diff --git a/src/org/labkey/test/tests/GroupTest.java b/src/org/labkey/test/tests/GroupTest.java
index 1918bd90bb..6c12c867bf 100644
--- a/src/org/labkey/test/tests/GroupTest.java
+++ b/src/org/labkey/test/tests/GroupTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
+import org.labkey.remoteapi.CommandException;
+import org.labkey.remoteapi.query.Filter;
+import org.labkey.remoteapi.query.SelectRowsCommand;
+import org.labkey.remoteapi.query.SelectRowsResponse;
 import org.labkey.test.BaseWebDriverTest;
 import org.labkey.test.Locator;
 import org.labkey.test.TestTimeoutException;
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@
 import org.labkey.test.util.PortalHelper;
 import org.labkey.test.util.WikiHelper;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -48,6 +53,7 @@ public class GroupTest extends BaseWebDriverTest
     protected static final String COMPOUND_GROUP = "group2";
     protected static final String BAD_GROUP = "group3";
     protected static final String CHILD_GROUP = "group4";
+    protected static final String EMPTY_GROUP = "emptyGroupToDelete";
     protected static final String[] TEST_USERS_FOR_GROUP = {"user1_grouptest@" + SIMPLE_GROUP + ".group.test", "user2_grouptest@" + SIMPLE_GROUP + ".group.test", "user3_grouptest@" + COMPOUND_GROUP + ".group.test"};
     protected static final String[] TEST_DISPLAY_NAMES_FOR_GROUP = {"user1 grouptest", "user2 grouptest", "user3 grouptest"};
     protected static final String SITE_USER_IN_GROUP = "useringroup";
@@ -79,6 +85,7 @@ protected void doCleanup(boolean afterTest) throws TestTimeoutException
         permissionsHelper.deleteGroup(CHILD_GROUP);
         permissionsHelper.deleteGroup(SITE_USER_GROUP);
         permissionsHelper.deleteGroup(API_SITE_GROUP);
+        permissionsHelper.deleteGroup(EMPTY_GROUP);
         _userHelper.deleteUsers(false, TEST_USERS_FOR_GROUP);
         _userHelper.deleteUsers(false, SITE_USER_EMAILS);
         _containerHelper.deleteProject(getProjectName(), afterTest);
@@ -93,7 +100,7 @@ public static void setup()
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSteps()
+    public void testSteps() throws IOException, CommandException
     {
         for (String user : TEST_USERS_FOR_GROUP)
         {
@@ -110,6 +117,7 @@ public void testSteps()
 
         _permissionsHelper.createGlobalPermissionsGroup(SIMPLE_GROUP, TEST_USERS_FOR_GROUP[0], TEST_USERS_FOR_GROUP[1]);
         _permissionsHelper.createGlobalPermissionsGroup(COMPOUND_GROUP, SIMPLE_GROUP,  TEST_USERS_FOR_GROUP[2]);
+        _permissionsHelper.createGlobalPermissionsGroup(EMPTY_GROUP);
 
         verifyExportFunction();
 
@@ -135,6 +143,13 @@ public void testSteps()
         waitForText("Author");
         _securityHelper.setSiteGroupPermissions("All Site Users", "Author");
 
+        // Ensure that deleting from the group's page works too. Issue 52614
+        _permissionsHelper.deleteGlobalGroupFromDetailsPage(EMPTY_GROUP);
+        SelectRowsCommand selectRowsCommand = new SelectRowsCommand("core", "Groups");
+        selectRowsCommand.setFilters(List.of(new Filter("Name", EMPTY_GROUP)));
+        SelectRowsResponse response = selectRowsCommand.execute(createDefaultConnection(), "/");
+        assertEquals(EMPTY_GROUP + " should have been deleted", 0, response.getRows().size());
+
         permissionsReportTest();
 
         goToProjectHome();
diff --git a/src/org/labkey/test/util/UIPermissionsHelper.java b/src/org/labkey/test/util/UIPermissionsHelper.java
index 6b385c3119..f70fc77507 100644
--- a/src/org/labkey/test/util/UIPermissionsHelper.java
+++ b/src/org/labkey/test/util/UIPermissionsHelper.java
@@ -73,6 +73,17 @@ public void startCreateGlobalPermissionsGroup(@LoggedParam String groupName, boo
         _driver._extHelper.waitForExtDialog(groupName + " Information");
     }
 
+    @LogMethod
+    public void deleteGlobalGroupFromDetailsPage(@LoggedParam String groupName)
+    {
+        goToSiteGroupScreen(groupName);
+        Locator.XPathLocator deleteButton = Locator.lkButton("Delete Empty Group");
+        _driver.waitForElement(deleteButton);
+        _driver.click(deleteButton);
+        _driver.assertAlert("Permanently delete group /" + groupName + "?");
+        _driver.waitForElement(Ext4Helper.Locators.ext4Button("Save and Finish"));
+    }
+
     @LogMethod
     public Integer createGlobalPermissionsGroup(@LoggedParam String groupName, boolean failIfAlreadyExists, @LoggedParam String... users)
     {
@@ -227,6 +238,12 @@ private void _selectPermission(String userOrGroupName, String group, String perm
 
     @Override
     public void addUserToSiteGroup(String userName, String groupName)
+    {
+        goToSiteGroupScreen(groupName);
+        addUserToGroupFromGroupScreen(userName);
+    }
+
+    private void goToSiteGroupScreen(String groupName)
     {
         _driver.ensureAdminMode();
         switch (groupName)
@@ -244,7 +261,6 @@ public void addUserToSiteGroup(String userName, String groupName)
                 _driver.click(groupLoc);
                 _driver.clickAndWait(Locator.linkContainingText("manage group"));
         }
-        addUserToGroupFromGroupScreen(userName);
     }
 
     @Override