diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
index 5f259bd7e27..478154dc265 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class Admin::UsersController < AdminController
     @admin_users = User.scoped
     @admin_users = @admin_users.filter(params[:filter])
     @admin_users = @admin_users.search(params[:name]) if params[:name].present?
-    @admin_users = @admin_users.order("name ASC").page(params[:page])
+    @admin_users = @admin_users.alphabetically.page(params[:page])
   end
 
   def show
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 52715a265bd..2a33bae24f3 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   end
 
   def search_autocomplete_source
-    projects = current_user.projects.map{ |p| { label: p.name_with_namespace, url: project_path(p) } }
+    projects = current_user.authorized_projects.map { |p| { label: p.name_with_namespace, url: project_path(p) } }
+    groups = current_user.authorized_groups.map { |group| { label: "<group> #{group.name}", url: group_path(group) } }
 
     default_nav = [
       { label: "My Profile", url: profile_path },
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
       ]
     end
 
-    [projects, default_nav, project_nav, help_nav].flatten.to_json
+    [groups, projects, default_nav, project_nav, help_nav].flatten.to_json
   end
 
   def emoji_autocomplete_source
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index c2486fd3a16..ae0680b70ea 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   scope :admins, where(admin:  true)
   scope :blocked, where(blocked:  true)
   scope :active, where(blocked:  false)
+  scope :alphabetically, order('name ASC')
 
   class << self
     def filter filter_name
diff --git a/app/views/groups/_new_group_member.html.haml b/app/views/groups/_new_group_member.html.haml
index ddda038a6c3..2d599816e2a 100644
--- a/app/views/groups/_new_group_member.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/groups/_new_group_member.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     %h6 1. Choose people you want in the team
     .clearfix
       = f.label :user_ids, "People"
-      .input= select_tag(:user_ids, options_from_collection_for_select(User.active.order('name ASC'), :id, :name), {data: {placeholder: "Select users"}, class: "chosen xxlarge", multiple: true})
+      .input= select_tag(:user_ids, options_from_collection_for_select(User.active.alphabetically, :id, :name), {data: {placeholder: "Select users"}, class: "chosen xxlarge", multiple: true})
 
     %h6 2. Set access level for them
     .clearfix
diff --git a/app/views/groups/_new_member.html.haml b/app/views/groups/_new_member.html.haml
index c36d1920caf..89ac05e774e 100644
--- a/app/views/groups/_new_member.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/groups/_new_member.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     %h6 1. Choose people you want in the team
     .clearfix
       = f.label :user_ids, "People"
-      .input= select_tag(:user_ids, options_from_collection_for_select(User.not_in_project(@project).order('name').all, :id, :name), {data: {placeholder: "Select users"}, class: "chosen xxlarge", multiple: true})
+      .input= select_tag(:user_ids, options_from_collection_for_select(User.not_in_project(@project).alphabetically, :id, :name), {data: {placeholder: "Select users"}, class: "chosen xxlarge", multiple: true})
 
     %h6 2. Set access level for them
     .clearfix
diff --git a/app/views/team_members/_form.html.haml b/app/views/team_members/_form.html.haml
index e5d9a4a4b5e..a963e462a78 100644
--- a/app/views/team_members/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/team_members/_form.html.haml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   %h6 1. Choose people you want in the team
   .clearfix
     = f.label :user_ids, "People"
-    .input= select_tag(:user_ids, options_from_collection_for_select(User.active.not_in_project(@project).all, :id, :name), {data: {placeholder: "Select users"}, class: "chosen xxlarge", multiple: true})
+    .input= select_tag(:user_ids, options_from_collection_for_select(User.active.not_in_project(@project).alphabetically, :id, :name), {data: {placeholder: "Select users"}, class: "chosen xxlarge", multiple: true})
 
   %h6 2. Set access level for them
   .clearfix