diff --git a/apps/settings/src/components/UserList.vue b/apps/settings/src/components/UserList.vue
index b417043a270..228ead554e2 100644
--- a/apps/settings/src/components/UserList.vue
+++ b/apps/settings/src/components/UserList.vue
@@ -357,7 +357,16 @@ export default {
 		},
 
 		setNewUserDefaultGroup(value) {
-			if (value && value.length > 0) {
+			// Is no value set, but user is a line manager we set their group as this is a requirement for line manager
+			if (!value && !this.settings.isAdmin && !this.settings.isDelegatedAdmin) {
+				// if there are multiple groups we do not know which to add,
+				// so we cannot make the managers life easier by preselecting it.
+				if (this.groups.length === 1) {
+					value = this.groups[0].id
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (value) {
 				// setting new account default group to the current selected one
 				const currentGroup = this.groups.find(group => group.id === value)
 				if (currentGroup) {
diff --git a/apps/settings/src/views/UserManagementNavigation.vue b/apps/settings/src/views/UserManagementNavigation.vue
index 93569e7d29a..47ecf877589 100644
--- a/apps/settings/src/views/UserManagementNavigation.vue
+++ b/apps/settings/src/views/UserManagementNavigation.vue
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 				</template>
 			</NcAppNavigationItem>
 
-			<NcAppNavigationItem v-if="isAdmin"
+			<NcAppNavigationItem v-if="settings.isAdmin"
 				id="admin"
 				:exact="true"
 				:name="t('settings', 'Admins')"
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
 				</template>
 			</NcAppNavigationItem>
 
-			<NcAppNavigationItem id="recent"
+			<NcAppNavigationItem v-if="isAdminOrDelegatedAdmin"
+				id="recent"
 				:exact="true"
 				:name="t('settings', 'Recently active')"
 				:to="{ name: 'group', params: { selectedGroup: '__nc_internal_recent' } }">
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
 					<NcIconSvgWrapper :path="mdiHistory" />
 				</template>
 				<template #counter>
-					<NcCounterBubble v-if="recentGroup?.usercount > 0"
+					<NcCounterBubble v-if="recentGroup?.usercount"
 						:type="selectedGroupDecoded === '__nc_internal_recent' ? 'highlighted' : undefined">
 						{{ recentGroup.usercount }}
 					</NcCounterBubble>
@@ -84,11 +85,11 @@
 			force-menu
 			is-heading
 			:open.sync="isAddGroupOpen">
-			<template #actionsTriggerIcon>
+			<template v-if="isAdminOrDelegatedAdmin" #actionsTriggerIcon>
 				<NcLoadingIcon v-if="loadingAddGroup" />
 				<NcIconSvgWrapper v-else :path="mdiPlus" />
 			</template>
-			<template #actions>
+			<template v-if="isAdminOrDelegatedAdmin" #actions>
 				<NcActionText>
 					<template #icon>
 						<AccountGroup :size="20" />
@@ -171,8 +172,10 @@ const userCount = computed(() => store.getters.getUserCount)
 const groups = computed(() => store.getters.getSortedGroups)
 const { adminGroup, recentGroup, disabledGroup, userGroups } = useFormatGroups(groups)
 
-/** True if the current user is an administrator */
-const isAdmin = computed(() => store.getters.getServerData.isAdmin)
+/** Server settings for current user */
+const settings = computed(() => store.getters.getServerData)
+/** True if the current user is a (delegated) admin */
+const isAdminOrDelegatedAdmin = computed(() => settings.value.isAdmin || settings.value.isDelegatedAdmin)
 
 /** True if the 'add-group' dialog is open - needed to be able to close it when the group is created */
 const isAddGroupOpen = ref(false)