diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/groups/popover/group-popover.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/groups/popover/group-popover.tsx
index 752deeb8a..ba2457fb3 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/groups/popover/group-popover.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/groups/popover/group-popover.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const GroupPopover = (props: IGroupPopoverContainer) => {
           </Stack>
 
           <div className='px-4 pb-4'>
-            <Link to={`/groups/${group.id}`}>
+            <Link to={`/group/${group.slug}`}>
               <Button type='button' theme='secondary' block>
                 {intl.formatMessage(messages.action)}
               </Button>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/hoc/group-lookup-hoc.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/hoc/group-lookup-hoc.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7c76eed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/hoc/group-lookup-hoc.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+import ColumnLoading from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/column-loading';
+import { useGroupLookup } from 'soapbox/hooks/api/groups/useGroupLookup';
+
+import { Layout } from '../ui';
+
+interface IGroupLookup {
+  params: {
+    groupSlug: string
+  }
+}
+
+interface IMaybeGroupLookup {
+  params?: {
+    groupSlug?: string
+    groupId?: string
+  }
+}
+
+function GroupLookupHoc(Component: React.ComponentType<{ params: { groupId: string } }>) {
+  const GroupLookup: React.FC<IGroupLookup> = (props) => {
+    const { entity: group } = useGroupLookup(props.params.groupSlug);
+
+    if (!group) return (
+      <>
+        <Layout.Main>
+          <ColumnLoading />
+        </Layout.Main>
+
+        <Layout.Aside />
+      </>
+    );
+
+    const newProps = {
+      ...props,
+      params: {
+        ...props.params,
+        id: group.id,
+        groupId: group.id,
+      },
+    };
+
+    return (
+      <Component {...newProps} />
+    );
+  };
+
+  const MaybeGroupLookup: React.FC<IMaybeGroupLookup> = (props) => {
+    const { params } = props;
+
+    if (params?.groupId) {
+      return <Component {...props} params={{ ...params, groupId: params.groupId }} />;
+    } else {
+      return <GroupLookup {...props} params={{ ...params, groupSlug: params?.groupSlug || '' }} />;
+    }
+  };
+
+  return MaybeGroupLookup;
+}
+
+export default GroupLookupHoc;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/hoc/with-hoc.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/hoc/with-hoc.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5752a45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/hoc/with-hoc.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+type HOC<P, R> = (Component: React.ComponentType<P>) => React.ComponentType<R>
+type AsyncComponent<P> = () => Promise<{ default: React.ComponentType<P> }>
+
+const withHoc = <P, R>(asyncComponent: AsyncComponent<P>, hoc: HOC<P, R>) => {
+  return async () => {
+    const { default: component } = await asyncComponent();
+    return { default: hoc(component) };
+  };
+};
+
+export default withHoc;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
index 752e73636..24131159d 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ const Status: React.FC<IStatus> = (props) => {
       return (
         <StatusInfo
           avatarSize={avatarSize}
-          to={`/groups/${group.id}`}
+          to={`/group/${group.slug}`}
           icon={<Icon src={require('@tabler/icons/circles.svg')} className='h-4 w-4 text-primary-600 dark:text-accent-blue' />}
           text={
             <Text size='xs' theme='muted' weight='medium'>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/index.ts b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/index.ts
index d113c505a..b95d2d1af 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export { useEntities } from './useEntities';
 export { useEntity } from './useEntity';
 export { useEntityActions } from './useEntityActions';
+export { useEntityLookup } from './useEntityLookup';
 export { useCreateEntity } from './useCreateEntity';
 export { useDeleteEntity } from './useDeleteEntity';
 export { useDismissEntity } from './useDismissEntity';
diff --git a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntity.ts b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntity.ts
index 37027f73f..63447ae67 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntity.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntity.ts
@@ -59,4 +59,5 @@ function useEntity<TEntity extends Entity>(
 
