diff --git a/migrations/20200604111448-userGroups-add-source.js b/migrations/20200604111448-userGroups-add-source.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b05749d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20200604111448-userGroups-add-source.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+'use strict';
+
+exports.up = function(db, callback) {
+    db.runSql('ALTER TABLE userGroups ADD COLUMN source VARCHAR(128) DEFAULT ""', function (error) {
+        if (error) return callback(error);
+
+        callback();
+    });
+};
+
+exports.down = function(db, callback) {
+    db.runSql('ALTER TABLE userGroups DROP COLUMN source', function (error) {
+        if (error) console.error(error);
+        callback(error);
+    });
+};
+
diff --git a/migrations/schema.sql b/migrations/schema.sql
index ddecda16e..1a653d23a 100644
--- a/migrations/schema.sql
+++ b/migrations/schema.sql
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users(
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS userGroups(
     id VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
     name VARCHAR(254) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    source VARCHAR(128) DEFAULT "",
     PRIMARY KEY(id));
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS groupMembers(
diff --git a/src/groupdb.js b/src/groupdb.js
index 535df90e8..177b57817 100644
--- a/src/groupdb.js
+++ b/src/groupdb.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var assert = require('assert'),
     BoxError = require('./boxerror.js'),
     database = require('./database.js');
 
-var GROUPS_FIELDS = [ 'id', 'name' ].join(',');
+var GROUPS_FIELDS = [ 'id', 'name', 'source' ].join(',');
 
 function get(groupId, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof groupId, 'string');
@@ -96,12 +96,13 @@ function getAllWithMembers(callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function add(id, name, callback) {
+function add(id, name, source, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof id, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof name, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof source, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
-    database.query('INSERT INTO userGroups (id, name) VALUES (?, ?)', [ id, name ], function (error, result) {
+    database.query('INSERT INTO userGroups (id, name, source) VALUES (?, ?, ?)', [ id, name, source ], function (error, result) {
         if (error && error.code === 'ER_DUP_ENTRY') return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.ALREADY_EXISTS, error));
         if (error || result.affectedRows !== 1) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.DATABASE_ERROR, error));
 
diff --git a/src/groups.js b/src/groups.js
index 4dda3a598..7f9999d99 100644
--- a/src/groups.js
+++ b/src/groups.js
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ function create(name, callback) {
     if (error) return callback(error);
 
     var id = 'gid-' + uuid.v4();
-    groupdb.add(id, name, function (error) {
+    var source = ''; // empty means local
+    groupdb.add(id, name, source, function (error) {
         if (error) return callback(error);
 
         callback(null, { id: id, name: name });
diff --git a/src/test/apps-test.js b/src/test/apps-test.js
index cfbe9015f..d684da6ca 100644
--- a/src/test/apps-test.js
+++ b/src/test/apps-test.js
@@ -71,11 +71,13 @@ describe('Apps', function () {
 
     var GROUP_0 = {
         id: 'somegroup',
-        name: 'group0'
+        name: 'group0',
+        source: ''
     };
     var GROUP_1 = {
         id: 'anothergroup',
-        name: 'group1'
+        name: 'group1',
+        source: 'ldap'
     };
 
     const DOMAIN_0 = {
@@ -180,8 +182,8 @@ describe('Apps', function () {
             userdb.add.bind(null, ADMIN_0.id, ADMIN_0),
             userdb.add.bind(null, USER_0.id, USER_0),
             userdb.add.bind(null, USER_1.id, USER_1),
-            groupdb.add.bind(null, GROUP_0.id, GROUP_0.name),
-            groupdb.add.bind(null, GROUP_1.id, GROUP_1.name),
+            groupdb.add.bind(null, GROUP_0.id, GROUP_0.name, GROUP_0.source),
+            groupdb.add.bind(null, GROUP_1.id, GROUP_1.name, GROUP_1.source),
             groups.addMember.bind(null, GROUP_0.id, USER_1.id),
             appdb.add.bind(null, APP_0.id, APP_0.appStoreId, APP_0.manifest, APP_0.location, APP_0.domain, apps._translatePortBindings(APP_0.portBindings, APP_0.manifest), APP_0),
             appdb.add.bind(null, APP_1.id, APP_1.appStoreId, APP_1.manifest, APP_1.location, APP_1.domain, apps._translatePortBindings(APP_1.portBindings, APP_1.manifest), APP_1),
diff --git a/src/test/database-test.js b/src/test/database-test.js
index 2a0dd5d09..b10683a12 100644
--- a/src/test/database-test.js
+++ b/src/test/database-test.js
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ describe('database', function () {
         var GROUP_ID_1 = 'foundersid';
 
         it('can create a group', function (done) {
-            groupdb.add(GROUP_ID_1, 'founders', function (error) {
+            groupdb.add(GROUP_ID_1, 'founders', 'ldap', function (error) {
                 expect(error).to.be(null);
                 done();
             });