diff --git a/ckan/controllers/package.py b/ckan/controllers/package.py
index 562fee6f7a0..a8f035f28f6 100644
--- a/ckan/controllers/package.py
+++ b/ckan/controllers/package.py
@@ -444,9 +444,8 @@ def new(self, data=None, errors=None, error_summary=None):
             return self._save_new(context)
 
         data = data or clean_dict(unflatten(tuplize_dict(parse_params(
-            request.params, ignore_keys=CACHE_PARAMETERS))))
+            request.POST, ignore_keys=CACHE_PARAMETERS))))
         c.resources_json = json.dumps(data.get('resources', []))
-
         # convert tags if not supplied in data
         if data and not data.get('tag_string'):
             data['tag_string'] = ', '.join(
@@ -462,6 +461,11 @@ def new(self, data=None, errors=None, error_summary=None):
         elif data.get('state') == 'draft-complete':
             stage = ['active', 'complete', 'complete']
 
+        # if we are creating from a group then this allows the group to be
+        # set automatically
+        data['group_id'] = request.params.get('group') or \
+            request.params.get('groups__0__id')
+
         vars = {'data': data, 'errors': errors,
                 'error_summary': error_summary,
                 'action': 'new', 'stage': stage}
diff --git a/ckan/templates/group/read.html b/ckan/templates/group/read.html
index 03d3d5fb92b..cd26d8b5bcb 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/group/read.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/group/read.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 {% block actions_content %}
   {% if h.check_access('group_update', {'id': c.group.id}) %}
-    <li>{% link_for _('Add Dataset'), controller='group', action='edit', id=c.group_dict.name, class_='btn', icon='plus' %}</li>
+    <li>{% link_for _('Add Dataset to Group'), controller='package', action='new', group=c.group_dict.id, class_='btn', icon='plus' %}</li>
     <li>{% link_for _('Edit'), controller='group', action='edit', id=c.group_dict.name, class_='btn', icon='cog' %}</li>
   {% endif %}
   {# <li>{% link_for _('History'), controller='group', action='history', id=c.group_dict.name, class_='btn', icon='undo' %}</li> #}
diff --git a/ckan/templates/package/snippets/package_basic_fields.html b/ckan/templates/package/snippets/package_basic_fields.html
index e88b0d24363..994ab0149bc 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/package/snippets/package_basic_fields.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/package/snippets/package_basic_fields.html
@@ -32,3 +32,8 @@
     </span>
   </div>
 </div>
+
+{# if we have a default group then this wants remembering #}
+{% if data.group_id %}
+  <input type="hidden" name="groups__0__id" value="{{ data.group_id }}" />
+{% endif %}