diff --git a/htaccess.sample b/htaccess.sample
index 8c8b2152ae..3406554d01 100644
--- a/htaccess.sample
+++ b/htaccess.sample
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ RewriteRule ^peopletag/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)$ index.php?action=peopletag&tag=$1 [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^featured/?$ index.php?action=featured [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^favorited/?$ index.php?action=favorited [L,QSA]
 
+RewriteRule ^group/new index.php?action=newgroup [L,QSA]
+RewriteRule ^group/([a-zA-Z0-9]+) index.php?action=showgroup&nickname=$1 [L,QSA]
+RewriteRule ^group/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/edit index.php?action=editgroup&nickname=$1 [L,QSA]
+RewriteRule ^group/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/join index.php?action=joingroup&nickname=$1 [L,QSA]
+RewriteRule ^group/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/leave index.php?action=leavegroup&nickname=$1 [L,QSA]
+RewriteRule ^group/([0-9]+)/id index.php?action=groupbyid&id=$1 [L,QSA]
+RewriteRule ^group/([0-9]+)/rss index.php?action=grouprss&id=$1 [L,QSA]
+
 # Twitter-compatible API rewrites
 # XXX: Surely these can be refactored a little -- Zach
 RewriteRule ^api/statuses/public_timeline(.*)$ index.php?action=api&apiaction=statuses&method=public_timeline$1 [L,QSA]
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 73c4cdcc88..7b30aeab44 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -915,6 +915,20 @@ function common_fancy_url($action, $args=null)
         } else {
             return common_path('main/sup');
         }
+     case 'newgroup':
+        return common_path('group/new');
+     case 'showgroup':
+        return common_path('group/'.$args['nickname']);
+     case 'editgroup':
+        return common_path('group/'.$args['nickname'].'/edit');
+     case 'joingroup':
+        return common_path('group/'.$args['nickname'].'/join');
+     case 'leavegroup':
+        return common_path('group/'.$args['nickname'].'/leave');
+     case 'groupbyid':
+        return common_path('group/'.$args['id'].'/id');
+     case 'grouprss':
+        return common_path('group/'.$args['nickname'].'/rss');
      default:
         return common_simple_url($action, $args);
     }