diff --git a/src/components/modules/CreateGroup.jsx b/src/components/modules/CreateGroup.jsx
index fdda26a6..889e5047 100644
--- a/src/components/modules/CreateGroup.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modules/CreateGroup.jsx
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ class CreateGroup extends React.Component {
                 }
             })
         }, 'active')
-
     }
 
     goNext = (e, setFieldValue) => {
diff --git a/src/components/modules/groups/GroupSettings.jsx b/src/components/modules/groups/GroupSettings.jsx
index 61f74904..410b905c 100644
--- a/src/components/modules/groups/GroupSettings.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modules/groups/GroupSettings.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react'
+import DropZone from 'react-dropzone'
 import {connect} from 'react-redux'
 import { Formik, Form, Field, ErrorMessage, } from 'formik'
 import { Map } from 'immutable'
@@ -15,7 +16,10 @@ import Icon from 'app/components/elements/Icon'
 import LoadingIndicator from 'app/components/elements/LoadingIndicator'
 import DialogManager from 'app/components/elements/common/DialogManager'
 import { showLoginDialog } from 'app/components/dialogs/LoginDialog'
+import { validateLogoStep } from 'app/components/modules/groups/GroupLogo'
+import { validateAdminStep } from 'app/components/modules/groups/GroupAdmin'
 import { getGroupLogo, getGroupMeta, getGroupTitle } from 'app/utils/groups'
+import { proxifyImageUrlWithStrip } from 'app/utils/ProxifyUrl'
 
 class GroupSettings extends React.Component {
     constructor(props) {
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@ class GroupSettings extends React.Component {
     componentDidMount() {
         const { currentGroup } = this.props
         const group = currentGroup.toJS()
-        const { name, member_list, privacy, json_metadata } = group
+        const { name, member_list, privacy, json_metadata, is_encrypted } = group
         const meta = getGroupMeta(json_metadata)
         let admin
         for (const mem of member_list) {
@@ -38,10 +42,12 @@ class GroupSettings extends React.Component {
             break
         }
         const initialValues = {
+            name,
             title: meta.title,
             logo: meta.logo,
             admin,
-            privacy
+            privacy,
+            is_encrypted,
         }
         this.setState({
             initialValues
@@ -66,12 +72,81 @@ class GroupSettings extends React.Component {
         applyFieldValue('admin', value)
     }
 
-    validate = async () => {
+    uploadLogo = (file, name, { applyFieldValue }) => {
+        const { uploadImage } = this.props
+        this.setState({ uploading: true })
+        uploadImage(file, progress => {
+            if (progress.url) {
+                applyFieldValue('logo', progress.url)
+            }
+            if (progress.error) {
+                const { error } = progress;
+                notify(error, 10000)
+            }
+            this.setState({ uploading: false })
+        })
+    }
+
+    onDrop = (acceptedFiles, rejectedFiles, { applyFieldValue }) => {
+        const file = acceptedFiles[0]
+
+        if (!file) {
+            if (rejectedFiles.length) {
+                DialogManager.alert(
+                    tt('post_editor.please_insert_only_image_files')
+                )
+            }
+            return
+        }
+
+        this.uploadLogo(file, file.name, { applyFieldValue })
+    };
 
+    onPrivacyChange = (e, { applyFieldValue }) => {
+        applyFieldValue('privacy', e.target.value)
     }
 
-    onSubmit = async () => {
+    validate = async (values) => {
+        const errors = {}
+        if (!values.title) {
+            errors.title = tt('g.required')
+        } else if (values.title.length < 3) {
+            errors.title = tt('create_group_jsx.group_min_length')
+        }
+        await validateLogoStep(values, errors)
+        await validateAdminStep(values, errors)
+        return errors
+    }
+
+    _onSubmit = async (values, actions) => {
+        const { currentUser } = this.props
+        const creator = currentUser.get('username')
+
+        this.setState({
+            submitError: ''
+        })
 
+        showLoginDialog(creator, (res) => {
+            const password = res && res.password
+            if (!password) {
+                actions.setSubmitting(false)
+                return
+            }
+            this.props.privateGroup({
+                creator,
+                password,
+                ...values,
+                onSuccess: () => {
+                    actions.setSubmitting(false)
+                    const { closeMe } = this.props
+                    if (closeMe) closeMe()
+                },
+                onError: (err, errStr) => {
+                    this.setState({ submitError: errStr })
+                    actions.setSubmitting(false)
+                }
+            })
+        }, 'active', false)
     }
 
     closeMe = (e) => {
@@ -79,6 +154,18 @@ class GroupSettings extends React.Component {
         this.props.closeMe()
     }
 
