diff --git a/src/socket.io/admin/groups.js b/src/socket.io/admin/groups.js
index 206604ec8f..c912008210 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/admin/groups.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/admin/groups.js
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ var groups = require('../../groups'),
 	Groups = {};
 
 Groups.create = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	if(!data) {
+	if (!data) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
+	} else if (groups.isPrivilegeGroup(data.name)) {
+		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-group-name]]'));
 	}
 
 	groups.create({
diff --git a/src/socket.io/groups.js b/src/socket.io/groups.js
index a54db76b05..4e48a9649b 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/groups.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/groups.js
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ SocketGroups.create = function(socket, data, callback) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 	} else if (parseInt(meta.config.allowGroupCreation, 10) !== 1) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:group-creation-disabled]]'));
+	} else if (groups.isPrivilegeGroup(data.name)) {
+		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-group-name]]'));
 	}