diff --git a/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php b/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
index 059595e619..932d7a3d13 100644
--- a/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
@@ -2951,6 +2951,33 @@ function PMA_getUserGroupCount()
     return $user_group_count;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns name of user group that user is part of
+ *
+ * @param string $username User name
+ *
+ * @return mixed usergroup if found or null if not found
+ */
+function PMA_getUserGroupForUser($username)
+{
+    $cfgRelation = PMA_getRelationsParam();
+    $user_table = Util::backquote($cfgRelation['db'])
+        . '.' . Util::backquote($cfgRelation['users']);
+    $sql_query = 'SELECT `usergroup` FROM ' . $user_table
+        . ' WHERE `username` = \'' . $username . '\''
+        . ' LIMIT 1';
+
+    $usergroup = $GLOBALS['dbi']->fetchValue(
+        $sql_query, 0, 0, $GLOBALS['controllink']
+    );
+
+    if ($usergroup === false) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return $usergroup;
+}
+
 /**
  * This function return the extra data array for the ajax behavior
  *
@@ -3129,8 +3156,15 @@ function PMA_getChangeLoginInformationHtmlForm($username, $hostname)
         . '<input type="hidden" name="old_username" '
         . 'value="' . htmlspecialchars($username) . '" />' . "\n"
         . '<input type="hidden" name="old_hostname" '
-        . 'value="' . htmlspecialchars($hostname) . '" />' . "\n"
-        . '<fieldset id="fieldset_change_copy_user">' . "\n"
+        . 'value="' . htmlspecialchars($hostname) . '" />' . "\n";
+
+    $usergroup = PMA_getUserGroupForUser($username);
+    if ($usergroup !== null) {
+        $html_output .= '<input type="hidden" name="old_usergroup" '
+        . 'value="' . htmlspecialchars($usergroup) . '" />' . "\n";
+    }
+
+    $html_output .= '<fieldset id="fieldset_change_copy_user">' . "\n"
         . '<legend data-submenu-label="' . __('Login Information') . '">' . "\n"
         . __('Change login information / Copy user account')
         . '</legend>' . "\n"
@@ -4292,6 +4326,12 @@ function PMA_addUser(
         );
     }
 
+    // Copy the user group while copying a user
+    $old_usergroup =
+        $_REQUEST['old_usergroup'] ? $_REQUEST['old_usergroup'] : null;
+    PMA_setUserGroup($_REQUEST['username'], $old_usergroup);
+
+
     if (isset($create_user_real)) {
         $queries[] = $create_user_real;
     }
diff --git a/test/libraries/PMA_server_privileges_test.php b/test/libraries/PMA_server_privileges_test.php
index 62c9030cd1..abf318bf01 100644
--- a/test/libraries/PMA_server_privileges_test.php
+++ b/test/libraries/PMA_server_privileges_test.php
@@ -1638,6 +1638,7 @@ class PMA_ServerPrivileges_Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         $username = "pma_username";
         $hostname = "pma_hostname";
+        $GLOBALS['cfgRelation']['menuswork'] = true;
 
         $dbi_old = $GLOBALS['dbi'];
         $dbi = $this->getMockBuilder('PMA\libraries\DatabaseInterface')
@@ -1650,6 +1651,11 @@ class PMA_ServerPrivileges_Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $dbi->expects($this->any())->method('fetchResult')
             ->will($this->returnValue($fields_info));
 
+        $expected_userGroup = "pma_usergroup";
+
+        $dbi->expects($this->any())->method('fetchValue')
+            ->will($this->returnValue($expected_userGroup));
+
         $GLOBALS['dbi'] = $dbi;
 
         //PMA_getChangeLoginInformationHtmlForm
@@ -1677,6 +1683,12 @@ class PMA_ServerPrivileges_Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             $html
         );
 
+        $this->assertContains(
+            '<input type="hidden" name="old_usergroup" value="'
+                . $expected_userGroup . '" />',
+            $html
+        );
+
         //Create a new user with the same privileges
         $this->assertContains(
             "Create a new user account with the same privileges",
@@ -1686,6 +1698,38 @@ class PMA_ServerPrivileges_Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $GLOBALS['dbi'] = $dbi_old;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test for PMA_getUserGroupForUser
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testPMAGetUserGroupForUser()
+    {
+        $username = "pma_username";
+        $hostname = "pma_hostname";
+        $GLOBALS['cfgRelation']['menuswork'] = true;
+
+        $dbi_old = $GLOBALS['dbi'];
+        $dbi = $this->getMockBuilder('PMA\libraries\DatabaseInterface')
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+        $expected_userGroup = "pma_usergroup";
+
+        $dbi->expects($this->any())->method('fetchValue')
+            ->will($this->returnValue($expected_userGroup));
+
+        $GLOBALS['dbi'] = $dbi;
+
+        $returned_userGroup = PMA_getUserGroupForUser($username);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $expected_userGroup,
+            $returned_userGroup
+        );
+
+        $GLOBALS['dbi'] = $dbi_old;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test for PMA_getLinkToDbAndTable
      *