diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@
- ${admin_menu_simple(c.rhodecode_user.repository_groups_admin, c.rhodecode_user.user_groups_admin)}
+ ${admin_menu_simple(c.rhodecode_user.repository_groups_admin,
+ c.rhodecode_user.user_groups_admin or h.HasPermissionAny('hg.usergroup.create.true')())}
% endif
${usermenu()}