diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/GroupCreateActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/GroupCreateActivity.java
index ddb4311ef5..9bc1d6b95a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/GroupCreateActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/GroupCreateActivity.java
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ public class GroupCreateActivity extends PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity
 
     @Override
     protected Optional<GroupActionResult> doInBackground(Void... aVoid) {
-      return Optional.of(GroupManager.createGroup(activity, members, avatar, name, false));
+      return Optional.of(GroupManager.createGroupV1(activity, members, BitmapUtil.toByteArray(avatar), name, false));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManager.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManager.java
index 1504f33c32..aab0cd6dc3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManager.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.groups;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.logging.Log;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.profiles.AvatarHelper;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.Recipient;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.RecipientId;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.FeatureFlags;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.Util;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -27,15 +27,40 @@ public final class GroupManager {
 
   private static final String TAG = Log.tag(GroupManager.class);
 
+  @WorkerThread
   public static @NonNull GroupActionResult createGroup(@NonNull  Context        context,
                                                        @NonNull  Set<Recipient> members,
-                                                       @Nullable Bitmap         avatar,
+                                                       @Nullable byte[]         avatar,
                                                        @Nullable String         name,
                                                                  boolean        mms)
+      throws GroupChangeBusyException, GroupChangeFailedException, IOException
   {
-    Set<RecipientId> addresses = getMemberIds(members);
+    boolean          shouldAttemptToCreateV2 = !mms && FeatureFlags.groupsV2create();
+    Set<RecipientId> memberIds               = getMemberIds(members);
 
-    return GroupManagerV1.createGroup(context, addresses, avatar, name, mms);
+    if (shouldAttemptToCreateV2) {
+      try {
+        try (GroupManagerV2.GroupCreator groupCreator = new GroupManagerV2(context).create()) {
+          return groupCreator.createGroup(memberIds, name, avatar);
+        }
+      } catch (MembershipNotSuitableForV2Exception e) {
+        Log.w(TAG, "Attempted to make a GV2, but membership was not suitable, falling back to GV1", e);
+
+        return GroupManagerV1.createGroup(context, memberIds, avatar, name, false);
+      }
+    } else {
+      return GroupManagerV1.createGroup(context, memberIds, avatar, name, mms);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @WorkerThread
+  public static @NonNull GroupActionResult createGroupV1(@NonNull  Context        context,
+                                                         @NonNull  Set<Recipient> members,
+                                                         @Nullable byte[]         avatar,
+                                                         @Nullable String         name,
+                                                                   boolean        mms)
+  {
+    return GroupManagerV1.createGroup(context, getMemberIds(members), avatar, name, mms);
   }
 
   @WorkerThread
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManagerV1.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManagerV1.java
index b20ac86439..e9ba67933c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManagerV1.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManagerV1.java
@@ -50,11 +50,10 @@ final class GroupManagerV1 {
 
   static @NonNull GroupActionResult createGroup(@NonNull Context          context,
                                                 @NonNull Set<RecipientId> memberIds,
-                                                @Nullable Bitmap          avatar,
+                                                @Nullable byte[]          avatarBytes,
                                                 @Nullable String          name,
                                                           boolean         mms)
   {
-    final byte[]        avatarBytes      = BitmapUtil.toByteArray(avatar);
     final GroupDatabase groupDatabase    = DatabaseFactory.getGroupDatabase(context);
     final SecureRandom  secureRandom     = new SecureRandom();
     final GroupId       groupId          = mms ? GroupId.createMms(secureRandom) : GroupId.createV1(secureRandom);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/FeatureFlags.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/FeatureFlags.java
index de42e56a7b..b5cf4b6100 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/FeatureFlags.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/FeatureFlags.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public final class FeatureFlags {
   private static final String NEW_GROUP_UI               = "android.newGroupUI";
   private static final String REACT_WITH_ANY_EMOJI       = "android.reactWithAnyEmoji";
   private static final String GROUPS_V2                  = "android.groupsv2";
+  private static final String GROUPS_V2_CREATE           = "android.groupsv2.create";
 
   /**
    * We will only store remote values for flags in this set. If you want a flag to be controllable
@@ -262,6 +263,11 @@ public final class FeatureFlags {
     return org.whispersystems.signalservice.FeatureFlags.ZK_GROUPS && getBoolean(GROUPS_V2, false);
   }
 
+  /** Groups v2 send and receive. */
+  public static boolean groupsV2create() {
+    return groupsV2() && getBoolean(GROUPS_V2_CREATE, false);
+  }
+
   /** Only for rendering debug info. */
   public static synchronized @NonNull Map<String, Object> getMemoryValues() {
     return new TreeMap<>(REMOTE_VALUES);