diff --git a/apps/settings/lib/Controller/UsersController.php b/apps/settings/lib/Controller/UsersController.php
index 4ee359b6fe9b6..8b153a86ca829 100644
--- a/apps/settings/lib/Controller/UsersController.php
+++ b/apps/settings/lib/Controller/UsersController.php
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public function usersList(): TemplateResponse {
 		}
 
 		$recentUsersGroup = [
-			'id' => '__nc_internal_recent',
+			'id' => 'recent',
 			'name' => $this->l10n->t('Recently active'),
 			'usercount' => $userCount,
 		];
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ public function usersList(): TemplateResponse {
 		/* FINAL DATA */
 		$serverData = [];
 		// groups
-		$serverData['groups'] = array_merge_recursive($adminGroup, [$recentUsersGroup, $disabledUsersGroup], $groups);
+		$serverData['sectionGroups'] = [$recentUsersGroup, $disabledUsersGroup];
+		$serverData['groups'] = array_merge($adminGroup, $groups);
 		// Various data
 		$serverData['isAdmin'] = $isAdmin;
 		$serverData['isDelegatedAdmin'] = $isDelegatedAdmin;
diff --git a/apps/settings/src/components/GroupListItem.vue b/apps/settings/src/components/GroupListItem.vue
index 44b0605c9de4f..ec5295b82d020 100644
--- a/apps/settings/src/components/GroupListItem.vue
+++ b/apps/settings/src/components/GroupListItem.vue
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 		<NcAppNavigationItem :key="id"
 			:exact="true"
 			:name="name"
-			:to="{ name: 'group', params: { selectedGroup: encodeURIComponent(id) } }"
+			:to="{ name: 'group', params: { group: encodeURIComponent(id) } }"
 			:loading="loadingRenameGroup"
 			:menu-open="openGroupMenu"
 			@update:menuOpen="handleGroupMenuOpen">
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 				</NcCounterBubble>
 			</template>
 			<template #actions>
-				<NcActionInput v-if="id !== 'admin' && id !== 'disabled' && (settings.isAdmin || settings.isDelegatedAdmin)"
+				<NcActionInput v-if="id !== 'admin' && (settings.isAdmin || settings.isDelegatedAdmin)"
 					ref="displayNameInput"
 					:trailing-button-label="t('settings', 'Submit')"
 					type="text"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 						<Pencil :size="20" />
 					</template>
 				</NcActionInput>
-				<NcActionButton v-if="id !== 'admin' && id !== 'disabled' && (settings.isAdmin || settings.isDelegatedAdmin)"
+				<NcActionButton v-if="id !== 'admin' && (settings.isAdmin || settings.isDelegatedAdmin)"
 					@click="showRemoveGroupModal = true">
 					<template #icon>
 						<Delete :size="20" />
diff --git a/apps/settings/src/components/UserList.vue b/apps/settings/src/components/UserList.vue
index 228ead554e288..c7dc03526de8d 100644
--- a/apps/settings/src/components/UserList.vue
+++ b/apps/settings/src/components/UserList.vue
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ export default {
 			type: String,
 			default: null,
 		},
+		selectedSection: {
+			type: String,
+			default: null,
+		},
 		externalActions: {
 			type: Array,
 			default: () => [],
@@ -166,17 +170,15 @@ export default {
 		},
 
 		filteredUsers() {
-			if (this.selectedGroup === 'disabled') {
+			if (this.selectedSection === 'disabled') {
 				return this.users.filter(user => user.enabled === false)
 			}
 			return this.users.filter(user => user.enabled !== false)
 		},
 
 		groups() {
-			// data provided php side + remove the recent and disabled groups
 			return this.$store.getters.getGroups
-				.filter(group => group.id !== '__nc_internal_recent' && group.id !== 'disabled')
-				.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name))
+				.toSorted((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name))
 		},
 
 		subAdminsGroups() {
@@ -234,8 +236,8 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	watch: {
-		// watch url change and group select
-		async selectedGroup(val) {
+		// watch url change and section select
+		async selectedSection(val) {
 			this.isInitialLoad = true
 			// if selected is the disabled group but it's empty
 			await this.redirectIfDisabled()
@@ -244,6 +246,14 @@ export default {
 			this.setNewUserDefaultGroup(val)
 		},
 