+    _renderPreview = ({ values, errors }) => {
+        let { logo } = values
+        if (logo && !errors.logo) {
+            const size = '75x75' // main size of Userpic
+            logo = proxifyImageUrlWithStrip(logo, size);
+            return <a href={logo} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style={{ marginLeft: '0.5rem' }}>
+                {tt('group_settings_jsx.preview')}
+            </a>
+        }
+        return null
+    }
+
     render() {
         const { currentGroup } = this.props
         const group = currentGroup.toJS()
@@ -87,7 +174,7 @@ class GroupSettings extends React.Component {
         const meta = getGroupMeta(json_metadata)
         const title = getGroupTitle(meta, name)
 
-        const { initialValues } = this.state
+        const { initialValues, submitError } = this.state
 
         let form
         if (!initialValues) {
@@ -104,7 +191,7 @@ class GroupSettings extends React.Component {
             {({
                 handleSubmit, isSubmitting, isValid, values, errors, setFieldValue, applyFieldValue, setFieldTouched, handleChange,
             }) => {
-                const disabled = !isValid
+                const disabled = !isValid || this.state.uploading
                 return (
             <Form>
                 <div className='row'>
@@ -118,32 +205,43 @@ class GroupSettings extends React.Component {
                             autoFocus
                             validateOnBlur={false}
                         />
+                        <ErrorMessage name='title' component='div' className='error' />
                     </div>
-                    <div className='column small-6'>
+                    <div className='column small-6' title={tt('group_settings_jsx.name_cannot_change')}>
                         {tt('create_group_jsx.name2')}<br/>
                         <div style={{ marginTop: '0.5rem' }}>
                             {tt('create_group_jsx.name3')}{name}
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
+
                 <div className='row' style={{ marginTop: '1rem' }}>
                     <div className='column small-12'>
-                        {tt('create_group_jsx.logo')}
-                        <div className="input-group">
-                            <Field
-                                type='text'
-                                name='logo'
-                                className="input-group-field" 
-                                maxLength='1024'
-                                placeholder='https://'
-                                onChange={e => this.onLogoChange(e, { applyFieldValue })}
-                                validateOnBlur={false}
-                            />
-                            <span className="input-group-label">{tt('group_settings_jsx.upload')}</span>
-                        </div>
+                        {tt('create_group_jsx.logo')}{this._renderPreview({ values, errors })}
+                        <DropZone
+                            multiple={false}
+                            noClick={true}
+                            accept='image/*'
+                            onDrop={(af, rf) => this.onDrop(af, rf, { applyFieldValue })}
+                        >
+                            {({getRootProps, getInputProps, open}) => (<div className="input-group" {...getRootProps()}>
+                                <input {...getInputProps()} />
+                                <Field
+                                    type='text'
+                                    name='logo'
+                                    className="input-group-field" 
+                                    maxLength='1024'
+                                    placeholder='https://'
+                                    onChange={e => this.onLogoChange(e, { applyFieldValue })}
+                                    validateOnBlur={false}
+                                />
+                                <span className="input-group-label button" onClick={open}>{tt('group_settings_jsx.upload')}</span>
+                            </div>)}
+                        </DropZone>
+                        <ErrorMessage name='logo' component='div' className='error' />
                     </div>
                 </div>
-                <div className='row' style={{ marginTop: '0rem' }}>
+                <div className='row' style={{ marginTop: '1rem' }}>
                     <div className='column small-12'>
                         {tt('create_group_jsx.admin')}
                         <Field
@@ -153,13 +251,40 @@ class GroupSettings extends React.Component {
                             onChange={e => this.onAdminChange(e, { applyFieldValue })}
                             validateOnBlur={false}
                         />
+                        <ErrorMessage name='admin' component='div' className='error' />
