diff --git a/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/groups/GroupsTests.java b/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/groups/GroupsTests.java
index dc109b8248af..e40f5a3cd8a6 100644
--- a/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/groups/GroupsTests.java
+++ b/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/groups/GroupsTests.java
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ public void dataPreparation() throws Exception
             description = "Verify creation, listing, updating and deletion of groups.")
     public void createListUpdateAndDeleteGroup() {
         String groupName = "ZtestGroup" + UUID.randomUUID();
+        String subGroupName = "ZtestSubgroup" + UUID.randomUUID();
         String groupDescription = "ZtestGroup description" + UUID.randomUUID();
         JsonObject groupBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("id", groupName).add("displayName", groupName).add("description", groupDescription).build();
+        JsonObject subgroupBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("id", subGroupName).add("displayName", subGroupName).build();
         String groupBodyCreate = groupBody.toString();
+        String subgroupBodyCreate = subgroupBody.toString();
 
         //GroupCreation:
         //-ve
@@ -50,9 +53,20 @@ public void createListUpdateAndDeleteGroup() {
                                               .and().field("hasSubgroups").is(false);
         restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.CREATED);
 
+        //AddChildGroup
+        restClient.authenticateUser(adminUser).withCoreAPI().usingParams("include=zones").usingGroups().createGroup(subgroupBodyCreate);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.CREATED);
+
+        //LinkChildGroupToParent
+        JsonObject groupMembershipGroupBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("id", "GROUP_"+subGroupName).add("memberType", "GROUP").build();
+        String groupMembershipGroupBodyCreate = groupMembershipGroupBody.toString();
+        restClient.authenticateUser(adminUser).withCoreAPI().usingGroups().createGroupMembership("GROUP_"+groupName, groupMembershipGroupBodyCreate);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.CREATED);
+
         //ListGroups:
         restClient.withCoreAPI().usingParams("orderBy=displayName DESC&maxItems=10").usingGroups().listGroups()
                   .assertThat().entriesListContains("id", "GROUP_"+groupName)
+                  .and().entriesListContains("id", "GROUP_"+subGroupName)
                   .and().entriesListDoesNotContain("zones")
                   .and().paginationField("maxItems").is("10");
         restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
@@ -72,7 +86,17 @@ public void createListUpdateAndDeleteGroup() {
                   .assertThat().field("id").is("GROUP_"+groupName)
                   .and().field("zones").contains("APP.DEFAULT")
                   .and().field("isRoot").is(true)
-                  .and().field("hasSubgroups").is(false);
+                  .and().field("hasSubgroups").is(true);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
+
+        //DeleteChildGroup:
+        restClient.authenticateUser(adminUser).withCoreAPI().usingGroups().deleteGroup("GROUP_"+subGroupName);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT);
+
+        //VerifyIfParentHasNoSubgroups:
+        restClient.withCoreAPI().usingParams("include=zones").usingGroups().getGroupDetail("GROUP_"+groupName)
+                .assertThat().field("id").is("GROUP_"+groupName)
+                .and().field("hasSubgroups").is(false);
         restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
 
         //DeleteGroup:
@@ -89,11 +113,8 @@ public void createListUpdateAndDeleteGroup() {
             description = "Verify creation, listing(only for person) and deletion of group memberships. ")
     public void createListDeleteGroupMembership() {
         String groupName = "ZtestGroup" + UUID.randomUUID();
-        String subGroupName = "ZtestSubgroup" + UUID.randomUUID();
         JsonObject groupBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("id", groupName).add("displayName", groupName).build();
-        JsonObject subgroupBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("id", subGroupName).add("displayName", subGroupName).build();
         String groupBodyCreate = groupBody.toString();
-        String subgroupBodyCreate = subgroupBody.toString();
 
         //GroupCreation:
         restClient.authenticateUser(adminUser).withCoreAPI().usingParams("include=zones").usingGroups().createGroup(groupBodyCreate);
@@ -115,20 +136,6 @@ public void createListDeleteGroupMembership() {
                                               .assertThat().entriesListContains("id", "GROUP_"+groupName);
         restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
 
-        //AddChildGroup
-        restClient.authenticateUser(adminUser).withCoreAPI().usingParams().usingGroups().createGroup(subgroupBodyCreate);
-        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.CREATED);
-        JsonObject groupMembershipGroupBody = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("id", "GROUP_"+subGroupName).add("memberType", "GROUP").build();
-        String groupMembershipGroupBodyCreate = groupMembershipGroupBody.toString();
-        restClient.authenticateUser(adminUser).withCoreAPI().usingGroups().createGroupMembership("GROUP_"+groupName, groupMembershipGroupBodyCreate);
-        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.CREATED);
-
-        //CheckListDetails
-        restClient.withCoreAPI().usingParams("include=zones").usingGroups().getGroupDetail("GROUP_"+groupName)
-                .assertThat().field("id").is("GROUP_"+groupName)
-                .and().field("hasSubgroups").is(true);
-        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
-
         //DeleteGroupMembership
         //-ve
         restClient.withCoreAPI().usingGroups().deleteGroupMembership("GROUP_"+groupName, userModel.getUsername());