diff --git a/lib/guardian.rb b/lib/guardian.rb
index 7e565b3f498..bba577184e5 100644
--- a/lib/guardian.rb
+++ b/lib/guardian.rb
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ class Guardian
     return false if group.blank?
     return true if is_admin? || group.members_visibility_level == Group.visibility_levels[:public]
     return true if is_staff? && group.members_visibility_level == Group.visibility_levels[:staff]
+    return true if is_staff? && group.members_visibility_level == Group.visibility_levels[:members]
     return true if authenticated? && group.members_visibility_level == Group.visibility_levels[:logged_on_users]
     return false if user.blank?
 
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ class Guardian
     return false if groups.blank?
     return true if is_admin? || groups.all? { |g| g.visibility_level == Group.visibility_levels[:public] }
     return true if is_staff? && groups.all? { |g| g.visibility_level == Group.visibility_levels[:staff] }
+    return true if is_staff? && groups.all? { |g| g.visibility_level == Group.visibility_levels[:members] }
     return true if authenticated? && groups.all? { |g| g.visibility_level == Group.visibility_levels[:logged_on_users] }
     return false if user.blank?
 
diff --git a/spec/components/guardian_spec.rb b/spec/components/guardian_spec.rb
index 43bf1a0ba95..b43eed507a4 100644
--- a/spec/components/guardian_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/guardian_spec.rb
@@ -3193,7 +3193,7 @@ describe Guardian do
       group.add_owner(owner)
       group.reload
 
-      expect(Guardian.new(moderator).can_see_group?(group)).to eq(false)
+      expect(Guardian.new(moderator).can_see_group?(group)).to eq(true)
       expect(Guardian.new.can_see_group?(group)).to eq(false)
       expect(Guardian.new(another_user).can_see_group?(group)).to eq(false)
       expect(Guardian.new(admin).can_see_group?(group)).to eq(true)
@@ -3277,7 +3277,7 @@ describe Guardian do
       group.add_owner(owner)
       group.reload
 
-      expect(Guardian.new(moderator).can_see_group_members?(group)).to eq(false)
+      expect(Guardian.new(moderator).can_see_group_members?(group)).to eq(true)
       expect(Guardian.new.can_see_group_members?(group)).to eq(false)
       expect(Guardian.new(another_user).can_see_group_members?(group)).to eq(false)
       expect(Guardian.new(admin).can_see_group_members?(group)).to eq(true)
@@ -3383,7 +3383,7 @@ describe Guardian do
       group.reload
 
       expect(Guardian.new(another_user).can_see_groups?([group])).to eq(false)
-      expect(Guardian.new(moderator).can_see_groups?([group])).to eq(false)
+      expect(Guardian.new(moderator).can_see_groups?([group])).to eq(true)
       expect(Guardian.new.can_see_groups?([group])).to eq(false)
       expect(Guardian.new(admin).can_see_groups?([group])).to eq(true)
       expect(Guardian.new(member).can_see_groups?([group])).to eq(true)
@@ -3422,7 +3422,7 @@ describe Guardian do
       group1.add_owner(owner)
       group1.reload
 
-      expect(Guardian.new(moderator).can_see_groups?([group1, group2])).to eq(false)
+      expect(Guardian.new(moderator).can_see_groups?([group1, group2])).to eq(true)
       expect(Guardian.new.can_see_groups?([group1, group2])).to eq(false)
       expect(Guardian.new(admin).can_see_groups?([group1, group2])).to eq(true)
       expect(Guardian.new(member).can_see_groups?([group1, group2])).to eq(false)
diff --git a/spec/requests/groups_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/groups_controller_spec.rb
index a2d7a09421c..5bbdba1e2b3 100644
--- a/spec/requests/groups_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/groups_controller_spec.rb
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ describe GroupsController do
       end
 
       it 'should not be able to update a group it cannot see' do
-        group.update!(visibility_level: 2)
+        group.update!(visibility_level: Group.visibility_levels[:owners])
 
         put "/groups/#{group.id}.json", params: { group: { name: 'testing' } }