diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54ae23c..1db3581 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,20 @@ resource "ad_computer_to_ou" "bar" {
 resource "ad_group_to_ou" "baz" {
   ou_distinguished_name        = "${var.ad_ou_dn}"
   group_name                   = "terraformGroupSample"
+  
+  # optional group params
   description                  = "terraform sample group to OU"
+  managed_by                   = ""  # Expects DN format
+  member                       = ""  # Can add a single member in DN format
+
+  group_scope                  = "global"
+  # accepts [global, universal, domain_local] global set by default
+
+  # optional parameters for distribution groups
+  distribution_group           = false
+  mail_address                 = ""
+  mail_nickname                = ""
+
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/ad/active_directory_group_helper.go b/ad/active_directory_group_helper.go
index 625f33f..15358a1 100644
--- a/ad/active_directory_group_helper.go
+++ b/ad/active_directory_group_helper.go
@@ -2,10 +2,18 @@ package ad
 
 import ldap "gopkg.in/ldap.v2"
 
-func addGroupToAD(groupName string, dnName string, adConn *ldap.Conn, desc string) error {
+func addGroupToAD(groupName string, dnName string, groupType string,
+	mailAddress string, mailNickname string, member string,
+	managedBy string, adConn *ldap.Conn, desc string) error {
+
 	addRequest := ldap.NewAddRequest(dnName)
 	addRequest.Attribute("objectClass", []string{"group"})
 	addRequest.Attribute("sAMAccountName", []string{groupName})
+	addRequest.Attribute("groupType", []string{groupType})
+	addRequest.Attribute("mail", []string{mailAddress})
+	addRequest.Attribute("mailNickname", []string{mailNickname})
+	addRequest.Attribute("member", []string{member})
+	addRequest.Attribute("managedBy", []string{managedBy})
 	if desc != "" {
 		addRequest.Attribute("description", []string{desc})
 	}
diff --git a/ad/resource_active_directory_group_to_ou.go b/ad/resource_active_directory_group_to_ou.go
index 2f7fc26..a52ac0a 100644
--- a/ad/resource_active_directory_group_to_ou.go
+++ b/ad/resource_active_directory_group_to_ou.go
@@ -32,6 +32,48 @@ func resourceGroupToOU() *schema.Resource {
 				Default:  nil,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
+			"distribution_group": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeBool,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Description: "Sets group type to distribution",
+				Default:     false,
+				ForceNew:    true,
+			},
+			"managed_by": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Description: "Sets managed by attribute to specified DN",
+				Default:     nil,
+				ForceNew:    true,
+			},
+			"mail_address": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Description: "Sets email address attribute for group",
+				Default:     nil,
+				ForceNew:    true,
+			},
+			"member": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Description: "Sets group membership to specified DN(s)",
+				Default:     nil,
+				ForceNew:    true,
+			},
+			"mail_nickname": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Description: "Sets mail nickname attribute",
+				Default:     nil,
+				ForceNew:    true,
+			},
+			"group_scope": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Description: "Sets group scope attribute [global, universal, domain_local]",
+				Default:     "global",
+				ForceNew:    true,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -42,13 +84,36 @@ func resourceADGroupToOUCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	groupName := d.Get("group_name").(string)
 	OUDistinguishedName := d.Get("ou_distinguished_name").(string)
 	description := d.Get("description").(string)
+	mailAddress := d.Get("mail_address").(string)
+	mailNickname := d.Get("mail_nickname").(string)
+	managedBy := d.Get("managed_by").(string)
+	member := d.Get("member").(string)
+	groupScope := d.Get("group_scope").(string)
+	distGroup := d.Get("distribution_group").(bool)
+
 	var dnOfGroup string
 	dnOfGroup += "cn=" + groupName + "," + OUDistinguishedName
+	var groupType string
+	var groupScopeVal int
+
+	// Compute groupType attr value based on scope and type
+	if groupScope == "universal" {
+		groupScopeVal = 8
+	} else if groupScope == "domain_local" {
+		groupScopeVal = 4
+	} else {
+		groupScopeVal = 2
+	}
+	if distGroup == true {
+		groupType = strconv.Itoa(0 + groupScopeVal)
+	} else {
+		groupType = strconv.Itoa(-2147483648 + groupScopeVal)
+	}
 
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Name of the DN is : %s ", dnOfGroup)
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Adding the Group to the AD : %s ", groupName)
 
-	err := addGroupToAD(groupName, dnOfGroup, client, description)
+	err := addGroupToAD(groupName, dnOfGroup, groupType, mailAddress, mailNickname, member, managedBy, client, description)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("[ERROR] Error while adding a Group to the AD : %s ", err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error while adding a Group to the AD %s", err)