diff --git a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/api-types.ts b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/api-types.ts
index 726503bdeb..d391d7e5aa 100644
--- a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/api-types.ts
+++ b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/api-types.ts
@@ -230,16 +230,33 @@ export type AutoGradingConfig = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Response for `/api/dashboard/assignments/{assignment_id}` call.
+ * Represents an assignment group or section, which maps to an h group.
  */
-export type AssignmentDetails = AssignmentWithCourse & {
-  /**
-   * If defined, it indicates this assignment was configured with auto grading
-   * enabled.
-   */
-  auto_grading_config?: AutoGradingConfig;
+export type AssignmentSegment = {
+  h_authority_provided_id: string;
+  name: string;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Assignments will have either sections, groups or none of them, but never
+ * both.
+ */
+type WithSegments =
+  | { sections?: AssignmentSegment[] }
+  | { groups?: AssignmentSegment[] };
+
+/**
+ * Response for `/api/dashboard/assignments/{assignment_id}` call.
+ */
+export type AssignmentDetails = AssignmentWithCourse &
+  WithSegments & {
+    /**
+     * If defined, it indicates this assignment was configured with auto grading
+     * enabled.
+     */
+    auto_grading_config?: AutoGradingConfig;
+  };
+
 export type AssignmentWithMetrics = AssignmentWithCourse & {
   annotation_metrics: AnnotationMetrics;
 };
diff --git a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/AssignmentActivity.tsx b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/AssignmentActivity.tsx
index 9abaa7ac72..633e0c7e1e 100644
--- a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/AssignmentActivity.tsx
+++ b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/AssignmentActivity.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { useDashboardFilters } from '../../utils/dashboard/hooks';
 import { courseURL } from '../../utils/dashboard/navigation';
 import { useDocumentTitle } from '../../utils/hooks';
 import { replaceURLParams } from '../../utils/url';
+import type { DashboardActivityFiltersProps } from './DashboardActivityFilters';
 import DashboardActivityFilters from './DashboardActivityFilters';
 import DashboardBreadcrumbs from './DashboardBreadcrumbs';
 import FormattedDate from './FormattedDate';
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ export default function AssignmentActivity() {
   }>();
 
   const { filters, updateFilters, urlWithFilters } = useDashboardFilters();
-  const { studentIds } = filters;
+  const { studentIds, segmentIds } = filters;
   const search = useSearch();
   const [, navigate] = useLocation();
 
@@ -48,11 +49,35 @@ export default function AssignmentActivity() {
     replaceURLParams(routes.assignment, { assignment_id: assignmentId }),
   );
   const autoGradingEnabled = !!assignment.data?.auto_grading_config;
+  const segments = useMemo((): DashboardActivityFiltersProps['segments'] => {
+    const { data } = assignment;
+    if (!data) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const hasSections = 'sections' in data;
+    const entries = hasSections
+      ? data.sections
+      : 'groups' in data
+        ? data.groups
+        : undefined;
+    if (!entries) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      type: hasSections ? 'sections' : 'groups',
+      entries,
+      selectedIds: segmentIds,
+      onChange: segmentIds => updateFilters({ segmentIds }),
+    };
+  }, [assignment, segmentIds, updateFilters]);
 
   const students = useAPIFetch<StudentsMetricsResponse>(
     routes.students_metrics,
     {
       h_userid: studentIds,
+      segment_authority_provided_id: segmentIds,
       assignment_id: assignmentId,
       org_public_id: organizationPublicId,
     },
@@ -160,6 +185,7 @@ export default function AssignmentActivity() {
             selectedIds: studentIds,
             onChange: studentIds => updateFilters({ studentIds }),
           }}
+          segments={segments}
           onClearSelection={
             studentIds.length > 0
               ? () => updateFilters({ studentIds: [] })
diff --git a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/DashboardActivityFilters.tsx b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/DashboardActivityFilters.tsx
index 858dfff85a..6300443ab5 100644
--- a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/DashboardActivityFilters.tsx
+++ b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/components/dashboard/DashboardActivityFilters.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { useParams } from 'wouter-preact';
 
 import type {
   Assignment,
+  AssignmentSegment,
   AssignmentsResponse,
   Course,
   CoursesResponse,
@@ -53,6 +54,19 @@ export type ActivityFilterItem<T extends Course | Assignment> = {
 export type DashboardActivityFiltersProps = {
   courses: ActivityFilterSelection | ActivityFilterItem<Course>;
   assignments: ActivityFilterSelection | ActivityFilterItem<Assignment>;
+
+  /**
+   * The segments filter is relevant only when listing students, so not
+   * providing this will prevent that filter to be rendered or taken into
+   * consideration in any way.
+   * As opposed to other filters, the list of entries is not loaded separately,
+   * but provided here.
+   */
+  segments?: ActivityFilterSelection & {
+    type: 'groups' | 'sections';
+    entries: AssignmentSegment[];
+  };
+
   students: ActivityFilterSelection;
   onClearSelection?: () => void;
 };
@@ -113,6 +127,7 @@ function StudentOption({
 export default function DashboardActivityFilters({
   courses,
   assignments,
+  segments,
   students,
   onClearSelection,
 }: DashboardActivityFiltersProps) {
@@ -133,10 +148,15 @@ export default function DashboardActivityFilters({
       ? [assignments.selectedIds, null]
       : [[`${assignments.activeItem.id}`], assignments.activeItem];
   }, [assignments]);
+  const selectedSegmentIds = useMemo(
+    () => segments?.selectedIds ?? [],
+    [segments?.selectedIds],
+  );
 