 export {
   useEntity,
+  type UseEntityOpts,
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntityLookup.ts b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntityLookup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a49a659a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntityLookup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector, useLoading } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import { type RootState } from 'soapbox/store';
+
+import { importEntities } from '../actions';
+import { Entity } from '../types';
+
+import { EntityFn } from './types';
+import { type UseEntityOpts } from './useEntity';
+
+/** Entities will be filtered through this function until it returns true. */
+type LookupFn<TEntity extends Entity> = (entity: TEntity) => boolean
+
+function useEntityLookup<TEntity extends Entity>(
+  entityType: string,
+  lookupFn: LookupFn<TEntity>,
+  entityFn: EntityFn<void>,
+  opts: UseEntityOpts<TEntity> = {},
+) {
+  const { schema = z.custom<TEntity>() } = opts;
+
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const [isFetching, setPromise] = useLoading(true);
+
+  const entity = useAppSelector(state => findEntity(state, entityType, lookupFn));
+  const isLoading = isFetching && !entity;
+
+  const fetchEntity = async () => {
+    try {
+      const response = await setPromise(entityFn());
+      const entity = schema.parse(response.data);
+      dispatch(importEntities([entity], entityType));
+    } catch (e) {
+      // do nothing
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!entity || opts.refetch) {
+      fetchEntity();
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  return {
+    entity,
+    fetchEntity,
+    isFetching,
+    isLoading,
+  };
+}
+
+function findEntity<TEntity extends Entity>(
+  state: RootState,
+  entityType: string,
+  lookupFn: LookupFn<TEntity>,
+) {
+  const cache = state.entities[entityType];
+
+  if (cache) {
+    return (Object.values(cache.store) as TEntity[]).find(lookupFn);
+  }
+}
+
+export { useEntityLookup };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx
index 96f807f9d..96653f97e 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const GroupActionButton = ({ group }: IGroupActionButton) => {
     return (
       <Button
         theme='secondary'
-        to={`/groups/${group.id}/manage`}
+        to={`/group/${group.slug}/manage`}
       >
         <FormattedMessage id='group.manage' defaultMessage='Manage Group' />
       </Button>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/edit-group.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/edit-group.tsx
index 7527a1802..4176f6106 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/edit-group.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/edit-group.tsx
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 
 interface IEditGroup {
   params: {
-    id: string
+    groupId: string
   }
 }
 
-const EditGroup: React.FC<IEditGroup> = ({ params: { id: groupId } }) => {
+const EditGroup: React.FC<IEditGroup> = ({ params: { groupId } }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
   const instance = useInstance();
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-blocked-members.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-blocked-members.tsx
index a82f889c1..988b90b1b 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-blocked-members.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-blocked-members.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import toast from 'soapbox/toast';
 
 import ColumnForbidden from '../ui/components/column-forbidden';
 
-type RouteParams = { id: string };
+type RouteParams = { groupId: string };
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   heading: { id: 'column.group_blocked_members', defaultMessage: 'Banned Members' },
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const GroupBlockedMembers: React.FC<IGroupBlockedMembers> = ({ params }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
-  const id = params?.id;
+  const id = params?.groupId;
 
   const { group } = useGroup(id);
   const accountIds = useAppSelector((state) => state.user_lists.group_blocks.get(id)?.items);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const GroupBlockedMembers: React.FC<IGroupBlockedMembers> = ({ params }) => {
   const emptyMessage = <FormattedMessage id='empty_column.group_blocks' defaultMessage="The group hasn't banned any users yet." />;
 
   return (
-    <Column label={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} backHref={`/groups/${id}/manage`}>
+    <Column label={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} backHref={`/group/${group.slug}/manage`}>
       <ScrollableList
         scrollKey='group_blocks'
         emptyMessage={emptyMessage}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-gallery.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-gallery.tsx
index 139be5bf3..f8a259e50 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-gallery.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-gallery.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import type { Attachment, Status } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
 const GroupGallery = () => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
-  const { id: groupId } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
+  const { groupId } = useParams<{ groupId: string }>();
 
   const { group, isLoading: groupIsLoading } = useGroup(groupId);
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-members.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-members.tsx
index a3a790a62..36ccd05b7 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-members.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-members.tsx
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ import GroupMemberListItem from './components/group-member-list-item';
 import type { Group } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
 
 interface IGroupMembers {
-  params: { id: string }
+  params: { groupId: string }
 }
 
 export const MAX_ADMIN_COUNT = 5;
 
 const GroupMembers: React.FC<IGroupMembers> = (props) => {
-  const groupId = props.params.id;
+  const { groupId } = props.params;
 
   const features = useFeatures();
 
