diff --git a/src/controllers/groups_controller.rs b/src/controllers/groups_controller.rs
index 41953d4..590aaae 100644
--- a/src/controllers/groups_controller.rs
+++ b/src/controllers/groups_controller.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::data::group::{Group, GroupAccessLevel, GroupPostsCreationLevel, Group
 use crate::data::group_id::GroupID;
 use crate::data::http_request_handler::HttpRequestHandler;
 use crate::data::new_group::NewGroup;
-use crate::helpers::groups_helper;
+use crate::helpers::{groups_helper, virtual_directory_helper};
 use crate::helpers::virtual_directory_helper::VirtualDirType;
 
 /// Create a new group
@@ -105,4 +105,16 @@ pub fn set_settings(r: &mut HttpRequestHandler) -> RequestResult {
     groups_helper::set_settings(&new_settings)?;
 
     r.success("Group settings have been successfully updated!")
+}
+
+/// Check out whether a virtual directory is available for a group or not
+pub fn check_virtual_dir(r: &mut HttpRequestHandler) -> RequestResult {
+    let group_id = r.post_group_id_with_access("groupID", GroupAccessLevel::ADMIN_ACCESS)?;
+    let dir = r.post_virtual_directory("directory")?;
+
+    if !virtual_directory_helper::check_availability(&dir, group_id.id(), VirtualDirType::GROUP)? {
+        r.forbidden("The requested virtual directory seems not to be available!".to_string())?;
+    }
+
+    r.success("Requested virtual directory seems to be available!")
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/controllers/routes.rs b/src/controllers/routes.rs
index 3b7bedc..92fa78f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/routes.rs
+++ b/src/controllers/routes.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ pub fn get_routes() -> Vec<Route> {
 
         Route::post("/groups/set_settings", Box::new(groups_controller::set_settings)),
 
+        Route::post("/groups/checkVirtualDirectory", Box::new(groups_controller::check_virtual_dir)),
+
 
         // Virtual directory controller
         Route::post("/user/findbyfolder", Box::new(virtual_directory_controller::find_user)),