diff --git a/ckan/config/routing.py b/ckan/config/routing.py
index fc5a81584e5..44df60358c0 100644
--- a/ckan/config/routing.py
+++ b/ckan/config/routing.py
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ def make_map():
           'follow',
           'unfollow',
           'admins',
+          'about',
           'activity',
           ]))
           )
diff --git a/ckan/controllers/group.py b/ckan/controllers/group.py
index 2e76081764e..b08cb22daeb 100644
--- a/ckan/controllers/group.py
+++ b/ckan/controllers/group.py
@@ -551,21 +551,21 @@ def unfollow(self, id):
         h.redirect_to(controller='group', action='read', id=id)
 
     def followers(self, id=None):
-        context = {'model': model, 'session': model.Session,
-                   'user': c.user or c.author, 'for_view': True}
-        data_dict = {'id': id}
-        try:
-            c.group_dict = get_action('group_show')(context, data_dict)
-            c.followers = get_action('group_follower_list')(context,
-                    {'id': c.group_dict['id']})
-        except NotFound:
-            abort(404, _('Group not found'))
-        except NotAuthorized:
-            abort(401, _('Unauthorized to read group %s') % id)
-
+        context = self._get_group_dict(id)
+        c.followers = get_action('group_follower_list')(context,
+                                                        {'id': c.group_dict['id']})
         return render('group/followers.html')
 
     def admins(self, id=None):
+        context = self._get_group_dict(id)
+        c.admins = self.authorizer.get_admins(context['group'])
+        return render('group/admins.html')
+
+    def about(self, id=None):
+        self._get_group_dict(id)
+        return render('group/about.html')
+
+    def _get_group_dict(self, id):
         context = {'model': model, 'session': model.Session,
                    'user': c.user or c.author,
                    'for_view': True}
@@ -577,8 +577,7 @@ def admins(self, id=None):
             abort(404, _('Group not found'))
         except NotAuthorized:
             abort(401, _('Unauthorized to read group %s') % id)
-
-        return render('group/admins.html')
+        return context
 
     def _render_edit_form(self, fs):
         # errors arrive in c.error and fs.errors
diff --git a/ckan/lib/activity_streams.py b/ckan/lib/activity_streams.py
index 9ac8eb9a887..457767e5934 100644
--- a/ckan/lib/activity_streams.py
+++ b/ckan/lib/activity_streams.py
@@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ def activity_stream_string_new_related_item():
 # A dictionary mapping activity types to the icons associated to them
 activity_stream_string_icons = {
   'added tag': 'tag',
-  'changed group': 'users',
+  'changed group': 'group',
   'changed package': 'sitemap',
   'changed package_extra': 'edit',
   'changed resource': 'file',
   'changed user': 'user',
-  'deleted group': 'users',
+  'deleted group': 'group',
   'deleted package': 'sitemap',
   'deleted package_extra': 'edit',
   'deleted resource': 'file',
-  'new group': 'users',
+  'new group': 'group',
   'new package': 'sitemap',
   'new package_extra': 'edit',
   'new resource': 'file',
diff --git a/ckan/templates/group/about.html b/ckan/templates/group/about.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..985abe5fd1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ckan/templates/group/about.html
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{% extends "group/read.html" %}
+
+{% block subtitle %}{{ _('About') }} - {{ c.group_dict.title or c.group_dict.name }}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block primary_content_inner %}
+<section class="module-content">
+	<h1 class="hide-heading">{{ _('About') }}</h1>
+	<table class="table">
+		<col width="10">
+		<col width="60">
+		<tbody>
+			<tr>
+				<td>Name:</td>
+				<td>{{ c.group_dict.title or c.group_dict.name }}</td>
+			</tr>
+			<tr>
+				<td>Description:</td>
+				<td>
+				{% if c.group_dict.description %}
+					<p>{{ c.group_dict.description }}</p>
+				{% else %}
+					<p class="empty">{{ _('There is no description for this group') }}</p>
+				{% endif %}
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+			<tr>
+				<td>URL:</td>
+				<td>
+					<a href="{{ h.url_for(controller='group', action='read', id=c.group_dict.name) }}">
+						{{ h.url_for(controller='group', action='read', id=c.group_dict.name, qualified=true) }}
+					</a>
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+		</tbody>
+	</table>
+</section>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/ckan/templates/group/read.html b/ckan/templates/group/read.html
index edc5625a442..5e36a3763b6 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/group/read.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/group/read.html
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
           <li{% if c.action == 'admins' %} class="active"{% endif %}>
             {% link_for _('Administrators'), controller='group', action='admins', id=c.group_dict.name, icon='cog' %}
           </li>
+          <li{% if c.action == 'about' %} class="active"{% endif %}>
+            {% link_for _('About'), controller='group', action='about', id=c.group_dict.name, icon='info-sign' %}
+          </li>
         </ul>
       </header>
     {% endblock %}
@@ -54,11 +57,10 @@
       </div>
       <h1 class="heading">{{ c.group_dict.display_name }}</h1>
       {% if c.group_dict.description %}
-        {% if truncate %}
-          <p>{{ c.group_dict.description }}</p>
-        {% else %}
-          <p>{{ h.markdown_extract(c.group_dict.description, truncate) }}</p>
-        {% endif %}
+        <p>
+          {{ h.markdown_extract(c.group_dict.description, 180) }}
+          {% link_for _('read more'), controller='group', action='about', id=c.group_dict.name %}
+        </p>
       {% else %}
         <p class="empty">{{ _('There is no description for this group') }}</p>
       {% endif %}