diff --git a/static/js/settings_user_groups.js b/static/js/settings_user_groups.js
index ddef9d3e67..7c6d6f0852 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_user_groups.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_user_groups.js
@@ -10,8 +10,42 @@ exports.reset = function () {
     meta.loaded = false;
 };
 
+exports.populate_user_groups = function () {
+    if (!meta.loaded) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var user_groups_section = $('#user-groups').expectOne();
+    var user_groups_array = user_groups.get_realm_user_groups();
+
+    _.each(user_groups_array, function (data) {
+        user_groups_section.append(templates.render('admin_user_group_list', {
+            user_group: {
+                name: data.name,
+                id: data.id,
+                description: data.description,
+            },
+        }));
+
+        var pill_container = $('.pill-container[data-group-pills="' + data.name + '"]');
+        var pills = input_pill(pill_container);
+        data.members.forEach(function (user_id) {
+            var user = people.get_person_from_user_id(user_id);
+
+            if (user) {
+                pills.pill.append(user.full_name, user_id);
+            } else {
+                blueslip.warn('Unknown user ID ' + user_id + ' in members of user group ' + data.name);
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
+};
+
 exports.set_up = function () {
     meta.loaded = true;
+
+    exports.populate_user_groups();
 };
 
 return exports;