diff --git a/security/Member.php b/security/Member.php
index 8dac6ff40..7be4274d0 100644
--- a/security/Member.php
+++ b/security/Member.php
@@ -876,6 +876,19 @@ class Member extends DataObject implements TemplateGlobalProvider {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Removes a member from a group.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $groupcode
+	 */
+	public function removeFromGroupByCode($groupcode) {
+		$group = Group::get()->filter(array('Code' => $groupcode))->first();
+		
+		if($group) {
+			$this->Groups()->remove($group);
+		}
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * @param Array $columns Column names on the Member record to show in {@link getTitle()}.
 	 * @param String $sep Separator
diff --git a/tests/security/MemberTest.php b/tests/security/MemberTest.php
index 86aa4e61c..013d54903 100644
--- a/tests/security/MemberTest.php
+++ b/tests/security/MemberTest.php
@@ -378,6 +378,34 @@ class MemberTest extends FunctionalTest {
 		
 	}
 	
+	public function testRemoveFromGroupByCode() {
+		$grouplessMember = $this->objFromFixture('Member', 'grouplessmember');
+		$memberlessGroup = $this->objFromFixture('Group','memberlessgroup');
+		
+		$this->assertFalse($grouplessMember->Groups()->exists());
+		$this->assertFalse($memberlessGroup->Members()->exists());
+		
+		$grouplessMember->addToGroupByCode('memberless');
+		
+		$this->assertEquals($memberlessGroup->Members()->Count(), 1);
+		$this->assertEquals($grouplessMember->Groups()->Count(), 1);
+		
+		$grouplessMember->addToGroupByCode('somegroupthatwouldneverexist', 'New Group');
+		$this->assertEquals($grouplessMember->Groups()->Count(), 2);
+		
+		$group = DataObject::get_one('Group', "\"Code\" = 'somegroupthatwouldneverexist'");
+		$this->assertNotNull($group);
+		$this->assertEquals($group->Code, 'somegroupthatwouldneverexist');
+		$this->assertEquals($group->Title, 'New Group');
+		
+		$grouplessMember->removeFromGroupByCode('memberless');
+		$this->assertEquals($memberlessGroup->Members()->Count(), 0);
+		$this->assertEquals($grouplessMember->Groups()->Count(), 1);
+		
+		$grouplessMember->removeFromGroupByCode('somegroupthatwouldneverexist');
+		$this->assertEquals($grouplessMember->Groups()->Count(), 0);
+	}
+	
 	public function testInGroup() {
 		$staffmember = $this->objFromFixture('Member', 'staffmember');
 		$managementmember = $this->objFromFixture('Member', 'managementmember');