diff --git a/src/app/models/group.ts b/src/app/models/group.ts
index 0395207..9c0ff55 100644
--- a/src/app/models/group.ts
+++ b/src/app/models/group.ts
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ export class Group {
   members: User[] = new Array();
   admins: User[] = new Array();
   events: Event[] = new Array();
+  joined: boolean;
   allowedToJoinGroup = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/services/group/group.service.ts b/src/app/services/group/group.service.ts
index 7dabc2e..83e0fb4 100644
--- a/src/app/services/group/group.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/group/group.service.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export class GroupService {
       getGroup(groupId:$groupId){
           id
           name
+          joined
           creator{id name handle}
           admins{id name handle}
           members{id name handle}
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ export class GroupService {
       group.creator.userID = response.data.getGroup.creator.id;
       group.creator.handle = response.data.getGroup.creator.handle;
       group.creator.username = response.data.getGroup.creator.name;
+      group.joined = response.data.getGroup.joined;
+
       for (const member of response.data.getGroup.members) {
         const user = new User();
         user.userID = member.id;