diff --git a/src/authm/AuthManager.cc b/src/authm/AuthManager.cc
index 46d079a89f..99d8667825 100644
--- a/src/authm/AuthManager.cc
+++ b/src/authm/AuthManager.cc
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ void AuthRequest::add_auth(Object        ob,
         // User can show and MANAGE (change passwd) their own information
         ( uid == ob_id_int && ob == USER &&
            ( op == INFO || op == MANAGE )  
-        )
+        ) ||
+
+        // Users can show their group information
+        ( ob == GROUP && gid == ob_id_int && op == INFO )
     )
     {
         auth = true;
diff --git a/src/cli/onegroup b/src/cli/onegroup
index 3e00268846..f7e5a7efbf 100755
--- a/src/cli/onegroup
+++ b/src/cli/onegroup
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ cmd=CommandParser::CmdParser.new(ARGV) do
         Shows information for the given Group
     EOT
 
-    command :show, show_desc, :groupid, :options=>OpenNebulaHelper::XML do
-        helper.show_resource(args[0],options)
+    command :show, show_desc,[:groupid, nil], :options=>OpenNebulaHelper::XML do
+        group = args[0] || OpenNebula::Group::SELF
+        helper.show_resource(group,options)
     end
 
 end
diff --git a/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/Group.rb b/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/Group.rb
index aa6ff79291..64c751dc67 100644
--- a/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/Group.rb
+++ b/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/Group.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ module OpenNebula
             :delete     => "group.delete"
         }
 
+        # Flag for requesting connected user's group info
+        SELF = -1
+
         # Creates a Group description with just its identifier
         # this method should be used to create plain Group objects.
         # +id+ the id of the user