diff --git a/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/activate-group/activate-group.component.html b/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/activate-group/activate-group.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..187ae302c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/activate-group/activate-group.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<div class="container">
+
+  <mat-card>
+
+    <form [formGroup]="activateGroupForm" (ngSubmit)="submit()">
+
+      <mat-card-content>
+
+          <mat-form-field fxFlex>
+            <mat-label>Activated On Date</mat-label>
+            <input matInput [min]="minDate" [max]="maxDate" [matDatepicker]="activationDatePicker" required formControlName="activationDate">
+            <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="activationDatePicker"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
+            <mat-datepicker #activationDatePicker></mat-datepicker>
+            <mat-error *ngIf="activateGroupForm.controls.activationDate.hasError('required')">
+              Activated On Date is <strong>required</strong>
+            </mat-error>
+          </mat-form-field>
+
+      </mat-card-content>
+
+      <mat-card-actions fxLayout="row" fxLayout.xs="column" fxLayoutAlign="center" fxLayoutGap="5px">
+        <button type="button" mat-raised-button [routerLink]="['../../']">Cancel</button>
+        <button mat-raised-button color="accent" [disabled]="!activateGroupForm.valid">Confirm</button>
+      </mat-card-actions>
+
+    </form>
+
+  </mat-card>
+
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/activate-group/activate-group.component.scss b/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/activate-group/activate-group.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d774f68da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/activate-group/activate-group.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.container {
+  max-width: 37rem;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/activate-group/activate-group.component.spec.ts b/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/activate-group/activate-group.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aeced6bba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/activate-group/activate-group.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { ActivateGroupComponent } from './activate-group.component';
+
+describe('ActivateGroupComponent', () => {
+  let component: ActivateGroupComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<ActivateGroupComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      declarations: [ ActivateGroupComponent ]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ActivateGroupComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/activate-group/activate-group.component.ts b/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/activate-group/activate-group.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bdbd07ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/activate-group/activate-group.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/** Angular Imports */
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { FormGroup, FormBuilder, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
+import { DatePipe } from '@angular/common';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+
+/** Custom Services */
+import { GroupsService } from 'app/groups/groups.service';
+
+/**
+ * Activate Group Component
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'mifosx-activate-group',
+  templateUrl: './activate-group.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./activate-group.component.scss']
+})
+export class ActivateGroupComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  /** Minimum date allowed. */
+  minDate = new Date(2000, 0, 1);
+  /** Maximum date allowed. */
+  maxDate = new Date();
+  /** Activate group form. */
+  activateGroupForm: FormGroup;
+  /** Group Account Id */
+  groupId: any;
+
+  /**
+   * @param {FormBuilder} formBuilder Form Builder
+   * @param {groupsService} groupsService Shares Service
+   * @param {DatePipe} datePipe Date Pipe
+   * @param {ActivatedRoute} route Activated Route
+   * @param {Router} router Router
+   */
+  constructor(private formBuilder: FormBuilder,
+              private groupsService: GroupsService,
+              private datePipe: DatePipe,
+              private route: ActivatedRoute,
+              private router: Router) {
+    this.groupId = this.route.parent.snapshot.params['groupId'];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates the activate group form.
+   */
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.createActivateGroupForm();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates the activate group form.
+   */
+  createActivateGroupForm() {
+    this.activateGroupForm = this.formBuilder.group({
+      'activationDate': ['', Validators.required]
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Submits the form and activates the group,
+   * if successful redirects to the group.
+   */
+  submit() {
+    // TODO: Update once language and date settings are setup
+    const locale = 'en';
+    const dateFormat = 'dd MMMM yyyy';
+    const prevactivationDate: Date = this.activateGroupForm.value.activationDate;
+    this.activateGroupForm.patchValue({
+      activationDate: this.datePipe.transform(prevactivationDate, dateFormat),
+    });
+    const data = {
+      ...this.activateGroupForm.value,
+      dateFormat,
+      locale
+    };
+    this.groupsService.executeGroupCommand(this.groupId, 'activate', data).subscribe(() => {
+      this.router.navigate(['../../'], { relativeTo: this.route });
+    });
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/group-actions.component.html b/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/group-actions.component.html
index 24b6f096a..a88f23d75 100644
--- a/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/group-actions.component.html
+++ b/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/group-actions.component.html
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <mifosx-group-assign-staff *ngIf="actions['Assign Staff']"></mifosx-group-assign-staff>
 <mifosx-close-group *ngIf="actions['Close']"></mifosx-close-group>
+<mifosx-activate-group *ngIf="actions['Activate']"></mifosx-activate-group>
diff --git a/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/group-actions.component.ts b/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/group-actions.component.ts
index 02d0c8e4d..b73a5dc0b 100644
--- a/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/group-actions.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/groups/groups-view/group-actions/group-actions.component.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ export class GroupActionsComponent {
   actions: {
     'Assign Staff': boolean
     'Close': boolean
+    'Activate': boolean
   } = {
     'Assign Staff': false,
-    'Close': false
+    'Close': false,
+    'Activate': false
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/groups/groups-view/groups-view.component.html b/src/app/groups/groups-view/groups-view.component.html
index eaeddf3a2..755a68c78 100644
--- a/src/app/groups/groups-view/groups-view.component.html
+++ b/src/app/groups/groups-view/groups-view.component.html
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <mat-card-actions class="group-actions" *ngIf="!(groupViewData.status.value==='Closed')">
 
         <span *ngIf="!(groupViewData.status.value==='Active')">
-          <button mat-raised-button  *mifosxHasPermission="'UPDATE_GROUP'">
+          <button mat-raised-button  *mifosxHasPermission="'UPDATE_GROUP'" (click)="doAction('Activate')">
             <i class="fa fa-check-sign"></i>Activate</button>
         </span>
         <button mat-raised-button *mifosxHasPermission="'UPDATE_GROUP'">
diff --git a/src/app/groups/groups-view/groups-view.component.ts b/src/app/groups/groups-view/groups-view.component.ts
index 9a9a1afa1..0168d1c1b 100644
--- a/src/app/groups/groups-view/groups-view.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/groups/groups-view/groups-view.component.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export class GroupsViewComponent {
     switch (name) {
       case 'Assign Staff':
       case 'Close':
+      case 'Activate':
         this.router.navigate([`actions/${name}`], { relativeTo: this.route });
         break;
       case 'Unassign Staff':
diff --git a/src/app/groups/groups.module.ts b/src/app/groups/groups.module.ts
index 90c789b52..ebcfd17c8 100644
--- a/src/app/groups/groups.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/groups/groups.module.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { GroupActionsComponent } from './groups-view/group-actions/group-actions
 import { GroupAssignStaffComponent } from './groups-view/group-actions/group-assign-staff/group-assign-staff.component';
 import { UnassignStaffDialogComponent } from './groups-view/custom-dialogs/unassign-staff-dialog/unassign-staff-dialog.component';
 import { CloseGroupComponent } from './groups-view/group-actions/close-group/close-group.component';
+import { ActivateGroupComponent } from './groups-view/group-actions/activate-group/activate-group.component';
 
 /**
  * Groups Module
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ import { CloseGroupComponent } from './groups-view/group-actions/close-group/clo
     GroupActionsComponent,
     GroupAssignStaffComponent,
     UnassignStaffDialogComponent,
-    CloseGroupComponent
+    CloseGroupComponent,
+    ActivateGroupComponent
   ],
   entryComponents: [
     UnassignRoleDialogComponent,