diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/GroupManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/GroupManager.java
index f2c69f0..d3bbeea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/GroupManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/GroupManager.java
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ public interface GroupManager {
 	 * @throws GroupRetrievalFault
 	 */
 	GCubeGroup getGroup(long groupId) throws UserManagementSystemException, GroupRetrievalFault;
+	/**
+	 * Virtual Groups are handled as Custom attributes in Liferay Sites table
+	 * @param groupId the LR groupId
+	 * @return the virtual group name associated to this group
+	 * @throws GroupRetrievalFault
+	 */
+	String getVirtualGroupName(long groupId) throws GroupRetrievalFault;
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param scope the infrastructure scope e.g. /gcube/devsec
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayGroupManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayGroupManager.java
index 82c0e88..7f18492 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayGroupManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayGroupManager.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.gcube.common.portal.CustomAttributeKeys;
 import org.gcube.common.portal.PortalContext;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.GroupManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.exception.GroupRetrievalFault;
@@ -109,6 +110,28 @@ public class LiferayGroupManager implements GroupManager {
 		return group;
 	}
 
+	public String getVirtualGroupName(long groupId) throws GroupRetrievalFault {
+			try {
+				_log.debug("Setting Thread Permission");
+				long userId = LiferayUserManager.getAdmin().getUserId();
+				PrincipalThreadLocal.setName(userId);
+				PermissionChecker permissionChecker = PermissionCheckerFactoryUtil.create(UserLocalServiceUtil.getUser(userId));
+				PermissionThreadLocal.setPermissionChecker(permissionChecker); 
+				Group site = GroupLocalServiceUtil.getGroup(groupId);
+				if (site.getExpandoBridge().getAttribute(CustomAttributeKeys.VIRTUAL_GROUP.getKeyName()) == null ||  site.getExpandoBridge().getAttribute(CustomAttributeKeys.VIRTUAL_GROUP.getKeyName()).equals("")) {
+					_log.warn(String.format("Attribute %s not initialized.", CustomAttributeKeys.VIRTUAL_GROUP.getKeyName())); 
+					return null;
+				} else {
+					String[] values = (String[]) site.getExpandoBridge().getAttribute(CustomAttributeKeys.VIRTUAL_GROUP.getKeyName());  
+					if (values != null)
+						return values[0];
+					else return "";
+				}
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				e.printStackTrace();
+				return "Exception ";
+			}
+		}
 	@Override
 	public GCubeGroup createRootVO(String rootVOName, String description) throws UserManagementNameException,	UserManagementSystemException, UserRetrievalFault, GroupRetrievalFault, UserManagementPortalException {
 		Group group = null;