   const hasSelection =
     students.selectedIds.length > 0 ||
     selectedAssignmentIds.length > 0 ||
+    selectedSegmentIds.length > 0 ||
     selectedCourseIds.length > 0;
 
   const coursesFilters = useMemo(
@@ -180,10 +200,16 @@ export default function DashboardActivityFilters({
   const studentsFilters = useMemo(
     () => ({
       assignment_id: selectedAssignmentIds,
+      segment_authority_provided_id: selectedSegmentIds,
       course_id: selectedCourseIds,
       org_public_id: organizationPublicId,
     }),
-    [organizationPublicId, selectedAssignmentIds, selectedCourseIds],
+    [
+      organizationPublicId,
+      selectedAssignmentIds,
+      selectedCourseIds,
+      selectedSegmentIds,
+    ],
   );
   const studentsResult = usePaginatedAPIFetch<
     'students',
@@ -262,6 +288,39 @@ export default function DashboardActivityFilters({
           />
         )}
       />
+      {segments && (
+        <MultiSelect
+          aria-label={`Select ${segments.type}`}
+          containerClasses="!w-auto min-w-[180px]"
+          value={segments.selectedIds}
+          onChange={newSegmentIds => segments.onChange(newSegmentIds)}
+          buttonContent={
+            segments.selectedIds.length === 0 ? (
+              <>All {segments.type}</>
+            ) : students.selectedIds.length === 1 ? (
+              segments.entries.find(
+                s => s.h_authority_provided_id === students.selectedIds[0],
+              )?.name ?? `1 ${segments.type}`
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                {segments.selectedIds.length} {segments.type}
+              </>
+            )
+          }
+        >
+          <MultiSelect.Option value={undefined}>
+            All {segments.type}
+          </MultiSelect.Option>
+          {segments.entries.map(entry => (
+            <MultiSelect.Option
+              key={entry.h_authority_provided_id}
+              value={entry.h_authority_provided_id}
+            >
+              {entry.name}
+            </MultiSelect.Option>
+          ))}
+        </MultiSelect>
+      )}
       <PaginatedMultiSelect
         entity="students"
         data-testid="students-select"
diff --git a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/utils/dashboard/hooks.ts b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/utils/dashboard/hooks.ts
index c4eb2b57f8..0e4389ce56 100644
--- a/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/utils/dashboard/hooks.ts
+++ b/lms/static/scripts/frontend_apps/utils/dashboard/hooks.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ export type DashboardFilters = {
   studentIds: string[];
   assignmentIds: string[];
   courseIds: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * The list of segments (groups or sections) to filter students by.
+   * This filter is relevant only when listing students in the assignment view.
+   */
+  segmentIds: string[];
 };
 
 export type URLWithFiltersOptions = {
@@ -32,6 +38,10 @@ export type UseDashboardFilters = {
   ) => string;
 };
 
+function asArray(value: string | string[] = []): string[] {
+  return Array.isArray(value) ? value : [value];
+}
+
 /**
  * Hook used to read and update the state of the dashboard filters.
  *
@@ -41,20 +51,23 @@ export function useDashboardFilters(): UseDashboardFilters {
   const search = useSearch();
   const queryParams = useMemo(() => queryStringToRecord(search), [search]);
   const filters = useMemo(() => {
-    const { student_id = [], course_id = [], assignment_id = [] } = queryParams;
-    const courseIds = Array.isArray(course_id) ? course_id : [course_id];
-    const assignmentIds = Array.isArray(assignment_id)
-      ? assignment_id
-      : [assignment_id];
-    const studentIds = Array.isArray(student_id) ? student_id : [student_id];
+    const courseIds = asArray(queryParams.course_id);
+    const assignmentIds = asArray(queryParams.assignment_id);
+    const studentIds = asArray(queryParams.student_id);
+    const segmentIds = asArray(queryParams.segment_id);
 
-    return { courseIds, assignmentIds, studentIds };
+    return { courseIds, assignmentIds, studentIds, segmentIds };
   }, [queryParams]);
 
   const [location, navigate] = useLocation();
   const urlWithFilters = useCallback(
     (
-      { courseIds, assignmentIds, studentIds }: Partial<DashboardFilters>,
+      {
+        courseIds,
+        assignmentIds,
+        studentIds,
+        segmentIds,
+      }: Partial<DashboardFilters>,
       { path = location, extend = false }: URLWithFiltersOptions = {},
     ): string => {
       const newQueryParams = extend ? { ...queryParams } : {};
@@ -67,6 +80,9 @@ export function useDashboardFilters(): UseDashboardFilters {
       if (studentIds) {
         newQueryParams.student_id = studentIds;
       }
+      if (segmentIds) {
+        newQueryParams.segment_id = segmentIds;
+      }
 
       // The router's base URL is represented in `location` as '/', even if
       // that URL does not actually end with `/` (eg. `/dashboard`).