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className='row' style={{ marginTop: '1.0rem', }}>
+                    <div className='column small-12'>
+                        {tt('create_group_jsx.access')}
+                        <Icon name='info_o' className='icon-hint' title={tt('create_group_jsx.access_hint')} />
+                        <Field
+                            as='select'
+                            name='privacy'
+                            onChange={e => this.onPrivacyChange(e, { applyFieldValue })}
+                        >
+                            <option value='public_group'>{tt('create_group_jsx.access_all')}</option>
+                            <option value='public_read_only'>{tt('create_group_jsx.all_read_only')}</option>
+                            {values.is_encrypted && <option value='private_group'>{tt('create_group_jsx.access_private')}</option>}
+                        </Field>
+                        <ErrorMessage name='privacy' component='div' className='error' />
                     </div>
                 </div>
+
+                <div className='row' style={{ marginTop: '1.0rem', }}>
+                    <div className='column small-12' title={tt('group_settings_jsx.encrypted_hint')}>
+                        {tt('group_settings_jsx.encrypted')}
+                        {values.is_encrypted ? tt('group_settings_jsx.encrypted2') : tt('group_settings_jsx.encrypted3')}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                {submitError && <div style={{ marginTop: '1rem' }} className='error submit-error'>{submitError}</div>}
                 <div style={{ marginTop: '1rem' }}>
                     <button className='button hollow float-right' onClick={this.closeMe}>
                         {tt('g.cancel')}
                     </button>
-                    <button type='submit' className='button float-right'>
+                    <button type='submit' disabled={disabled} className='button float-right'>
                         {tt('group_settings_jsx.submit')}
                     </button>
                 </div>
@@ -190,5 +315,49 @@ export default connect(
         }
     },
     dispatch => ({
+        uploadImage: (file, progress) => {
+            dispatch({
+                type: 'user/UPLOAD_IMAGE',
+                payload: {file, progress},
+            })
+        },
+        privateGroup: ({ password, creator, name, title, logo, admin, is_encrypted, privacy,
+        onSuccess, onError }) => {
+            let json_metadata = {
+                app: 'golos-messenger',
+                version: 1,
+                title,
+                logo
+            }
+            json_metadata = JSON.stringify(json_metadata)
+
+            const opData = {
+                creator,
+                name,
+                json_metadata,
+                admin: admin,
+                is_encrypted,
+                privacy,
+                extensions: [],
+            }
+
+            const json = JSON.stringify(['private_group', opData])
+
+            dispatch(transaction.actions.broadcastOperation({
+                type: 'custom_json',
+                operation: {
+                    id: 'private_message',
+                    required_auths: [creator],
+                    json,
+                },
+                username: creator,
+                password,
+                successCallback: onSuccess,
+                errorCallback: (err, errStr) => {
+                    console.error(err)
+                    if (onError) onError(err, errStr)
+                },
+            }));
+        }
     })
 )(GroupSettings)
diff --git a/src/components/modules/groups/GroupSettings.scss b/src/components/modules/groups/GroupSettings.scss
index 927dd851..e26d0186 100644
--- a/src/components/modules/groups/GroupSettings.scss
+++ b/src/components/modules/groups/GroupSettings.scss
@@ -2,4 +2,18 @@
     h3 {
         padding-left: 0.75rem;
     }
+    .input-group-label.button {
+        margin-bottom: 0px;
+    }
+    .input-group {
+        margin-bottom: 0px;
+    }
+    .error {
+        margin-bottom: 0px;
+        margin-top: 5px;
+    }
+    .submit-error {
+        padding-left: 1rem;
+        padding-right: 1rem;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/locales/ru-RU.json b/src/locales/ru-RU.json
index a2a539b6..c2db4afc 100644
--- a/src/locales/ru-RU.json
+++ b/src/locales/ru-RU.json
@@ -152,7 +152,14 @@
     "title_GROUP": "Группа %(GROUP)s",
     "submit": "Сохранить",
     "owner": "Владелец",
-    "upload": "Загрузить"
+    "upload": "Загрузить",
+    "name_cannot_change": "Ссылку на группу изменить нельзя.",
+    "preview": "(просмотр)",
+    "login_hint_GROUP": "(изменения группы \"%(GROUP)s\")",
+    "encrypted": "Сообщения в группе ",
+    "encrypted2": " шифруются.",
+    "encrypted3": " не шифруются.",
+    "encrypted_hint": "Изменить это нельзя."
   },
   "emoji_i18n": {
     "categoriesLabel": "Категории",