diff --git a/PluralKit.API/Controllers/v2/GroupControllerV2.cs b/PluralKit.API/Controllers/v2/GroupControllerV2.cs
index 4b351e67..63f4e6a4 100644
--- a/PluralKit.API/Controllers/v2/GroupControllerV2.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.API/Controllers/v2/GroupControllerV2.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.API
         public GroupControllerV2(IServiceProvider svc) : base(svc) { }
 
         [HttpGet("systems/{systemRef}/groups")]
-        public async Task<IActionResult> GetSystemGroups(string systemRef)
+        public async Task<IActionResult> GetSystemGroups(string systemRef, [FromQuery] bool with_members)
         {
             var system = await ResolveSystem(systemRef);
             if (system == null)
@@ -26,14 +26,29 @@ namespace PluralKit.API
 
             var ctx = this.ContextFor(system);
 
+            if (with_members && !system.MemberListPrivacy.CanAccess(ctx))
+                throw Errors.UnauthorizedMemberList;
+
             if (!system.GroupListPrivacy.CanAccess(User.ContextFor(system)))
                 throw Errors.UnauthorizedGroupList;
 
             var groups = _repo.GetSystemGroups(system.Id);
-            return Ok(await groups
+
+            var j_groups = await groups
                 .Where(g => g.Visibility.CanAccess(ctx))
-                .Select(g => g.ToJson(ctx))
-                .ToListAsync());
+                .Select(g => g.ToJson(ctx, needsMembersArray: with_members))
+                .ToListAsync();
+
+            if (with_members && j_groups.Count > 0)
+            {
+                var q = await _repo.GetGroupMemberInfo(await groups.Select(x => x.Id).ToListAsync());
+
+                foreach (var row in q)
+                    if (row.MemberVisibility.CanAccess(ctx))
+                        ((JArray)j_groups.Find(x => x.Value<string>("id") == row.Group)["members"]).Add(row.MemberUuid);
+            }
+
+            return Ok(j_groups);
         }
 
         [HttpPost("groups")]
diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Database/Repository/ModelRepository.GroupMember.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Database/Repository/ModelRepository.GroupMember.cs
index 06ff7319..9c9ffaa8 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Core/Database/Repository/ModelRepository.GroupMember.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Database/Repository/ModelRepository.GroupMember.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 using SqlKata;
@@ -25,6 +27,15 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
             return _db.QueryStream<PKMember>(query);
         }
 
+        public Task<IEnumerable<GroupMember>> GetGroupMemberInfo(IEnumerable<GroupId> ids)
+        {
+            return _db.Query<GroupMember>(new Query("group_members")
+                .LeftJoin("groups", "groups.id", "group_members.group_id")
+                .LeftJoin("members", "members.id", "group_members.member_id")
+                .Select("groups.hid as group", "members.hid as member", "members.uuid as member_uuid", "members.member_visibility")
+                .WhereIn("group_members.group_id", ids.Select(x => x.Value).ToArray()));
+        }
+
         // todo: add this to metrics tracking
         public async Task AddGroupsToMember(MemberId member, IReadOnlyCollection<GroupId> groups)
         {
@@ -93,4 +104,12 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
             return _db.ExecuteQuery(query);
         }
     }
+
+    public class GroupMember
+    {
+        public string Group { get; set; }
+        public string Member { get; set; }
+        public Guid MemberUuid { get; set; }
+        public PrivacyLevel MemberVisibility { get; set; }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Models/PKGroup.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Models/PKGroup.cs
index 989a64eb..f4523d5e 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Core/Models/PKGroup.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Models/PKGroup.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
         public static string? IconFor(this PKGroup group, LookupContext ctx) =>
             group.IconPrivacy.Get(ctx, group.Icon?.TryGetCleanCdnUrl());
 
-        public static JObject ToJson(this PKGroup group, LookupContext ctx, string? systemStr = null, bool isExport = false)
+        public static JObject ToJson(this PKGroup group, LookupContext ctx, string? systemStr = null, bool needsMembersArray = false)
         {
             var o = new JObject();
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
 
             o.Add("created", group.Created.FormatExport());
 
-            if (isExport)
+            if (needsMembersArray)
                 o.Add("members", new JArray());
 
             if (ctx == LookupContext.ByOwner)
diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Services/DataFileService.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Services/DataFileService.cs
index 63ad91b6..7e96f8be 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Core/Services/DataFileService.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Services/DataFileService.cs
@@ -40,15 +40,11 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
             o.Add("members", new JArray((await _repo.GetSystemMembers(system.Id).ToListAsync()).Select(m => m.ToJson(LookupContext.ByOwner))));
 
             var groups = (await _repo.GetSystemGroups(system.Id).ToListAsync());
-            var j_groups = groups.Select(x => x.ToJson(LookupContext.ByOwner, isExport: true)).ToList();
+            var j_groups = groups.Select(x => x.ToJson(LookupContext.ByOwner, needsMembersArray: true)).ToList();
 
             if (groups.Count > 0)
             {
-                var q = await conn.QueryAsync<GroupMember>(@$"select groups.hid as group, members.hid as member from group_members
-                        left join groups on groups.id = group_members.group_id
-                        left join members on members.id = group_members.member_id 
-                    where group_members.group_id in ({string.Join(", ", groups.Select(x => x.Id.Value.ToString()))})
-                ");
+                var q = await _repo.GetGroupMemberInfo(groups.Select(x => x.Id));
 
                 foreach (var row in q)
                     ((JArray)j_groups.Find(x => x.Value<string>("id") == row.Group)["members"]).Add(row.Member);
@@ -80,10 +76,4 @@ namespace PluralKit.Core
         }
 
     }
-
-    public class GroupMember
-    {
-        public string Group { get; set; }
-        public string Member { get; set; }
-    }
 }
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diff --git a/docs/content/api/endpoints.md b/docs/content/api/endpoints.md
index 62740029..21e7e9f2 100644
--- a/docs/content/api/endpoints.md
+++ b/docs/content/api/endpoints.md
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ Returns a [member guild settings](/api/models#member-guild-settings) object on s
 
 GET `/systems/{systemRef}/groups`
 
+Query String Parameters
+|name|type|description
+|---|---|---|
+|with_members|boolean|includes `members` key with array of member UUIDs in each group object|
+
 Returns a list of [group objects](/api/models/#group-model).
 
 ### Create Group