diff --git a/management/server/account.go b/management/server/account.go
index f46f8939faf..ab370690a8a 100644
--- a/management/server/account.go
+++ b/management/server/account.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ type AccountManager interface {
 	UpdatePeerSSHKey(peerID string, sshKey string) error
 	GetUsersFromAccount(accountID, userID string) ([]*UserInfo, error)
 	GetGroup(accountId, groupID string) (*Group, error)
+	GetGroupByName(groupName, accountID string) (*Group, error)
 	SaveGroup(accountID, userID string, group *Group) error
 	DeleteGroup(accountId, userId, groupID string) error
 	ListGroups(accountId string) ([]*Group, error)
diff --git a/management/server/group.go b/management/server/group.go
index cf7320c2956..95d0ab306bf 100644
--- a/management/server/group.go
+++ b/management/server/group.go
@@ -73,6 +73,39 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GetGroup(accountID, groupID string) (*Group, er
 	return nil, status.Errorf(status.NotFound, "group with ID %s not found", groupID)
 }
 
+// GetGroupByName filters all groups in an account by name and returns the one with the most peers
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GetGroupByName(groupName, accountID string) (*Group, error) {
+	unlock := am.Store.AcquireAccountLock(accountID)
+	defer unlock()
+
+	account, err := am.Store.GetAccount(accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	matchingGroups := make([]*Group, 0)
+	for _, group := range account.Groups {
+		if group.Name == groupName {
+			matchingGroups = append(matchingGroups, group)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(matchingGroups) == 0 {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(status.NotFound, "group with name %s not found", groupName)
+	}
+
+	maxPeers := -1
+	var groupWithMostPeers *Group
+	for i, group := range matchingGroups {
+		if len(group.Peers) > maxPeers {
+			maxPeers = len(group.Peers)
+			groupWithMostPeers = matchingGroups[i]
+		}
+	}
+
+	return groupWithMostPeers, nil
+}
+
 // SaveGroup object of the peers
 func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveGroup(accountID, userID string, newGroup *Group) error {
 	unlock := am.Store.AcquireAccountLock(accountID)
diff --git a/management/server/mock_server/account_mock.go b/management/server/mock_server/account_mock.go
index 4ca68ac216f..f337ef1cfb8 100644
--- a/management/server/mock_server/account_mock.go
+++ b/management/server/mock_server/account_mock.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type MockAccountManager struct {
 	GetPeerNetworkFunc              func(peerKey string) (*server.Network, error)
 	AddPeerFunc                     func(setupKey string, userId string, peer *nbpeer.Peer) (*nbpeer.Peer, *server.NetworkMap, error)
 	GetGroupFunc                    func(accountID, groupID string) (*server.Group, error)
+	GetGroupByNameFunc              func(accountID, groupName string) (*server.Group, error)
 	SaveGroupFunc                   func(accountID, userID string, group *server.Group) error
 	DeleteGroupFunc                 func(accountID, userId, groupID string) error
 	ListGroupsFunc                  func(accountID string) ([]*server.Group, error)
@@ -245,6 +246,14 @@ func (am *MockAccountManager) GetGroup(accountID, groupID string) (*server.Group
 	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method GetGroup is not implemented")
 }
 
+// GetGroupByName mock implementation of GetGroupByName from server.AccountManager interface
+func (am *MockAccountManager) GetGroupByName(accountID, groupName string) (*server.Group, error) {
+	if am.GetGroupFunc != nil {
+		return am.GetGroupByNameFunc(accountID, groupName)
+	}
+	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method GetGroupByName is not implemented")
+}
+
 // SaveGroup mock implementation of SaveGroup from server.AccountManager interface
 func (am *MockAccountManager) SaveGroup(accountID, userID string, group *server.Group) error {
 	if am.SaveGroupFunc != nil {