diff --git a/demo/lib/demo/address.ex b/demo/lib/demo/address.ex
index 1cc12d5dc..b07250278 100644
--- a/demo/lib/demo/address.ex
+++ b/demo/lib/demo/address.ex
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ defmodule Demo.Address do
     field :street, :string
     field :zip, :string
     field :city, :string
-    field :country, Ecto.Enum, values: [:de, :at, :ch]
+    field :country, Ecto.Enum, values: [:de, :at, :ch, :us, :ca]
     field :full_address, :string, virtual: true
 
     timestamps()
diff --git a/demo/lib/demo_web/live/address_live.ex b/demo/lib/demo_web/live/address_live.ex
index d83248a2a..dff473694 100644
--- a/demo/lib/demo_web/live/address_live.ex
+++ b/demo/lib/demo_web/live/address_live.ex
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ defmodule DemoWeb.AddressLive do
       country: %{
         module: Backpex.Fields.Select,
         label: "Country",
-        options: [Germany: "de", Austria: "at", Switzerland: "ch"]
-      }
+        options: %{
+          "Europe" => [Germany: "de", Austria: "at", Switzerland: "ch"],
+          "North America" => [USA: "us", Canada: "ca"]
+        }
+      },
     ]
   end
 end
diff --git a/demo/lib/demo_web/live/user_live.ex b/demo/lib/demo_web/live/user_live.ex
index 463de73d1..4a0c1e905 100644
--- a/demo/lib/demo_web/live/user_live.ex
+++ b/demo/lib/demo_web/live/user_live.ex
@@ -196,7 +196,11 @@ defmodule DemoWeb.UserLive do
       permissions: %{
         module: Backpex.Fields.MultiSelect,
         label: "Permissions",
-        options: fn _assigns -> [{"Delete", "delete"}, {"Edit", "edit"}, {"Show", "show"}] end
+        options: [
+          {"Foo", "foo"},
+          {"Item actions", [{"Delete", "delete"}, {"Edit", "edit"}, {"Show", "show"}]},
+          {"Other actions", [{"Can send email", "can_send_email"}]}
+        ]
       }
     ]
   end
diff --git a/lib/backpex/fields/multi_select.ex b/lib/backpex/fields/multi_select.ex
index 441fbf2c8..19939073c 100644
--- a/lib/backpex/fields/multi_select.ex
+++ b/lib/backpex/fields/multi_select.ex
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 defmodule Backpex.Fields.MultiSelect do
   @config_schema [
     options: [
-      doc: "List of options or function that receives the assigns.",
-      type: {:or, [{:list, :any}, {:fun, 1}]},
+      doc: "List of possibly grouped options or function that receives the assigns.",
+      type: {:or, [{:list, :any}, {:map, :any, :any}, {:fun, 1}]},
       required: true
     ],
     prompt: [
@@ -66,43 +66,55 @@ defmodule Backpex.Fields.MultiSelect do
     %{assigns: %{field_options: field_options} = assigns} = socket
 
     options =
-      assigns
-      |> field_options.options.()
+      case Map.get(field_options, :options) do
+        options when is_function(options) -> options.(assigns)
+        options -> options
+      end
+
+    options =
+      options
       |> Enum.map(fn {label, value} ->
-        {to_string(label), to_string(value)}
+        case value do
+          value when is_list(value) or is_map(value) ->
+            {to_string(label), Enum.map(value, fn {lab, val} -> {to_string(lab), to_string(val)} end)}
+
+          _ ->
+            {to_string(label), to_string(value)}
+        end
       end)
 
     assign(socket, :options, options)
   end
 
+  defp flatten_options(options) do
+    Enum.map(options, fn {_label, value} = option ->
+      case value do
+        value when is_list(value) or is_map(value) -> value
+        _ -> option
+      end
+    end)
+    |> List.flatten()
+  end
+
   defp assign_selected(socket) do
     %{assigns: %{type: type, options: options, item: item, name: name} = assigns} = socket
 
