diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/controller/ClientController.java b/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/controller/ClientController.java
index d3b6ff6f..e11a7183 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/controller/ClientController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/controller/ClientController.java
@@ -185,4 +185,6 @@ public void resetWaitForConfirm() {
     public void saveToDBAndShowMessage(String s) {
         messageService.saveToDBAndShowMessage(s);
     }
+
+    public Group findGroup (String name) { return groupService.findGroup(name); }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/controller/GroupController.java b/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/controller/GroupController.java
index 8e7c1606..1b0a2ebd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/controller/GroupController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/controller/GroupController.java
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ public class GroupController {
         this.cc = cc;
     }
 
-    Group getGroupInfo(String groupName){
+    Group getGroupInfo(String groupId){
         Group group = new Group();
         try {
-            ServerResponse response = HTTPSRequest.getGroupInfo(groupName, token);
+
+            ServerResponse response = HTTPSRequest.getGroupInfo(groupId, token);
             switch (response.getResponseCode()){
                 case 200:
                     System.out.println("получение информации о группе");
@@ -121,4 +122,20 @@ void addUserGroup(String group_id, String new_user_id) {
             controllerLogger.error("HTTPSRequest.addUserGroup_error", e);
         }
     }
+
+    Group findGroup (String name) {
+
+        //заглушка до реализации поиска групп на сервере
+        Group group;
+        String groupId;
+        groupId = "5cc5c1284149c400016581d7"; //java
+//        groupId = "5cc5c3392d833c1640e24a5e"; //nodejs
+        group = getGroupInfo(groupId);
+        if (group == null) group.setGroup_name(name);
+        System.out.println(group.toString());
+        //конец заглушки
+
+        return group;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/utils/HTTPSRequest.java b/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/utils/HTTPSRequest.java
index cb28d606..10596279 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/utils/HTTPSRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/utils/HTTPSRequest.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public static ServerResponse getUserMessages(String token, String userId, int of
     }
 
     public static ServerResponse getGroupInfo(String id, String token) throws Exception {
-        HttpsURLConnection connection = getConnection("/v1/chats/" + id, "GET", token);
+        HttpsURLConnection connection = getConnection("/groups/%id=" + id, "GET", token);
         return getServerResponse(connection, null);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/view/ChatViewController.java b/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/view/ChatViewController.java
index a903a16b..df2a957f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/view/ChatViewController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/geekbrains/pocket/messenger/client/view/ChatViewController.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import ru.geekbrains.pocket.messenger.client.Main;
 import ru.geekbrains.pocket.messenger.client.controller.ClientController;
+import ru.geekbrains.pocket.messenger.client.controller.GroupController;
 import ru.geekbrains.pocket.messenger.client.utils.Common;
 import ru.geekbrains.pocket.messenger.client.utils.CustomTextArea;
 import com.jfoenix.controls.*;
@@ -36,7 +37,10 @@
 import org.w3c.dom.events.EventListener;
 import org.w3c.dom.events.EventTarget;
 import ru.geekbrains.pocket.messenger.client.view.customFX.*;
+import ru.geekbrains.pocket.messenger.client.model.Group;
 import ru.geekbrains.pocket.messenger.database.entity.Message;
+import ru.geekbrains.pocket.messenger.database.entity.User;
+import ru.geekbrains.pocket.messenger.database.entity.UserProfile;
 
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ public class ChatViewController implements Initializable {
     private JFXListView<?> groupListView;
 
     @FXML
-    private JFXListView<?> groupSearchListView;
+    private JFXListView<CFXListElement> groupSearchListView;
 
     @FXML
     private JFXListView<CFXListElement> listViewAddToGroup;
@@ -769,6 +773,15 @@ public void handleGroupCreateButton(){
 
     @FXML
     public void findContact(KeyEvent keyEvent) {
+        if (chats.isSelected()) {
+            groupSearchListView.getItems().clear();
+            Group findGroup = clientController.getGroupInfo(tfSearchInput.getText());
+            findGroup.setGroup_name(tfSearchInput.getText());
+            CFXListElement temp = new CFXListElement();
+            temp.setUser(new User (null, new UserProfile(findGroup.getGid(), findGroup.getGroup_name(), null, null)));
+            groupSearchListView.getItems().add(temp);
+            return;
+        }
         if (tfSearchInput.getText().length()>0) {
             searchObsList.clear();
             contactsViewPane.setVisible(false);