diff --git a/src/modules/activity/ActivityDescription.tsx b/src/modules/activity/ActivityDescription.tsx
index a1ee0c19..eb8c21de 100644
--- a/src/modules/activity/ActivityDescription.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/activity/ActivityDescription.tsx
@@ -391,6 +391,14 @@ export default function ActivityDescription({ event }: Props) {
       </div>
     );
 
+  if (event.activity_code == "group.update")
+    return (
+      <div className={"inline"}>
+        Group <Value>{event.meta.old_name}</Value> was renamed to{" "}
+        <Value>{event.meta.new_name}</Value>
+      </div>
+    );
+
   /**
    * Account
    */
diff --git a/src/modules/groups/EditGroupNameModal.tsx b/src/modules/groups/EditGroupNameModal.tsx
index e912bcf6..818db781 100644
--- a/src/modules/groups/EditGroupNameModal.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/groups/EditGroupNameModal.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const EditGroupNameModal = ({
   }, [name, initialName, error]);
 
   const handleNameChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-    const newName = trim(e.target.value);
+    const newName = e.target.value;
     const findGroup = groups?.find((g) => g.name === newName);
     if (findGroup) {
       setError("This group already exists. Please choose another name.");
diff --git a/src/modules/groups/table/GroupsTable.tsx b/src/modules/groups/table/GroupsTable.tsx
index e051da92..42521ac3 100644
--- a/src/modules/groups/table/GroupsTable.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/groups/table/GroupsTable.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { DataTable } from "@components/table/DataTable";
 import DataTableHeader from "@components/table/DataTableHeader";
 import { DataTableRowsPerPage } from "@components/table/DataTableRowsPerPage";
 import { ColumnDef, SortingState } from "@tanstack/react-table";
+import { removeAllSpaces } from "@utils/helpers";
 import { Layers3Icon } from "lucide-react";
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
 import React from "react";
@@ -228,6 +229,11 @@ export const GroupsTableColumns: ColumnDef<GroupUsage>[] = [
       </GroupProvider>
     ),
   },
+  {
+    accessorKey: "search",
+    accessorFn: (row) => removeAllSpaces(row.name),
+    filterFn: "fuzzy",
+  },
 ];
 
 type Props = {
@@ -266,6 +272,7 @@ export default function GroupsTable({ headingTarget }: Readonly<Props>) {
       rightSide={() => <AddGroupButton />}
       columnVisibility={{
         in_use: false,
+        search: false,
       }}
     >
       {(table) => (