diff --git a/scripts/dev/generate_epJSON_schema/idd_parser.py b/scripts/dev/generate_epJSON_schema/idd_parser.py
index 434b5bf85f9..15fc2fd18ac 100644
--- a/scripts/dev/generate_epJSON_schema/idd_parser.py
+++ b/scripts/dev/generate_epJSON_schema/idd_parser.py
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class Data:
 def parse_idd(data):
     root = {'$schema': "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#", 'properties': {}}
     data.file_size = len(data.file)
+    current_group_name = "**ungrouped**"
 
     while data.index < data.file_size:
         token = look_ahead(data)
@@ -110,8 +111,7 @@ def parse_idd(data):
         elif token == TOKEN_EXCLAMATION:
             eat_comment(data)
         elif token == TOKEN_GROUP:
-            next_token(data)
-            eat_comment(data)
+            current_group_name = parse_group(data).replace('\\group ', '')
         else:
             obj_name = parse_string(data)
             if obj_name is None or obj_name == "":
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ def parse_idd(data):
             obj_data = parse_obj(data)
             root['properties'][obj_name] = {}
             root['properties'][obj_name]['patternProperties'] = {}
+            root['properties'][obj_name]['group'] = current_group_name
 
             name_pattern_properties = '.*'
             if 'name' in obj_data:
@@ -725,6 +726,18 @@ def eat_whitespace(data):
             break
 
 
+def parse_group(data):
+    eat_whitespace(data)
+    s = ""
+    while data.index < data.file_size:
+        c = data.file[data.index]
+        if c == '\n':
+            data.index += 1
+            return s
+        s += c
+        data.index += 1
+
+
 def eat_comment(data):
     if data.file[data.index] == '\n':
         data.index += 1