diff --git a/seahub/api2/endpoints/shareable_groups.py b/seahub/api2/endpoints/shareable_groups.py
index c0f28215da..00e716d8d4 100644
--- a/seahub/api2/endpoints/shareable_groups.py
+++ b/seahub/api2/endpoints/shareable_groups.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class ShareableGroups(APIView):
         except ValueError:
             avatar_size = GROUP_AVATAR_DEFAULT_SIZE
 
-        result = [get_group_info(request, g.id, avatar_size)
-                for g in groups if g.parent_group_id == 0]
+        result = [get_group_info(request, g.id, avatar_size) for g in groups]
 
         return Response(result)
diff --git a/static/scripts/app/views/dialogs/repo-folder-perm-admin.js b/static/scripts/app/views/dialogs/repo-folder-perm-admin.js
index e477a2f3da..b14e5f8542 100644
--- a/static/scripts/app/views/dialogs/repo-folder-perm-admin.js
+++ b/static/scripts/app/views/dialogs/repo-folder-perm-admin.js
@@ -102,17 +102,43 @@ define([
                         placeholder: gettext("Search user or enter email and press Enter") // to override 'placeholder' returned by `Common.conta...`
                     }));
             } else {
-                var groups = app.pageOptions.joined_groups_exclude_address_book || [];
-                var g_opts = '';
-                for (var i = 0, len = groups.length; i < len; i++) {
-                    g_opts += '<option value="' + groups[i].id + '" data-index="' + i + '">' + groups[i].name + '</option>';
-                }
-                $('[name="groups"]', $panel).html(g_opts).select2({
-                    placeholder: gettext("Select a group"),
-                    maximumSelectionSize: 1,
-                    formatSelectionTooBig: gettext("You can only select 1 item"),
-                    escapeMarkup: function(m) { return m; }
+                var groups = [];
+
+                $.ajax({
+                    url: Common.getUrl({
+                        name: app.pageOptions.enable_share_to_all_groups ? 'shareable_groups' : 'groups'
+                    }),
+                    type: 'GET',
+                    dataType: 'json',
+                    cache: false,
+                    success: function(data) {
+                        for (var i = 0, len = data.length; i < len; i++) {
+                            groups.push({
+                                'id': data[i].id,
+                                'name': data[i].name
+                            });
+                        }
+                        groups.sort(function(a, b) {
+                            return Common.compareTwoWord(a.name, b.name);
+                        });
+                    },
+                    error: function(xhr, textStatus, errorThrown) {
+                        // do nothing
+                    },
+                    complete: function() {
+                        var g_opts = '';
+                        for (var i = 0, len = groups.length; i < len; i++) {
+                            g_opts += '<option value="' + groups[i].id + '" data-index="' + i + '">' + groups[i].name + '</option>';
+                        }
+                        $('[name="groups"]', $panel).html(g_opts).select2({
+                            placeholder: gettext("Select a group"),
+                            maximumSelectionSize: 1,
+                            formatSelectionTooBig: gettext("You can only select 1 item"),
+                            escapeMarkup: function(m) { return m; }
+                        });
+                    }
                 });
+
             }
 
             // show existing items
diff --git a/static/scripts/app/views/folder-perm.js b/static/scripts/app/views/folder-perm.js
index 256ee9c825..53c7303e6c 100644
--- a/static/scripts/app/views/folder-perm.js
+++ b/static/scripts/app/views/folder-perm.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ define([
                     Common.contactInputOptionsForSelect2({'url': url}));
 
             // use select2 to 'group' input in 'add group perm'
-            var groups;
+            var groups, groups_url;
             var prepareGroupSelector = function(groups) {
                 var g_opts = '';
                 for (var i = 0, len = groups.length; i < len; i++) {
@@ -133,28 +133,26 @@ define([
                     escapeMarkup: function(m) { return m; }
                 });
             };
+
             if (this.is_group_owned_repo) {
-                $.ajax({
-                    url: Common.getUrl({
-                        'name': 'address_book_sub_groups',
-                        'group_id': this.group_id
-                    }),
-                    cache: false,
-                    dataType: 'json',
-                    success: function(data) {
-                        groups = data;
-                    },
-                    error: function(xhr) {
-                        groups = [];
-                    },
-                    complete: function() {
-                        prepareGroupSelector(groups);
-                    }
-                });
+                groups_url = Common.getUrl({'name': 'address_book_sub_groups', 'group_id': this.group_id});
             } else {
-                groups = app.pageOptions.joined_groups_exclude_address_book || [];
-                prepareGroupSelector(groups);
+                groups_url = Common.getUrl({name: app.pageOptions.enable_share_to_all_groups ? 'shareable_groups' : 'groups'});
             }
+            $.ajax({
+                url: groups_url,
+                cache: false,
+                dataType: 'json',
+                success: function(data) {
+                    groups = data;
+                },
+                error: function(xhr) {
+                    groups = [];
+                },
+                complete: function() {
+                    prepareGroupSelector(groups);
+                }
+            });
         },
 
         events: {