diff --git a/backend/danswer/danswerbot/slack/handlers/handle_message.py b/backend/danswer/danswerbot/slack/handlers/handle_message.py
index 90b3b354c..2cd309547 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/danswerbot/slack/handlers/handle_message.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/danswerbot/slack/handlers/handle_message.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from danswer.danswerbot.slack.constants import SLACK_CHANNEL_ID
 from danswer.danswerbot.slack.models import SlackMessageInfo
 from danswer.danswerbot.slack.utils import ChannelIdAdapter
 from danswer.danswerbot.slack.utils import fetch_userids_from_emails
+from danswer.danswerbot.slack.utils import fetch_userids_from_groups
 from danswer.danswerbot.slack.utils import respond_in_thread
 from danswer.danswerbot.slack.utils import slack_usage_report
 from danswer.danswerbot.slack.utils import SlackRateLimiter
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ def handle_message(
 
         respond_tag_only = channel_conf.get("respond_tag_only") or False
         respond_team_member_list = channel_conf.get("respond_team_member_list") or None
+        respond_slack_group_list = channel_conf.get("respond_slack_group_list") or None
 
     if respond_tag_only and not bypass_filters:
         logger.info(
@@ -271,7 +273,11 @@ def handle_message(
         return False
 
     if respond_team_member_list:
-        send_to, _ = fetch_userids_from_emails(respond_team_member_list, client)
+        user_ids, _ = fetch_userids_from_emails(respond_team_member_list, client)
+        send_to = (send_to + user_ids) if send_to else user_ids
+    if respond_slack_group_list:
+        user_ids, _ = fetch_userids_from_groups(respond_slack_group_list, client)
+        send_to = (send_to + user_ids) if send_to else user_ids
 
     # If configured to respond to team members only, then cannot be used with a /DanswerBot command
     # which would just respond to the sender
diff --git a/backend/danswer/danswerbot/slack/utils.py b/backend/danswer/danswerbot/slack/utils.py
index 892734e99..12f7b4662 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/danswerbot/slack/utils.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/danswerbot/slack/utils.py
@@ -308,6 +308,31 @@ def fetch_userids_from_emails(
     return user_ids, failed_to_find
 
 
+def fetch_userids_from_groups(
+    group_names: list[str], client: WebClient
+) -> tuple[list[str], list[str]]:
+    user_ids: list[str] = []
+    failed_to_find: list[str] = []
+    for group_name in group_names:
+        try:
+            # First, find the group ID from the group name
+            response = client.usergroups_list()
+            groups = {group["name"]: group["id"] for group in response["usergroups"]}
+            group_id = groups.get(group_name)
+
+            if group_id:
+                # Fetch user IDs for the group
+                response = client.usergroups_users_list(usergroup=group_id)
+                user_ids.extend(response["users"])
+            else:
+                failed_to_find.append(group_name)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error fetching user IDs for group {group_name}: {str(e)}")
+            failed_to_find.append(group_name)
+
+    return user_ids, failed_to_find
+
+
 def fetch_groupids_from_names(
     names: list[str], client: WebClient
 ) -> tuple[list[str], list[str]]:
diff --git a/backend/danswer/db/models.py b/backend/danswer/db/models.py
index 29ca74bfc..01cd4c6e3 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/db/models.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/db/models.py
@@ -1059,6 +1059,7 @@ class ChannelConfig(TypedDict):
     respond_tag_only: NotRequired[bool]  # defaults to False
     respond_to_bots: NotRequired[bool]  # defaults to False
     respond_team_member_list: NotRequired[list[str]]
+    respond_slack_group_list: NotRequired[list[str]]
     answer_filters: NotRequired[list[AllowedAnswerFilters]]
     # If None then no follow up
     # If empty list, follow up with no tags
diff --git a/backend/danswer/server/manage/models.py b/backend/danswer/server/manage/models.py
index cbc3251bf..1e4f44789 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/server/manage/models.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/server/manage/models.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class SlackBotConfigCreationRequest(BaseModel):
     respond_to_bots: bool = False
     # If no team members, assume respond in the channel to everyone
     respond_team_member_list: list[str] = []
+    respond_slack_group_list: list[str] = []
     answer_filters: list[AllowedAnswerFilters] = []
     # list of user emails
     follow_up_tags: list[str] | None = None
diff --git a/backend/danswer/server/manage/slack_bot.py b/backend/danswer/server/manage/slack_bot.py
index aade420ad..979776983 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/server/manage/slack_bot.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/server/manage/slack_bot.py
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ def _form_channel_config(
     respond_team_member_list = (
         slack_bot_config_creation_request.respond_team_member_list
     )
+    respond_slack_group_list = (
+        slack_bot_config_creation_request.respond_slack_group_list
+    )
     answer_filters = slack_bot_config_creation_request.answer_filters
     follow_up_tags = slack_bot_config_creation_request.follow_up_tags
 
