diff --git a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/admin.py b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/admin.py
index 09d2aaa1..d4d3d659 100644
--- a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/admin.py
+++ b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/admin.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ from .models import GroupRequest
 
 class AuthGroupInlineAdmin(admin.StackedInline):
     model = AuthGroup
-    filter_horizontal = ('group_leaders', 'states',)
-    fields = ('description', 'group_leaders', 'states', 'internal', 'hidden', 'open', 'public')
+    filter_horizontal = ('group_leaders', 'group_leader_groups', 'states',)
+    fields = ('description', 'group_leaders', 'group_leader_groups', 'states', 'internal', 'hidden', 'open', 'public')
     verbose_name_plural = 'Auth Settings'
     verbose_name = ''
 
diff --git a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/managers.py b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/managers.py
index 78aceb86..26d2795d 100644
--- a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/managers.py
+++ b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/managers.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ class GroupManager:
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_group_leaders_groups(user):
-        return Group.objects.select_related('authgroup').filter(authgroup__group_leaders__in=[user])
+        return Group.objects.select_related('authgroup').filter(authgroup__group_leaders__in=[user]) | \
+               Group.objects.select_related('authgroup').filter(authgroup__group_leader_groups__in=user.groups.all())
 
     @staticmethod
     def joinable_group(group, state):
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ class GroupManager:
         :return: bool True if user can manage groups, False otherwise
         """
         if user.is_authenticated:
-            return cls.has_management_permission(user) or user.leads_groups.all()
+            return cls.has_management_permission(user) or cls.get_group_leaders_groups(user)
         return False
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/migrations/0012_group_leads.py b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/migrations/0012_group_leads.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0df7f9bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/migrations/0012_group_leads.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2.8 on 2020-01-06 11:00
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('auth', '0011_update_proxy_permissions'),
+        ('groupmanagement', '0011_requestlog_date'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='authgroup',
+            name='group_leader_groups',
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(blank=True, help_text='Group leaders can process group requests for this group specifically. Use the auth.group_management permission to allow a user to manage all groups.', related_name='leads_group_groups', to='auth.Group'),
+        )
+    ]
diff --git a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/models.py b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/models.py
index e8c1c913..563035b2 100644
--- a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/models.py
+++ b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/models.py
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ class AuthGroup(models.Model):
                                            help_text="Group leaders can process group requests for this group "
                                                      "specifically. Use the auth.group_management permission to allow "
                                                      "a user to manage all groups.")
+    # allow groups to be *group leads*
+    group_leader_groups = models.ManyToManyField(Group, related_name='leads_group_groups', blank=True,
+                                           help_text="Group leaders can process group requests for this group "
+                                                     "specifically. Use the auth.group_management permission to allow "
+                                                     "a user to manage all groups.")
 
     states = models.ManyToManyField(State, related_name='valid_states', blank=True,
                                     help_text="States listed here will have the ability to join this group provided "
diff --git a/allianceauth/groupmanagement/tests.py b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42e08a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/allianceauth/groupmanagement/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from unittest import mock
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+from allianceauth.tests.auth_utils import AuthUtils
+from allianceauth.eveonline.models import EveCorporationInfo, EveAllianceInfo, EveCharacter
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Group
+from allianceauth.groupmanagement.managers import GroupManager
+
+class GroupManagementVisibilityTestCase(TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpTestData(cls):
+        cls.user = AuthUtils.create_user('test')
+        AuthUtils.add_main_character(cls.user, 'test character', '1', corp_id='2', corp_name='test_corp', corp_ticker='TEST', alliance_id='3', alliance_name='TEST')
+        cls.user.profile.refresh_from_db()
+        cls.alliance = EveAllianceInfo.objects.create(alliance_id='3', alliance_name='test alliance', alliance_ticker='TEST', executor_corp_id='2')
+        cls.corp = EveCorporationInfo.objects.create(corporation_id='2', corporation_name='test corp', corporation_ticker='TEST', alliance=cls.alliance, member_count=1)
+        cls.group1 = Group.objects.create(name='group1')
+        cls.group2 = Group.objects.create(name='group2')
+        cls.group3 = Group.objects.create(name='group3')
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.user.refresh_from_db()
+
+    def _refresh_user(self):
+        self.user = User.objects.get(pk=self.user.pk)
+
+
+    def test_can_manage_group(self):
+        
+
+        self.group1.authgroup.group_leaders.add(self.user)
+        self.group2.authgroup.group_leader_groups.add(self.group1)
+        self._refresh_user()
+        groups = GroupManager.get_group_leaders_groups(self.user)
+
+        self.assertIn(self.group1, groups) #avail due to user
+        self.assertNotIn(self.group2, groups) #not avail due to group
+        self.assertNotIn(self.group3, groups) #not avail at all 
+
+        self.user.groups.add(self.group1)
+        self._refresh_user()
+        groups = GroupManager.get_group_leaders_groups(self.user)
+
+        self.assertIn(self.group1, groups) #avail due to user
+        self.assertIn(self.group2, groups) #avail due to group1
+        self.assertNotIn(self.group3, groups) #not avail at all