diff --git a/brood/actions.py b/brood/actions.py
index cbc39a6..ece3165 100644
--- a/brood/actions.py
+++ b/brood/actions.py
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ def create_group(
 
 
 def get_groups_for_user(
-    session: Session, user_id: uuid.UUID
+    session: Session, user_id: uuid.UUID, include_metrics: bool = True
 ) -> List[data.GroupUserResponse]:
     """
     Get list of groups current user belongs to.
@@ -1180,19 +1180,27 @@ def get_groups_for_user(
         .all()
     )
 
-    groups_response = [
-        data.GroupUserResponse(
-            group_id=group.id,
-            user_id=group.user_id,
-            user_type=group.user_type,
-            autogenerated=group.autogenerated,
-            group_name=group.name,
-            parent=group.parent,
-            num_users=get_num_users(session, group),
-            num_seats=get_num_seats(session, group),
+    groups_response = []
+
+    for group in groups:
+        num_users = None
+        num_seats = None
+        if include_metrics:
+            num_users = get_num_users(session, group)
+            num_seats = get_num_seats(session, group)
+
+        groups_response.append(
+            data.GroupUserResponse(
+                group_id=group.id,
+                user_id=group.user_id,
+                user_type=group.user_type,
+                autogenerated=group.autogenerated,
+                group_name=group.name,
+                parent=group.parent,
+                num_users=num_users,
+                num_seats=num_seats,
+            )
         )
-        for group in groups
-    ]
 
     return groups_response
 
diff --git a/brood/api.py b/brood/api.py
index 10374cd..a6bc574 100644
--- a/brood/api.py
+++ b/brood/api.py
@@ -810,13 +810,16 @@ async def get_group_children_handler(
 async def get_groups_handler(
     current_user: models.User = Depends(get_current_user),
     db_session=Depends(yield_db_session_from_env),
+    include_metrics: bool = Query(True),
 ) -> data.GroupUserListResponse:
     """
     Get list of groups user belongs to.
     """
     groups_list: Optional[List[data.GroupUserResponse]] = []
     try:
-        groups_list = actions.get_groups_for_user(db_session, user_id=current_user.id)
+        groups_list = actions.get_groups_for_user(
+            db_session, user_id=current_user.id, include_metrics=include_metrics
+        )
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Error getting list of groups for user: {str(e)}")
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500)