diff --git a/management/server/account.go b/management/server/account.go
index 25ee756ad..e48fd9ee6 100644
--- a/management/server/account.go
+++ b/management/server/account.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ const (
 	PublicCategory             = "public"
 	PrivateCategory            = "private"
 	UnknownCategory            = "unknown"
+	GroupIssuedAPI             = "api"
+	GroupIssuedJWT             = "jwt"
 	CacheExpirationMax         = 7 * 24 * 3600 * time.Second // 7 days
 	CacheExpirationMin         = 3 * 24 * 3600 * time.Second // 3 days
 	DefaultPeerLoginExpiration = 24 * time.Hour
@@ -139,6 +141,13 @@ type Settings struct {
 	// PeerLoginExpiration is a setting that indicates when peer login expires.
 	// Applies to all peers that have Peer.LoginExpirationEnabled set to true.
 	PeerLoginExpiration time.Duration
+
+	// JWTGroupsEnabled allows extract groups from JWT claim, which name defined in the JWTGroupsClaimName
+	// and add it to account groups.
+	JWTGroupsEnabled bool
+
+	// JWTGroupsClaimName from which we extract groups name to add it to account groups
+	JWTGroupsClaimName string
 }
 
 // Copy copies the Settings struct
@@ -146,6 +155,8 @@ func (s *Settings) Copy() *Settings {
 	return &Settings{
 		PeerLoginExpirationEnabled: s.PeerLoginExpirationEnabled,
 		PeerLoginExpiration:        s.PeerLoginExpiration,
+		JWTGroupsEnabled:           s.JWTGroupsEnabled,
+		JWTGroupsClaimName:         s.JWTGroupsClaimName,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -612,6 +623,25 @@ func (a *Account) GetPeer(peerID string) *Peer {
 	return a.Peers[peerID]
 }
 
+// AddJWTGroups to existed groups if they does not exists
+func (a *Account) AddJWTGroups(groups []string) error {
+	existedGroups := make(map[string]*Group)
+	for _, g := range a.Groups {
+		existedGroups[g.Name] = g
+	}
+
+	for _, name := range groups {
+		if _, ok := existedGroups[name]; !ok {
+			a.Groups[name] = &Group{
+				ID:     xid.New().String(),
+				Name:   name,
+				Issued: GroupIssuedJWT,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // BuildManager creates a new DefaultAccountManager with a provided Store
 func BuildManager(store Store, peersUpdateManager *PeersUpdateManager, idpManager idp.Manager,
 	singleAccountModeDomain string, dnsDomain string, eventStore activity.Store,
@@ -1241,6 +1271,24 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GetAccountFromToken(claims jwtclaims.Authorizat
 		}
 	}
 
