diff --git a/source/storage/exports.ts b/source/storage/exports.ts
index 96ffd80..847e4ce 100644
--- a/source/storage/exports.ts
+++ b/source/storage/exports.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {createValue} from "@holllo/webextension-storage";
 import browser from "webextension-polyfill";
 import {Data, Feature} from "./enums.js";
+import {defaultKnownGroups} from "./known-groups.js";
 import {collectUsernameColors} from "./username-color.js";
 import {collectUserLabels} from "./user-label.js";
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export const storageValues = {
     deserialize: (input) => new Set(JSON.parse(input) as string[]),
     serialize: (input) => JSON.stringify(Array.from(input)),
     key: Data.KnownGroups,
-    value: new Set([]),
+    value: new Set(defaultKnownGroups),
     storage: browser.storage.sync,
   }),
   [Data.LatestActiveFeatureTab]: createValue({
diff --git a/source/storage/known-groups.ts b/source/storage/known-groups.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9268984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/storage/known-groups.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/**
+ * A list of default known groups to seed the Autocomplete feature with.
+ *
+ * This list does not need to be updated to match the groups available on Tildes.
+ * Instead, in `source/utilities/groups.ts` is a function that will extract the
+ * groups from Tildes whenever the user goes to `https://tildes.net/groups`.
+ *
+ * Inside `source/content-scripts/setup.tsx` a list of features that uses this
+ * data is defined, when any of those features are enabled the extract function
+ * will be called. So if a feature ever gets added that uses this data, remember
+ * to add it to the list in the content scripts setup.
+ */
+export const defaultKnownGroups = [
+  "~anime",
+  "~arts",
+  "~books",
+  "~comp",
+  "~creative",
+  "~design",
+  "~enviro",
+  "~finance",
+  "~food",
+  "~games",
+  "~games.game_design",
+  "~games.tabletop",
+  "~health",
+  "~hobbies",
+  "~humanities",
+  "~lgbt",
+  "~life",
+  "~misc",
+  "~movies",
+  "~music",
+  "~news",
+  "~science",
+  "~space",
+  "~sports",
+  "~talk",
+  "~tech",
+  "~test",
+  "~tildes",
+  "~tildes.official",
+  "~tv",
+];