diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/dm_channels.py b/litecord/blueprints/dm_channels.py
index f4e4327..b86d545 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/dm_channels.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/dm_channels.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ async def _raw_gdm_remove(channel_id, user_id):
     """, channel_id, user_id)
 
 
-async def _gdm_create(user_id, peer_id) -> int:
+async def gdm_create(user_id, peer_id) -> int:
     """Create a group dm, given two users.
 
     Returns the new GDM id.
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ async def add_to_group_dm(dm_chan, peer_id):
         raise BadRequest('Cant insert peer into dm')
 
     if ctype == ChannelType.DM:
-        dm_chan = await _gdm_create(
+        dm_chan = await gdm_create(
             user_id, other_id
         )
 
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/dms.py b/litecord/blueprints/dms.py
index 149ff1a..4289161 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/dms.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/dms.py
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ from ..snowflake import get_snowflake
 
 from .auth import token_check
 
+from litecord.blueprints.dm_channels import (
+    gdm_create, gdm_add_recipient
+)
+
 log = Logger(__name__)
 bp = Blueprint('dms', __name__)
 
@@ -122,5 +126,10 @@ async def create_group_dm(p_user_id: int):
         # its a group dm with 1 user... a dm!
         return await create_dm(user_id, int(recipients[0]))
 
-    # TODO: group dms
-    return 'group dms not implemented', 500
+    # create a group dm with multiple users
+    channel_id = await gdm_create(user_id, recipients[0])
+
+    for recipient in recipients[1:]:
+        await gdm_add_recipient(channel_id, recipient)
+
+    return jsonify(await app.storage.get_channel(channel_id))