diff --git a/ebos/collecttoiorank.hh b/ebos/collecttoiorank.hh
index fefc38e5852..a58eef2f53f 100644
--- a/ebos/collecttoiorank.hh
+++ b/ebos/collecttoiorank.hh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <opm/output/data/Cells.hpp>
 #include <opm/output/data/Solution.hpp>
 #include <opm/output/data/Wells.hpp>
+#include <opm/output/data/Groups.hpp>
 
 #include <opm/grid/common/p2pcommunicator.hh>
 #include <dune/grid/utility/persistentcontainer.hh>
@@ -546,6 +547,46 @@ public:
 
     };
 
+    class PackUnPackGroupData : public P2PCommunicatorType::DataHandleInterface
+    {
+        const Opm::data::Group& localGroupData_;
+        Opm::data::Group& globalGroupData_;
+
+    public:
+        PackUnPackGroupData(const Opm::data::Group& localGroupData,
+                           Opm::data::Group& globalGroupData,
+                           bool isIORank)
+            : localGroupData_(localGroupData)
+            , globalGroupData_(globalGroupData)
+        {
+            if (isIORank) {
+                MessageBufferType buffer;
+                pack(0, buffer);
+
+                // pass a dummy_link to satisfy virtual class
+                int dummyLink = -1;
+                unpack(dummyLink, buffer);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // pack all data associated with link
+        void pack(int link, MessageBufferType& buffer)
+        {
+            // we should only get one link
+            if (link != 0)
+                throw std::logic_error("link in method pack is not 0 as expected");
+
+            // write all group data
+           localGroupData_.write(buffer);
+        }
+
+        // unpack all data associated with link
+        void unpack(int /*link*/, MessageBufferType& buffer)
+        { globalGroupData_.read(buffer); }
+
+    };
+
+
     class PackUnPackBlockData : public P2PCommunicatorType::DataHandleInterface
     {
         const std::map<std::pair<std::string, int>, double>& localBlockData_;
@@ -607,11 +648,13 @@ public:
     // gather solution to rank 0 for EclipseWriter
     void collect(const Opm::data::Solution& localCellData,
                  const std::map<std::pair<std::string, int>, double>& localBlockData,
-                 const Opm::data::Wells& localWellData)
+                 const Opm::data::Wells& localWellData,
+                const Opm::data::Group& localGroupData)
     {
         globalCellData_ = {};
         globalBlockData_.clear();
         globalWellData_.clear();
+        globalGroupData_.clear();
 
         // index maps only have to be build when reordering is needed
         if(!needsReordering && !isParallel())
@@ -635,6 +678,12 @@ public:
                                globalWellData_,
                                isIORank());
 
+        PackUnPackGroupData
+            packUnpackGroupData(localGroupData,
+                               globalGroupData_,
+                               isIORank());
+
+
         PackUnPackBlockData
             packUnpackBlockData(localBlockData,
                                 globalBlockData_,
@@ -642,6 +691,7 @@ public:
 
         toIORankComm_.exchange(packUnpackCellData);
         toIORankComm_.exchange(packUnpackWellData);
+        toIORankComm_.exchange(packUnpackGroupData);
         toIORankComm_.exchange(packUnpackBlockData);
 
 
@@ -661,6 +711,9 @@ public:
     const Opm::data::Wells& globalWellData() const
     { return globalWellData_; }
 
+    const Opm::data::Group& globalGroupData() const
+    { return globalGroupData_; }
+
     bool isIORank() const
     { return toIORankComm_.rank() == ioRank; }
 
@@ -707,6 +760,7 @@ protected:
     Opm::data::Solution globalCellData_;
     std::map<std::pair<std::string, int>, double> globalBlockData_;
     Opm::data::Wells globalWellData_;
+    Opm::data::Group globalGroupData_;
     std::vector<int> localIdxToGlobalIdx_;
 };
 
diff --git a/ebos/eclwellmanager.hh b/ebos/eclwellmanager.hh
index cad65de54bb..8404ec1ed3b 100644
--- a/ebos/eclwellmanager.hh
+++ b/ebos/eclwellmanager.hh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <opm/output/eclipse/RestartValue.hpp>
 
