diff --git a/doc/api/groups.md b/doc/api/groups.md
index 00a7387c76fb29b9030a22b413f996c207bccdf8..c97851a5db3b80944d67ad2e101c8e263e89194a 100644
--- a/doc/api/groups.md
+++ b/doc/api/groups.md
@@ -17,7 +17,14 @@ GET /groups
 ]
 ```
 
-## Details of group
+Return values:
+
++ `200 Ok` on success and list of groups
++ `401 Unauthorized` if user is not authenticated
++ `404 Not Found` if something fails
+
+
+## Details of a group
 
 Get all details of a group.
 
@@ -29,17 +36,30 @@ Parameters:
 
 + `id` (required) - The ID of a group
 
+Return values:
+
++ `200 Ok` on success and the details of a group
++ `401 Unauthorized` if user not authenticated
++ `404 Not Found` if group ID not found
+
+
 ## New group
 
-Create a new project group. Available only for admin
+Creates a new project group. Available only for admin.
 
 ```
 POST /groups
 ```
 
 Parameters:
-+ `name` (required)                  - Email
-+ `path`                             - Password
 
-Will return created group with status `201 Created` on success, or `404 Not found` on fail.
++ `name` (required) - The name of the group
++ `path` (required) - The path of the group
+
+Return valueS:
+
++ `201 Created` on success and the newly created group
++ `400 Bad Request` if one of the required attributes not given
++ `401 Unauthorized` if user is not authenticated
++ `404 Not Found` if something fails
 
diff --git a/lib/api/groups.rb b/lib/api/groups.rb
index a67caef0bc56f7b348fc7af1e3f5238af49cfbfa..3f213073f80cb0eeed2cae089e974adc7b3f7101 100644
--- a/lib/api/groups.rb
+++ b/lib/api/groups.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ module Gitlab
     resource :groups do
       # Get a groups list
       #
+      # Parameters
+      #   page (optional) - The page number of the groups list
+      #   per_page (optional) - The number of elements per page
       # Example Request:
       #  GET /groups
       get do
@@ -20,12 +23,16 @@ module Gitlab
       # Create group. Available only for admin
       #
       # Parameters:
-      #   name (required)                   - Name
-      #   path (required)                   - Path
+      #   name (required) - The name of the group
+      #   path (required) - The path of the group
       # Example Request:
       #   POST /groups
       post do
         authenticated_as_admin!
+
+        bad_request!(:name) unless params[:name].present?
+        bad_request!(:path) unless params[:path].present?
+
         attrs = attributes_for_keys [:name, :path]
         @group = Group.new(attrs)
         @group.owner = current_user
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/groups_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/groups_spec.rb
index c39a4228408e6108d30084ca02846bd1349d2e12..df658a8cb0709e9dd32ae99ab54f396da973735e 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/groups_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/groups_spec.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ describe Gitlab::API do
         post api("/groups", admin), {:name => "Duplicate Test", :path => group2.path}
         response.status.should == 404
       end
+
+      it "should return 400 bad request error if name not given" do
+        post api("/groups", admin), { :path => group2.path }
+        response.status.should == 400
+      end
+
+      it "should return 400 bad request error if path not given" do
+        post api("/groups", admin), { :name => 'test' }
+        response.status.should == 400
+      end
     end
   end
 end