diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/api/keystone.py b/openstack_dashboard/api/keystone.py
index 8f20857719..a1ff2eef87 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/api/keystone.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/api/keystone.py
@@ -596,9 +596,12 @@ def user_update_tenant(request, user, project, admin=True):
 @profiler.trace
 def group_create(request, domain_id, name, description=None):
     manager = keystoneclient(request, admin=True).groups
-    return manager.create(domain=domain_id,
-                          name=name,
-                          description=description)
+    try:
+        return manager.create(domain=domain_id,
+                              name=name,
+                              description=description)
+    except keystone_exceptions.Conflict:
+        raise exceptions.Conflict()
 
 
 @profiler.trace
@@ -645,9 +648,12 @@ def group_list(request, domain=None, project=None, user=None, filters=None):
 @profiler.trace
 def group_update(request, group_id, name=None, description=None):
     manager = keystoneclient(request, admin=True).groups
-    return manager.update(group=group_id,
-                          name=name,
-                          description=description)
+    try:
+        return manager.update(group=group_id,
+                              name=name,
+                              description=description)
+    except keystone_exceptions.Conflict:
+        raise exceptions.Conflict()
 
 
 @profiler.trace
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/groups/forms.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/groups/forms.py
index 3529147854..f019b1fbad 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/groups/forms.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/groups/forms.py
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ class CreateGroupForm(forms.SelfHandlingForm):
             messages.success(request,
                              _('Group "%s" was successfully created.')
                              % data['name'])
+        except exceptions.Conflict:
+            msg = _('Group "%s" already exists.') % data['name']
+            messages.error(request, msg)
         except Exception:
             exceptions.handle(request, _('Unable to create group.'))
             return False
@@ -72,6 +75,9 @@ class UpdateGroupForm(forms.SelfHandlingForm):
                                       description=data['description'])
             messages.success(request,
                              _('Group has been updated successfully.'))
+        except exceptions.Conflict:
+            msg = _('Group "%s" already exists.') % data['name']
+            messages.error(request, msg)
         except Exception:
             exceptions.handle(request, _('Unable to update the group.'))
             return False