diff --git a/templates/zerver/api/changelog.md b/templates/zerver/api/changelog.md
index 3cc4c28c51..5fdbb07964 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api/changelog.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/api/changelog.md
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ format used by the Zulip server that they are interacting with.
   given user group.
 * [`GET /user_groups/{user_group_id}/members`](/api/get-user-group-members):
   Added new endpoint to get members of a user group.
+* [`GET /user_groups/{user_group_id}/members`](/api/get-user-group-subgroups):
+  Added new endpoint to get subgroups of a user group.
 
 **Feature level 126**
 
diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/include/rest-endpoints.md b/templates/zerver/help/include/rest-endpoints.md
index b09318492b..e803234ca8 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/help/include/rest-endpoints.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/help/include/rest-endpoints.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 * [Update user group subgroups](/api/update-user-group-subgroups)
 * [Get user group membership status](/api/get-is-user-group-member)
 * [Get user group members](/api/get-user-group-members)
+* [Get subgroups of user group](/api/get-user-group-subgroups)
 * [Mute a user](/api/mute-user)
 * [Unmute a user](/api/unmute-user)
 
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index db8f1a0a18..5c8d8698f0 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DESKTOP_WARNING_VERSION = "5.4.3"
 # Changes should be accompanied by documentation explaining what the
 # new level means in templates/zerver/api/changelog.md, as well as
 # "**Changes**" entries in the endpoint's documentation in `zulip.yaml`.
-API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 126
+API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 127
 
 # Bump the minor PROVISION_VERSION to indicate that folks should provision
 # only when going from an old version of the code to a newer version. Bump
diff --git a/zerver/lib/user_groups.py b/zerver/lib/user_groups.py
index 97b69f7ea0..a287d66f25 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/user_groups.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/user_groups.py
@@ -179,6 +179,19 @@ def get_user_group_member_ids(
     return list(member_ids)
 