+    options = flatten_options(options)
+
     selected_ids =
       if type == :form do
-        values =
-          case PhoenixForm.input_value(assigns.form, name) do
-            value when is_binary(value) -> [value]
-            value when is_list(value) -> value
-            _value -> []
-          end
-
-        Enum.map(values, &to_string/1)
+        case PhoenixForm.input_value(assigns.form, name) do
+          value when is_binary(value) -> [value]
+          value when is_list(value) -> value
+          _value -> []
+        end
       else
-        value = Map.get(item, name)
-
-        if value, do: value, else: []
+        Map.get(item, name, []) || []
       end
 
-    selected =
-      Enum.reduce(options, [], fn {_label, value} = option, acc ->
-        if value in selected_ids do
-          [option | acc]
-        else
-          acc
-        end
-      end)
-      |> Enum.reverse()
+    selected_ids = Enum.map(selected_ids, &to_string/1)
+
+    selected = Enum.filter(options, fn {_label, value} -> value in selected_ids end)
 
     assign(socket, :selected, selected)
   end
@@ -110,6 +122,8 @@ defmodule Backpex.Fields.MultiSelect do
   defp maybe_assign_form(%{assigns: %{type: :form} = assigns} = socket) do
     %{selected: selected, options: options} = assigns
 
+    options = flatten_options(options)
+
     show_select_all = length(selected) != length(options)
 
     socket
@@ -167,21 +181,20 @@ defmodule Backpex.Fields.MultiSelect do
 
   @impl Phoenix.LiveComponent
   def handle_event("toggle-option", %{"id" => id}, socket) do
-    %{assigns: %{selected: selected, options: options, field_options: field_options}} = socket
+    %{assigns: %{selected: selected, options: options}} = socket
+
+    options = flatten_options(options)
 
-    selected_item = Enum.find(selected, fn {_label, value} -> value == id end)
+    clicked_item = Enum.find(options, fn {_label, value} -> value == id end)
 
     new_selected =
-      if selected_item do
-        Enum.reject(selected, fn {_label, value} -> value == id end)
+      if clicked_item in selected do
+        selected -- [clicked_item]
       else
-        selected
-        |> Enum.reverse()
-        |> Kernel.then(&[Enum.find(options, fn {_label, value} -> value == id end) | &1])
-        |> Enum.reverse()
+        selected ++ [clicked_item]
       end
 
-    show_select_all = length(new_selected) != length(field_options.options.(socket.assigns))
+    show_select_all = length(new_selected) != length(options)
 
     socket
     |> assign(:selected, new_selected)
@@ -191,13 +204,12 @@ defmodule Backpex.Fields.MultiSelect do
 
   @impl Phoenix.LiveComponent
   def handle_event("search", params, socket) do
-    %{assigns: %{name: name, field_options: field_options} = assigns} = socket
+    socket = assign_options(socket)
+    %{assigns: %{name: name, options: options} = assigns} = socket
 
     search_input = Map.get(params, "change[#{name}]_search")
 
-    options =
-      field_options.options.(assigns)
-      |> maybe_apply_search(search_input)
+    options = maybe_apply_search(options, search_input)
 
     socket
     |> assign(:options, options)
@@ -207,9 +219,11 @@ defmodule Backpex.Fields.MultiSelect do
 
   @impl Phoenix.LiveComponent
   def handle_event("toggle-select-all", _params, socket) do
-    %{assigns: %{field_options: field_options, show_select_all: show_select_all} = assigns} = socket
+    %{assigns: %{options: options, show_select_all: show_select_all}} = socket
+
+    options = flatten_options(options)
 
-    new_selected = if show_select_all, do: field_options.options.(assigns), else: []
+    new_selected = if show_select_all, do: options, else: []
 
     socket
     |> assign(:selected, new_selected)
@@ -223,10 +237,19 @@ defmodule Backpex.Fields.MultiSelect do
     else
       search_input_downcase = String.downcase(search_input)
 
