diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImpl.java
index 8deda3c049..6e889ee884 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImpl.java
@@ -1447,7 +1447,8 @@ public class SiteServiceImpl extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements SiteServic
         // Build an array of name filter tokens pre lowercased to test against person properties
         // We require that matching people have at least one match against one of these on
         //  either their firstname or last name
-        // For groups, we require a match against the whole filter on the group name
+        // For groups, we require a match against the whole filter on the group name or display name
+        String nameFilterLower = null;
         String[] nameFilters = new String[0];
         if (nameFilter != null && nameFilter.length() != 0)
         {
@@ -1457,6 +1458,7 @@ public class SiteServiceImpl extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements SiteServic
             {
                 nameFilters[i] = t.nextToken().toLowerCase();
             }
+            nameFilterLower = nameFilter.toLowerCase();
         }
         
         Map<String, String> members = new HashMap<String, String>(32);
@@ -1503,10 +1505,19 @@ public class SiteServiceImpl extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements SiteServic
                             if (nameFilter != null && nameFilter.length() != 0)
                             {
                                 // found a filter - does it match Group name part?
-                                if (authority.substring(GROUP_PREFIX_LENGTH).toLowerCase().contains(nameFilter.toLowerCase()))
+                                if (authority.substring(GROUP_PREFIX_LENGTH).toLowerCase().contains(nameFilterLower))
                                 {
                                     members.put(authority, permission);
                                 }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                   // Does it match on the Group Display Name part instead?
+                                   String displayName = authorityService.getAuthorityDisplayName(authority);
+                                   if(displayName != null && displayName.toLowerCase().contains(nameFilterLower))
+                                   {
+                                      members.put(authority, permission);
+                                   }
+                                }
                             }
                             else
                             {
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImplTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImplTest.java
index 056cd6ac7d..4e665f376c 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImplTest.java
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ public class SiteServiceImplTest extends BaseAlfrescoSpringTest
     private static final String GROUP_TWO = "GrpTwo_SiteServiceImplTest";
     private static final String GROUP_THREE = "GrpThree_SiteServiceImplTest";
     private static final String GROUP_FOUR = "GrpFour_SiteServiceImplTest";
+    private static final String GROUP_ONE_DISPLAY = "DisplayOfGrpOne-SiteServiceImplTest";
+    private static final String GROUP_TWO_DISPLAY = "DisplayOfGrpTwo-SiteServiceImplTest";
     
     private CopyService copyService;
     private ScriptService scriptService;
@@ -146,10 +148,10 @@ public class SiteServiceImplTest extends BaseAlfrescoSpringTest
         createUser(USER_FOUR, "UsRFoUr");
      
         // Create the test groups
-        this.groupOne = this.authorityService.createAuthority(AuthorityType.GROUP, GROUP_ONE);
+        this.groupOne = this.authorityService.createAuthority(AuthorityType.GROUP, GROUP_ONE, GROUP_ONE_DISPLAY, null);
         this.authorityService.addAuthority(this.groupOne, USER_TWO);
         
-        this.groupTwo = this.authorityService.createAuthority(AuthorityType.GROUP, GROUP_TWO);
+        this.groupTwo = this.authorityService.createAuthority(AuthorityType.GROUP, GROUP_TWO, GROUP_TWO_DISPLAY, null);
         this.authorityService.addAuthority(this.groupTwo, USER_TWO);
         this.authorityService.addAuthority(this.groupTwo, USER_THREE);
         
@@ -1323,6 +1325,13 @@ public class SiteServiceImplTest extends BaseAlfrescoSpringTest
         assertEquals(1, members.size());
         assertTrue(members.containsKey(this.groupTwo));
         assertEquals(SiteModel.SITE_CONSUMER, members.get(this.groupTwo));
+        
+        //     - filter by name - group display name
+        members = this.siteService.listMembers("testMembership", GROUP_TWO_DISPLAY, null, 0, false);
+        assertNotNull(members);
+        assertEquals(1, members.size());
+        assertTrue(members.containsKey(this.groupTwo));
+        assertEquals(SiteModel.SITE_CONSUMER, members.get(this.groupTwo));
 
         //     - filter by name - group name with expansion
         // (won't match anyone as the group name won't hit people too)