+	if account.Settings.JWTGroupsEnabled {
+		if account.Settings.JWTGroupsClaimName == "" {
+			log.Errorf("JWT groups are enabled but no claim name is set")
+			return account, user, nil
+		}
+		if claim, ok := claims.Raw[account.Settings.JWTGroupsClaimName]; ok {
+			if groups, ok := claim.([]string); ok {
+				if err := account.AddJWTGroups(groups); err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("failed to add JWT groups: %v", err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				log.Debugf("JWT claim %q is not a string array", account.Settings.JWTGroupsClaimName)
+			}
+		} else {
+			log.Debugf("JWT claim %q not found", account.Settings.JWTGroupsClaimName)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return account, user, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/management/server/account_test.go b/management/server/account_test.go
index 495e93892..4d2d6d5c4 100644
--- a/management/server/account_test.go
+++ b/management/server/account_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt"
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
@@ -460,6 +461,62 @@ func TestDefaultAccountManager_GetAccountFromToken(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDefaultAccountManager_GetGroupsFromTheToken(t *testing.T) {
+	userId := "user-id"
+	domain := "test.domain"
+
+	initAccount := newAccountWithId("", userId, domain)
+	manager, err := createManager(t)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to create account manager")
+
+	accountID := initAccount.Id
+	_, err = manager.GetAccountByUserOrAccountID(userId, accountID, domain)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create init user failed")
+
+	claims := jwtclaims.AuthorizationClaims{
+		AccountId:      accountID,
+		Domain:         domain,
+		UserId:         userId,
+		DomainCategory: "test-category",
+		Raw:            jwt.MapClaims{"idp-groups": []string{"group1", "group2"}},
+	}
+
+	t.Run("JWT groups disabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		account, _, err := manager.GetAccountFromToken(claims)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "get account by token failed")
+		require.Len(t, account.Groups, 1, "only ALL group should exists")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("JWT groups enabled without claim name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		initAccount.Settings.JWTGroupsEnabled = true
+		manager.Store.SaveAccount(initAccount)
+
+		account, _, err := manager.GetAccountFromToken(claims)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "get account by token failed")
+		require.Len(t, account.Groups, 1, "if group claim is not set no group added from JWT")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("JWT groups enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		initAccount.Settings.JWTGroupsEnabled = true
+		initAccount.Settings.JWTGroupsClaimName = "idp-groups"
+		manager.Store.SaveAccount(initAccount)
+
+		account, _, err := manager.GetAccountFromToken(claims)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "get account by token failed")
+		require.Len(t, account.Groups, 3, "groups should be added to the account")
+
+		g1, ok := account.Groups["group1"]
+		require.True(t, ok, "group1 should be added to the account")
+		require.Equal(t, g1.Name, "group1", "group1 name should match")
+		require.Equal(t, g1.Issued, GroupIssuedJWT, "group1 issued should match")
+
+		g2, ok := account.Groups["group2"]
+		require.True(t, ok, "group2 should be added to the account")
+		require.Equal(t, g2.Name, "group2", "group2 name should match")
+		require.Equal(t, g2.Issued, GroupIssuedJWT, "group2 issued should match")
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccountManager_GetAccountFromPAT(t *testing.T) {
 	store := newStore(t)
 	account := newAccountWithId("account_id", "testuser", "")
diff --git a/management/server/file_store.go b/management/server/file_store.go
index c39af154a..09a6063d7 100644
--- a/management/server/file_store.go
+++ b/management/server/file_store.go
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ func restore(file string) (*FileStore, error) {
 						group.Peers[i] = p.ID
 					}
 				}
+				// TODO: delete this block after migration
+				if group.Issued == "" {
+					group.Issued = GroupIssuedAPI
+				}
 			}
 
 			// detect routes that have Peer.Key as a reference and replace it with ID.
diff --git a/management/server/file_store_test.go b/management/server/file_store_test.go
index ce035ea83..7d1b49812 100644
--- a/management/server/file_store_test.go
+++ b/management/server/file_store_test.go
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ func TestRestore(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, store.TokenID2UserID, 1, "failed to restore a FileStore wrong TokenID2UserID mapping length")
 }
 
+// TODO: outdated, delete this
 func TestRestorePolicies_Migration(t *testing.T) {
 	storeDir := t.TempDir()
 
@@ -296,6 +297,30 @@ func TestRestorePolicies_Migration(t *testing.T) {
 		"failed to restore a FileStore file - missing Account Policies Sources")
 }
 
+func TestRestoreGroups_Migration(t *testing.T) {
+	storeDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	err := util.CopyFileContents("testdata/store.json", filepath.Join(storeDir, "store.json"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	store, err := NewFileStore(storeDir, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	account := store.Accounts["bf1c8084-ba50-4ce7-9439-34653001fc3b"]
+	require.Len(t, account.Groups, 1, "failed to restore a FileStore file - missing Account Groups")
+
+	var group *Group
+	for _, g := range account.Groups {
+		group = g
+	}
+
+	require.Equal(t, group.Issued, GroupIssuedAPI, "default group should has API issued mark")
+}
+
 func TestGetAccountByPrivateDomain(t *testing.T) {
 	storeDir := t.TempDir()
 
diff --git a/management/server/group.go b/management/server/group.go
index 688d6dafa..dd1229c86 100644
--- a/management/server/group.go
+++ b/management/server/group.go
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ type Group struct {
 	// Name visible in the UI
 	Name string
 