-      Enum.filter(options, fn {label, _value} ->
-        String.downcase(label)
-        |> String.contains?(search_input_downcase)
+      keep? = fn label -> String.downcase(label) |> String.contains?(search_input_downcase) end
+
+      Enum.map(options, fn {label, value} ->
+        case value do
+          value when is_list(value) or is_map(value) ->
+            filtered = Enum.filter(value, fn {_lab, val} -> keep?.(val) end)
+            if not Enum.empty?(filtered), do: {label, filtered}
+
+          _ ->
+            if keep?.(label), do: {label, value}
+        end
       end)
+      |> Enum.filter(& &1)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/backpex/fields/select.ex b/lib/backpex/fields/select.ex
index 6366bb712..3782db934 100644
--- a/lib/backpex/fields/select.ex
+++ b/lib/backpex/fields/select.ex
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 defmodule Backpex.Fields.Select do
   @config_schema [
     options: [
-      doc: "List of options or function that receives the assigns.",
-      type: {:or, [{:list, :any}, {:fun, 1}]},
+      doc: "List of possibly grouped options or function that receives the assigns.",
+      type: {:or, [{:list, :any}, {:map, :any, :any}, {:fun, 1}]},
       required: true
     ],
     prompt: [
@@ -127,6 +127,15 @@ defmodule Backpex.Fields.Select do
   end
 
   defp get_label(value, options) do
+    options =
+      Enum.map(options, fn {_label, value} = option ->
+        case value do
+          value when is_list(value) or is_map(value) -> value
+          _ -> option
+        end
+      end)
+      |> List.flatten()
+
     case Enum.find(options, fn option -> value?(option, value) end) do
       nil -> value
       {label, _value} -> label
diff --git a/lib/backpex/html/form.ex b/lib/backpex/html/form.ex
index fa07e377e..93a293977 100644
--- a/lib/backpex/html/form.ex
+++ b/lib/backpex/html/form.ex
@@ -282,25 +282,14 @@ defmodule Backpex.HTML.Form do
           <input type="hidden" name={@field.name} value="" />
 
           <div class="my-2 w-full">
-            <label
+            <.multiselect_option
               :for={{label, value} <- @options}
-              class="mt-2 flex space-x-2"
-              phx-click="toggle-option"
-              phx-value-id={value}
-              phx-target={@event_target}
-            >
-              <input
-                type="checkbox"
-                name={@field.name<> "[]"}
-                class="checkbox checkbox-sm checkbox-primary"
-                checked={selected?(value, @selected)}
-                checked_value={value}
-                value={value}
-              />
-              <span class="text-md cursor-pointer">
-                {label}
-              </span>
-            </label>
+              label={label}
+              value={value}
+              event_target={@event_target}
+              field={@field}
+              selected={@selected}
+            />
           </div>
 
           <button
@@ -320,6 +309,53 @@ defmodule Backpex.HTML.Form do
     """
   end
 
+  attr :event_target, :any, required: true, doc: "the target that handles the events of this component"
+  attr :field, :any, required: true, doc: "form field the select should be for"
+  attr :selected, :list, required: true, doc: "the selected values"
+  attr :label, :string, required: true
+  attr :value, :string, required: true
+
+  defp multiselect_option(%{value: value} = assigns) when is_list(value) or is_map(value) do
+    ~H"""
+    <div class="not-first:mt-2">
+      <span class="font-medium">{@label}</span>
+      <div class="ml-4">
+        <.multiselect_option
+          :for={{lab, val} <- @value}
+          label={lab}
+          value={val}
+          event_target={@event_target}
+          field={@field}
+          selected={@selected}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    """
+  end
+
+  defp multiselect_option(assigns) do
+    ~H"""
+    <label
+      class="mt-2 flex space-x-2"
+      phx-click="toggle-option"
+      phx-value-id={@value}
+      phx-target={@event_target}
+    >
+      <input
+        type="checkbox"
+        name={@field.name<> "[]"}
+        class="checkbox checkbox-sm checkbox-primary"
+        checked={selected?(@value, @selected)}
+        checked_value={@value}
+        value={@value}
+      />
+      <span class="text-md cursor-pointer">
+        {@label}
+      </span>
+    </label>
+    """
+  end
+
   def form_errors?(false, _form), do: false
   def form_errors?(true = _show_errors, form), do: form.errors != []