diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-api/server/routes.coffee b/packages/rocketchat-api/server/routes.coffee
index 950336464d6..9cc05904b38 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-api/server/routes.coffee
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-api/server/routes.coffee
@@ -104,3 +104,9 @@ RocketChat.API.v1.addRoute 'channels.create', authRequired: true,
 
 		return RocketChat.API.v1.success
 			channel: RocketChat.models.Rooms.findOne({_id: id.rid})
+
+# List Private Groups a user has access to
+RocketChat.API.v1.addRoute 'groups.list', authRequired: true,
+	get: ->
+		roomIds = _.pluck RocketChat.models.Subscriptions.findByTypeAndUserId('p', @userId).fetch(), 'rid'
+		return { groups: RocketChat.models.Rooms.findByIds(roomIds).fetch() }
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/models/Rooms.coffee b/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/models/Rooms.coffee
index ad5c9aec060..2dc83959854 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/models/Rooms.coffee
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/models/Rooms.coffee
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ RocketChat.models.Rooms = new class extends RocketChat.models._Base
 
 		return @find query, options
 
-	findByTypeAndNameContainigUsername: (type, name, username, options) ->
+	findByTypeAndNameContainingUsername: (type, name, username, options) ->
 		query =
 			name: name
 			t: type
diff --git a/server/methods/groupsList.js b/server/methods/groupsList.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bfde693a59f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/methods/groupsList.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Meteor.methods({
+	groupsList: function(nameFilter, limit, sort) {
+		if (!Meteor.userId()) {
+			throw new Meteor.Error('error-invalid-user', 'Invalid user', { method: 'groupsList' });
+		}
+
+		let options = {
+			fields: { name: 1 },
+			sort: { msgs: -1 }
+		};
+
+		//Verify the limit param is a number
+		if (_.isNumber(limit)) {
+			options.limit = limit;
+		}
+
+		//Verify there is a sort option and it's a string
+		if (_.trim(sort)) {
+			switch (sort) {
+				case 'name':
+					options.sort = { name: 1 };
+					break;
+				case 'msgs':
+					options.sort = { msgs: -1 };
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		//Determine if they are searching or not, base it upon the name field
+		if (nameFilter) {
+			return { groups: RocketChat.models.Rooms.findByTypeAndNameContainingUsername('p', new RegExp(s.trim(s.escapeRegExp(nameFilter)), 'i'), Meteor.user().username, options).fetch() };
+		} else {
+			let roomIds = _.pluck(RocketChat.models.Subscriptions.findByTypeAndUserId('p', Meteor.userId()).fetch(), 'rid');
+			return { groups: RocketChat.models.Rooms.findByIds(roomIds, options).fetch() };
+		}
+	}
+});
diff --git a/server/startup/roomPublishes.coffee b/server/startup/roomPublishes.coffee
index b69a301e131..ecf4f9f18b8 100644
--- a/server/startup/roomPublishes.coffee
+++ b/server/startup/roomPublishes.coffee
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Meteor.startup ->
 				archived: 1
 
 		user = RocketChat.models.Users.findOneById this.userId, fields: username: 1
-		return RocketChat.models.Rooms.findByTypeAndNameContainigUsername 'p', identifier, user.username, options
+		return RocketChat.models.Rooms.findByTypeAndNameContainingUsername 'p', identifier, user.username, options
 
 	RocketChat.roomTypes.setPublish 'd', (identifier) ->
 		options =