diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MultiSelectionTypeahead.tsx b/frontend/src/components/MultiSelectionTypeahead.tsx
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index 0000000000..86db014587
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+++ b/frontend/src/components/MultiSelectionTypeahead.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,330 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import {
+  Select,
+  SelectOption,
+  SelectList,
+  MenuToggle,
+  MenuToggleElement,
+  TextInputGroup,
+  TextInputGroupMain,
+  TextInputGroupUtilities,
+  ChipGroup,
+  Chip,
+  Button,
+  SelectGroup,
+  Divider,
+} from '@patternfly/react-core';
+import { TimesIcon } from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/esm/icons/times-icon';
+
+export type SelectionOptions = {
+  id: number | string;
+  name: string;
+  selected?: boolean;
+  isNew?: boolean;
+};
+
+export type GroupSelectionOptions = {
+  id: number | string;
+  name: string;
+  values: SelectionOptions[];
+};
+
+type MultiSelectionTypeaheadProps = {
+  id?: string;
+  value?: SelectionOptions[];
+  groupedValues?: GroupSelectionOptions[];
+  setValue: (itemSelection: SelectionOptions[]) => void;
+  toggleId?: string;
+  ariaLabel: string;
+  placeholder?: string;
+  isDisabled?: boolean;
+  selectionRequired?: boolean;
+  noSelectedOptionsMessage?: string;
+  toggleTestId?: string;
+};
+
+export const MultiSelectionTypeahead: React.FC<MultiSelectionTypeaheadProps> = ({
+  value = [],
+  groupedValues = [],
+  setValue,
+  placeholder = 'Select a category',
+  isDisabled,
+  ariaLabel = 'Options menu',
+  id,
+  toggleId,
+  toggleTestId,
+}) => {
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false);
+  const [inputValue, setInputValue] = React.useState<string>('');
+  const [focusedItemIndex, setFocusedItemIndex] = React.useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [activeItem, setActiveItem] = React.useState<string | null>(null);
+  const textInputRef = React.useRef<HTMLInputElement>();
+
+  const selectGroups = React.useMemo(() => {
+    let counter = 0;
+    return groupedValues
+      .map((g) => {
+        const values = g.values.filter(
+          (v) => !inputValue || v.name.toLowerCase().includes(inputValue.toLowerCase()),
+        );
+        return {
+          ...g,
+          values: values.map((v) => ({ ...v, index: counter++ })),
+        };
+      })
+      .filter((g) => g.values.length);
+  }, [inputValue, groupedValues]);
+
+  const setOpen = (open: boolean) => {
+    setIsOpen(open);
+    if (!open) {
+      setInputValue('');
+    }
+  };
+  const groupOptions = selectGroups.reduce<SelectionOptions[]>((acc, g) => {
+    acc.push(...g.values);
+    return acc;
+  }, []);
+
+  const selectOptions = React.useMemo(
+    () =>
+      value
+        .filter((v) => !inputValue || v.name.toLowerCase().includes(inputValue.toLowerCase()))
+        .map((v, index) => ({ ...v, index: groupOptions.length + index })),
+    [groupOptions, inputValue, value],
+  );
+
+  const allOptions = React.useMemo(() => {
+    const options = [];
+    groupedValues.forEach((group) => options.push(...group.values));
+    options.push(...value);
+
+    return options;
+  }, [groupedValues, value]);
+
+  const visibleOptions = [...groupOptions, ...selectOptions];
+
+  const selected = React.useMemo(() => allOptions.filter((v) => v.selected), [allOptions]);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (inputValue) {
+      setOpen(true);
+    }
+    setFocusedItemIndex(null);
+    setActiveItem(null);
+  }, [inputValue]);
+
+  const handleMenuArrowKeys = (key: string) => {
+    let indexToFocus;
+    if (!isOpen) {
+      setOpen(true);
+      setFocusedItemIndex(0);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const optionsLength = visibleOptions.length;
+
+    if (key === 'ArrowUp') {
+      if (focusedItemIndex === null || focusedItemIndex === 0) {
+        indexToFocus = optionsLength - 1;
+      } else {
+        indexToFocus = focusedItemIndex - 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (key === 'ArrowDown') {
+      if (focusedItemIndex === null || focusedItemIndex === optionsLength - 1) {
+        indexToFocus = 0;
+      } else {
+        indexToFocus = focusedItemIndex + 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (indexToFocus != null) {
+      setFocusedItemIndex(indexToFocus);
+      const focusedItem = visibleOptions[indexToFocus];
+      setActiveItem(`select-multi-typeahead-${focusedItem.name.replace(' ', '-')}`);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const onInputKeyDown = (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const focusedItem = focusedItemIndex !== null ? visibleOptions[focusedItemIndex] : null;
+    switch (event.key) {
+      case 'Enter':
+        if (isOpen && focusedItem) {
+          onSelect(focusedItem);
+        } else if (isOpen && inputValue) {
+          createOption();
+        }
+        if (!isOpen) {
+          setIsOpen(true);
+        }
+        break;
+      case 'Tab':
+      case 'Escape':
+        setOpen(false);
+        setActiveItem(null);
+        break;
+      case 'ArrowUp':
+      case 'ArrowDown':
+        event.preventDefault();
+        handleMenuArrowKeys(event.key);
+        break;
+    }
+  };
+
+  const onToggleClick = () => {
+    setOpen(!isOpen);
+    setTimeout(() => textInputRef.current?.focus(), 100);
+  };
+
+  const onTextInputChange = (_event: React.FormEvent<HTMLInputElement>, valueOfInput: string) => {
+    setInputValue(valueOfInput);
+  };
+
+  const onSelect = (menuItem?: SelectionOptions) => {
+    if (menuItem) {
+      setValue(