+		// watch url change and group select
+		async selectedGroup(val) {
+			this.isInitialLoad = true
+			this.$store.commit('resetUsers')
+			await this.loadUsers()
+			this.setNewUserDefaultGroup(val)
+		},
+
 		filteredUsers(filteredUsers) {
 			logger.debug(`${filteredUsers.length} filtered user(s)`)
 		},
@@ -288,13 +298,13 @@ export default {
 		async loadUsers() {
 			this.loading.users = true
 			try {
-				if (this.selectedGroup === 'disabled') {
+				if (this.selectedSection === 'disabled') {
 					await this.$store.dispatch('getDisabledUsers', {
 						offset: this.disabledUsersOffset,
 						limit: this.disabledUsersLimit,
 						search: this.searchQuery,
 					})
-				} else if (this.selectedGroup === '__nc_internal_recent') {
+				} else if (this.selectedSection === 'recent') {
 					await this.$store.dispatch('getRecentUsers', {
 						offset: this.usersOffset,
 						limit: this.usersLimit,
@@ -385,9 +395,9 @@ export default {
 		 * and we therefore set the usercount to -1 in this specific case
 		 */
 		async redirectIfDisabled() {
-			const allGroups = this.$store.getters.getGroups
-			if (this.selectedGroup === 'disabled'
-						&& allGroups.findIndex(group => group.id === 'disabled' && group.usercount === 0) > -1) {
+			const sectionGroups = this.$store.getters.getSectionGroups
+			if (this.selectedSection === 'disabled'
+						&& sectionGroups.find(group => group.id === 'disabled' && group.usercount === 0) !== undefined) {
 				// disabled group is empty, redirection to all users
 				this.$router.push({ name: 'users' })
 				await this.loadUsers()
diff --git a/apps/settings/src/components/Users/NewUserDialog.vue b/apps/settings/src/components/Users/NewUserDialog.vue
index 2240e75f1d80a..40597611f01a2 100644
--- a/apps/settings/src/components/Users/NewUserDialog.vue
+++ b/apps/settings/src/components/Users/NewUserDialog.vue
@@ -200,10 +200,8 @@ export default {
 		},
 
 		groups() {
-			// data provided php side + remove the recent and disabled groups
 			return this.$store.getters.getGroups
-				.filter(group => group.id !== '__nc_internal_recent' && group.id !== 'disabled')
-				.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name))
+				.toSorted((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name))
 		},
 
 		subAdminsGroups() {
diff --git a/apps/settings/src/composables/useGroupsNavigation.ts b/apps/settings/src/composables/useGroupsNavigation.ts
index 6235088f9443c..3cad2403ed740 100644
--- a/apps/settings/src/composables/useGroupsNavigation.ts
+++ b/apps/settings/src/composables/useGroupsNavigation.ts
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ function formatGroupMenu(group?: IGroup) {
 	return item
 }
 
-export const useFormatGroups = (groups: Ref<IGroup[]>|ComputedRef<IGroup[]>) => {
+export const useFormatGroups = (sectionGroups: Ref<IGroup[]>|ComputedRef<IGroup[]>, groups: Ref<IGroup[]>|ComputedRef<IGroup[]>) => {
 	/**
 	 * All non-disabled non-admin groups
 	 */
 	const userGroups = computed(() => {
 		const formatted = groups.value
-			// filter out disabled and admin
-			.filter(group => group.id !== 'disabled' && group.id !== '__nc_internal_recent' && group.id !== 'admin')
+			// filter out admin group
+			.filter(group => group.id !== 'admin')
 			// format group
 			.map(group => formatGroupMenu(group))
 			// remove invalid
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ export const useFormatGroups = (groups: Ref<IGroup[]>|ComputedRef<IGroup[]>) =>
 	/**
 	 * The group of disabled users
 	 */
-	const disabledGroup = computed(() => formatGroupMenu(groups.value.find(group => group.id === 'disabled')))
+	const disabledGroup = computed(() => formatGroupMenu(sectionGroups.value.find(group => group.id === 'disabled')))
 
