diff --git a/app/models/miq_group.rb b/app/models/miq_group.rb
index e8c57bdf82b..6bc63dc4d07 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_group.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_group.rb
@@ -223,6 +223,14 @@ def ordered_widget_sets
     end
   end
 
+  def regional_groups
+    self.class.regional_groups(self)
+  end
+
+  def self.regional_groups(group)
+    where(arel_table.grouping(Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new("LOWER", [arel_attribute(:description)]).eq(group.description.downcase)))
+  end
+
   def self.create_tenant_group(tenant)
     tenant_full_name = (tenant.ancestors.map(&:name) + [tenant.name]).join("/")
 
diff --git a/app/models/miq_request.rb b/app/models/miq_request.rb
index 5095e9bf526..5faf92e0d5d 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_request.rb
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ def self.user_or_group_owned(user, miq_group)
   end
 
   def self.user_owned(user)
-    where(:requester_id => user.id)
+    where(:requester_id => user.regional_users.select(:id))
   end
 
   def self.group_owned(miq_group)
-    where(:requester_id => miq_group.user_ids)
+    where(:requester_id => miq_group.regional_groups.joins(:users).select("users.id"))
   end
 
   # Supports old-style requests where specific request was a seperate table connected as a resource
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 7ad2801f280..d04afe2332e 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -237,6 +237,14 @@ def accessible_vms
     end
   end
 
+  def regional_users
+    self.class.regional_users(self)
+  end
+
+  def self.regional_users(user)
+    where(arel_table.grouping(Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new("LOWER", [arel_attribute(:userid)]).eq(user.userid.downcase)))
+  end
+
   def self.super_admin
     in_my_region.find_by_userid("admin")
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/miq_group_spec.rb b/spec/models/miq_group_spec.rb
index cc2199f79a6..c0900da9a10 100644
--- a/spec/models/miq_group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/miq_group_spec.rb
@@ -546,4 +546,17 @@
       expect(User.find_by(:id => user2).current_group.id).to eq(testgroup3.id)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#regional_groups" do
+    let(:other_id) { ApplicationRecord.id_in_region(1, ApplicationRecord.my_region_number + 1) }
+    let(:group) { FactoryGirl.create(:miq_group) }
+    let!(:regional_group) { FactoryGirl.create(:miq_group, :description => group.description.upcase, :id => other_id) }
+
+    it "finds regional groups" do
+      FactoryGirl.create(:miq_group) # ensure these doen't come back
+      FactoryGirl.create(:miq_group, :id => other_id + 1)
+
+      expect(group.regional_groups).to match_array([group, regional_group])
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/miq_request_spec.rb b/spec/models/miq_request_spec.rb
index 051d4ba9ec5..1b400e65777 100644
--- a/spec/models/miq_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/miq_request_spec.rb
@@ -476,4 +476,32 @@
       expect(request.options[:abc]).to eq(1)
     end
   end
+
+  describe ".user_owned" do
+    let(:regional_id) { ApplicationRecord.id_in_region(1, ApplicationRecord.my_region_number + 1) }
+    let(:user) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
+    let!(:regional_user) { FactoryGirl.create(:user, :userid => user.userid.upcase, :id => regional_id) }
+    let!(:request) { FactoryGirl.create(:vm_migrate_request, :requester => user) }
+    let!(:regional_request) { FactoryGirl.create(:vm_migrate_request, :requester => regional_user) }
+    it "finds request for cross region users" do
+      FactoryGirl.create(:vm_migrate_request, :requester => FactoryGirl.create(:user))
+      FactoryGirl.create(:vm_migrate_request, :requester => FactoryGirl.create(:user), :id => regional_id + 1)
+      expect(MiqRequest.user_owned(regional_user)).to match_array([request, regional_request])
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe ".group_owned" do
+    let(:regional_id) { ApplicationRecord.id_in_region(1, ApplicationRecord.my_region_number + 1) }
+    let(:group) { FactoryGirl.create(:miq_group) }
+    let(:regional_group) { FactoryGirl.create(:miq_group, :id => regional_id) }
+    let(:user) { FactoryGirl.create(:user, :miq_groups => [group]) }
+    let!(:regional_user) { FactoryGirl.create(:user, :userid => user.userid.upcase, :id => regional_id, :miq_groups => [regional_group]) }
+    let!(:request) { FactoryGirl.create(:vm_migrate_request, :requester => user) }
+    let!(:regional_request) { FactoryGirl.create(:vm_migrate_request, :requester => regional_user) }
+    it "finds request for cross region groups" do
+      FactoryGirl.create(:vm_migrate_request, :requester => FactoryGirl.create(:user))
+      FactoryGirl.create(:vm_migrate_request, :requester => FactoryGirl.create(:user), :id => regional_id + 1)
+      expect(MiqRequest.user_owned(regional_user)).to match_array([request, regional_request])
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 06f6bc9d05e..ca9ece3dee1 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -591,4 +591,17 @@
       expect(User.authorize_user("admin")).to be_nil
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#regional_users" do
+    let(:other_id) { ApplicationRecord.id_in_region(1, ApplicationRecord.my_region_number + 1) }
+    let(:user) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
+    let!(:regional_user) { FactoryGirl.create(:user, :userid => user.userid.upcase, :id => other_id) }
+
+    it "finds regional users" do
+      FactoryGirl.create(:user) # ensure these doen't come back
+      FactoryGirl.create(:user, :id => other_id + 1)
+
+      expect(user.regional_users).to match_array([user, regional_user])
+    end
+  end
 end