diff --git a/moped-database/metadata/tables.yaml b/moped-database/metadata/tables.yaml
index df3e81f21f..e4341e898c 100644
--- a/moped-database/metadata/tables.yaml
+++ b/moped-database/metadata/tables.yaml
@@ -5469,25 +5469,28 @@
     - role: moped-admin
       permission:
         columns:
+          - date_added
+          - is_deleted
           - workgroup_id
           - workgroup_name
-          - date_added
         filter: {}
         allow_aggregations: true
     - role: moped-editor
       permission:
         columns:
+          - date_added
+          - is_deleted
           - workgroup_id
           - workgroup_name
-          - date_added
         filter: {}
         allow_aggregations: true
     - role: moped-viewer
       permission:
         columns:
-          - workgroup_name
-          - workgroup_id
           - date_added
+          - is_deleted
+          - workgroup_id
+          - workgroup_name
         filter: {}
         allow_aggregations: true
 - table:
diff --git a/moped-database/migrations/1734717637542_update_workgroups/down.sql b/moped-database/migrations/1734717637542_update_workgroups/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac995fb234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moped-database/migrations/1734717637542_update_workgroups/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- Updating moped_workgroup table will be up only. If we need to revert, we will need do it manually or
+-- update with a future migration.
+SELECT 0;
diff --git a/moped-database/migrations/1734717637542_update_workgroups/up.sql b/moped-database/migrations/1734717637542_update_workgroups/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b26a6a4622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moped-database/migrations/1734717637542_update_workgroups/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+-- Add soft deletes to workgroup table
+ALTER TABLE moped_workgroup ADD is_deleted boolean DEFAULT FALSE;
+COMMENT ON COLUMN moped_workgroup.is_deleted IS 'Indicates soft deletion';
+
+INSERT INTO moped_workgroup ("workgroup_name", "workgroup_abbreviation", "department_id") VALUES
+('Sidewalks and Urban Trails', 'SUTD', 11);
+
+-- Soft delete existing workgroup records that are merging into the new one
+UPDATE moped_workgroup SET is_deleted = TRUE WHERE workgroup_name IN ('Sidewalks', 'Urban Trails');
+
+-- Find existing users records that are associated with the workgroups that are merging
+-- and update them to the new workgroup row for SUTD
+WITH user_todos AS (
+    SELECT workgroup_id AS ids
+    FROM
+        moped_workgroup
+    WHERE
+        workgroup_name IN (
+            'Sidewalks',
+            'Urban Trails'
+        )
+),
+
+new_workgroup_row AS (
+    SELECT workgroup_id AS id
+    FROM
+        moped_workgroup
+    WHERE
+        workgroup_name = 'Sidewalks and Urban Trails'
+)
+
+UPDATE
+moped_users
+SET
+    workgroup_id = (SELECT id FROM new_workgroup_row)
+WHERE
+    workgroup_id IN (SELECT ids FROM user_todos);
diff --git a/moped-editor/src/queries/workgroups.js b/moped-editor/src/queries/workgroups.js
index da0f8160c5..9da721516f 100644
--- a/moped-editor/src/queries/workgroups.js
+++ b/moped-editor/src/queries/workgroups.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { gql } from "@apollo/client";
 
 export const WORKGROUPS_QUERY = gql`
   query GetWorkgroups {
-    moped_workgroup(order_by: {workgroup_name: asc}) {
+    moped_workgroup(
+      order_by: { workgroup_name: asc }
+      where: { is_deleted: { _eq: false } }
+    ) {
       workgroup_id
       workgroup_name
     }