diff --git a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/GroupsService.cs b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/GroupsService.cs
index f44c094b2b..7cbc7968e6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/GroupsService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Addons/Groups/Service/GroupsService.cs
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
             data.Data["ShowInList"] = showInList ? "1" : "0";
             data.Data["AllowPublish"] = allowPublish ? "1" : "0";
             data.Data["MaturePublish"] = maturePublish ? "1" : "0";
-            data.Data["OwnerRoleID"] = UUID.Random().ToString();
+            UUID roleID = UUID.Random();
+            data.Data["OwnerRoleID"] = roleID.ToString();
 
             if (!m_Database.StoreGroup(data))
                 return UUID.Zero;
@@ -159,7 +160,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
             _AddOrUpdateGroupRole(RequestingAgentID, data.GroupID, UUID.Zero, "Everyone", "Everyone in the group", "Member of " + name, (ulong)DefaultEveryonePowers, true);
 
             // Create Owner role
-            UUID roleID = UUID.Random();
             _AddOrUpdateGroupRole(RequestingAgentID, data.GroupID, roleID, "Owners", "Owners of the group", "Owner of " + name, (ulong)OwnerPowers, true);
 
             // Add founder to group
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
             if (group == null)
                 return members;
 
+            // Unfortunately this doesn't quite work on legacy group data because of a bug
+            // that's also being fixed here on CreateGroup. The OwnerRoleID sent to the DB was wrong.
+            // See how to find the ownerRoleID a few lines below.
             UUID ownerRoleID = new UUID(group.Data["OwnerRoleID"]);
 
             RoleData[] roles = m_Database.RetrieveRoles(GroupID);
@@ -255,6 +258,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
                 return members;
             List<RoleData> rolesList = new List<RoleData>(roles);
 
+            // Let's find the "real" ownerRoleID
+            RoleData ownerRole = rolesList.Find(r => r.Data["Powers"] == ((long)OwnerPowers).ToString());
+            if (ownerRole != null)
+                ownerRoleID = ownerRole.RoleID;
+
             // Check visibility? 
             // When we don't want to check visibility, we pass it "all" as the requestingAgentID
             bool checkVisibility = !RequestingAgentID.Equals(UUID.Zero.ToString());
@@ -291,17 +299,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Groups
                 {
                     m.Title = selected.Data["Title"];
                     m.AgentPowers = UInt64.Parse(selected.Data["Powers"]);
-
-                    m.AgentID = d.PrincipalID;
-                    m.AcceptNotices = d.Data["AcceptNotices"] == "1" ? true : false;
-                    m.Contribution = Int32.Parse(d.Data["Contribution"]);
-                    m.ListInProfile = d.Data["ListInProfile"] == "1" ? true : false;
-
-                    // Is this person an owner of the group?
-                    m.IsOwner = (rolemembershipsList.Find(r => r.RoleID == ownerRoleID) != null) ? true : false;
-
-                    members.Add(m);
                 }
+
+                m.AgentID = d.PrincipalID;
+                m.AcceptNotices = d.Data["AcceptNotices"] == "1" ? true : false;
+                m.Contribution = Int32.Parse(d.Data["Contribution"]);
+                m.ListInProfile = d.Data["ListInProfile"] == "1" ? true : false;
+
+                // Is this person an owner of the group?
+                m.IsOwner = (rolemembershipsList.Find(r => r.RoleID == ownerRoleID) != null) ? true : false;
+
+                members.Add(m);
             }
 
             return members;