diff --git a/contracts/access/manager/AccessManager.sol b/contracts/access/manager/AccessManager.sol
index 418e6ebe4..d80e8e358 100644
--- a/contracts/access/manager/AccessManager.sol
+++ b/contracts/access/manager/AccessManager.sol
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ contract AccessManager is Context, Multicall, IAccessManager {
             _groups[groupId].members[account] = Access({since: since, delay: executionDelay.toDelay()});
         }
 
-        emit GroupGranted(groupId, account, executionDelay, since);
+        emit GroupGranted(groupId, account, executionDelay, since, !inGroup);
         return !inGroup;
     }
 
diff --git a/contracts/access/manager/IAccessManager.sol b/contracts/access/manager/IAccessManager.sol
index e819f804e..17b9e1aff 100644
--- a/contracts/access/manager/IAccessManager.sol
+++ b/contracts/access/manager/IAccessManager.sol
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ interface IAccessManager {
     event OperationCanceled(bytes32 indexed operationId, uint32 indexed nonce);
 
     event GroupLabel(uint64 indexed groupId, string label);
-    event GroupGranted(uint64 indexed groupId, address indexed account, uint32 delay, uint48 since);
+    event GroupGranted(uint64 indexed groupId, address indexed account, uint32 delay, uint48 since, bool newMember);
     event GroupRevoked(uint64 indexed groupId, address indexed account);
     event GroupAdminChanged(uint64 indexed groupId, uint64 indexed admin);
     event GroupGuardianChanged(uint64 indexed groupId, uint64 indexed guardian);
diff --git a/test/access/manager/AccessManager.test.js b/test/access/manager/AccessManager.test.js
index 4ff97cd29..697f871ea 100644
--- a/test/access/manager/AccessManager.test.js
+++ b/test/access/manager/AccessManager.test.js
@@ -106,7 +106,13 @@ contract('AccessManager', function (accounts) {
 
           const { receipt } = await this.manager.grantGroup(GROUPS.SOME, user, 0, { from: manager });
           const timestamp = await clockFromReceipt.timestamp(receipt).then(web3.utils.toBN);
-          expectEvent(receipt, 'GroupGranted', { groupId: GROUPS.SOME, account: user, since: timestamp, delay: '0' });
+          expectEvent(receipt, 'GroupGranted', {
+            groupId: GROUPS.SOME,
+            account: user,
+            since: timestamp,
+            delay: '0',
+            newMember: true,
+          });
 
           expect(await this.manager.hasGroup(GROUPS.SOME, user).then(formatAccess)).to.be.deep.equal([true, '0']);
 
@@ -127,6 +133,7 @@ contract('AccessManager', function (accounts) {
             account: user,
             since: timestamp,
             delay: executeDelay,
+            newMember: true,
           });
 
           expect(await this.manager.hasGroup(GROUPS.SOME, user).then(formatAccess)).to.be.deep.equal([
@@ -169,7 +176,7 @@ contract('AccessManager', function (accounts) {
           await time.increase(MINSETBACK);
         });
 
-        it('granted group is not active immediatly', async function () {
+        it('granted group is not active immediately', async function () {
           const { receipt } = await this.manager.grantGroup(GROUPS.SOME, user, 0, { from: manager });
           const timestamp = await clockFromReceipt.timestamp(receipt).then(web3.utils.toBN);
           expectEvent(receipt, 'GroupGranted', {
@@ -177,6 +184,7 @@ contract('AccessManager', function (accounts) {
             account: user,
             since: timestamp.add(grantDelay),
             delay: '0',
+            newMember: true,
           });
 
           expect(await this.manager.hasGroup(GROUPS.SOME, user).then(formatAccess)).to.be.deep.equal([false, '0']);
@@ -196,6 +204,7 @@ contract('AccessManager', function (accounts) {
             account: user,
             since: timestamp.add(grantDelay),
             delay: '0',
+            newMember: true,
           });
 
           await time.increase(grantDelay);
@@ -374,6 +383,7 @@ contract('AccessManager', function (accounts) {
           account: member,
           since: timestamp,
           delay: newDelay,
+          newMember: false,
         });
 
         // immediate effect
@@ -406,6 +416,7 @@ contract('AccessManager', function (accounts) {
           account: member,
           since: timestamp.add(setback),
           delay: newDelay,
+          newMember: false,
         });
 
         // no immediate effect
@@ -435,6 +446,7 @@ contract('AccessManager', function (accounts) {
           account: other,
           since: timestamp,
           delay: executeDelay,
+          newMember: false,
         });
       });
     });