diff --git a/exo.core.component.organization.api/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/services/organization/GroupHandler.java b/exo.core.component.organization.api/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/services/organization/GroupHandler.java
index 00e0645d1..284d37fb7 100644
--- a/exo.core.component.organization.api/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/services/organization/GroupHandler.java
+++ b/exo.core.component.organization.api/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/services/organization/GroupHandler.java
@@ -295,4 +295,19 @@ default void clearGroupCache(String groupId) {
       throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }
 
+   /**
+    * Updates an existing group with the provided data.
+    * This method performs a full update of the group including:
+    * group properties update(label, description, ...), Management of enclosing (inherited) memberships changes
+    * @param group the group object containing the updated data. Must not be null and must have a valid ID.
+    * @param broadcast if {@code true}, pre-save and post-save events will be triggered
+    *
+    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the group or its ID is null
+    * @throws Exception if the group does not exist, or if any persistence operation fails
+    *
+    */
+   default void updateGroup(Group group, boolean broadcast) throws Exception {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/exo.core.component.organization.api/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/services/organization/OrganizationDatabaseInitializer.java b/exo.core.component.organization.api/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/services/organization/OrganizationDatabaseInitializer.java
index 8d5f4d22f..69ddc7958 100644
--- a/exo.core.component.organization.api/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/services/organization/OrganizationDatabaseInitializer.java
+++ b/exo.core.component.organization.api/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/services/organization/OrganizationDatabaseInitializer.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public class OrganizationDatabaseInitializer extends BaseComponentPlugin impleme
 
   private boolean             updateUsers_;
 
+  private boolean             updateGroups;
+
   public OrganizationDatabaseInitializer(InitParams params) throws Exception {
     String checkConfig = params.getValueParam("checkDatabaseAlgorithm").getValue();
     if (checkConfig.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("entry")) {
@@ -61,6 +63,11 @@ public OrganizationDatabaseInitializer(InitParams params) throws Exception {
       String updateUsersParam = usParam.getValue();
       updateUsers_ = (updateUsersParam != null && updateUsersParam.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("true"));
     }
+    ValueParam gpParam = params.getValueParam("updateGroups");
+    if (gpParam != null) {
+      String updateGroupsParam = gpParam.getValue();
+      updateGroups = (updateGroupsParam != null && updateGroupsParam.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("true"));
+    }
     config_ = params.getObjectParamValues(OrganizationConfig.class).get(0);
   }
 
@@ -100,8 +107,8 @@ protected void createGroups(OrganizationService orgService) throws Exception {
         groupId = "/" + data.getName();
       else
         groupId = data.getParentId() + "/" + data.getName();
-
-      if (orgService.getGroupHandler().findGroupById(groupId) == null) {
+      Group existingGroup =  orgService.getGroupHandler().findGroupById(groupId);
+      if (existingGroup == null) {
         Group group = orgService.getGroupHandler().createGroupInstance();
         group.setGroupName(data.getName());
         group.setDescription(data.getDescription());
@@ -113,6 +120,18 @@ protected void createGroups(OrganizationService orgService) throws Exception {
           orgService.getGroupHandler().addChild(parentGroup, group, true);
         }
         printInfo("    Create Group " + groupId);
+      } else if (updateGroups) {
+        // Keep the existing value when the configuration doesn't define one,
+        // to avoid wiping an administrator defined label/description on each restart
+        String label = data.getLabel() == null ? existingGroup.getLabel() : data.getLabel();
+        String description = data.getDescription() == null ? existingGroup.getDescription() : data.getDescription();
+        if (!StringUtils.equals(existingGroup.getLabel(), label)
+            || !StringUtils.equals(existingGroup.getDescription(), description)) {
+          existingGroup.setLabel(label);
+          existingGroup.setDescription(description);
+          orgService.getGroupHandler().saveGroup(existingGroup, true);
+          printInfo(String.format("Update Group: %s", groupId));
+        }
       } else {
         printInfo("    Group " + groupId + " already exists, ignoring the entry");
       }