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ const GroupMembers: React.FC<IGroupMembers> = (props) => {
         itemClassName='py-3 last:pb-0'
         prepend={(pendingCount > 0) && (
           <div className={clsx('py-3', { 'border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800': members.length })}>
-            <PendingItemsRow to={`/groups/${groupId}/manage/requests`} count={pendingCount} />
+            <PendingItemsRow
+              to={`/group/${group?.slug}/manage/requests`}
+              count={pendingCount}
+            />
           </div>
         )}
       >
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-membership-requests.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-membership-requests.tsx
index dc1190bbf..c83d45b06 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-membership-requests.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-membership-requests.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import ColumnForbidden from '../ui/components/column-forbidden';
 
 import type { Account as AccountEntity } from 'soapbox/schemas';
 
-type RouteParams = { id: string };
+type RouteParams = { groupId: string };
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   heading: { id: 'column.group_pending_requests', defaultMessage: 'Pending requests' },
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ interface IGroupMembershipRequests {
 }
 
 const GroupMembershipRequests: React.FC<IGroupMembershipRequests> = ({ params }) => {
-  const id = params?.id;
+  const id = params?.groupId;
   const intl = useIntl();
 
   const { group } = useGroup(id);
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-tags.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-tags.tsx
index d0b371d8b..516fb94df 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-tags.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-tags.tsx
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ import GroupTagListItem from './components/group-tag-list-item';
 import type { Group } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
 
 interface IGroupTopics {
-  params: { id: string }
+  params: { groupId: string }
 }
 
 const GroupTopics: React.FC<IGroupTopics> = (props) => {
-  const groupId = props.params.id;
+  const { groupId } = props.params;
 
   const { group, isFetching: isFetchingGroup } = useGroup(groupId);
   const { tags, isFetching: isFetchingTags, hasNextPage, fetchNextPage } = useGroupTags(groupId);
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-timeline.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-timeline.tsx
index f19da1777..53f570280 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-timeline.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-timeline.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { useGroup } from 'soapbox/hooks/api';
 
 import Timeline from '../ui/components/timeline';
 
-type RouteParams = { id: string };
+type RouteParams = { groupId: string };
 
 interface IGroupTimeline {
   params: RouteParams
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const GroupTimeline: React.FC<IGroupTimeline> = (props) => {
   const account = useOwnAccount();
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
-  const groupId = props.params.id;
+  const { groupId } = props.params;
 
   const { group } = useGroup(groupId);
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/manage-group.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/manage-group.tsx
index e8bed3f30..5c3ee5c24 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/manage-group.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/manage-group.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { TRUTHSOCIAL } from 'soapbox/utils/features';
 
 import ColumnForbidden from '../ui/components/column-forbidden';
 
-type RouteParams = { id: string };
+type RouteParams = { groupId: string };
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   heading: { id: 'column.manage_group', defaultMessage: 'Manage group' },
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ interface IManageGroup {
 }
 
 const ManageGroup: React.FC<IManageGroup> = ({ params }) => {
-  const { id } = params;
+  const { groupId: id } = params;
 
   const backend = useBackend();
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ const ManageGroup: React.FC<IManageGroup> = ({ params }) => {
       },
     }));
 
-  const navigateToEdit = () => history.push(`/groups/${id}/manage/edit`);
-  const navigateToPending = () => history.push(`/groups/${id}/manage/requests`);
-  const navigateToBlocks = () => history.push(`/groups/${id}/manage/blocks`);
+  const navigateToEdit = () => history.push(`/group/${group.slug}/manage/edit`);
+  const navigateToPending = () => history.push(`/group/${group.slug}/manage/requests`);
+  const navigateToBlocks = () => history.push(`/group/${group.slug}/manage/blocks`);
 
