diff --git a/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp b/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp
index 4f434fa1f..5d533793d 100644
--- a/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp
@@ -140,11 +140,18 @@ size_t PhoneAPI::getFromRadio(uint8_t *buf)
         myNodeInfo.has_gps = gps && gps->isConnected(); // Update with latest GPS connect info
         fromRadioScratch.which_payloadVariant = FromRadio_my_info_tag;
         fromRadioScratch.my_info = myNodeInfo;
-        state = STATE_SEND_NODEINFO;
+        state = STATE_SEND_GROUPS;
 
         service.refreshMyNodeInfo(); // Update my NodeInfo because the client will be asking for it soon.
         break;
 
+    case STATE_SEND_GROUPS:
+        fromRadioScratch.which_payloadVariant = FromRadio_groups_tag;
+        fromRadioScratch.groups = ourGroupInfo;
+        state = STATE_SEND_NODEINFO;
+
+        break;
+
     case STATE_SEND_NODEINFO: {
         const NodeInfo *info = nodeInfoForPhone;
         nodeInfoForPhone = NULL; // We just consumed a nodeinfo, will need a new one next time
diff --git a/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.h b/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.h
index 5a4ca381d..684f683f8 100644
--- a/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.h
+++ b/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class PhoneAPI
         STATE_SEND_NOTHING, // (Eventual) Initial state, don't send anything until the client starts asking for config
                             // (disconnected)
         STATE_SEND_MY_INFO, // send our my info record
+        STATE_SEND_GROUPS,
         // STATE_SEND_RADIO, // in 1.2 we now send this as a regular mesh packet
         // STATE_SEND_OWNER, no need to send Owner specially, it is just part of the nodedb
         STATE_SEND_NODEINFO, // states progress in this order as the device sends to to the client
diff --git a/src/mesh/generated/mesh.pb.h b/src/mesh/generated/mesh.pb.h
index e2d53fc50..f04b3f426 100644
--- a/src/mesh/generated/mesh.pb.h
+++ b/src/mesh/generated/mesh.pb.h
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ typedef struct _FromRadio {
         uint32_t config_complete_id;
         bool rebooted;
         MeshPacket packet;
+        GroupInfo groups;
     };
 } FromRadio;
 
@@ -459,6 +460,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define FromRadio_config_complete_id_tag         8
 #define FromRadio_rebooted_tag                   9
 #define FromRadio_packet_tag                     11
+#define FromRadio_groups_tag                     12
 #define ToRadio_packet_tag                       2
 #define ToRadio_peer_info_tag                    3
 #define ToRadio_want_config_id_tag               100
@@ -603,13 +605,15 @@ X(a, STATIC,   ONEOF,    MESSAGE,  (payloadVariant,node_info,node_info),   4) \
 X(a, STATIC,   ONEOF,    MESSAGE,  (payloadVariant,log_record,log_record),   7) \
 X(a, STATIC,   ONEOF,    UINT32,   (payloadVariant,config_complete_id,config_complete_id),   8) \
 X(a, STATIC,   ONEOF,    BOOL,     (payloadVariant,rebooted,rebooted),   9) \
-X(a, STATIC,   ONEOF,    MESSAGE,  (payloadVariant,packet,packet),  11)
+X(a, STATIC,   ONEOF,    MESSAGE,  (payloadVariant,packet,packet),  11) \
+X(a, STATIC,   ONEOF,    MESSAGE,  (payloadVariant,groups,groups),  12)
 #define FromRadio_CALLBACK NULL
 #define FromRadio_DEFAULT NULL
 #define FromRadio_payloadVariant_my_info_MSGTYPE MyNodeInfo
 #define FromRadio_payloadVariant_node_info_MSGTYPE NodeInfo
 #define FromRadio_payloadVariant_log_record_MSGTYPE LogRecord
 #define FromRadio_payloadVariant_packet_MSGTYPE MeshPacket
+#define FromRadio_payloadVariant_groups_MSGTYPE GroupInfo
 
 #define ToRadio_FIELDLIST(X, a) \
 X(a, STATIC,   ONEOF,    MESSAGE,  (payloadVariant,packet,packet),   2) \
diff --git a/src/plugins/GroupPlugin.cpp b/src/plugins/GroupPlugin.cpp
index 3e3f5df37..ce94dfaeb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/GroupPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/GroupPlugin.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,13 @@ int32_t GroupPlugin::runOnce()
     NodeInfo *node = nodeDB.getNode(nodeDB.getNodeNum());
 
     
-    //ourGroupInfo.group[0][1] = "a";
+    //ourGroupInfo.group[0] = "20";
+    //ourGroupInfo.group_count;
+    sprintf(ourGroupInfo.group[0], "Group 0");
+    sprintf(ourGroupInfo.group[1], "Group 1");
+    sprintf(ourGroupInfo.group[2], "Group 2");
+    sprintf(ourGroupInfo.group[3], "Group 3");
+    sprintf(ourGroupInfo.group[4], "Group 4");
 
     return 5000; // to save power only wake for our callback occasionally
 }