diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/users.html b/dashboard/src/views/users.html
index 6778ceca4..5734da7a9 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/users.html
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/users.html
@@ -155,8 +155,13 @@
           <div class="form-group">
             <label class="control-label">{{ 'users.user.groups' | tr }}</label>
             <div class="control-label">
-              <div ng-show="groups.length === 0">{{ 'users.user.noGroups' | tr }}</div>
-              <multiselect ng-show="groups.length !== 0" ng-model="userEdit.selectedGroups" options="group.name for group in groups" data-compare-by="id" data-multiple="true" filter-after-rows="5" scroll-after-rows="10"></multiselect>
+              <div ng-switch on="groups.length">
+                <div ng-switch-when="0">{{ 'users.user.noGroups' | tr }}</div>
+                <div ng-switch-default>
+                  <multiselect ng-show="!userEdit.source || !config.ldapGroupsSynced" ng-model="userEdit.selectedGroups" options="group.name for group in groups" data-compare-by="id" data-multiple="true" filter-after-rows="5" scroll-after-rows="10"></multiselect>
+                  <div ng-show="userEdit.source && config.ldapGroupsSynced"><span ng-repeat="group in groups">{{ group.name }}</span></div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
             </div>
           </div>
           <div class="form-group" ng-hide="isMe(userEdit.userInfo)">
@@ -247,7 +252,7 @@
               <multiselect ng-model="groupEdit.selectedApps" options="(app.label || app.fqdn) for app in groupEdit.apps" data-compare-by="fqdn" data-multiple="true" filter-after-rows="5" scroll-after-rows="10"></multiselect>
             </div>
           </div>
-          <input class="hide" type="submit" ng-disabled="groupEdit_form.$invalid || userEdit.busy"/>
+          <input class="hide" type="submit" ng-disabled="groupEdit_form.$invalid || groupEdit.busy"/>
         </form>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-footer">
diff --git a/src/dashboard.js b/src/dashboard.js
index 171895760..3e235e747 100644
--- a/src/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/dashboard.js
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ const apps = require('./apps.js'),
     branding = require('./branding.js'),
     constants = require('./constants.js'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:dashboard'),
-    eventlog = require('./eventlog.js'),
     dns = require('./dns.js'),
+    externalLdap = require('./externalldap.js'),
+    eventlog = require('./eventlog.js'),
     Location = require('./location.js'),
     mailServer = require('./mailserver.js'),
     platform = require('./platform.js'),
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ async function clearLocation() {
 async function getConfig() {
     const ubuntuVersion = await system.getUbuntuVersion();
     const profileConfig = await users.getProfileConfig();
+    const externalLdapConfig = await externalLdap.getConfig();
+
     const { fqdn:adminFqdn, domain:adminDomain } = await getLocation();
 
     // be picky about what we send out here since this is sent for 'normal' users as well
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ async function getConfig() {
         features: appstore.getFeatures(),
         profileLocked: profileConfig.lockUserProfiles,
         mandatory2FA: profileConfig.mandatory2FA,
+        ldapGroupsSynced: externalLdapConfig.syncGroups
     };
 }