diff --git a/src/Commands/User.php b/src/Commands/User.php
index 939438138..9c1a91019 100644
--- a/src/Commands/User.php
+++ b/src/Commands/User.php
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class User extends BaseCommand
         shield:user <action> options
 
             shield:user create -n newusername -e newuser@example.com
+            shield:user create -n newusername -e newuser@example.com -g mygroup
 
             shield:user activate -n username
             shield:user activate -e user@example.com
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ public function run(array $params): int
         try {
             switch ($action) {
                 case 'create':
-                    $this->create($username, $email);
+                    $this->create($username, $email, $group);
                     break;
 
                 case 'activate':
@@ -252,8 +253,9 @@ private function setValidationRules(): void
      *
      * @param string|null $username User name to create (optional)
      * @param string|null $email    User email to create (optional)
+     * @param string|null $group    Group to add user to (optional)
      */
-    private function create(?string $username = null, ?string $email = null): void
+    private function create(?string $username = null, ?string $email = null, ?string $group = null): void
     {
         $data = [];
 
@@ -311,11 +313,18 @@ private function create(?string $username = null, ?string $email = null): void
             $this->write('User "' . $username . '" created', 'green');
         }
 
-        // Add to default group
         $user = $userModel->findById($userModel->getInsertID());
-        $userModel->addToDefaultGroup($user);
 
-        $this->write('The user is added to the default group.', 'green');
+        if ($group === null) {
+            // Add to default group
+            $userModel->addToDefaultGroup($user);
+
+            $this->write('The user is added to the default group.', 'green');
+        } else {
+            $user->addGroup($group);
+
+            $this->write('The user is added to group "' . $group . '".', 'green');
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Commands/UserTest.php b/tests/Commands/UserTest.php
index a85e713d6..9fdf3e148 100644
--- a/tests/Commands/UserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Commands/UserTest.php
@@ -100,6 +100,40 @@ public function testCreate(): void
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function testCreateWithGroupBeta(): void
+    {
+        $this->setMockIo([
+            'Secret Passw0rd!',
+            'Secret Passw0rd!',
+        ]);
+
+        command('shield:user create -n user1 -e user1@example.com -g beta');
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString(
+            'User "user1" created',
+            $this->io->getFirstOutput()
+        );
+        $this->assertStringContainsString(
+            'The user is added to group "beta"',
+            $this->io->getFirstOutput()
+        );
+
+        $users = model(UserModel::class);
+        $user  = $users->findByCredentials(['email' => 'user1@example.com']);
+        $this->seeInDatabase($this->tables['identities'], [
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'secret'  => 'user1@example.com',
+        ]);
+        $this->seeInDatabase($this->tables['users'], [
+            'id'     => $user->id,
+            'active' => 0,
+        ]);
+        $this->seeInDatabase($this->tables['groups_users'], [
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'group'   => 'beta',
+        ]);
+    }
+
     public function testCreateNotUniqueName(): void
     {
         $user = $this->createUser([