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ def _form_channel_config(
             detail=str(e),
         )
 
-    if respond_tag_only and respond_team_member_list:
+    if respond_tag_only and (respond_team_member_list or respond_slack_group_list):
         raise ValueError(
             "Cannot set DanswerBot to only respond to tags only and "
             "also respond to a predetermined set of users."
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ def _form_channel_config(
         channel_config["respond_tag_only"] = respond_tag_only
     if respond_team_member_list:
         channel_config["respond_team_member_list"] = respond_team_member_list
+    if respond_slack_group_list:
+        channel_config["respond_slack_group_list"] = respond_slack_group_list
     if answer_filters:
         channel_config["answer_filters"] = answer_filters
     if follow_up_tags is not None:
diff --git a/web/src/app/admin/bot/SlackBotConfigCreationForm.tsx b/web/src/app/admin/bot/SlackBotConfigCreationForm.tsx
index 6a5984125..cfcca211d 100644
--- a/web/src/app/admin/bot/SlackBotConfigCreationForm.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/admin/bot/SlackBotConfigCreationForm.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ export const SlackBotCreationForm = ({
             respond_team_member_list:
               existingSlackBotConfig?.channel_config
                 ?.respond_team_member_list || ([] as string[]),
+            respond_slack_group_list:
+              existingSlackBotConfig?.channel_config
+                ?.respond_slack_group_list || ([] as string[]),
             still_need_help_enabled:
               existingSlackBotConfig?.channel_config?.follow_up_tags !==
               undefined,
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ export const SlackBotCreationForm = ({
             respond_tag_only: Yup.boolean().required(),
             respond_to_bots: Yup.boolean().required(),
             respond_team_member_list: Yup.array().of(Yup.string()).required(),
+            respond_slack_group_list: Yup.array().of(Yup.string()).required(),
             still_need_help_enabled: Yup.boolean().required(),
             follow_up_tags: Yup.array().of(Yup.string()),
             document_sets: Yup.array().of(Yup.number()),
@@ -119,6 +123,9 @@ export const SlackBotCreationForm = ({
               respond_team_member_list: values.respond_team_member_list.filter(
                 (teamMemberEmail) => teamMemberEmail !== ""
               ),
+              respond_slack_group_list: values.respond_slack_group_list.filter(
+                (slackGroupName) => slackGroupName !== ""
+              ),
               usePersona: usingPersonas,
             };
             if (!cleanedValues.still_need_help_enabled) {
@@ -237,6 +244,15 @@ export const SlackBotCreationForm = ({
                   out the occasional incorrect answer.`}
                   values={values}
                 />
+                <TextArrayField
+                  name="respond_slack_group_list"
+                  label="Slack Group Names"
+                  subtext={`If specified, DanswerBot responses will only be 
+                  visible to slack groups in this list. This is
+                  useful if you want DanswerBot to operate in an
+                  "assistant" mode.`}
+                  values={values}
+                />
                 <Divider />
 
                 <SectionHeader>Post Response Behavior</SectionHeader>
diff --git a/web/src/app/admin/bot/lib.ts b/web/src/app/admin/bot/lib.ts
index b6c6bec16..07feab85d 100644
--- a/web/src/app/admin/bot/lib.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/admin/bot/lib.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ interface SlackBotConfigCreationRequest {
   respond_tag_only: boolean;
   respond_to_bots: boolean;
   respond_team_member_list: string[];
+  respond_slack_group_list: string[];
   follow_up_tags?: string[];
   usePersona: boolean;
   response_type: SlackBotResponseType;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ const buildRequestBodyFromCreationRequest = (
     respond_tag_only: creationRequest.respond_tag_only,
     respond_to_bots: creationRequest.respond_to_bots,
     respond_team_member_list: creationRequest.respond_team_member_list,
+    respond_slack_group_list: creationRequest.respond_slack_group_list,
     answer_filters: buildFiltersFromCreationRequest(creationRequest),
     follow_up_tags: creationRequest.follow_up_tags?.filter((tag) => tag !== ""),
     ...(creationRequest.usePersona
diff --git a/web/src/lib/types.ts b/web/src/lib/types.ts
index 138765c5c..30c336f97 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ export interface ChannelConfig {
   respond_tag_only?: boolean;
   respond_to_bots?: boolean;
   respond_team_member_list?: string[];
+  respond_slack_group_list?: string[];
   answer_filters?: AnswerFilterOption[];
   follow_up_tags?: string[];
 }