 	/**
 	 * The group of recent users
 	 */
-	const recentGroup = computed(() => formatGroupMenu(groups.value.find(group => group.id === '__nc_internal_recent')))
+	const recentGroup = computed(() => formatGroupMenu(sectionGroups.value.find(group => group.id === 'recent')))
 
 	return { adminGroup, recentGroup, disabledGroup, userGroups }
 }
diff --git a/apps/settings/src/router/routes.ts b/apps/settings/src/router/routes.ts
index 7182a606309fe..ffcd689986d5e 100644
--- a/apps/settings/src/router/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/settings/src/router/routes.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,26 @@ const routes: RouteConfig[] = [
 			default: UserManagement,
 			navigation: UserManagementNavigation,
 		},
-		props: true,
+		props: {
+			default: true,
+			navigation: true,
+		},
 		children: [
 			{
-				path: ':selectedGroup',
+				path: 'group/:group',
 				name: 'group',
+				props: {
+					default: true,
+					navigation: true,
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				path: ':sectionGroup',
+				name: 'section',
+				props: {
+					default: true,
+					navigation: true,
+				},
 			},
 		],
 	},
diff --git a/apps/settings/src/store/users.js b/apps/settings/src/store/users.js
index 15c40d7707216..9f0f71e69f4c2 100644
--- a/apps/settings/src/store/users.js
+++ b/apps/settings/src/store/users.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const defaults = {
 
 const state = {
 	users: [],
+	sectionGroups: [],
 	groups: [],
 	orderBy: GroupSorting.UserCount,
 	minPasswordLength: 0,
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ const mutations = {
 	setPasswordPolicyMinLength(state, length) {
 		state.minPasswordLength = length !== '' ? length : 0
 	},
+	initSectionGroups(state, { sectionGroups }) {
+		state.sectionGroups = sectionGroups.map(group => Object.assign({}, defaults.group, group))
+	},
 	initGroups(state, { groups, orderBy, userCount }) {
 		state.groups = groups.map(group => Object.assign({}, defaults.group, group))
 		state.orderBy = orderBy
@@ -146,8 +150,8 @@ const mutations = {
 			return
 		}
 
-		const recentGroup = state.groups.find(group => group.id === '__nc_internal_recent')
-		const disabledGroup = state.groups.find(group => group.id === 'disabled')
+		const recentGroup = state.sectionGroups.find(group => group.id === 'recent')
+		const disabledGroup = state.sectionGroups.find(group => group.id === 'disabled')
 		switch (actionType) {
 		case 'enable':
 		case 'disable':
@@ -241,12 +245,14 @@ const getters = {
 	getUsers(state) {
 		return state.users
 	},
+	getSectionGroups(state) {
+		return state.sectionGroups
+	},
 	getGroups(state) {
 		return state.groups
 	},
 	getSubadminGroups(state) {
-		// Can't be subadmin of admin, recent, or disabled
-		return state.groups.filter(group => group.id !== 'admin' && group.id !== '__nc_internal_recent' && group.id !== 'disabled')
+		return state.groups.filter(group => group.id !== 'admin')
 	},
 	getSortedGroups(state) {
 		const groups = [...state.groups]
diff --git a/apps/settings/src/views/UserManagement.vue b/apps/settings/src/views/UserManagement.vue
index d6a681649b84e..74d9e64730949 100644
--- a/apps/settings/src/views/UserManagement.vue
+++ b/apps/settings/src/views/UserManagement.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 <template>
 	<NcAppContent :page-heading="pageHeading">
 		<UserList :selected-group="selectedGroupDecoded"
+			:selected-section="selectedSection"
 			:external-actions="externalActions" />
 	</NcAppContent>
 </template>
@@ -26,6 +27,17 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		UserList,
 	},
 
+	props: {
+		group: {
+			type: String,
+			default: null,
+		},
+		sectionGroup: {
+			type: String,
+			default: null,
+		},
+	},
+
 	data() {
 		return {
 			// temporary value used for multiselect change
@@ -46,15 +58,28 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		},
 
 		selectedGroup() {
-			return this.$route.params.selectedGroup
+			if (this.sectionGroup === 'admin') {
+				return this.sectionGroup
+			}
+			return this.group
 		},
 
 		selectedGroupDecoded() {
 			return this.selectedGroup ? decodeURIComponent(this.selectedGroup) : null
 		},
+
+		selectedSection() {
+			if (this.sectionGroup === 'admin') {
+				return null
+			}
+			return this.sectionGroup
+		},
 	},
 
