diff --git a/TShockAPI/DB/GroupManager.cs b/TShockAPI/DB/GroupManager.cs
index b8d0c4a2..c817705d 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/DB/GroupManager.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/DB/GroupManager.cs
@@ -110,6 +110,45 @@ namespace TShockAPI.DB
 			return 1 == ret.Count() ? ret.ElementAt(0) : null;
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Adds group with name and permissions if it does not exist.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="name">name of group</param>
+		/// <param name="parentname">parent of group</param>
+		/// <param name="permissions">permissions</param>
+		/// <param name="chatcolor">chatcolor</param>
+		public void AddGroup(String name, string parentname, String permissions, String chatcolor)
+		{
+			if (GroupExists(name))
+			{
+				throw new GroupExistsException(name);
+			}
+
+			var group = new Group(name, null, chatcolor);
+			group.Permissions = permissions;
+			if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(parentname))
+			{
+				var parent = groups.FirstOrDefault(gp => gp.Name == parentname);
+				if (parent == null || name == parentname)
+				{
+					var error = "Invalid parent {0} for group {1}".SFormat(parentname, group.Name);
+					TShock.Log.ConsoleError(error);
+					throw new GroupManagerException(error);
+				}
+				group.Parent = parent;
+			}
+
+			string query = (TShock.Config.StorageType.ToLower() == "sqlite")
+							? "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO GroupList (GroupName, Parent, Commands, ChatColor) VALUES (@0, @1, @2, @3);"
+							: "INSERT IGNORE INTO GroupList SET GroupName=@0, Parent=@1, Commands=@2, ChatColor=@3";
+			if (database.Query(query, name, parentname, permissions, chatcolor) == 1)
+			{
+				groups.Add(group);
+			}
+			else
+				throw new GroupManagerException("Failed to add group '" + name + ".'");
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Adds group with name and permissions if it does not exist.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -118,13 +157,14 @@ namespace TShockAPI.DB
 		/// <param name="permissions">permissions</param>
 		/// <param name="chatcolor">chatcolor</param>
 		/// <param name="exceptions">exceptions true indicates use exceptions for errors false otherwise</param>
+		[Obsolete("Use AddGroup(name, parentname, permissions, chatcolor) instead.")]
 		public String AddGroup(String name, string parentname, String permissions, String chatcolor = Group.defaultChatColor, bool exceptions = false)
 		{
 			if (GroupExists(name))
 			{
 				if (exceptions)
 					throw new GroupExistsException(name);
-				return "Error: Group already exists. Use /modgroup to change permissions.";
+				return "Error: Group already exists; unable to add group.";
 			}
 
 			var group = new Group(name, null, chatcolor);