+        allOptions.map((option) =>
+          option.id === menuItem.id ? { ...option, selected: !option.selected } : option,
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+    textInputRef.current?.focus();
+  };
+
+  const createOption = () => {
+    const newOption = {
+      id: `new-${inputValue}`,
+      name: inputValue,
+      selected: true,
+      isNew: true,
+    };
+    setValue([...value, newOption]);
+    setInputValue('');
+  };
+
+  const toggle = (toggleRef: React.Ref<MenuToggleElement>) => (
+    <MenuToggle
+      id={toggleId}
+      data-testid={toggleTestId}
+      variant="typeahead"
+      aria-label={ariaLabel}
+      onClick={onToggleClick}
+      innerRef={toggleRef}
+      isDisabled={isDisabled}
+      isExpanded={isOpen}
+      isFullWidth
+    >
+      <TextInputGroup isPlain>
+        <TextInputGroupMain
+          value={inputValue}
+          onClick={onToggleClick}
+          onChange={onTextInputChange}
+          onKeyDown={onInputKeyDown}
+          autoComplete="off"
+          innerRef={textInputRef}
+          {...(activeItem && { 'aria-activedescendant': activeItem })}
+          role="combobox"
+          isExpanded={isOpen}
+          aria-controls="select-multi-typeahead-listbox"
+          placeholder={placeholder}
+        >
+          <ChipGroup aria-label="Current selections">
+            {selected.map((selection, index) => (
+              <Chip
+                key={index}
+                onClick={(ev) => {
+                  ev.stopPropagation();
+                  onSelect(selection);
+                }}
+              >
+                {selection.name}
+              </Chip>
+            ))}
+          </ChipGroup>
+        </TextInputGroupMain>
+        <TextInputGroupUtilities>
+          {selected.length > 0 && (
+            <Button
+              variant="plain"
+              onClick={() => {
+                setInputValue('');
+                setValue(allOptions.map((option) => ({ ...option, selected: false })));
+                textInputRef.current?.focus();
+              }}
+              aria-label="Clear input value"
+            >
+              <TimesIcon aria-hidden />
+            </Button>
+          )}
+        </TextInputGroupUtilities>
+      </TextInputGroup>
+    </MenuToggle>
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Select
+        id={id}
+        isOpen={isOpen}
+        selected={selected}
+        onSelect={(ev, selection) => {
+          const selectedOption = allOptions.find((option) => option.id === selection);
+          onSelect(selectedOption);
+        }}
+        onOpenChange={() => setOpen(false)}
+        toggle={toggle}
+      >
+        {visibleOptions.length === 0 && inputValue ? (
+          <>
+            <SelectList isAriaMultiselectable>
+              <SelectOption isDisabled>No results found</SelectOption>
+            </SelectList>
+            <Divider />
+            <SelectOption key="create-new" value={inputValue} onClick={createOption}>
+              Create "{inputValue}"
+            </SelectOption>
+          </>
+        ) : null}
+        {selectGroups.map((g, index) => (
+          <React.Fragment key={g.id}>
+            <SelectGroup label={g.name}>
+              <SelectList isAriaMultiselectable>
+                {g.values.map((option) => (
+                  <SelectOption
+                    key={option.name}
+                    isFocused={focusedItemIndex === option.index}
+                    id={`select-multi-typeahead-${option.name.replace(' ', '-')}`}
+                    value={option.id}
+                    ref={null}
+                    isSelected={option.selected}
+                  >
+                    {option.name}
+                  </SelectOption>
+                ))}
+              </SelectList>
+            </SelectGroup>
+            {index < selectGroups.length - 1 || selectOptions.length ? <Divider /> : null}
+          </React.Fragment>
+        ))}
+        {selectOptions.length ? (
+          <SelectList isAriaMultiselectable>
+            {selectOptions.map((option) => (
+              <SelectOption
+                key={option.name}
+                isFocused={focusedItemIndex === option.index}
+                id={`select-multi-typeahead-${option.name.replace(' ', '-')}`}
+                value={option.id}
+                ref={null}
+                isSelected={option.selected}
+              >
+                {option.name}
+              </SelectOption>
+            ))}
+          </SelectList>
+        ) : null}
+      </Select>
+    </>
+  );
+};
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diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/connectionTypes/manage/ManageConnectionTypePage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/connectionTypes/manage/ManageConnectionTypePage.tsx
index c6b7ec6794..1918228977 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/connectionTypes/manage/ManageConnectionTypePage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/connectionTypes/manage/ManageConnectionTypePage.tsx
@@ -24,19 +24,26 @@ import { NameDescType } from '~/pages/projects/types';
 import CreateConnectionTypeFooter from './ManageConnectionTypeFooter';
 import ManageConnectionTypeFieldsTable from './ManageConnectionTypeFieldsTable';
 import ManageConnectionTypeBreadcrumbs from './ManageConnectionTypeBreadcrumbs';
+import { SelectionOptions } from '~/components/MultiSelection';
+import { GroupsConfigField } from '~/pages/groupSettings/groupTypes';
+import { useWatchGroups } from '~/utilities/useWatchGroups';
+import { MultiSelectionTypeahead } from '~/components/MultiSelectionTypeahead';
 
