diff --git a/group/import_form.php b/group/import_form.php
index e877b5f7bbf08..ce13446d3ecb5 100644
--- a/group/import_form.php
+++ b/group/import_form.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 }
 
 require_once($CFG->libdir.'/formslib.php');
+require_once($CFG->libdir . '/csvlib.class.php');
 
 /**
  * Groups import form class
@@ -56,6 +57,19 @@ function definition() {
         $mform->addElement('hidden', 'id');
         $mform->setType('id', PARAM_INT);
 
+        $choices = csv_import_reader::get_delimiter_list();
+        $mform->addElement('select', 'delimiter_name', get_string('csvdelimiter', 'group'), $choices);
+        if (array_key_exists('cfg', $choices)) {
+            $mform->setDefault('delimiter_name', 'cfg');
+        } else if (get_string('listsep', 'langconfig') == ';') {
+            $mform->setDefault('delimiter_name', 'semicolon');
+        } else {
+            $mform->setDefault('delimiter_name', 'comma');
+        }
+
+        $choices = core_text::get_encodings();
+        $mform->addElement('select', 'encoding', get_string('encoding', 'group'), $choices);
+        $mform->setDefault('encoding', 'UTF-8');
         $this->add_action_buttons(true, get_string('importgroups', 'core_group'));
 
         $this->set_data($data);
diff --git a/lang/en/group.php b/lang/en/group.php
index 9f32f85f89049..ab1ce3eb3dd4c 100644
--- a/lang/en/group.php
+++ b/lang/en/group.php
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 $string['creategroupinselectedgrouping'] = 'Create group in grouping';
 $string['createingrouping'] = 'Grouping of auto-created groups';
 $string['createorphangroup'] = 'Create orphan group';
+$string['csvdelimiter'] = 'CSV delimiter';
 $string['databaseupgradegroups'] = 'Groups version is now {$a}';
 $string['defaultgrouping'] = 'Default grouping';
 $string['defaultgroupingname'] = 'Grouping';
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
 $string['editusersgroupsa'] = 'Edit groups for "{$a}"';
 $string['enablemessaging'] = 'Group messaging';
 $string['enablemessaging_help'] = 'If enabled, group members can send messages to the others in their group via the messaging drawer.';
+$string['encoding'] = 'Encoding';
 $string['enrolmentkey'] = 'Enrolment key';
 $string['enrolmentkey_help'] = 'An enrolment key enables access to the course to be restricted to only those who know the key. If a group enrolment key is specified, then not only will entering that key let the user into the course, but it will also automatically make them a member of this group.