diff --git a/fiftyone/server/view.py b/fiftyone/server/view.py
index 98ea785bd7..7a8d4b9464 100644
--- a/fiftyone/server/view.py
+++ b/fiftyone/server/view.py
@@ -268,7 +268,13 @@ def handle_group_filter(
                 view = view.match(
                     {group_field + ".name": {"$in": filter.slices}}
                 )
-            view = view._add_view_stage(stage, validate=False)
+
+            # if selecting a group, filter out select/reorder stages
+            if (
+                not filter.id
+                or type(stage) not in fosg._STAGES_THAT_SELECT_OR_REORDER
+            ):
+                view = view._add_view_stage(stage, validate=False)
 
     elif filter.id:
         view = fov.make_optimized_select_view(view, filter.id, groups=True)
diff --git a/tests/unittests/server_group_tests.py b/tests/unittests/server_group_tests.py
index b368c57159..3c981ca670 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/server_group_tests.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/server_group_tests.py
@@ -90,3 +90,34 @@ def test_manual_group_slice(self):
             GroupElementFilter(),
         )
         self.assertEqual(view._all_stages, [fo.Select(first)])
+
+    @drop_datasets
+    def test_group_selection(self):
+        dataset: fo.Dataset = fo.Dataset()
+        group = fo.Group()
+        one = fo.Sample(
+            filepath="image.png",
+            group=group.element("one"),
+        )
+        two = fo.Sample(
+            filepath="image.png",
+            group=group.element("two"),
+        )
+
+        dataset.add_samples([one, two])
+
+        selection = dataset.select(one.id)
+
+        with_slices, _ = fosv.handle_group_filter(
+            dataset,
+            selection,
+            GroupElementFilter(id=group.id, slices=["one", "two"]),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(len(with_slices), 2)
+
+        without_slices, _ = fosv.handle_group_filter(
+            dataset,
+            selection,
+            GroupElementFilter(id=group.id, slices=["one", "two"]),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(len(without_slices), 2)