 #include <opm/output/data/Wells.hpp>
+#include <opm/output/data/Groups.hpp>
 #include <opm/material/common/Exceptions.hpp>
 
 #include <opm/models/utils/propertysystem.hh>
@@ -567,6 +568,10 @@ public:
         return wellDat;
     }
 
+    Opm::data::Group groupData(const int /* reportStepIdx */, Opm::Schedule& /* sched */) const {
+        return {};
+    }
+
     /*!
      * \brief This method writes the complete state of all wells
      *        to the hard disk.
diff --git a/ebos/eclwriter.hh b/ebos/eclwriter.hh
index 75c7fe470d3..15a665cde13 100644
--- a/ebos/eclwriter.hh
+++ b/ebos/eclwriter.hh
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 #include "ecloutputblackoilmodule.hh"
 
 #include <opm/models/blackoil/blackoilmodel.hh>
+
+#include <opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp>
+
 #include <opm/models/discretization/ecfv/ecfvdiscretization.hh>
 #include <opm/models/io/baseoutputwriter.hh>
 #include <opm/models/parallel/tasklets.hh>
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <ebos/nncsorter.hpp>
 
 #include <opm/output/eclipse/EclipseIO.hpp>
+
 #include <opm/output/eclipse/RestartValue.hpp>
 #include <opm/output/eclipse/Summary.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/Units/UnitSystem.hpp>
@@ -257,6 +261,8 @@ public:
 
         Opm::data::Wells localWellData = simulator_.problem().wellModel().wellData();
 
+        Opm::data::Group localGroupData = simulator_.problem().wellModel().groupData(reportStepNum, simulator_.vanguard().schedule());
+
         const auto& gridView = simulator_.vanguard().gridView();
         int numElements = gridView.size(/*codim=*/0);
         bool log = collectToIORank_.isIORank();
@@ -273,7 +279,7 @@ public:
         }
 
         if (collectToIORank_.isParallel())
-            collectToIORank_.collect({}, eclOutputModule_.getBlockData(), localWellData);
+            collectToIORank_.collect({}, eclOutputModule_.getBlockData(), localWellData, localGroupData);
 
         std::map<std::string, double> miscSummaryData;
         std::map<std::string, std::vector<double>> regionData;
@@ -296,6 +302,7 @@ public:
                 miscSummaryData["TCPU"] = totalCpuTime;
 
             const Opm::data::Wells& wellData = collectToIORank_.isParallel() ? collectToIORank_.globalWellData() : localWellData;
+            const Opm::data::Group& groupData = collectToIORank_.isParallel() ? collectToIORank_.globalGroupData() : localGroupData;
 
             const std::map<std::pair<std::string, int>, double>& blockData
                 = collectToIORank_.isParallel()
@@ -308,6 +315,7 @@ public:
                          eclState,
                          schedule(),
                          wellData,
+                         groupData,
                          miscSummaryData,
                          regionData,
                          blockData);
@@ -333,13 +341,14 @@ public:
 
     void writeOutput(bool isSubStep)
     {
+        int reportStepNum = simulator_.episodeIndex() + 1;
         Scalar curTime = simulator_.time() + simulator_.timeStepSize();
         Scalar nextStepSize = simulator_.problem().nextTimeStepSize();
 
         // output using eclWriter if enabled
         Opm::data::Wells localWellData = simulator_.problem().wellModel().wellData();
+        Opm::data::Group localGroupData = simulator_.problem().wellModel().groupData(reportStepNum, simulator_.vanguard().schedule());
 
-        int reportStepNum = simulator_.episodeIndex() + 1;
         const auto& gridView = simulator_.vanguard().gridView();
         int numElements = gridView.size(/*codim=*/0);
         bool log = collectToIORank_.isIORank();
@@ -366,7 +375,7 @@ public:
             eclOutputModule_.addRftDataToWells(localWellData, reportStepNum);
 
         if (collectToIORank_.isParallel())
-            collectToIORank_.collect(localCellData, eclOutputModule_.getBlockData(), localWellData);
+            collectToIORank_.collect(localCellData, eclOutputModule_.getBlockData(), localWellData, localGroupData);
 
 
         if (collectToIORank_.isIORank()) {
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp
index e559aba5d3f..e1257fa7301 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <tuple>
 
