diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index 4927789..bbb03b0 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Person < Profile
   has_many :friends, :class_name => 'Person', :through => :friendships
 
   def friend_groups
-    friendships.map {|item| item.group}.uniq
+    ([_('friends'), _('work'), _('school'), _('family')] + friendships.map {|item| item.group}).uniq
   end
 
 #  has_many :person_friendships
diff --git a/test/unit/person_test.rb b/test/unit/person_test.rb
index 30d25b6..1493c45 100644
--- a/test/unit/person_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/person_test.rb
@@ -158,17 +158,22 @@ class PersonTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   end
 
+  should 'provide default friend groups list' do
+    assert_equivalent [ 'friends', 'work', 'school', 'family' ], Person.new.friend_groups
+  end
+
   should 'list friend groups' do
     p1 = create_user('testuser1').person
     p2 = create_user('testuser2').person
     p3 = create_user('testuser3').person
     p4 = create_user('testuser4').person
     
-    Friendship.create!(:person => p1, :friend => p2, :group => 'family')
-    Friendship.create!(:person => p1, :friend => p3, :group => 'school')
-    Friendship.create!(:person => p1, :friend => p4, :group => 'school')
+    Friendship.create!(:person => p1, :friend => p2, :group => 'group1')
+    Friendship.create!(:person => p1, :friend => p3, :group => 'group2')
+    Friendship.create!(:person => p1, :friend => p4, :group => 'group1')
 
-    assert_equivalent ['family', 'school'], p1.friend_groups
+    assert_includes p1.friend_groups, 'group1'
+    assert_includes p1.friend_groups, 'group2'
   end
 
 end
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