 
+def get_subgroup_ids(user_group: UserGroup, *, direct_subgroup_only: bool = False) -> List[int]:
+    if direct_subgroup_only:
+        subgroup_ids = user_group.direct_subgroups.all().values_list("id", flat=True)
+    else:
+        subgroup_ids = (
+            get_recursive_subgroups(user_group)
+            .exclude(id=user_group.id)
+            .values_list("id", flat=True)
+        )
+
+    return list(subgroup_ids)
+
+
 def create_system_user_groups_for_realm(realm: Realm) -> Dict[int, UserGroup]:
     """Any changes to this function likely require a migration to adjust
     existing realms.  See e.g. migration 0375_create_role_based_system_groups.py,
diff --git a/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml b/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml
index 06d4469e5e..40b368fd6d 100644
--- a/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml
+++ b/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml
@@ -14009,6 +14009,49 @@ paths:
       responses:
         "200":
           $ref: "#/components/responses/SimpleSuccess"
+    get:
+      operationId: get-user-group-subgroups
+      summary: Get subgroups of the user group
+      tags: ["users"]
+      description: |
+        Get the subgroups of a [user group](/help/user-groups).
+
+        `GET {{ api_url }}/v1/user_groups/{user_group_id}/subgroups`
+
+        **Changes**: New in Zulip 6.0 (feature level 127).
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/UserGroupId"
+        - name: direct_subgroup_only
+          in: query
+          description: |
+            Whether to consider only direct subgroups of the user group
+            or subgroups of subgroups also.
+          schema:
+            type: boolean
+            default: false
+          example: true
+          required: false
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: Success
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                allOf:
+                  - $ref: "#/components/schemas/JsonSuccessBase"
+                  - $ref: "#/components/schemas/SuccessDescription"
+                  - additionalProperties: false
+                    properties:
+                      result: {}
+                      msg: {}
+                      subgroups:
+                        type: array
+                        items:
+                          type: integer
+                        description: |
+                          A list containing the IDs of subgroups of the user group.
+                    example:
+                      {"msg": "", "result": "success", "subgroups": [2, 3]}
   /user_groups/{user_group_id}/members/{user_id}:
     get:
       operationId: get-is-user-group-member
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_user_groups.py b/zerver/tests/test_user_groups.py
index 7704e32f48..f6b6a7b111 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_user_groups.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_user_groups.py
@@ -979,3 +979,46 @@ class UserGroupAPITestCase(UserGroupTestCase):
             self.client_get(f"/json/user_groups/{moderators_group.id}/members", info=params).content
         )
         self.assertCountEqual(result_dict["members"], [shiva.id])
+
+    def test_get_subgroups_of_user_group(self) -> None:
+        realm = get_realm("zulip")
+        owners_group = UserGroup.objects.get(name="@role:owners", realm=realm, is_system_group=True)
+        admins_group = UserGroup.objects.get(
+            name="@role:administrators", realm=realm, is_system_group=True
+        )
+        moderators_group = UserGroup.objects.get(
+            name="@role:moderators", realm=realm, is_system_group=True
+        )
+        self.login("iago")
+
+        # Test invalid user group id
+        result = self.client_get("/json/user_groups/25/subgroups")
+        self.assert_json_error(result, "Invalid user group")
+
+        result_dict = orjson.loads(
+            self.client_get(f"/json/user_groups/{moderators_group.id}/subgroups").content
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result_dict["subgroups"], [admins_group.id, owners_group.id])
+
+        params = {"direct_subgroup_only": orjson.dumps(True).decode()}
+        result_dict = orjson.loads(
+            self.client_get(
+                f"/json/user_groups/{moderators_group.id}/subgroups", info=params
+            ).content
+        )
+        self.assertCountEqual(result_dict["subgroups"], [admins_group.id])
+
+        # User not part of a group can also get its subgroups.
+        self.login("hamlet")
+        result_dict = orjson.loads(
+            self.client_get(f"/json/user_groups/{moderators_group.id}/subgroups").content
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result_dict["subgroups"], [admins_group.id, owners_group.id])
+
+        params = {"direct_subgroup_only": orjson.dumps(True).decode()}
+        result_dict = orjson.loads(
+            self.client_get(
+                f"/json/user_groups/{moderators_group.id}/subgroups", info=params
+            ).content
+        )
+        self.assertCountEqual(result_dict["subgroups"], [admins_group.id])
diff --git a/zerver/views/user_groups.py b/zerver/views/user_groups.py
index f46de916c1..e9e4afe07d 100644
--- a/zerver/views/user_groups.py
+++ b/zerver/views/user_groups.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from zerver.lib.user_groups import (
     access_user_group_by_id,
     access_user_groups_as_potential_subgroups,
     get_direct_memberships_of_users,
+    get_subgroup_ids,
     get_user_group_direct_members,
     get_user_group_member_ids,
     is_user_in_group,
@@ -259,3 +260,19 @@ def get_user_group_members(
             "members": get_user_group_member_ids(user_group, direct_member_only=direct_member_only)
         },
     )
+
+
+@require_member_or_admin
+@has_request_variables
+def get_subgroups_of_user_group(
+    request: HttpRequest,
+    user_profile: UserProfile,
+    user_group_id: int = REQ(json_validator=check_int, path_only=True),
+    direct_subgroup_only: bool = REQ(json_validator=check_bool, default=False),
+) -> HttpResponse:
+    user_group = access_user_group_by_id(user_group_id, user_profile, for_read=True)
+
+    return json_success(
+        request,
+        data={"subgroups": get_subgroup_ids(user_group, direct_subgroup_only=direct_subgroup_only)},
+    )
diff --git a/zproject/urls.py b/zproject/urls.py
index 5dc185ff76..bc245ed4c7 100644
--- a/zproject/urls.py
+++ b/zproject/urls.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ from zerver.views.user_groups import (
     delete_user_group,
     edit_user_group,
     get_is_user_group_member,
+    get_subgroups_of_user_group,
     get_user_group,
     get_user_group_members,
     update_subgroups_of_user_group,
@@ -379,7 +380,11 @@ v1_api_and_json_patterns = [
         GET=get_user_group_members,
         POST=update_user_group_backend,
     ),
-    rest_path("user_groups/<int:user_group_id>/subgroups", POST=update_subgroups_of_user_group),
+    rest_path(
+        "user_groups/<int:user_group_id>/subgroups",
+        POST=update_subgroups_of_user_group,
+        GET=get_subgroups_of_user_group,
+    ),
     rest_path(
         "user_groups/<int:user_group_id>/members/<int:user_id>", GET=get_is_user_group_member
     ),