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Runspec.hpp>
+
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/WellTestState.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Group/GuideRate.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Group/Group.hpp>
 
 #include <opm/simulators/timestepping/SimulatorReport.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/wells/PerforationData.hpp>
@@ -183,6 +186,32 @@ namespace Opm {
 
             void initFromRestartFile(const RestartValue& restartValues);
 
+            Opm::data::Group groupData(const int reportStepIdx, Opm::Schedule& sched) const
+            {
+                Opm::data::Group dw;
+                for (const std::string gname :  sched.groupNames(reportStepIdx))  {
+                    const auto& grup = sched.getGroup(gname, reportStepIdx);
+                    const auto& grup_type = grup.getGroupType();
+                    Opm::data::currentGroupConstraints cgc;
+                    cgc.currentProdConstraint =  Opm::Group::ProductionCMode::NONE;
+                    cgc.currentGasInjectionConstraint = Opm::Group::InjectionCMode::NONE;
+                    cgc.currentWaterInjectionConstraint = Opm::Group::InjectionCMode::NONE;
+                    if (this->well_state_.hasProductionGroupControl(gname)) {
+                        cgc.currentProdConstraint = this->well_state_.currentProductionGroupControl(gname);
+                    }
+                    if ((grup_type == Opm::Group::GroupType::INJECTION) || (grup_type == Opm::Group::GroupType::MIXED))  {
+                        if (this->well_state_.hasInjectionGroupControl(Opm::Phase::WATER, gname)) {
+                            cgc.currentWaterInjectionConstraint = this->well_state_.currentInjectionGroupControl(Opm::Phase::WATER, gname);
+                        }
+                        if (this->well_state_.hasInjectionGroupControl(Opm::Phase::GAS, gname)) {
+                            cgc.currentGasInjectionConstraint = this->well_state_.currentInjectionGroupControl(Opm::Phase::GAS, gname);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    dw.emplace(gname, cgc);
+                }
+                return dw;
+            }
+
             Opm::data::Wells wellData() const
             { return well_state_.report(phase_usage_, Opm::UgGridHelpers::globalCell(grid())); }
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/WellGroupHelpers.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/WellGroupHelpers.hpp
index 742394b81aa..5411454d214 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/WellGroupHelpers.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/WellGroupHelpers.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #ifndef OPM_WELLGROUPHELPERS_HEADER_INCLUDED
 #define OPM_WELLGROUPHELPERS_HEADER_INCLUDED
 
+#include <opm/output/data/Groups.hpp>
+
 #include <vector>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/ScheduleTypes.hpp>
 
@@ -129,7 +131,6 @@ namespace Opm {
         }
     }
 
-
     inline void accumulateGroupEfficiencyFactor(const Group& group, const Schedule& schedule, const int reportStepIdx, double& factor) {
         factor *= group.getGroupEfficiencyFactor();
         if (group.parent() != "FIELD")
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/WellState.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/WellState.hpp
index cd515592319..99c5c4426b4 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/WellState.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/WellState.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <opm/core/props/BlackoilPhases.hpp>
 #include <opm/output/data/Wells.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/Well.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/wells/PerforationData.hpp>
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/WellStateFullyImplicitBlackoil.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/WellStateFullyImplicitBlackoil.hpp
index 74be6a1ef3e..e1ec6c1c957 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/WellStateFullyImplicitBlackoil.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/WellStateFullyImplicitBlackoil.hpp
@@ -315,11 +315,11 @@ namespace Opm
         std::vector<Well::ProducerCMode>& currentProductionControls() { return current_production_controls_; }
         const std::vector<Well::ProducerCMode>& currentProductionControls() const { return current_production_controls_; }
 
-        bool hasProductionGroupControl(const std::string& groupName) {
+        bool hasProductionGroupControl(const std::string& groupName) const {
             return current_production_group_controls_.count(groupName) > 0;
         }
 
-        bool hasInjectionGroupControl(const Opm::Phase& phase, const std::string& groupName) {
+        bool hasInjectionGroupControl(const Opm::Phase& phase, const std::string& groupName) const {
             return current_injection_group_controls_.count(std::make_pair(phase, groupName)) > 0;
         }