diff --git a/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupAsyncClient.java b/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupAsyncClient.java
index 8309568956..4dfdc75c96 100644
--- a/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupAsyncClient.java
+++ b/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupAsyncClient.java
@@ -18,8 +18,20 @@
  */
 package org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.features;
 
+import java.net.URI;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
+import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+
+import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.EndpointParam;
+import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.ExceptionParser;
+import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.JAXBResponseParser;
 import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.RequestFilters;
+import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.Group;
 import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.filters.AddVCloudAuthorizationToRequest;
+import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.functions.ThrowVCloudErrorOn4xx;
+
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 
 /**
  * @see GroupClient
@@ -28,4 +40,13 @@ import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.filters.AddVCloudAuthorizationToRequest;
 @RequestFilters(AddVCloudAuthorizationToRequest.class)
 public interface GroupAsyncClient {
    
+   /**
+    * @see GroupClient#getGroup(URI)
+    */
+   @GET
+   @Consumes
+   @JAXBResponseParser
+   @ExceptionParser(ThrowVCloudErrorOn4xx.class)
+   ListenableFuture<Group> getGroup(@EndpointParam URI groupUri);
+   
 }
diff --git a/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupClient.java b/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupClient.java
index 8f547c187a..f4b932ff33 100644
--- a/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupClient.java
+++ b/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupClient.java
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@
  */
 package org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.features;
 
+import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import org.jclouds.concurrent.Timeout;
+import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.Group;
 
 /**
  * Provides synchronous access to {@link Group} objects.
@@ -30,5 +32,17 @@ import org.jclouds.concurrent.Timeout;
  */
 @Timeout(duration = 180, timeUnit = TimeUnit.SECONDS)
 public interface GroupClient {
+   
+   /**
+    * Retrieves a group.
+    *
+    * <pre>
+    * GET /admin/group/{id}
+    * </pre>
+    *
+    * @param groupURI the reference for the group
+    * @return a group
+    */
+   Group getGroup(URI groupUri);
 
 }
diff --git a/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupClientExpectTest.java b/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupClientExpectTest.java
index ae62c475cc..ac9875602d 100644
--- a/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupClientExpectTest.java
+++ b/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupClientExpectTest.java
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@
  */
 package org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.features;
 
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
+
 import java.net.URI;
 
+import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.VCloudDirectorClient;
+import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.VCloudDirectorMediaType;
+import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.Group;
 import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.Reference;
 import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.internal.BaseVCloudDirectorRestClientExpectTest;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
@@ -33,8 +38,30 @@ import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 public class GroupClientExpectTest extends BaseVCloudDirectorRestClientExpectTest {
    
    private Reference groupRef = Reference.builder()
-         .type("application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.catalog+xml")
+         .type("application/vnd.vmware.admin.group+xml")
          .name("???")
          .href(URI.create(endpoint + "/admin/group/???"))
          .build();
+   
+   @Test(enabled = false)
+   public void testGetGroup() {
+      VCloudDirectorClient client = requestsSendResponses(loginRequest, sessionResponse, 
+         new VcloudHttpRequestPrimer()
+            .apiCommand("GET", "/admin/group/???")
+            .acceptAnyMedia()
+            .httpRequestBuilder().build(), 
+         new VcloudHttpResponsePrimer()
+            .xmlFilePayload("/group/group.xml", VCloudDirectorMediaType.GROUP)
+            .httpResponseBuilder().build());
+
+      Group expected = group();
+
+      assertEquals(client.getGroupClient().getGroup(groupRef.getURI()), expected);
+   }
+   
+   public static final Group group() {
+      return Group.builder()
+         
+         .build();
+   }
 }
diff --git a/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupClientLiveTest.java b/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupClientLiveTest.java
index 72f83f4a5a..59d0fc0ce7 100644
--- a/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupClientLiveTest.java
+++ b/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/GroupClientLiveTest.java
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@
  */
 package org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.features;
 
+import static org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.VCloudDirectorLiveTestConstants.REF_REQ_LIVE;
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
 import java.net.URI;
 
+import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.Checks;
 import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.Group;
 import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.Reference;
 import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.ReferenceType;
@@ -56,4 +60,12 @@ public class GroupClientLiveTest extends BaseVCloudDirectorClientLiveTest {
          .href(URI.create("https://vcloudbeta.bluelock.com/api/admin/catalog/???"))
          .build();
    }
+   
+   @Test(testName = "GET /admin/group/{id}", enabled = false)
+   public void testGetGroup() {
+      assertNotNull(groupRef, String.format(REF_REQ_LIVE, "Group"));
+      group = groupClient.getGroup(groupRef.getURI());
+      
+      Checks.checkGroup(group);
+   }
 }
diff --git a/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/resources/group/group.xml b/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/resources/group/group.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2