diff --git a/management/server/peer.go b/management/server/peer.go
index 5174984c4..b43060ee1 100644
--- a/management/server/peer.go
+++ b/management/server/peer.go
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(
 	var account *Account
 	var err error
 	var sk *SetupKey
+	// auto-assign groups that are coming with a SetupKey or a User
+	var groupsToAdd []string
 	if len(upperKey) != 0 {
 		account, err = am.Store.GetAccountBySetupKey(upperKey)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -321,6 +323,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(
 			)
 		}
 
+		groupsToAdd = sk.AutoGroups
+
 	} else if len(userID) != 0 {
 		account, err = am.Store.GetUserAccount(userID)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -361,6 +365,14 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) AddPeer(
 	}
 	group.Peers = append(group.Peers, newPeer.Key)
 
+	if len(groupsToAdd) > 0 {
+		for _, s := range groupsToAdd {
+			if g, ok := account.Groups[s]; ok && g.Name != "All" {
+				g.Peers = append(g.Peers, newPeer.Key)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	account.Peers[newPeer.Key] = newPeer
 	if len(upperKey) != 0 {
 		account.SetupKeys[sk.Key] = sk.IncrementUsage()