diff --git a/domain-server/resources/describe-settings.json b/domain-server/resources/describe-settings.json
index 705d110542..b9a4246895 100644
--- a/domain-server/resources/describe-settings.json
+++ b/domain-server/resources/describe-settings.json
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
       ]
     },
     {
-      "label": "Places / Paths",
-      "html_id": "places_paths",
+      "label": "Paths",
+      "html_id": "paths",
       "restart": false,
       "settings": [
         {
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
           "label": "Paths",
           "help": "Clients can enter a path to reach an exact viewpoint in your domain.<br/>Add rows to the table below to map a path to a viewpoint.<br/>The index path ( / ) is where clients will enter if they do not enter an explicit path.",
           "type": "table",
+          "content_setting": true,
           "can_add_new_rows": true,
           "key": {
             "name": "path",
@@ -1081,6 +1082,7 @@
           "name": "attenuation_per_doubling_in_distance",
           "label": "Default Domain Attenuation",
           "help": "Factor between 0 and 1.0 (0: No attenuation, 1.0: extreme attenuation)",
+          "content_setting": true,
           "placeholder": "0.5",
           "default": "0.5",
           "advanced": false
@@ -1313,6 +1315,7 @@
           "name": "entityEditFilter",
           "label": "Filter Entity Edits",
           "help": "Check all entity edits against this filter function.",
+          "content_setting": true,
           "placeholder": "url whose content is like: function filter(properties) { return properties; }",
           "default": "",
           "advanced": true
diff --git a/domain-server/resources/web/js/base-settings.js b/domain-server/resources/web/js/base-settings.js
index 5e32463d61..aad342da63 100644
--- a/domain-server/resources/web/js/base-settings.js
+++ b/domain-server/resources/web/js/base-settings.js
@@ -94,9 +94,13 @@ var viewHelpers = {
 
 function reloadSettings(callback) {
   $.getJSON(Settings.endpoint, function(data){
-    _.extend(data, viewHelpers)
+    _.extend(data, viewHelpers);
 
-    $('#panels').html(Settings.panelsTemplate(data))
+    for (var spliceIndex in Settings.extraGroups) {
+      data.descriptions.splice(spliceIndex, 0, Settings.extraGroups[spliceIndex]);
+    }
+
+    $('#panels').html(Settings.panelsTemplate(data));
 
     Settings.data = data;
     Settings.initialValues = form2js('settings-form', ".", false, cleanupFormValues, true);
diff --git a/domain-server/resources/web/js/domain-server.js b/domain-server/resources/web/js/domain-server.js
index aa658bce3f..a7c8c3a4d1 100644
--- a/domain-server/resources/web/js/domain-server.js
+++ b/domain-server/resources/web/js/domain-server.js
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
         }
 
         $settingsDropdown.append(makeGroupDropdownElement(group, "/settings/"));
+
+        // for domain settings, we add a dummy "Places" group that we fill
+        // via the API - add it to the dropdown menu in the right spot
+        if (index == 1) {
+          $settingsDropdown.append("<li role='separator' class='divider'></li>");
+          $settingsDropdown.append(makeGroupDropdownElement({ html_id: 'places', label: 'Places' }, "/settings/"));
+        }
       });
     });
   }
diff --git a/domain-server/resources/web/settings/js/settings.js b/domain-server/resources/web/settings/js/settings.js
index 9a31b766a6..d10d1304c3 100644
--- a/domain-server/resources/web/settings/js/settings.js
+++ b/domain-server/resources/web/settings/js/settings.js
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
       return b;
   })(window.location.search.substr(1).split('&'));
 
+  // define extra groups to add to description, with their splice index
+  Settings.extraGroups = {
+    1: {
+      html_id: 'places',
+      label: 'Places'
+    }
+  }
+
   Settings.afterReloadActions = function() {
     // append the domain selection modal
     appendDomainIDButtons();
@@ -657,8 +665,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     var placesTableGroup = viewHelpers.getFormGroup('', placesTableSetting, Settings.data.values);
 
     // append the places table in the right place
-    $('#places_paths .panel-body').prepend(placesTableGroup);
-    //$('#' + Settings.PLACES_TABLE_ID).append("<tr><td colspan=3></td></tr>");
+    $('#places .panel-body').prepend(placesTableGroup);
 
     var spinner = createDomainSpinner();
     $('#' + Settings.PLACES_TABLE_ID).after($(spinner));
diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp b/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
index 52754babb3..f91c5af06f 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,10 @@ void DomainServerSettingsManager::splitSettingsDescription() {
             QJsonObject settingsDropdownGroup;
 
             if (!groupHidden) {
-                settingsDropdownGroup[DESCRIPTION_NAME_KEY] = groupObject[DESCRIPTION_NAME_KEY];
+                if (groupObject.contains(DESCRIPTION_NAME_KEY)) {
+                    settingsDropdownGroup[DESCRIPTION_NAME_KEY] = groupObject[DESCRIPTION_NAME_KEY];
+                }
+
                 settingsDropdownGroup[DESCRIPTION_GROUP_LABEL_KEY] = groupObject[DESCRIPTION_GROUP_LABEL_KEY];
 
                 static const QString DESCRIPTION_GROUP_HTML_ID_KEY = "html_id";
@@ -1383,7 +1386,9 @@ bool DomainServerSettingsManager::recurseJSONObjectAndOverwriteSettings(const QJ
             foreach(const QJsonValue& groupValue, _descriptionArray) {
                 // find groups with root values (they don't have a group name)
                 QJsonObject groupObject = groupValue.toObject();
+
                 if (!groupObject.contains(DESCRIPTION_NAME_KEY)) {
+
                     // this is a group with root values - check if our setting is in here
                     matchingDescriptionObject = settingDescriptionFromGroup(groupObject, rootKey);