diff --git a/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php b/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
index d7800469fe..2556aa06ce 100644
--- a/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
@@ -3234,24 +3234,26 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForUserGroupsTable()
     $tabs = PMA_Util::getMenuTabList();
 
     $html_output  = '<h2>' . __('User groups') . '</h2>';
-    $html_output .= '<form name="userGroupsForm" id="userGroupsForm"'
-        . ' action="server_privileges.php" method="post">';
-    $html_output .= PMA_generate_common_hidden_inputs();
-    $html_output .= '<table id="userGroupsTable">';
-    $html_output .= '<thead><tr>';
-    $html_output .= '<th style="white-space: nowrap">' . __('User group') . '</th>';
-    $html_output .= '<th>' . __('Server level tabs') . '</th>';
-    $html_output .= '<th>' . __('Database level tabs') . '</th>';
-    $html_output .= '<th>' . __('Table level tabs') . '</th>';
-    $html_output .= '<th>' . __('Action') . '</th>';
-    $html_output .= '</tr></thead>';
-    $html_output .= '<tbody>';
-
     $groupTable = PMA_Util::backquote($GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['pmadb'])
         . "." . PMA_Util::backquote($GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['usergroups']);
     $sql_query = "SELECT * FROM " . $groupTable;
     $result = PMA_queryAsControlUser($sql_query, false);
-    if ($result) {
+
+    if ($result && $GLOBALS['dbi']->numRows($result)) {
+        $html_output .= '<form name="userGroupsForm" id="userGroupsForm"'
+            . ' action="server_privileges.php" method="post">';
+        $html_output .= PMA_generate_common_hidden_inputs();
+        $html_output .= '<table id="userGroupsTable">';
+        $html_output .= '<thead><tr>';
+        $html_output .= '<th style="white-space: nowrap">'
+            . __('User group') . '</th>';
+        $html_output .= '<th>' . __('Server level tabs') . '</th>';
+        $html_output .= '<th>' . __('Database level tabs') . '</th>';
+        $html_output .= '<th>' . __('Table level tabs') . '</th>';
+        $html_output .= '<th>' . __('Action') . '</th>';
+        $html_output .= '</tr></thead>';
+        $html_output .= '<tbody>';
+
         $odd = true;
         while ($row = $GLOBALS['dbi']->fetchAssoc($result)) {
             $html_output .= '<tr class="' . ($odd ? 'odd' : 'even') . '">';
@@ -3282,13 +3284,13 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForUserGroupsTable()
 
             $odd = ! $odd;
         }
+
+        $html_output .= '</tbody>';
+        $html_output .= '</table>';
+        $html_output .= '</form>';
     }
     $GLOBALS['dbi']->freeResult($result);
 
-    $html_output .= '</tbody>';
-    $html_output .= '</table>';
-    $html_output .= '</form>';
-
     $html_output .= '<fieldset id="fieldset_add_user_group">';
     $html_output .= '<a href="server_user_groups.php?'
         . PMA_generate_common_url() . '&addUserGroup=1">'