diff --git a/commons.profile b/commons.profile
index 04b6653..357ddfb 100644
--- a/commons.profile
+++ b/commons.profile
@@ -52,7 +52,63 @@ function commons_install_tasks() {
       'type' => '',
       'run' => $demo_content ? INSTALL_TASK_RUN_IF_NOT_COMPLETED : INSTALL_TASK_SKIP,
     ),
+    'commons_create_first_group' => array(
+      'display_name' => st('Create the first group'),
+      'display' => TRUE,
+      'type' => 'form',
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Let the admin user create the first group as part of the installation process
+ */
+function commons_create_first_group() {
+  $form['commons_first_group_explanation'] = array(
+    '#markup' => '<h2>' . st('Create the first group of your new community!') . '</h2>' . st("Create your first group"),
+    '#weight' => -1,
+  );
+
+  $form['commons_first_group_title'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'textfield',
+    '#title' => st("Group name"),
+    '#description' => st('The name of your group.'),
+    '#required' => TRUE,
+  );
+
+  $form['commons_first_group_body'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'textarea',
+    '#title' => st('Group body text'),
+    '#description' => st('About what is this group?'),
   );
+
+  $form['commons_first_group_submit'] = array(
+    '#type'  => 'submit',
+    '#value' => st('Save and continue')
+  );
+
+  return $form;
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Save the first group form
+ *
+ * @see commons_create_first_group().
+ */
+function commons_create_first_group_submit($form_id, &$form_state) {
+  $values = $form_state['values'];
+
+  $first_group = new stdClass();
+  $first_group->type = 'group';
+  node_object_prepare($first_group);
+
+  $first_group->title = $values['commons_first_group_title'];
+  $first_group->body[LANGUAGE_NONE][0]['value'] = $values['commons_first_group_body'];
+  $first_group->uid = 1;
+  $first_group->language = LANGUAGE_NONE;
+  $first_group->status = 1;
+  node_save($first_group);
 }
 
 /*