+	// Issued of the group
+	Issued string
+
 	// Peers list of the group
 	Peers []string
 }
@@ -45,9 +48,10 @@ func (g *Group) EventMeta() map[string]any {
 
 func (g *Group) Copy() *Group {
 	return &Group{
-		ID:    g.ID,
-		Name:  g.Name,
-		Peers: g.Peers[:],
+		ID:     g.ID,
+		Name:   g.Name,
+		Issued: g.Issued,
+		Peers:  g.Peers[:],
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/management/server/jwtclaims/claims.go b/management/server/jwtclaims/claims.go
index 2d7dc499a..946c0b8be 100644
--- a/management/server/jwtclaims/claims.go
+++ b/management/server/jwtclaims/claims.go
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 package jwtclaims
 
+import (
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt"
+)
+
 // AuthorizationClaims stores authorization information from JWTs
 type AuthorizationClaims struct {
 	UserId         string
 	AccountId      string
 	Domain         string
 	DomainCategory string
+
+	Raw jwt.MapClaims
 }
diff --git a/management/server/jwtclaims/extractor.go b/management/server/jwtclaims/extractor.go
index 9aa00a004..466856d77 100644
--- a/management/server/jwtclaims/extractor.go
+++ b/management/server/jwtclaims/extractor.go
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ func NewClaimsExtractor(options ...ClaimsExtractorOption) *ClaimsExtractor {
 // FromToken extracts claims from the token (after auth)
 func (c *ClaimsExtractor) FromToken(token *jwt.Token) AuthorizationClaims {
 	claims := token.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
-	jwtClaims := AuthorizationClaims{}
+	jwtClaims := AuthorizationClaims{
+		Raw: claims,
+	}
 	userID, ok := claims[c.userIDClaim].(string)
 	if !ok {
 		return jwtClaims
diff --git a/management/server/jwtclaims/extractor_test.go b/management/server/jwtclaims/extractor_test.go
index 53f8818b1..9bececac6 100644
--- a/management/server/jwtclaims/extractor_test.go
+++ b/management/server/jwtclaims/extractor_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ func TestExtractClaimsFromRequestContext(t *testing.T) {
 			Domain:         "test.com",
 			AccountId:      "testAcc",
 			DomainCategory: "public",
+			Raw: jwt.MapClaims{
+				"https://login/wt_account_domain":          "test.com",
+				"https://login/wt_account_domain_category": "public",
+				"https://login/wt_account_id":              "testAcc",
+				"sub":                                      "test",
+			},
 		},
 		testingFunc: require.EqualValues,
 		expectedMSG: "extracted claims should match input claims",
@@ -59,6 +65,10 @@ func TestExtractClaimsFromRequestContext(t *testing.T) {
 		inputAuthorizationClaims: AuthorizationClaims{
 			UserId:    "test",
 			AccountId: "testAcc",
+			Raw: jwt.MapClaims{
+				"https://login/wt_account_id": "testAcc",
+				"sub":                         "test",
+			},
 		},
 		testingFunc: require.EqualValues,
 		expectedMSG: "extracted claims should match input claims",
@@ -70,6 +80,10 @@ func TestExtractClaimsFromRequestContext(t *testing.T) {
 		inputAuthorizationClaims: AuthorizationClaims{
 			UserId: "test",
 			Domain: "test.com",
+			Raw: jwt.MapClaims{
+				"https://login/wt_account_domain": "test.com",
+				"sub":                             "test",
+			},
 		},
 		testingFunc: require.EqualValues,
 		expectedMSG: "extracted claims should match input claims",
@@ -82,6 +96,11 @@ func TestExtractClaimsFromRequestContext(t *testing.T) {
 			UserId:    "test",
 			Domain:    "test.com",
 			AccountId: "testAcc",
+			Raw: jwt.MapClaims{
+				"https://login/wt_account_domain": "test.com",
+				"https://login/wt_account_id":     "testAcc",
+				"sub":                             "test",
+			},
 		},
 		testingFunc: require.EqualValues,
 		expectedMSG: "extracted claims should match input claims",
@@ -92,6 +111,9 @@ func TestExtractClaimsFromRequestContext(t *testing.T) {
 		inputAudiance: "https://login/",
 		inputAuthorizationClaims: AuthorizationClaims{
 			UserId: "test",
+			Raw: jwt.MapClaims{
+				"sub": "test",
+			},
 		},
 		testingFunc: require.EqualValues,
 		expectedMSG: "extracted claims should match input claims",