diff --git a/settings/js/users/groups.js b/settings/js/users/groups.js
index 322db6c1b4..c8d2ef7c5b 100644
--- a/settings/js/users/groups.js
+++ b/settings/js/users/groups.js
@@ -49,18 +49,26 @@ GroupList = {
 		return parseInt($groupLiElement.data('usercount'), 10);
 	},
 
-	modEveryoneCount: function(diff) {
-		var $li = GroupList.getGroupLI(GroupList.everyoneGID);
+	modGroupCount: function(gid, diff) {
+		var $li = GroupList.getGroupLI(gid);
 		var count = GroupList.getUserCount($li) + diff;
 		GroupList.setUserCount($li, count);
 	},
 
 	incEveryoneCount: function() {
-		GroupList.modEveryoneCount(1);
+		GroupList.modGroupCount(GroupList.everyoneGID, 1);
 	},
 
 	decEveryoneCount: function() {
-		GroupList.modEveryoneCount(-1);
+		GroupList.modGroupCount(GroupList.everyoneGID, -1);
+	},
+
+	incGroupCount: function(gid) {
+		GroupList.modGroupCount(gid, 1);
+	},
+
+	decGroupCount: function(gid) {
+		GroupList.modGroupCount(gid, -1);
 	},
 
 	getCurrentGID: function () {
diff --git a/settings/js/users/users.js b/settings/js/users/users.js
index 47d63c11b9..519fe9655d 100644
--- a/settings/js/users/users.js
+++ b/settings/js/users/users.js
@@ -470,6 +470,11 @@ var UserList = {
 								UserList.availableGroups.push(groupName);
 							}
 
+							if (response.data.action === 'add') {
+								GroupList.incGroupCount(groupName);
+							} else {
+								GroupList.decGroupCount(groupName);
+							}
 						}
 						if (response.data.message) {
 							OC.Notification.show(response.data.message);