diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/ContactsCursorLoader.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/ContactsCursorLoader.java
index d7d7bd8aa0..ca374654c7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/ContactsCursorLoader.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/ContactsCursorLoader.java
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public class ContactsCursorLoader extends CursorLoader {
     ArrayList<Cursor> cursorList = new ArrayList<>();
 
     if (groupsOnly(mode)) {
+      addRecentGroupsSection(cursorList);
       addGroupsSection(cursorList);
     } else {
       addRecentsSection(cursorList);
@@ -158,6 +159,19 @@ public class ContactsCursorLoader extends CursorLoader {
     }
   }
 
+  private void addRecentGroupsSection(@NonNull List<Cursor> cursorList) {
+    if (!groupsEnabled(mode) || !recents) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    Cursor groups = getRecentConversationsCursor(true);
+
+    if (groups.getCount() > 0) {
+      cursorList.add(getRecentsHeaderCursor());
+      cursorList.add(groups);
+    }
+  }
+
   private void addGroupsSection(@NonNull List<Cursor> cursorList) {
     if (!groupsEnabled(mode)) {
       return;
@@ -167,7 +181,7 @@ public class ContactsCursorLoader extends CursorLoader {
 
     if (groups.getCount() > 0) {
       cursorList.add(getGroupsHeaderCursor());
-      cursorList.add(getGroupsCursor());
+      cursorList.add(groups);
     }
   }
 
@@ -245,10 +259,14 @@ public class ContactsCursorLoader extends CursorLoader {
 
 
   private Cursor getRecentConversationsCursor() {
+    return getRecentConversationsCursor(false);
+  }
+
+  private Cursor getRecentConversationsCursor(boolean groupsOnly) {
     ThreadDatabase threadDatabase = DatabaseFactory.getThreadDatabase(getContext());
 
     MatrixCursor recentConversations = new MatrixCursor(CONTACT_PROJECTION, RECENT_CONVERSATION_MAX);
-    try (Cursor rawConversations = threadDatabase.getRecentConversationList(RECENT_CONVERSATION_MAX, flagSet(mode, DisplayMode.FLAG_INACTIVE_GROUPS))) {
+    try (Cursor rawConversations = threadDatabase.getRecentConversationList(RECENT_CONVERSATION_MAX, flagSet(mode, DisplayMode.FLAG_INACTIVE_GROUPS), groupsOnly)) {
       ThreadDatabase.Reader reader = threadDatabase.readerFor(rawConversations);
       ThreadRecord threadRecord;
       while ((threadRecord = reader.getNext()) != null) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/ThreadDatabase.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/ThreadDatabase.java
index c74c64eb77..a62cb98b5f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/ThreadDatabase.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/ThreadDatabase.java
@@ -442,9 +442,18 @@ public class ThreadDatabase extends Database {
   }
 
   public Cursor getRecentConversationList(int limit, boolean includeInactiveGroups) {
+    return getRecentConversationList(limit, includeInactiveGroups, false);
+  }
+
+  public Cursor getRecentConversationList(int limit, boolean includeInactiveGroups, boolean groupsOnly) {
     SQLiteDatabase db    = databaseHelper.getReadableDatabase();
     String         query = !includeInactiveGroups ? MESSAGE_COUNT + " != 0 AND (" + GroupDatabase.TABLE_NAME + "." + GroupDatabase.ACTIVE + " IS NULL OR " + GroupDatabase.TABLE_NAME + "." + GroupDatabase.ACTIVE + " = 1)"
                                                   : MESSAGE_COUNT + " != 0";
+
+    if (groupsOnly) {
+      query += " AND " + RecipientDatabase.TABLE_NAME + "." + RecipientDatabase.GROUP_ID + " NOT NULL";
+    }
+
     return db.rawQuery(createQuery(query, limit), null);
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/ui/addtogroup/AddToGroupsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/ui/addtogroup/AddToGroupsActivity.java
index 8de88a1721..1203dfde4c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/ui/addtogroup/AddToGroupsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/ui/addtogroup/AddToGroupsActivity.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public final class AddToGroupsActivity extends ContactSelectionActivity {
 
     intent.putExtra(ContactSelectionListFragment.MULTI_SELECT, false);
     intent.putExtra(ContactSelectionListFragment.REFRESHABLE, false);
+    intent.putExtra(ContactSelectionListFragment.RECENTS, true);
     intent.putExtra(ContactSelectionActivity.EXTRA_LAYOUT_RES_ID, R.layout.add_to_group_activity);
     intent.putExtra(EXTRA_RECIPIENT_ID, recipientId);