diff --git a/src/groups/groups.service.spec.ts b/src/groups/groups.service.spec.ts
index 334c8a835..da59c6ea5 100644
--- a/src/groups/groups.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/groups/groups.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { AlreadyInDBError, NotInDBError } from '../errors/errors';
 import { LoggerModule } from '../logger/logger.module';
 import { Group } from './group.entity';
 import { GroupsService } from './groups.service';
+import { SpecialGroup } from './groups.special';
 
 describe('GroupsService', () => {
   let service: GroupsService;
@@ -89,6 +90,17 @@ describe('GroupsService', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('getEveryoneGroup return EVERYONE group', async () => {
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(service, 'getGroupByName').mockImplementation();
+    await service.getEveryoneGroup();
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(SpecialGroup.EVERYONE);
+  });
+  it('getLoggedInGroup return LOGGED_IN group', async () => {
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(service, 'getGroupByName').mockImplementation();
+    await service.getLoggedInGroup();
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(SpecialGroup.LOGGED_IN);
+  });
+
   describe('toGroupDto', () => {
     it('works', () => {
       const groupDto = service.toGroupDto(group);
diff --git a/src/groups/groups.service.ts b/src/groups/groups.service.ts
index 4c85564cd..5b15dea9b 100644
--- a/src/groups/groups.service.ts
+++ b/src/groups/groups.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { AlreadyInDBError, NotInDBError } from '../errors/errors';
 import { ConsoleLoggerService } from '../logger/console-logger.service';
 import { GroupInfoDto } from './group-info.dto';
 import { Group } from './group.entity';
+import { SpecialGroup } from './groups.special';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class GroupsService {
@@ -66,6 +67,22 @@ export class GroupsService {
     return group;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the group object for the everyone special group.
+   * @return {Group} the EVERYONE group
+   */
+  getEveryoneGroup(): Promise<Group> {
+    return this.getGroupByName(SpecialGroup.EVERYONE);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the group object for the logged-in special group.
+   * @return {Group} the LOGGED_IN group
+   */
+  getLoggedInGroup(): Promise<Group> {
+    return this.getGroupByName(SpecialGroup.LOGGED_IN);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Build GroupInfoDto from a group.
    * @param {Group} group - the group to use