diff --git a/api/models/user_group.py b/api/models/user_group.py
index e09e56fa..8840868b 100644
--- a/api/models/user_group.py
+++ b/api/models/user_group.py
@@ -20,10 +20,20 @@ def get_unique(self, uuid, phone):
             .first()
         )
 
+    def mark_user_groups_as_inactive(self, phone):
+        self.filter(and_(UserGroup.user_phone == phone)).update(
+            {UserGroup.status: UserGroup.UserGroupStatus.INACTIVE}
+        )
+
 
 class UserGroup(TimestampMixin, db.Model):
     query_class = UserGroupQuery
     __tablename__ = "user_group"
+
+    class UserGroupStatus(object):
+        ACTIVE = "active"
+        INACTIVE = "inactive"
+
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
     user_phone = db.Column(db.String(50), nullable=False)
     user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey("user.id"))
diff --git a/api/services/user_contact_service.py b/api/services/user_contact_service.py
index 0f1f2a4e..2fc23dda 100644
--- a/api/services/user_contact_service.py
+++ b/api/services/user_contact_service.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def init_data(self, jsonData):
     def handle_contact_group(self, jsonData):
         self.init_data(jsonData)
         contact_groups = jsonData["contact"]["groups"]
+        self.mark_user_groups_as_inactive()
         for group in contact_groups:
             group_data = models.UserGroup.query.get_unique(
                 group["uuid"], self.user_phone
@@ -143,3 +144,7 @@ def custom_fields_contidions(self, field_name, field_value):
             and field_name.startswith(self.custom_field_prefix)
             else False
         )
+
+    def mark_user_groups_as_inactive(self):
+        models.UserGroup.query.mark_user_groups_as_inactive(self.user_phone)
+        db.session.commit()