 	beforeMount() {
+		this.$store.commit('initSectionGroups', {
+			sectionGroups: this.$store.getters.getServerData.sectionGroups,
+		})
 		this.$store.commit('initGroups', {
 			groups: this.$store.getters.getServerData.groups,
 			orderBy: this.$store.getters.getServerData.sortGroups,
diff --git a/apps/settings/src/views/UserManagementNavigation.vue b/apps/settings/src/views/UserManagementNavigation.vue
index 47ecf87758951..752339f5283a8 100644
--- a/apps/settings/src/views/UserManagementNavigation.vue
+++ b/apps/settings/src/views/UserManagementNavigation.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 				id="admin"
 				:exact="true"
 				:name="t('settings', 'Admins')"
-				:to="{ name: 'group', params: { selectedGroup: 'admin' } }">
+				:to="{ name: 'section', params: { sectionGroup: 'admin' } }">
+				<!-- This is a group but it should be routed to as a section -->
 				<template #icon>
 					<NcIconSvgWrapper :path="mdiShieldAccount" />
 				</template>
@@ -50,13 +51,13 @@
 				id="recent"
 				:exact="true"
 				:name="t('settings', 'Recently active')"
-				:to="{ name: 'group', params: { selectedGroup: '__nc_internal_recent' } }">
+				:to="{ name: 'section', params: { sectionGroup: 'recent' } }">
 				<template #icon>
 					<NcIconSvgWrapper :path="mdiHistory" />
 				</template>
 				<template #counter>
 					<NcCounterBubble v-if="recentGroup?.usercount"
-						:type="selectedGroupDecoded === '__nc_internal_recent' ? 'highlighted' : undefined">
+						:type="selectedSectionGroup === 'recent' ? 'highlighted' : undefined">
 						{{ recentGroup.usercount }}
 					</NcCounterBubble>
 				</template>
@@ -67,12 +68,12 @@
 				id="disabled"
 				:exact="true"
 				:name="t('settings', 'Disabled accounts')"
-				:to="{ name: 'group', params: { selectedGroup: 'disabled' } }">
+				:to="{ name: 'section', params: { sectionGroup: 'disabled' } }">
 				<template #icon>
 					<NcIconSvgWrapper :path="mdiAccountOff" />
 				</template>
 				<template v-if="disabledGroup.usercount > 0" #counter>
-					<NcCounterBubble :type="selectedGroupDecoded === 'disabled' ? 'highlighted' : undefined">
+					<NcCounterBubble :type="selectedSectionGroup === 'disabled' ? 'highlighted' : undefined">
 						{{ disabledGroup.usercount }}
 					</NcCounterBubble>
 				</template>
@@ -151,10 +152,14 @@ import NcLoadingIcon from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcLoadingIcon.js'
 import GroupListItem from '../components/GroupListItem.vue'
 import UserSettingsDialog from '../components/Users/UserSettingsDialog.vue'
 import { useStore } from '../store'
-import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router/composables'
+import { useRouter } from 'vue-router/composables'
 import { useFormatGroups } from '../composables/useGroupsNavigation'
 
-const route = useRoute()
+const props = defineProps<{
+  group?: string,
+  sectionGroup?: string,
+}>()
+
 const router = useRouter()
 const store = useStore()
 
@@ -162,15 +167,19 @@ const store = useStore()
 const isDialogOpen = ref(false)
 
 /** Current active group in the view - this is URL encoded */
-const selectedGroup = computed(() => route.params?.selectedGroup)
+const selectedGroup = computed(() => props.group)
 /** Current active group - URL decoded  */
 const selectedGroupDecoded = computed(() => selectedGroup.value ? decodeURIComponent(selectedGroup.value) : null)
+/** Current active section in the view */
+const selectedSectionGroup = computed(() => props.sectionGroup)
 
 /** Overall user count */
 const userCount = computed(() => store.getters.getUserCount)
+/** All available sections */
+const sectionGroups = computed(() => store.getters.getSectionGroups)
 /** All available groups */
 const groups = computed(() => store.getters.getSortedGroups)
-const { adminGroup, recentGroup, disabledGroup, userGroups } = useFormatGroups(groups)
+const { adminGroup, recentGroup, disabledGroup, userGroups } = useFormatGroups(sectionGroups, groups)
 
 /** Server settings for current user */
 const settings = computed(() => store.getters.getServerData)