diff --git a/actions/groups.php b/actions/groups.php
index 26b52a5fcd..b49d80f377 100644
--- a/actions/groups.php
+++ b/actions/groups.php
@@ -100,11 +100,13 @@ class GroupsAction extends Action
 
     function showContent()
     {
-        $this->elementStart('p', array('id' => 'new_group'));
-        $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('newgroup'),
-                                  'class' => 'more'),
-                       _('Create a new group'));
-        $this->elementEnd('p');
+        if (common_logged_in()) {
+            $this->elementStart('p', array('id' => 'new_group'));
+            $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('newgroup'),
+                                      'class' => 'more'),
+                           _('Create a new group'));
+            $this->elementEnd('p');
+        }
 
         $offset = ($this->page-1) * GROUPS_PER_PAGE;
         $limit =  GROUPS_PER_PAGE + 1;