diff --git a/src/core.cpp b/src/core.cpp
index 0f3204884..8685aab1e 100644
--- a/src/core.cpp
+++ b/src/core.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ void Core::start()
     tox_callback_group_invite(tox, onGroupInvite, this);
     tox_callback_group_message(tox, onGroupMessage, this);
     tox_callback_group_namelist_change(tox, onGroupNamelistChange, this);
+    tox_callback_group_action(tox, onGroupAction, this);
     tox_callback_file_send_request(tox, onFileSendRequestCallback, this);
     tox_callback_file_control(tox, onFileControlCallback, this);
     tox_callback_file_data(tox, onFileDataCallback, this);
@@ -469,6 +470,12 @@ void Core::onAction(Tox*/* tox*/, int friendId, const uint8_t *cMessage, uint16_
     emit static_cast<Core*>(core)->friendMessageReceived(friendId, CString::toString(cMessage, cMessageSize), true);
 }
 
+void Core::onGroupAction(Tox*, int groupnumber, int peernumber, const uint8_t *action, uint16_t length, void* _core)
+{
+    Core* core = static_cast<Core*>(_core);
+    emit core->groupMessageReceived(groupnumber, CString::toString(action, length), core->getGroupPeerName(groupnumber, peernumber));
+}
+
 void Core::onGroupInvite(Tox*, int friendnumber, const uint8_t *group_public_key, uint16_t length,void *core)
 {
     qDebug() << QString("Core: Group invite by %1").arg(friendnumber);
diff --git a/src/core.h b/src/core.h
index 8d3821993..15c5c7b82 100644
--- a/src/core.h
+++ b/src/core.h
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ private:
     static void onUserStatusChanged(Tox* tox, int friendId, uint8_t userstatus, void* core);
     static void onConnectionStatusChanged(Tox* tox, int friendId, uint8_t status, void* core);
     static void onAction(Tox* tox, int friendId, const uint8_t* cMessage, uint16_t cMessageSize, void* core);
+    static void onGroupAction(Tox* tox, int groupnumber, int peernumber, const uint8_t * action, uint16_t length, void* core);
     static void onGroupInvite(Tox *tox, int friendnumber, const uint8_t *group_public_key, uint16_t length,void *userdata);
     static void onGroupMessage(Tox *tox, int groupnumber, int friendgroupnumber, const uint8_t * message, uint16_t length, void *userdata);
     static void onGroupNamelistChange(Tox *tox, int groupnumber, int peernumber, uint8_t change, void *userdata);