   return (
-    <Column label={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} backHref={`/groups/${id}`}>
+    <Column label={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} backHref={`/group/${group.slug}`}>
       <CardBody className='space-y-4'>
         {isOwner && (
           <>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/group-grid-item.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/group-grid-item.tsx
index 17d53225e..fd1168f4e 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/group-grid-item.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/group-grid-item.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const GroupGridItem = forwardRef((props: IGroup, ref: React.ForwardedRef<HTMLDiv
         width,
       }}
     >
-      <Link to={`/groups/${group.id}`}>
+      <Link to={`/group/${group.slug}`}>
         <Stack
           className='aspect-h-7 aspect-w-10 h-full w-full overflow-hidden rounded-lg'
           ref={ref}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/group-list-item.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/group-list-item.tsx
index cb492503f..9747eb8b7 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/group-list-item.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/group-list-item.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const GroupListItem = (props: IGroup) => {
       alignItems='center'
       justifyContent='between'
     >
-      <Link key={group.id} to={`/groups/${group.id}`}>
+      <Link key={group.id} to={`/group/${group.slug}`}>
         <HStack alignItems='center' space={2}>
           <GroupAvatar
             group={group}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/group-link-preview.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/group-link-preview.tsx
index be0e9f746..18ca586a5 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/group-link-preview.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/group-link-preview.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const GroupLinkPreview: React.FC<IGroupLinkPreview> = ({ card }) => {
   const { group } = card;
   if (!group) return null;
 
-  const navigateToGroup = () => history.push(`/groups/${group.id}`);
+  const navigateToGroup = () => history.push(`/group/${group.slug}`);
 
   return (
     <Stack className='cursor-default overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-gray-300 text-center dark:border-gray-800'>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/groups/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/groups/index.tsx
index 2f6436cd5..0407ff8e0 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/groups/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/groups/index.tsx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ const Groups: React.FC = () => {
         placeholderCount={3}
       >
         {groups.map((group) => (
-          <Link key={group.id} to={`/groups/${group.id}`}>
+          <Link key={group.id} to={`/group/${group.slug}`}>
             <GroupCard group={group} />
           </Link>
         ))}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/groups/pending-requests.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/groups/pending-requests.tsx
index cc9ceed1d..1233ff3a7 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/groups/pending-requests.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/groups/pending-requests.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default () => {
         showLoading={isLoading && groups.length === 0}
       >
         {groups.map((group) => (
-          <Link key={group.id} to={`/groups/${group.id}`}>
+          <Link key={group.id} to={`/group/${group.slug}`}>
             <GroupCard group={group} />
           </Link>
         ))}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/status/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/status/index.tsx
index 28bde468b..1e90ed415 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/status/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/status/index.tsx
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ type DisplayMedia = 'default' | 'hide_all' | 'show_all';
 type RouteParams = {
   statusId: string
   groupId?: string
+  groupSlug?: string
 };
 
 interface IThread {
@@ -516,8 +517,10 @@ const Thread: React.FC<IThread> = (props) => {
     children.push(...renderChildren(descendantsIds).toArray());
   }
 
-  if (status.group && typeof status.group === 'object' && !props.params.groupId) {
-    return <Redirect to={`/groups/${status.group.id}/posts/${props.params.statusId}`} />;
+  if (status.group && typeof status.group === 'object') {
+    if (status.group.slug && !props.params.groupSlug) {
+      return <Redirect to={`/group/${status.group.slug}/posts/${props.params.statusId}`} />;
+    }
   }
 
   const titleMessage = () => {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
index bcd6d8d24..565666465 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import { fetchScheduledStatuses } from 'soapbox/actions/scheduled-statuses';
 import { connectUserStream } from 'soapbox/actions/streaming';
 import { fetchSuggestionsForTimeline } from 'soapbox/actions/suggestions';
 import { expandHomeTimeline } from 'soapbox/actions/timelines';
+import GroupLookupHoc from 'soapbox/components/hoc/group-lookup-hoc';
+import withHoc from 'soapbox/components/hoc/with-hoc';
 import SidebarNavigation from 'soapbox/components/sidebar-navigation';
 import ThumbNavigation from 'soapbox/components/thumb-navigation';
 import { Layout } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
@@ -141,6 +143,16 @@ import { WrappedRoute } from './util/react-router-helpers';
 // Without this it ends up in ~8 very commonly used bundles.
 import 'soapbox/components/status';
 
