diff --git a/etc/schema/pgsql.schema.sql b/etc/schema/pgsql.schema.sql
index 09ecb0b71..7f28c5d81 100644
--- a/etc/schema/pgsql.schema.sql
+++ b/etc/schema/pgsql.schema.sql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 CREATE TABLE "icingaweb_group" (
   "id"     serial,
   "name"   character varying(64) NOT NULL,
-  "parent" character varying(64) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+  "parent" int NULL DEFAULT NULL,
   "ctime"  timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
   "mtime"  timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL
 );
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_icingaweb_group
     lower((name)::text)
 );
 
+ALTER TABLE ONLY "icingaweb_group"
+  ADD CONSTRAINT fk_icingaweb_group_parent_id
+  FOREIGN KEY (
+    "parent"
+  )
+  REFERENCES "icingaweb_group" (
+    "id"
+);
+
 CREATE TABLE "icingaweb_group_membership" (
   "group_id"   int NOT NULL,
   "username"   character varying(64) NOT NULL,