diff --git a/groups/api/http/endpoint_test.go b/groups/api/http/endpoint_test.go
index 537dc8ccc0..a322b91cd9 100644
--- a/groups/api/http/endpoint_test.go
+++ b/groups/api/http/endpoint_test.go
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ func TestRetrieveGroupHierarchyEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	gs, svc, authn := newGroupsServer()
 	defer gs.Close()
 
-	retrieveHierarchRes := groups.HierarchyPage{
+	retrieveHierarchyRes := groups.HierarchyPage{
 		Groups: []groups.Group{validGroupResp},
 		HierarchyPageMeta: groups.HierarchyPageMeta{
 			Level:     1,
@@ -1075,6 +1075,15 @@ func TestRetrieveGroupHierarchyEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
+	treeHierarchyRes := groups.HierarchyPage{
+		Groups: []groups.Group{validGroupResp},
+		HierarchyPageMeta: groups.HierarchyPageMeta{
+			Level:     1,
+			Direction: -1,
+			Tree:      true,
+		},
+	}
+
 	cases := []struct {
 		desc     string
 		token    string
@@ -1100,7 +1109,23 @@ func TestRetrieveGroupHierarchyEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 				Direction: -1,
 				Tree:      false,
 			},
-			svcRes: retrieveHierarchRes,
+			svcRes: retrieveHierarchyRes,
+			svcErr: nil,
+			status: http.StatusOK,
+			err:    nil,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:     "retrieve group hierarchy successfully with tree",
+			token:    validToken,
+			domainID: validID,
+			groupID:  validID,
+			query:    "level=1&dir=-1&tree=true",
+			pageMeta: groups.HierarchyPageMeta{
+				Level:     1,
+				Direction: -1,
+				Tree:      true,
+			},
+			svcRes: treeHierarchyRes,
 			svcErr: nil,
 			status: http.StatusOK,
 			err:    nil,
diff --git a/groups/api/http/endpoints.go b/groups/api/http/endpoints.go
index 4197c98e0b..c41b87df0f 100644
--- a/groups/api/http/endpoints.go
+++ b/groups/api/http/endpoints.go
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ func retrieveGroupHierarchyEndpoint(svc groups.Service) endpoint.Endpoint {
 		if err != nil {
 			return retrieveGroupHierarchyRes{}, err
 		}
+		if req.HierarchyPageMeta.Tree {
+			return buildGroupsResponseTree(hp), nil
+		}
 
 		groups := []viewGroupRes{}
 		for _, g := range hp.Groups {
@@ -342,3 +345,42 @@ func toViewGroupRes(group groups.Group) viewGroupRes {
 	}
 	return view
 }
+
+func buildGroupsResponseTree(page groups.HierarchyPage) retrieveGroupHierarchyRes {
+	groupsMap := map[string]*groups.Group{}
+	parentsMap := map[string][]*groups.Group{}
+	for i := range page.Groups {
+		if _, ok := groupsMap[page.Groups[i].ID]; !ok {
+			groupsMap[page.Groups[i].ID] = &page.Groups[i]
+			parentsMap[page.Groups[i].ID] = make([]*groups.Group, 0)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, group := range groupsMap {
+		if children, ok := parentsMap[group.Parent]; ok {
+			children = append(children, group)
+			parentsMap[group.Parent] = children
+		}
+	}
+
+	res := retrieveGroupHierarchyRes{
+		Level:     page.Level,
+		Direction: page.Direction,
+		Groups:    []viewGroupRes{},
+	}
+
+	for _, group := range groupsMap {
+		if children, ok := parentsMap[group.ID]; ok {
+			group.Children = children
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, group := range groupsMap {
+		view := toViewGroupRes(*group)
+		if children, ok := parentsMap[group.Parent]; len(children) == 0 || !ok {
+			res.Groups = append(res.Groups, view)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return res
+}