diff --git a/pmb/config/__init__.py b/pmb/config/__init__.py
index e8ed39bc..d0dac15f 100644
--- a/pmb/config/__init__.py
+++ b/pmb/config/__init__.py
@@ -873,9 +873,6 @@ default_ip = "172.16.42.1"
 install_native_packages = ["cryptsetup", "util-linux", "parted"]
 install_device_packages = ["postmarketos-base"]
 
-# Groups for the default user
-install_user_groups = ["wheel", "video", "audio", "input", "plugdev", "netdev"]
-
 #
 # FLASH
 #
diff --git a/pmb/install/_install.py b/pmb/install/_install.py
index a4282550..652434ae 100644
--- a/pmb/install/_install.py
+++ b/pmb/install/_install.py
@@ -204,7 +204,13 @@ def set_user(args):
     if not pmb.chroot.user_exists(args, args.user, suffix):
         pmb.chroot.root(args, ["adduser", "-D", "-u", "10000", args.user],
                         suffix)
-    groups = pmb.install.ui.get_groups(args) + pmb.config.install_user_groups
+
+    pmaports_cfg = pmb.config.pmaports.read_config(args)
+    groups = []
+    groups += pmaports_cfg.get("install_user_groups",
+                               "audio,input,netdev,plugdev,video,wheel").split(",")
+    groups += pmb.install.ui.get_groups(args)
+
     for group in groups:
         pmb.chroot.root(args, ["addgroup", "-S", group], suffix,
                         check=False)