diff --git a/frostfsid/client/client.go b/frostfsid/client/client.go
index ef08267..d13085d 100644
--- a/frostfsid/client/client.go
+++ b/frostfsid/client/client.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ const (
 	getGroupMethod               = "getGroup"
 	getGroupExtendedMethod       = "getGroupExtended"
 	getGroupIDByNameMethod       = "getGroupIDByName"
+	getGroupByNameMethod         = "getGroupByName"
 	setGroupNameMethod           = "setGroupName"
 	setGroupKVMethod             = "setGroupKV"
 	deleteGroupKVMethod          = "deleteGroupKV"
@@ -482,6 +483,16 @@ func (c Client) GetGroupIDByName(namespace, groupName string) (int64, error) {
 	return unwrap.Int64(c.act.Call(c.contract, getGroupIDByNameMethod, namespace, groupName))
 }
 
+// GetGroupByName gets group by its name (namespace scope).
+func (c Client) GetGroupByName(namespace, groupName string) (*Group, error) {
+	items, err := unwrap.Array(c.act.Call(c.contract, getGroupByNameMethod, namespace, groupName))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return parseGroup(items)
+}
+
 // ListGroups gets all groups in specific namespace.
 func (c Client) ListGroups(namespace string) ([]*Group, error) {
 	items, err := commonclient.ReadIteratorItems(c.act, iteratorBatchSize, c.contract, listGroupsMethod, namespace)
diff --git a/frostfsid/config.yml b/frostfsid/config.yml
index 0da01a3..0beb114 100644
--- a/frostfsid/config.yml
+++ b/frostfsid/config.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ safemethods:
   - "getGroup"
   - "getGroupExtended"
   - "getGroupIDByName"
+  - "getGroupByName"
   - "getNamespace"
   - "getNamespaceExtended"
   - "getSubject"
diff --git a/frostfsid/frostfsid_contract.go b/frostfsid/frostfsid_contract.go
index ffb6dd4..9362465 100644
--- a/frostfsid/frostfsid_contract.go
+++ b/frostfsid/frostfsid_contract.go
@@ -585,6 +585,19 @@ func GetGroupIDByName(ns, name string) int {
 	return std.Deserialize(groupIDRaw).(int)
 }
 
+func GetGroupByName(ns, name string) Group {
+	groupID := GetGroupIDByName(ns, name)
+	gKey := groupKey(ns, groupID)
+
+	ctx := storage.GetReadOnlyContext()
+	data := storage.Get(ctx, gKey).([]byte)
+	if data == nil {
+		panic("group not found")
+	}
+
+	return std.Deserialize(data).(Group)
+}
+
 func SetGroupName(ns string, groupID int, name string) {
 	ctx := storage.GetContext()
 	checkContractOwner(ctx)
diff --git a/rpcclient/frostfsid/client.go b/rpcclient/frostfsid/client.go
index 2555b51..ddea629 100644
--- a/rpcclient/frostfsid/client.go
+++ b/rpcclient/frostfsid/client.go
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ func (c *ContractReader) GetGroup(ns string, groupID *big.Int) ([]stackitem.Item
 	return unwrap.Array(c.invoker.Call(c.hash, "getGroup", ns, groupID))
 }
 
+// GetGroupByName invokes `getGroupByName` method of contract.
+func (c *ContractReader) GetGroupByName(ns string, name string) ([]stackitem.Item, error) {
+	return unwrap.Array(c.invoker.Call(c.hash, "getGroupByName", ns, name))
+}
+
 // GetGroupExtended invokes `getGroupExtended` method of contract.
 func (c *ContractReader) GetGroupExtended(ns string, groupID *big.Int) ([]stackitem.Item, error) {
 	return unwrap.Array(c.invoker.Call(c.hash, "getGroupExtended", ns, groupID))
diff --git a/tests/frostfsid_client_test.go b/tests/frostfsid_client_test.go
index 0ca0572..6516e75 100644
--- a/tests/frostfsid_client_test.go
+++ b/tests/frostfsid_client_test.go
@@ -537,6 +537,21 @@ func TestFrostFSID_Client_GetSubjectByName(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, defaultNamespace, subj.Namespace)
 }
 
+func TestFrostFSID_Client_GetGroupByName(t *testing.T) {
+	ffsid, cancel := initFrostfsIFClientTest(t)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	groupName := "group"
+	actGroupID, err := ffsid.cli.ParseGroupID(ffsid.cli.Wait(ffsid.cli.CreateGroup(defaultNamespace, groupName)))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	group, err := ffsid.cli.GetGroupByName(defaultNamespace, groupName)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, actGroupID, group.ID)
+	require.Equal(t, defaultNamespace, group.Namespace)
+	require.Equal(t, groupName, group.Name)
+}
+
 func prettyPrintExtendedSubjects(subjects []*client.SubjectExtended) {
 	for _, subj := range subjects {
 		var sb strings.Builder