diff --git a/app/models/group.rb b/app/models/group.rb
index fd0f583..d49dab0 100644
--- a/app/models/group.rb
+++ b/app/models/group.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ class Group < Principal
     super(attr_name, *args)
   end
 
+  def self.find_by_name(name)
+    where("lastname = ? AND type = 'Group'", name).first if !name.nil?
+  end
+
   private
 
   # Removes references that are not handled by associations
diff --git a/app/models/mail_handler.rb b/app/models/mail_handler.rb
index c2c4f18..3850562 100644
--- a/app/models/mail_handler.rb
+++ b/app/models/mail_handler.rb
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ class MailHandler < ActionMailer::Base
           if logger && logger.info
             logger.info "MailHandler: [#{@user.login}] account created"
           end
+          group = Group.find_by_name(@@handler_options[:default_group])
+          if group
+            group.users << @user
+            if logger && logger.info
+              logger.info "MailHandler: [#{@user.login}] added to group [#{group.name}]"
+            end
+          end
+
           Mailer.account_information(@user, @user.password).deliver
         else
           if logger && logger.error
diff --git a/extra/mail_handler/rdm-mailhandler.rb b/extra/mail_handler/rdm-mailhandler.rb
index d04dd41..cafc813 100755
--- a/extra/mail_handler/rdm-mailhandler.rb
+++ b/extra/mail_handler/rdm-mailhandler.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ end
 class RedmineMailHandler
   VERSION = '0.2.1'
 
-  attr_accessor :verbose, :issue_attributes, :allow_override, :unknown_user, :no_permission_check, :url, :key, :no_check_certificate
+  attr_accessor :verbose, :issue_attributes, :allow_override, :unknown_user, :default_group, :no_permission_check, :url, :key, :no_check_certificate
 
   def initialize
     self.issue_attributes = {}
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class RedmineMailHandler
                                               "* ignore: email is ignored (default)",
                                               "* accept: accept as anonymous user",
                                               "* create: create a user account") {|v| self.unknown_user = v}
+      opts.on("--default-group GROUP",        "add created user to this group (none by default)") { |v| self.default_group = v}
       opts.on("--no-permission-check",        "disable permission checking when receiving",
                                               "the email") {self.no_permission_check = '1'}
       opts.on("--key-file FILE",              "path to a file that contains the Redmine",
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ class RedmineMailHandler
     data = { 'key' => key, 'email' => email,
                            'allow_override' => allow_override,
                            'unknown_user' => unknown_user,
+                           'default_group' => default_group,
                            'no_permission_check' => no_permission_check}
     issue_attributes.each { |attr, value| data["issue[#{attr}]"] = value }