+const GroupTagsSlug = withHoc(GroupTags as any, GroupLookupHoc);
+const GroupTagTimelineSlug = withHoc(GroupTagTimeline as any, GroupLookupHoc);
+const GroupTimelineSlug = withHoc(GroupTimeline as any, GroupLookupHoc);
+const GroupMembersSlug = withHoc(GroupMembers as any, GroupLookupHoc);
+const GroupGallerySlug = withHoc(GroupGallery as any, GroupLookupHoc);
+const ManageGroupSlug = withHoc(ManageGroup as any, GroupLookupHoc);
+const EditGroupSlug = withHoc(EditGroup as any, GroupLookupHoc);
+const GroupBlockedMembersSlug = withHoc(GroupBlockedMembers as any, GroupLookupHoc);
+const GroupMembershipRequestsSlug = withHoc(GroupMembershipRequests as any, GroupLookupHoc);
+
 const EmptyPage = HomePage;
 
 const keyMap = {
@@ -303,17 +315,28 @@ const SwitchingColumnsArea: React.FC<ISwitchingColumnsArea> = ({ children }) =>
       {features.groupsDiscovery && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/tags' exact page={GroupsPendingPage} component={GroupsTags} content={children} />}
       {features.groupsDiscovery && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/discover/tags/:id' exact page={GroupsPendingPage} component={GroupsTag} content={children} />}
       {features.groupsPending && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/pending-requests' exact page={GroupsPendingPage} component={PendingGroupRequests} content={children} />}
-      {features.groupsTags && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:id/tags' exact page={GroupPage} component={GroupTags} content={children} />}
+      {features.groupsTags && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:groupId/tags' exact page={GroupPage} component={GroupTags} content={children} />}
       {features.groupsTags && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:groupId/tag/:id' exact page={GroupsPendingPage} component={GroupTagTimeline} content={children} />}
-      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:id' exact page={GroupPage} component={GroupTimeline} content={children} />}
-      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:id/members' exact page={GroupPage} component={GroupMembers} content={children} />}
-      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:id/media' publicRoute={!authenticatedProfile} component={GroupGallery} page={GroupPage} content={children} />}
-      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:id/manage' exact page={ManageGroupsPage} component={ManageGroup} content={children} />}
-      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:id/manage/edit' exact page={ManageGroupsPage} component={EditGroup} content={children} />}
-      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:id/manage/blocks' exact page={ManageGroupsPage} component={GroupBlockedMembers} content={children} />}
-      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:id/manage/requests' exact page={ManageGroupsPage} component={GroupMembershipRequests} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:groupId' exact page={GroupPage} component={GroupTimeline} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:groupId/members' exact page={GroupPage} component={GroupMembers} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:groupId/media' publicRoute={!authenticatedProfile} component={GroupGallery} page={GroupPage} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:groupId/manage' exact page={ManageGroupsPage} component={ManageGroup} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:groupId/manage/edit' exact page={ManageGroupsPage} component={EditGroup} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:groupId/manage/blocks' exact page={ManageGroupsPage} component={GroupBlockedMembers} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:groupId/manage/requests' exact page={ManageGroupsPage} component={GroupMembershipRequests} content={children} />}
       {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/groups/:groupId/posts/:statusId' exact page={StatusPage} component={Status} content={children} />}
 