 type Props = {
   prefill?: ConnectionTypeConfigMapObj;
   isEdit?: boolean;
   onSave: (obj: ConnectionTypeConfigMapObj) => Promise<void>;
+  typeAhead?: string[];
 };
 
-const ManageConnectionTypePage: React.FC<Props> = ({ prefill, isEdit, onSave }) => {
+const ManageConnectionTypePage: React.FC<Props> = ({ prefill, isEdit, onSave, typeAhead }) => {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const { username: currentUsername } = useUser();
 
   const [isDrawerExpanded, setIsDrawerExpanded] = React.useState(false);
 
+  const { groupSettings, setGroupSettings, setIsGroupSettingsChanged } = useWatchGroups();
+
   const {
     k8sName: prefillK8sName,
     name: prefillName,
@@ -82,6 +89,34 @@ const ManageConnectionTypePage: React.FC<Props> = ({ prefill, isEdit, onSave })
     navigate('/connectionTypes');
   };
 
+  const userDesc = '*** NEED TO ADD ****';
+
+  const handleMenuItemSelection = (newState: SelectionOptions[], field: GroupsConfigField) => {
+    switch (field) {
+      case GroupsConfigField.ADMIN:
+        setGroupSettings({
+          ...groupSettings,
+          adminGroups: newState.map((opt) => ({
+            id: Number(opt.id),
+            name: opt.name,
+            enabled: opt.selected || false,
+          })),
+        });
+        break;
+      case GroupsConfigField.USER:
+        setGroupSettings({
+          ...groupSettings,
+          allowedGroups: newState.map((opt) => ({
+            id: Number(opt.id),
+            name: opt.name,
+            enabled: opt.selected || false,
+          })),
+        });
+        break;
+    }
+    setIsGroupSettingsChanged(true);
+  };
+
   return (
     <ConnectionTypePreviewDrawer
       isExpanded={isDrawerExpanded}
@@ -129,6 +164,22 @@ const ManageConnectionTypePage: React.FC<Props> = ({ prefill, isEdit, onSave })
                 setData={setConnectionNameDesc}
                 autoFocusName
               />
+
+              <FormGroup label="Category" isRequired>
+                <MultiSelectionTypeahead
+                  ariaLabel={userDesc}
+                  value={groupSettings.adminGroups.map((g) => ({
+                    id: g.id,
+                    name: g.name,
+                    selected: g.enabled,
+                  }))}
+                  setValue={(newState) =>
+                    handleMenuItemSelection(newState, GroupsConfigField.ADMIN)
+                  }
+                  selectionRequired
+                />
+              </FormGroup>
+
               <FormGroup label="Enable">
                 <Checkbox
                   label="Enable users in your organization to use this connection type when adding connections."
@@ -173,4 +224,4 @@ const ManageConnectionTypePage: React.FC<Props> = ({ prefill, isEdit, onSave })
   );
 };
 
-export default ManageConnectionTypePage;
+export default ManageConnectionTypePage;
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