diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/controllers/groups_controller.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/controllers/groups_controller.js.coffee
index 8fd47c49f8..91cbe0bf54 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/controllers/groups_controller.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/controllers/groups_controller.js.coffee
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-Darkswarm.controller "GroupsCtrl", ($scope, Groups) ->
+Darkswarm.controller "GroupsCtrl", ($scope, Groups, Search) ->
   $scope.Groups = Groups
   $scope.order = 'position'
+  $scope.query = Search.search()
+
+  $scope.$watch "query", (query)->
+    Search.search query
diff --git a/spec/features/consumer/groups_spec.rb b/spec/features/consumer/groups_spec.rb
index e51ac39ea2..5ea96ac17e 100644
--- a/spec/features/consumer/groups_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/consumer/groups_spec.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ feature 'Groups', js: true do
     page.should have_content group.name
   end
 
-  it "renders enterprise modals for groups" do
-    visit groups_path
-    page.should have_content group.name
+  it "searches by URL" do
+    visit groups_path(anchor:  "/?query=xyzzy")
+    expect(page).to have_content "No groups found"
   end
 end