+      {features.groupsTags && <WrappedRoute path='/group/:groupSlug/tags' exact page={GroupPage} component={GroupTagsSlug} content={children} />}
+      {features.groupsTags && <WrappedRoute path='/group/:groupSlug/tag/:id' exact page={GroupsPendingPage} component={GroupTagTimelineSlug} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/group/:groupSlug' exact page={GroupPage} component={GroupTimelineSlug} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/group/:groupSlug/members' exact page={GroupPage} component={GroupMembersSlug} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/group/:groupSlug/media' publicRoute={!authenticatedProfile} component={GroupGallerySlug} page={GroupPage} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/group/:groupSlug/manage' exact page={ManageGroupsPage} component={ManageGroupSlug} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/group/:groupSlug/manage/edit' exact page={ManageGroupsPage} component={EditGroupSlug} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/group/:groupSlug/manage/blocks' exact page={ManageGroupsPage} component={GroupBlockedMembersSlug} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/group/:groupSlug/manage/requests' exact page={ManageGroupsPage} component={GroupMembershipRequestsSlug} content={children} />}
+      {features.groups && <WrappedRoute path='/group/:groupSlug/posts/:statusId' exact page={StatusPage} component={Status} content={children} />}
+
       <WrappedRoute path='/statuses/new' page={DefaultPage} component={NewStatus} content={children} exact />
       <WrappedRoute path='/statuses/:statusId' exact page={StatusPage} component={Status} content={children} />
       {features.scheduledStatuses && <WrappedRoute path='/scheduled_statuses' page={DefaultPage} component={ScheduledStatuses} content={children} />}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/hooks/api/groups/useGroupLookup.ts b/app/soapbox/hooks/api/groups/useGroupLookup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89c778a15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/hooks/api/groups/useGroupLookup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { Entities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/entities';
+import { useEntityLookup } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks';
+import { useApi } from 'soapbox/hooks/useApi';
+import { groupSchema } from 'soapbox/schemas';
+
+function useGroupLookup(slug: string) {
+  const api = useApi();
+
+  return useEntityLookup(
+    Entities.GROUPS,
+    (group) => group.slug === slug,
+    () => api.get(`/api/v1/groups/lookup?name=${slug}`),
+    { schema: groupSchema },
+  );
+}
+
+export { useGroupLookup };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/normalizers/group.ts b/app/soapbox/normalizers/group.ts
index 44b2a48d2..127bca29f 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/normalizers/group.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/normalizers/group.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export const GroupRecord = ImmutableRecord({
   members_count: 0,
   note: '',
   statuses_visibility: 'public',
+  slug: '',
   tags: [],
   uri: '',
   url: '',
diff --git a/app/soapbox/pages/group-page.tsx b/app/soapbox/pages/group-page.tsx
index 07b9eb4d5..ae383be8c 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/pages/group-page.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/pages/group-page.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { useRouteMatch } from 'react-router-dom';
 
+import GroupLookupHoc from 'soapbox/components/hoc/group-lookup-hoc';
 import { Column, Icon, Layout, Stack, Text } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
 import GroupHeader from 'soapbox/features/group/components/group-header';
 import LinkFooter from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/link-footer';
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 
 interface IGroupPage {
   params?: {
-    id?: string
+    groupId?: string
   }
   children: React.ReactNode
 }
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ const GroupPage: React.FC<IGroupPage> = ({ params, children }) => {
   const match = useRouteMatch();
   const me = useOwnAccount();
 
-  const id = params?.id || '';
+  const id = params?.groupId || '';
 
   const { group } = useGroup(id);
   const { accounts: pending } = useGroupMembershipRequests(id);
@@ -85,28 +86,28 @@ const GroupPage: React.FC<IGroupPage> = ({ params, children }) => {
     const items = [];
     items.push({
       text: intl.formatMessage(messages.all),
-      to: `/groups/${group?.id}`,
-      name: '/groups/:id',
+      to: `/group/${group?.slug}`,
+      name: '/group/:groupSlug',
     });
 
     if (features.groupsTags) {
       items.push({
         text: intl.formatMessage(messages.tags),
-        to: `/groups/${group?.id}/tags`,
-        name: '/groups/:id/tags',
+        to: `/group/${group?.slug}/tags`,
+        name: '/group/:groupSlug/tags',
       });
     }
 
     items.push({
       text: intl.formatMessage(messages.members),
-      to: `/groups/${group?.id}/members`,
-      name: '/groups/:id/members',
+      to: `/group/${group?.slug}/members`,
+      name: '/group/:groupSlug/members',
       count: pending.length,
     },
     {
       text: intl.formatMessage(messages.media),
-      to: `/groups/${group?.id}/media`,
-      name: '/groups/:id/media',
+      to: `/group/${group?.slug}/media`,
+      name: '/group/:groupSlug/media',
     });
 
     return items;
@@ -161,4 +162,4 @@ const GroupPage: React.FC<IGroupPage> = ({ params, children }) => {
   );
 };
 
-export default GroupPage;
+export default GroupLookupHoc(GroupPage as any) as any;
diff --git a/app/soapbox/schemas/group.ts b/app/soapbox/schemas/group.ts
index cd62f5860..827531ee7 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/schemas/group.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/schemas/group.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const groupSchema = z.object({
   members_count: z.number().catch(0),
   note: z.string().transform(note => note === '<p></p>' ? '' : note).catch(''),
   relationship: groupRelationshipSchema.nullable().catch(null), // Dummy field to be overwritten later
+  slug: z.string().catch(''), // TruthSocial
   statuses_visibility: z.string().catch('public'),
   tags: z.array(groupTagSchema).catch([]),
   uri: z.string().catch(''),