diff --git a/src/roster_window.py b/src/roster_window.py
index 92a4ae1fc9df1ad8962d95e8643b33378de7ec6e..290ceed101c7b19e1c63010e5e058b3e79604b2d 100644
--- a/src/roster_window.py
+++ b/src/roster_window.py
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ class RosterWindow:
 			name = contact.name
 			model[iter][C_NAME] = gtkgui_helpers.escape_for_pango_markup(name)
 		elif row_type == 'group':
-			if jid in helpers.special_groups:
+			if jid in helpers.special_groups + (_('General'),):
 				return
 
 		model[iter][C_EDITABLE] = True # set 'editable' to True