diff --git a/ckan/logic/action/create.py b/ckan/logic/action/create.py
index 653dcc801b7..e5dd055fade 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/action/create.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/action/create.py
@@ -180,11 +180,14 @@ def member_create(context, data_dict=None):
     obj_type = data_dict['object_type']
     capacity = data_dict['capacity']
 
+    if 'group' not in context:
+        context['group'] = group_id
+
     # User must be able to update the group to add a member to it
     check_access('group_update', context, data_dict)
 
     # Look up existing, in case it exists
-    member = model.Session.Query(model.Member).\
+    member = model.Session.query(model.Member).\
             filter(model.Member.table_name == obj_type).\
             filter(model.Member.table_id == obj_id).\
             filter(model.Member.group_id == group_id).\
@@ -197,6 +200,7 @@ def member_create(context, data_dict=None):
                               table_id = obj_id,
                               group_id = group_id,
                               capacity=capacity)
+
     model.Session.add(member)
     model.repo.commit()
 
diff --git a/ckan/logic/action/delete.py b/ckan/logic/action/delete.py
index f1f26fc9318..b2d75458f47 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/action/delete.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/action/delete.py
@@ -87,20 +87,21 @@ def member_delete(context, data_dict=None):
     obj_id   = data_dict['object']
     obj_type = data_dict['object_type']
 
+    if 'group' not in context:
+        context['group'] = group_id
+
     # User must be able to update the group to remove a member from it
     check_access('group_update', context, data_dict)
 
-    member = model.Session.Query(model.Member).\
+    member = model.Session.query(model.Member).\
             filter(model.Member.table_name == obj_type).\
             filter(model.Member.table_id == obj_id).\
             filter(model.Member.group_id == group_id).\
             filter(model.Member.state    == "active").first()
-
     if member:
         member.delete()
         model.repo.commit()
 
-
 def group_delete(context, data_dict):
 
     model = context['model']
diff --git a/ckan/logic/action/get.py b/ckan/logic/action/get.py
index dff5b685b9f..d39bac699f3 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/action/get.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/action/get.py
@@ -118,14 +118,16 @@ def member_list(context, data_dict=None):
     model = context['model']
     user = context['user']
 
-    # User must be able to update the group to remove a member from it
-    check_access('group_show', context, data_dict)
-
     group_id = data_dict['group']
     obj_type = data_dict.get('object_type', None)
     capacity = data_dict.get('capacity', None)
 
-    q = model.Session.Query(model.Member).\
+    # User must be able to update the group to remove a member from it
+    if 'group' not in context:
+        context['group'] = group_id
+    check_access('group_show', context, data_dict)
+
+    q = model.Session.query(model.Member).\
             filter(model.Member.group_id == group_id).\
             filter(model.Member.state    == "active")
 
diff --git a/ckan/tests/logic/test_member.py b/ckan/tests/logic/test_member.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dcb6e8cba73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ckan/tests/logic/test_member.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+from ckan import model
+from ckan.logic import get_action
+from ckan.lib.create_test_data import CreateTestData
+
+class TestMemberLogic(object):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_class(cls):
+        cls.username = 'testsysadmin'
+        cls.groupname = 'david'
+
+        model.Session.remove()
+        CreateTestData.create()
+        model.Session.remove()
+        model.repo.new_revision()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def teardown_class(cls):
+        model.repo.rebuild_db()
+
+    def _build_context( self, obj, obj_type, capacity='member'):
+        ctx = { 'model': model,
+                'session': model.Session,
+                'user':self.username}
+        dd = {
+            'group': self.groupname,
+            'object': obj,
+            'object_type': obj_type,
+            'capacity': capacity }
+        return ctx, dd
+
+    def _add_member( self, obj, obj_type, capacity):
+        ctx, dd = self._build_context(obj,obj_type,capacity)
+        return get_action('member_create')(ctx,dd)
+
+    def test_member_add(self):
+        res = self._add_member( 'warandpeace', 'package', 'member')
+        assert 'capacity' in res and res['capacity'] == u'member'
+        assert 'group_id' in res and res['group_id'] == u'david'
+
+    def test_member_list(self):
+        _ = self._add_member( 'warandpeace', 'package', 'member')
+        _ = self._add_member( 'annakarenina', 'package', 'member')
+        ctx, dd = self._build_context('','package')
+        res = get_action('member_list')(ctx,dd)
+        assert res[0][0] == 'warandpeace', res
+        assert res[1][0] == 'annakarenina', res
+
+        ctx, dd = self._build_context('','user', 'admin')
+        res = get_action('member_list')(ctx,dd)
+        assert len(res) == 0, res
+
+        _ = self._add_member( self.username, 'user', 'admin')
+        ctx, dd = self._build_context('','user', 'admin')
+        res = get_action('member_list')(ctx,dd)
+        assert len(res) == 1, res
+
+
+    def test_member_delete(self):
+        _ = self._add_member( self.username, 'user', 'admin')
+        ctx, dd = self._build_context(self.username,'user', 'admin')
+        res = get_action('member_list')(ctx,dd)
+        assert len(res) == 1, res
+
+        get_action('member_delete')(ctx,dd)
+
+        res = get_action('member_list')(ctx,dd)
+        assert len(res) == 0, res