diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index b047e0580c2..918e294ce6e 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -1987,6 +1987,7 @@ en:
     here_mention: "Name used for a @mention to allow privileged users to notify up to 'max_here_mentioned' people participating in the topic. Must not be an existing username."
     max_here_mentioned: "Maximum number of mentioned people by @here."
     min_trust_level_for_here_mention: "The minimum trust level allowed to mention @here."
+    here_mention_allowed_groups: "Groups that are allowed to mention @here."
 
     create_thumbnails: "Create thumbnails and lightbox images that are too large to fit in a post."
 
@@ -2540,6 +2541,7 @@ en:
 
     keywords:
       anonymous_posting_allowed_groups: "anonymous_posting_min_trust_level"
+      here_mention_allowed_groups: "min_trust_level_for_here_mention"
       shared_drafts_allowed_groups: "shared_drafts_min_trust_level"
 
     placeholder:
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 8e0224bb46a..e3a00558462 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -960,6 +960,13 @@ posting:
   min_trust_level_for_here_mention:
     default: "2"
     enum: "TrustLevelAndStaffSetting"
+  here_mention_allowed_groups:
+    default: "12" # auto group trust_level_2
+    type: group_list
+    client: true
+    allow_any: false
+    refresh: true
+    validator: "AtLeastOneGroupValidator"
   title_max_word_length:
     default: 30
     locale_default:
diff --git a/db/migrate/20231107055903_migrate_min_trust_level_for_here_mention_to_group.rb b/db/migrate/20231107055903_migrate_min_trust_level_for_here_mention_to_group.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a76de48a53e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20231107055903_migrate_min_trust_level_for_here_mention_to_group.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class MigrateMinTrustLevelForHereMentionToGroup < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def up
+    min_trust_level_for_here_mention_raw =
+      DB.query_single(
+        "SELECT value FROM site_settings WHERE name = 'min_trust_level_for_here_mention'",
+      ).first
+
+    # Default for old setting is trust level 2 and is TrustLevelAndStaffSetting, we only need to do anything if it's been changed in the DB.
+    if min_trust_level_for_here_mention_raw.present?
+      # Matches Group::AUTO_GROUPS to the trust levels & special admin/staff cases.
+      here_mention_allowed_groups =
+        case min_trust_level_for_here_mention_raw
+        when "admin"
+          "1"
+        when "staff"
+          "3"
+        when "0"
+          "10"
+        when "1"
+          "11"
+        when "2"
+          "12"
+        when "3"
+          "13"
+        when "4"
+          "14"
+        end
+
+      # Data_type 20 is group_list.
+      DB.exec(<<~SQL, setting: here_mention_allowed_groups)
+        INSERT INTO site_settings(name, value, data_type, created_at, updated_at)
+        VALUES('here_mention_allowed_groups', :setting, 20, NOW(), NOW())
+      SQL
+    end
+  end
+
+  def down
+    raise ActiveRecord::IrreversibleMigration
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/guardian.rb b/lib/guardian.rb
index 23c5ef80ba4..6af80ee6233 100644
--- a/lib/guardian.rb
+++ b/lib/guardian.rb
@@ -607,7 +607,8 @@ class Guardian
     return false if !authenticated?
     return false if User.where(username_lower: SiteSetting.here_mention).exists?
 
-    @user.has_trust_level_or_staff?(SiteSetting.min_trust_level_for_here_mention)
+    @user.in_any_groups?(SiteSetting.here_mention_allowed_groups_map) ||
+      @user.has_trust_level_or_staff?(SiteSetting.min_trust_level_for_here_mention)
   end
 
   def is_me?(other)
diff --git a/lib/site_settings/deprecated_settings.rb b/lib/site_settings/deprecated_settings.rb
index 8e19f8b1031..43973637bb1 100644
--- a/lib/site_settings/deprecated_settings.rb
+++ b/lib/site_settings/deprecated_settings.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module SiteSettings::DeprecatedSettings
     ["default_categories_regular", "default_categories_normal", true, "3.0"],
     ["anonymous_posting_min_trust_level", "anonymous_posting_allowed_groups", false, "3.3"],
     ["shared_drafts_min_trust_level", "shared_drafts_allowed_groups", false, "3.3"],
+    ["min_trust_level_for_here_mention", "here_mention_allowed_groups", false, "3.3"],
   ]
 
   def setup_deprecated_methods
diff --git a/spec/lib/guardian_spec.rb b/spec/lib/guardian_spec.rb
index e3635e43b79..def89e73808 100644
--- a/spec/lib/guardian_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/guardian_spec.rb
@@ -4289,6 +4289,8 @@ RSpec.describe Guardian do
   end
 
   describe "#can_mention_here?" do
+    before { Group.refresh_automatic_groups! }
+
     it "returns false if disabled" do
       SiteSetting.max_here_mentioned = 0
       expect(admin.guardian.can_mention_here?).to eq(false)
@@ -4301,6 +4303,7 @@ RSpec.describe Guardian do
 
     it "works with trust levels" do
       SiteSetting.min_trust_level_for_here_mention = 2
+      SiteSetting.here_mention_allowed_groups = Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:trust_level_2]
 
       expect(trust_level_0.guardian.can_mention_here?).to eq(false)
       expect(trust_level_1.guardian.can_mention_here?).to eq(false)
@@ -4313,6 +4316,7 @@ RSpec.describe Guardian do
 
     it "works with staff" do
       SiteSetting.min_trust_level_for_here_mention = "staff"
+      SiteSetting.here_mention_allowed_groups = Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:staff]
 
       expect(trust_level_4.guardian.can_mention_here?).to eq(false)
       expect(moderator.guardian.can_mention_here?).to eq(true)
@@ -4321,6 +4325,7 @@ RSpec.describe Guardian do
 
     it "works with admin" do
       SiteSetting.min_trust_level_for_here_mention = "admin"
+      SiteSetting.here_mention_allowed_groups = Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:admins]
 
       expect(trust_level_4.guardian.can_mention_here?).to eq(false)
       expect(moderator.guardian.can_mention_here?).to eq(false)