diff --git a/app/js/controllers.js b/app/js/controllers.js
index 45eed8a6..9b77639f 100644
--- a/app/js/controllers.js
+++ b/app/js/controllers.js
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ angular.module('myApp.controllers', [])
     };
 
     $scope.openGroup = function () {
-      ContactsSelectService.selectContacts().then(function (userIDs) {
+      ContactsSelectService.selectContacts({action: 'new_group'}).then(function (userIDs) {
 
         if (userIDs.length == 1) {
           $scope.dialogSelect(AppUsersManager.getUserString(userIDs[0]));
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ angular.module('myApp.controllers', [])
         }
       }
     });
-    
+
     $scope.$on('contact_imported', function () {
       if (contactsShown) {
         loadDialogs();
diff --git a/app/js/services.js b/app/js/services.js
index fc8a7d04..ae411f7c 100644
--- a/app/js/services.js
+++ b/app/js/services.js
@@ -3619,10 +3619,10 @@ angular.module('myApp.services', [])
 
     var scope = $rootScope.$new();
     scope.multiSelect = multiSelect;
-    if (multiSelect) {
+    angular.extend(scope, options);
+    if (!scope.action && multiSelect) {
       scope.action = 'select';
     }
-    angular.extend(scope, options);
 
     return $modal.open({
       templateUrl: 'partials/contacts_modal.html',
diff --git a/app/partials/contacts_modal.html b/app/partials/contacts_modal.html
index 16598c24..54232890 100644
--- a/app/partials/contacts_modal.html
+++ b/app/partials/contacts_modal.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <div class="modal-body">
 
     <div class="contacts_modal_header">
-      <div class="contacts_modal_edit_wrap" ng-if="action != 'select'" ng-switch="action">
+      <div class="contacts_modal_edit_wrap" ng-if="!action || action == 'edit'" ng-switch="action">
         <a ng-switch-when="edit" class="contacts_modal_edit_link" ng-click="toggleEdit(false)">
           Cancel
         </a>
@@ -13,7 +13,16 @@
           Edit
         </a>
       </div>
-      <h4 class="contacts_modal_title">Contacts</h4>
+      <h4 class="contacts_modal_title" ng-switch="action">
+        <div ng-switch-when="new_group" ng-switch="selectedCount > 0">
+          <span ng-switch-when="true">
+            <ng-pluralize count="selectedCount" when="{'one': '1 participant', 'other': '{} participants'}">
+            </ng-pluralize>
+          </span>
+          <span ng-switch-default>New Group</span>
+        </div>
+        <span ng-switch-default>Contacts</span>
+      </h4>
     </div>
 
 
@@ -60,8 +69,15 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class="modal-footer contacts_modal_panel" ng-switch="action">
+    <div ng-switch-when="new_group" class="pull-right">
+      <button class="btn btn-link" ng-click="$dismiss()">Cancel</button>
+      <button class="btn btn-primary" ng-class="{disabled: !selectedCount}" ng-disabled="!selectedCount" ng-click="submitSelected()" type="submit">
+        Next
+      </button>
+    </div>
+
     <button ng-switch-when="select" class="btn btn-primary" ng-class="{disabled: !selectedCount}" ng-disabled="!selectedCount" ng-click="submitSelected()" type="submit">
-      Next »
+      Next
     </button>
     <button ng-switch-when="edit" class="btn btn-danger"  ng-class="{disabled: !selectedCount}" ng-disabled="!selectedCount" ng-click="deleteSelected()">
       Delete <strong ng-bind="selectedCount"></strong>