diff --git a/src/board/UBBoardController.cpp b/src/board/UBBoardController.cpp
index d5a383df..5d1d8add 100644
--- a/src/board/UBBoardController.cpp
+++ b/src/board/UBBoardController.cpp
@@ -551,9 +551,13 @@ void UBBoardController::duplicateItem(UBItem *item)
         itemSize = commonItem->boundingRect().size();
     }
 
+    UBMimeType::Enum itemMimeType;
     QString contentTypeHeader = UBFileSystemUtils::mimeTypeFromFileName(item->sourceUrl().toLocalFile());
-   
-    UBMimeType::Enum itemMimeType = UBFileSystemUtils::mimeTypeFromString(contentTypeHeader);
+    if(NULL != qgraphicsitem_cast<UBGraphicsGroupContainerItem*>(commonItem)){
+    	itemMimeType = UBMimeType::Group;
+    }else{
+    	itemMimeType = UBFileSystemUtils::mimeTypeFromString(contentTypeHeader);
+    }
         
     switch(static_cast<int>(itemMimeType))
     {
@@ -598,6 +602,29 @@ void UBBoardController::duplicateItem(UBItem *item)
                  pixitem->pixmap().save(&buffer, format.toLatin1());
             }
         }break;
+
+    case UBMimeType::Group:
+    {
+    	UBGraphicsGroupContainerItem* groupItem = dynamic_cast<UBGraphicsGroupContainerItem*>(item);
+    	if(groupItem){
+    		QList<QGraphicsItem*> children = groupItem->childItems();
+    		foreach(QGraphicsItem* pIt, children){
+    			UBItem* pItem = dynamic_cast<UBItem*>(pIt);
+    			if(NULL != pItem){
+    				duplicateItem(pItem);	// The duplication already copies the item parameters
+    				QGraphicsItem* pDuplicatedItem = dynamic_cast<QGraphicsItem*>((mActiveScene->children().last()));
+    				if(NULL != pDuplicatedItem){
+    					pDuplicatedItem->setSelected(true);
+    				}
+    			}
+    		}
+    		groupItem->setSelected(false);
+    		UBApplication::mainWindow->actionGroupItems->trigger();
+    	}
+    	return;
+    	break;
+    }
+
     case UBMimeType::UNKNOWN:
         {
             QGraphicsItem *gitem = dynamic_cast<QGraphicsItem*>(item->deepCopy());
@@ -1330,6 +1357,8 @@ UBItem *UBBoardController::downloadFinished(bool pSuccess, QUrl sourceUrl, QStri
                 }
             }
         }
+    }else if("group" == sourceUrl.toString()){
+    	qDebug() << "accepting url " << sourceUrl.toString() << "as group content";
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/core/UB.h b/src/core/UB.h
index afc0f91e..02e2ba18 100644
--- a/src/core/UB.h
+++ b/src/core/UB.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct UBMimeType
         Flash,
         PDF,
         UniboardTool,
+        Group,
         UNKNOWN
     };
 };
diff --git a/src/domain/UBGraphicsGroupContainerItemDelegate.cpp b/src/domain/UBGraphicsGroupContainerItemDelegate.cpp
index 6d753cd8..8a24f8f0 100644
--- a/src/domain/UBGraphicsGroupContainerItemDelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/domain/UBGraphicsGroupContainerItemDelegate.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ UBGraphicsGroupContainerItemDelegate::UBGraphicsGroupContainerItemDelegate(QGrap
     //Wrapper function. Use it to set correct data() to QGraphicsItem as well
     setFlippable(false);
     setRotatable(false);
+    setCanDuplicate(true);
 }
 
 UBGraphicsGroupContainerItem *UBGraphicsGroupContainerItemDelegate::delegated()
diff --git a/src/frameworks/UBFileSystemUtils.cpp b/src/frameworks/UBFileSystemUtils.cpp
index 1cd529cd..32f47414 100644
--- a/src/frameworks/UBFileSystemUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/frameworks/UBFileSystemUtils.cpp
@@ -588,6 +588,9 @@ UBMimeType::Enum UBFileSystemUtils::mimeTypeFromString(const QString& typeString
     {
         type = UBMimeType::UniboardTool;
     }
+    else if (typeString.startsWith("group")){
+    	type = UBMimeType::Group;
+    }
 
     return type;
 }