroupParents.add(group.getId());
 
         Group generatedSubGroup = generateGroup();
+        generatedSubGroup.setDescription("initialDesc");
         generatedSubGroup.setParentIds(subGroupParents);
 
         Group subGroup = groupsProxy.createGroup(generatedSubGroup, otherParams, HttpServletResponse.SC_CREATED);
@@ -1645,9 +1651,11 @@ public class GroupsTest extends AbstractSingleNetworkSiteTest
 
 
             String displayName = "newDisplayName";
+            String description = "newDesc";
 
             Group mySubGroup = new Group();
             mySubGroup.setDisplayName(displayName);
+            mySubGroup.setDescription(description);
 
             Group updateGroup = groupsProxy.updateGroup(subGroup.getId(), mySubGroup, otherParams, HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
 
@@ -1657,8 +1665,9 @@ public class GroupsTest extends AbstractSingleNetworkSiteTest
             assertFalse(updateGroup.getIsRoot());
             assertNotNull(updateGroup.getParentIds());
 
-            // Check that only display name changed.
+            // Check that only display name and description changed.
             assertEquals(displayName, updateGroup.getDisplayName());
+            assertEquals(description, updateGroup.getDescription());
 
             // Check that nothing else changed.
             assertEquals(subGroup.getId(), updateGroup.getId());