diff --git a/horizon/api/nova.py b/horizon/api/nova.py
index c90d75ef2..ea1806ed8 100644
--- a/horizon/api/nova.py
+++ b/horizon/api/nova.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import logging
 
 from novaclient.v1_1 import client as nova_client
 from novaclient.v1_1 import security_group_rules as nova_rules
+from novaclient.v1_1.security_groups import SecurityGroup as NovaSecurityGroup
 from novaclient.v1_1.servers import REBOOT_HARD
 
 from horizon.api.base import APIResourceWrapper, APIDictWrapper, url_for
@@ -303,6 +304,28 @@ def server_console_output(request, instance_id, tail_length=None):
                                                           length=tail_length)
 
 
+def server_security_groups(request, instance_id):
+    """Gets security groups of an instance."""
+    # TODO(gabriel): This needs to be moved up to novaclient, and should
+    # be removed once novaclient supports this call.
+    security_groups = []
+    nclient = novaclient(request)
+    resp, body = nclient.client.get('/servers/%s/os-security-groups'
+                                    % instance_id)
+    if body:
+        # Wrap data in SG objects as novaclient would.
+        sg_objects = [NovaSecurityGroup(nclient.security_groups, sg) for
+                      sg in body.get('security_groups', [])]
+        # Then wrap novaclient's object with our own. Yes, sadly wrapping
+        # with two layers of objects is necessary.
+        security_groups = [SecurityGroup(sg) for sg in sg_objects]
+        # Package up the rules, as well.
+        for sg in security_groups:
+            rule_objects = [SecurityGroupRule(rule) for rule in sg.rules]
+            sg.rules = rule_objects
+    return security_groups
+
+
 def server_pause(request, instance_id):
     novaclient(request).servers.pause(instance_id)
 
diff --git a/horizon/dashboards/nova/instances_and_volumes/instances/views.py b/horizon/dashboards/nova/instances_and_volumes/instances/views.py
index 001e98e63..21856d1fc 100644
--- a/horizon/dashboards/nova/instances_and_volumes/instances/views.py
+++ b/horizon/dashboards/nova/instances_and_volumes/instances/views.py
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ class DetailView(tabs.TabView):
                 full_flavors = SortedDict([(str(flavor.id), flavor) for \
                                             flavor in flavors])
                 instance.full_flavor = full_flavors[instance.flavor["id"]]
+                instance.security_groups = api.server_security_groups(
+                                           self.request, instance_id)
             except:
                 redirect = reverse('horizon:nova:instances_and_volumes:index')
                 exceptions.handle(self.request,
diff --git a/horizon/dashboards/nova/templates/nova/instances_and_volumes/instances/_detail_overview.html b/horizon/dashboards/nova/templates/nova/instances_and_volumes/instances/_detail_overview.html
index 57f1aefbc..1a67793b3 100644
--- a/horizon/dashboards/nova/templates/nova/instances_and_volumes/instances/_detail_overview.html
+++ b/horizon/dashboards/nova/templates/nova/instances_and_volumes/instances/_detail_overview.html
@@ -36,6 +36,25 @@
   </ul>
 </div>
 
+<div class="security_groups row-fluid">
+  <h4>{% trans "Security Groups" %}</h4>
+  <hr class="header_rule">
+  {% for group in instance.security_groups %}
+  <ul>
+    <li>
+      <strong>{{ group.name }}</strong>
+      <ul>
+      {% for rule in group.rules %}
+        <li>{{ rule }}</li>
+        {% empty %}
+        <li><em>{% trans "No rules defined." %}</em></li>
+      {% endfor %}
+      </ul>
+    </li>
+  </ul>
+  {% endfor %}
+</div>
+
 <div class="meta row-fluid">
   <h4>{% trans "Meta" %}</h4>
   <hr class="header_rule">