diff --git a/zerver/lib/export.py b/zerver/lib/export.py
index 91357557e3..32c5a9dfa4 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/export.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/export.py
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ def get_realm_config() -> Config:
         custom_fetch=fetch_user_profile,
     )
 
-    Config(
+    user_groups_config = Config(
         table='zerver_usergroup',
         model=UserGroup,
         normal_parent=realm_config,
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ def get_realm_config() -> Config:
     Config(
         table='zerver_usergroupmembership',
         model=UserGroupMembership,
-        normal_parent=user_profile_config,
+        normal_parent=user_groups_config,
         parent_key='user_group__in',
     )
 
diff --git a/zerver/lib/import_realm.py b/zerver/lib/import_realm.py
index 73d979abaf..7d5a13be17 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/import_realm.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/import_realm.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from zerver.models import UserProfile, Realm, Client, Huddle, Stream, \
     UserPresence, UserActivity, UserActivityInterval, Reaction, \
     CustomProfileField, CustomProfileFieldValue, RealmAuditLog, \
     Attachment, get_system_bot, email_to_username, get_huddle_hash, \
-    UserHotspot, MutedTopic, Service
+    UserHotspot, MutedTopic, Service, UserGroup, UserGroupMembership
 
 # Code from here is the realm import code path
 
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ id_maps = {
     'userhotspot': {},
     'mutedtopic': {},
     'service': {},
+    'usergroup': {},
+    'usergroupmembership': {},
 }  # type: Dict[str, Dict[int, int]]
 
 id_map_to_list = {
@@ -702,6 +704,21 @@ def do_import_realm(import_dir: Path, subdomain: str) -> Realm:
         update_model_ids(Service, data, 'zerver_service', 'service')
         bulk_import_model(data, Service, 'zerver_service')
 
+    if 'zerver_usergroup' in data:
+        re_map_foreign_keys(data, 'zerver_usergroup', 'realm', related_table='realm')
+        re_map_foreign_keys_many_to_many(data, 'zerver_usergroup',
+                                         'members', related_table='user_profile')
+        update_model_ids(UserGroup, data, 'zerver_usergroup', 'usergroup')
+        bulk_import_model(data, UserGroup, 'zerver_usergroup')
+
+        re_map_foreign_keys(data, 'zerver_usergroupmembership',
+                            'user_group', related_table='usergroup')
+        re_map_foreign_keys(data, 'zerver_usergroupmembership',
+                            'user_profile', related_table='user_profile')
+        update_model_ids(UserGroupMembership, data, 'zerver_usergroupmembership',
+                         'usergroupmembership')
+        bulk_import_model(data, UserGroupMembership, 'zerver_usergroupmembership')
+
     fix_datetime_fields(data, 'zerver_userpresence')
     re_map_foreign_keys(data, 'zerver_userpresence', 'user_profile', related_table="user_profile")
     re_map_foreign_keys(data, 'zerver_userpresence', 'client', related_table='client')
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_import_export.py b/zerver/tests/test_import_export.py
index 6ce031e30f..bdcad3d444 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_import_export.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_import_export.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ from zerver.models import (
     Huddle,
     UserHotspot,
     MutedTopic,
+    UserGroup,
+    UserGroupMembership,
     get_active_streams,
     get_stream,
     get_stream_recipient,
@@ -653,6 +655,19 @@ class ImportExportTest(ZulipTestCase):
 
         assert_realm_values(get_muted_topics)
 
+        # test usergroups
+        assert_realm_values(
+            lambda r: {group.name for group in UserGroup.objects.filter(realm=r)}
+        )
+
+        def get_user_membership(r: str) -> Set[str]:
+            usergroup = UserGroup.objects.get(realm=r, name='hamletcharacters')
+            usergroup_membership = UserGroupMembership.objects.filter(user_group=usergroup)
+            users = {membership.user_profile.email for membership in usergroup_membership}
+            return users
+
+        assert_realm_values(get_user_membership)
+
         # test messages
         def get_stream_messages(r: Realm) -> Message:
             recipient = get_recipient_stream(r)