diff --git a/Controller.php b/Controller.php
index 2e84286..115ebf5 100644
--- a/Controller.php
+++ b/Controller.php
@@ -298,28 +298,34 @@ class Controller extends ModuleAbstract implements WebInterface
         $response->set('group', GroupMapper::getByRequest($request));
     }
 
-    public function apiGroupCreate(RequestAbstract $request, ResponseAbstract $response, $data = null)
+    private function validateGroupCreate(RequestAbstract $request) : array
     {
         $val = [];
         if (
-        ($val['name'] = empty($request->getData('name')))
-            || ($val['parent'] = (
-                    $request->getData('parent') !== null
-                    && !is_numeric($request->getData('parent'))
-                ))
-                || ($val['status'] = (
-                    $request->getData('status') === null
-                    || !GroupStatus::isValidValue((int) $request->getData('status'))
-                ))
+            ($val['name'] = empty($request->getData('name')))
+            || ($val['status'] = (
+                $request->getData('status') === null
+                || !GroupStatus::isValidValue((int) $request->getData('status'))
+            ))
         ) {
-            $response->set('group_create_validation', new FormValidation($val));
+            return $val;
+        }
+
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    public function apiGroupCreate(RequestAbstract $request, ResponseAbstract $response, $data = null)
+    {
+        if (!empty($val = $this->validateGroupCreate($request))) {
+            $response->set('group_create', new FormValidation($val));
 
             return;
         }
+
         $group = new Group();
-        $group->setName($request->getData('name'));
-        $group->setName((int) $request->getData('status'));
-        $group->setDescription($request->getData('desc'));
+        $group->setName($request->getData('name') ?? '');
+        $group->setStatus((int) $request->getData('status'));
+        $group->setDescription($request->getData('description') ?? '');
 
         GroupMapper::create($group);
 
diff --git a/Theme/Backend/groups-create.tpl.php b/Theme/Backend/groups-create.tpl.php
index d1374e1..bf5c6a6 100644
--- a/Theme/Backend/groups-create.tpl.php
+++ b/Theme/Backend/groups-create.tpl.php
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@ echo $this->getData('nav')->render(); ?>
         <form id="group-create" action="<?= \phpOMS\Uri\UriFactory::build('/{/lang}/api/admin/group'); ?>" method="<?= \phpOMS\Message\Http\RequestMethod::PUT; ?>">
             <table class="layout wf-100">
                 <tbody>
+                <tr><td colspan="2"><label for="iStatus"><?= $this->getText('Status') ?></label>
+                <tr><td colspan="2"><select id="iStatus" name="status">
+                            <option value="<?= \phpOMS\Account\GroupStatus::ACTIVE; ?>" selected><?= $this->getText('Active') ?>
+                            <option value="<?= \phpOMS\Account\GroupStatus::INACTIVE; ?>"><?= $this->getText('Inactive') ?>
                 <tr><td><label for="iGname"><?= $this->getText('Name') ?></label>
-                <tr><td><input id="iGname" name="gname" type="text" placeholder="&#xf0c0; Guest" required>
+                <tr><td><input id="iGname" name="name" type="text" placeholder="&#xf0c0; Guest" required>
                 <tr><td><label for="iGroupDescription"><?= $this->getText('Description') ?></label>
                 <tr><td><textarea id="iGroupDescription" name="description" placeholder="&#xf040;"></textarea>
                 <tr><td><input type="submit" value="<?= $this->getText('Create', 0, 0); ?>">
diff --git a/Theme/backend/groups-create.tpl.php b/Theme/backend/groups-create.tpl.php
index d1374e1..bf5c6a6 100644
--- a/Theme/backend/groups-create.tpl.php
+++ b/Theme/backend/groups-create.tpl.php
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@ echo $this->getData('nav')->render(); ?>
         <form id="group-create" action="<?= \phpOMS\Uri\UriFactory::build('/{/lang}/api/admin/group'); ?>" method="<?= \phpOMS\Message\Http\RequestMethod::PUT; ?>">
             <table class="layout wf-100">
                 <tbody>
+                <tr><td colspan="2"><label for="iStatus"><?= $this->getText('Status') ?></label>
+                <tr><td colspan="2"><select id="iStatus" name="status">
+                            <option value="<?= \phpOMS\Account\GroupStatus::ACTIVE; ?>" selected><?= $this->getText('Active') ?>
+                            <option value="<?= \phpOMS\Account\GroupStatus::INACTIVE; ?>"><?= $this->getText('Inactive') ?>
                 <tr><td><label for="iGname"><?= $this->getText('Name') ?></label>
-                <tr><td><input id="iGname" name="gname" type="text" placeholder="&#xf0c0; Guest" required>
+                <tr><td><input id="iGname" name="name" type="text" placeholder="&#xf0c0; Guest" required>
                 <tr><td><label for="iGroupDescription"><?= $this->getText('Description') ?></label>
                 <tr><td><textarea id="iGroupDescription" name="description" placeholder="&#xf040;"></textarea>
                 <tr><td><input type="submit" value="<?= $this->getText('Create', 0, 0); ?>">