diff --git a/web/src/elements/forms/Form.ts b/web/src/elements/forms/Form.ts
index bb7689e7e..56b63c581 100644
--- a/web/src/elements/forms/Form.ts
+++ b/web/src/elements/forms/Form.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ export class Form<T> extends LitElement {
         `];
     }
 
+    getSuccessMessage(): string {
+        return this.successMessage;
+    }
+
     serializeForm(form: IronFormElement): T {
         const elements = form._getSubmittableElements();
         const json: { [key: string]: unknown } = {};
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ export class Form<T> extends LitElement {
         return this.send(data).then((r) => {
             showMessage({
                 level: MessageLevel.success,
-                message: this.successMessage
+                message: this.getSuccessMessage()
             });
             return r;
         }).catch((ex: Response) => {
diff --git a/web/src/pages/groups/GroupForm.ts b/web/src/pages/groups/GroupForm.ts
index aa3c1adf6..57c46c36d 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/groups/GroupForm.ts
+++ b/web/src/pages/groups/GroupForm.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ export class GroupForm extends Form<Group> {
     @property({attribute: false})
     group?: Group;
 
-    successMessage = gettext("Successfully updated group");
+    getSuccessMessage(): string {
+        if (this.group) {
+            return gettext("Successfully updated group");
+        } else {
+            return gettext("Successfully created group");
+        }
+    }
 
     send = (data: Group): Promise<Group> => {
         if (this.group) {