diff --git a/ngcp/ngcp.lua b/ngcp/ngcp.lua
index 5c70f03..aa2b6c0 100644
--- a/ngcp/ngcp.lua
+++ b/ngcp/ngcp.lua
@@ -98,6 +98,18 @@ function NGCP:callee_peer_load(peer)
     return keys
 end
 
+function NGCP:caller_peer_load_group(peer, group_name)
+    local keys = self.prefs.peer:caller_load_group(peer, group_name)
+    self.prefs.real:caller_peer_load_group(keys)
+    return keys
+end
+
+function NGCP:callee_peer_load_group(peer, group_name)
+    local keys = self.prefs.peer:callee_load_group(peer, group_name)
+    self.prefs.real:callee_peer_load_group(keys)
+    return keys
+end
+
 function NGCP:caller_usr_load(uuid, domain)
     local keys = {
         domain = self.prefs.dom:caller_load(domain),
diff --git a/ngcp/pp.lua b/ngcp/pp.lua
index e1c9bcc..d619ae6 100644
--- a/ngcp/pp.lua
+++ b/ngcp/pp.lua
@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@ NGCPPeerPrefs.__class__ = 'NGCPPeerPrefs'
 NGCPPeerPrefs.group = "peer_prefs"
 NGCPPeerPrefs.db_table = "peer_preferences"
 NGCPPeerPrefs.query = "SELECT * FROM %s WHERE uuid = '%s'"
+-- joins three tables:
+-- *kamailio.peer_preferences
+-- *provisioning.voip_preferences
+-- *provisioning.voip_preference_groups
+-- links peers attributes to the preferences list,
+-- to the preferences group id
+NGCPPeerPrefs.group_query = [[
+SELECT kp.*
+  FROM kamailio.peer_preferences AS kp
+  JOIN provisioning.voip_preferences AS vp
+    ON vp.attribute = kp.attribute
+  JOIN provisioning.voip_preference_groups AS vpg
+    ON vpg.id = vp.voip_preference_groups_id
+  WHERE kp.uuid = '%s' AND vpg.id = %s
+]]
+NGCPPeerPrefs.select_id_query = "SELECT id FROM provisioning.voip_preference_groups WHERE name = '%s'"
+
 -- luacheck: globals KSR
 function NGCPPeerPrefs:new(config)
     local instance = NGCPPeerPrefs:create()
@@ -46,5 +63,50 @@ function NGCPPeerPrefs:clean(vtype)
     end
 end
 
+function NGCPPeerPrefs:get_pref_group_id(name)
+    local con = assert(self.config:getDBConnection())
+    local query = self.select_id_query:format(name)
+    local cur = assert(con:execute(query))
+    local row = cur:fetch({}, "a")
+    cur:close()
+
+    if row and row.id then
+        return tonumber(row.id)
+    end
+
+    KSR.err(string.format("[NGCP] preference group '%s' not found\n", name))
+    return nil
+end
+
+function NGCPPeerPrefs:load_group(level, uuid, group_id)
+    local con = assert(self.config:getDBConnection())
+    local query = self.group_query:format(uuid, group_id)
+    local cur = assert(con:execute(query))
+
+    return self:_set_xavp(level, cur, query)
+end
+
+function NGCPPeerPrefs:caller_load_group(uuid, name)
+    local group_id = self:get_pref_group_id(name)
+    if not group_id then
+        KSR.err("[NGCP] Cannot load group '%s', skipping\n", name)
+        return {}
+    end
+
+    if not uuid or uuid == '' then return {} end
+    return self:load_group("caller", uuid, group_id)
+end
+
+function NGCPPeerPrefs:callee_load_group(uuid, name)
+    local group_id = self:get_pref_group_id(name)
+    if not group_id then
+        KSR.err("[NGCP] Cannot load group '%s', skipping\n", name)
+        return {}
+    end
+
+    if not uuid or uuid == '' then return {} end
+    return self:load_group("callee", uuid, group_id)
+end
+
 -- class
 return NGCPPeerPrefs
diff --git a/ngcp/rp.lua b/ngcp/rp.lua
index 7ee0561..3c3fa7a 100644
--- a/ngcp/rp.lua
+++ b/ngcp/rp.lua
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ function NGCPRealPrefs:callee_peer_load(keys)
     return self:_peer_load("callee", keys)
 end
 
+function NGCPRealPrefs:caller_peer_load_group(keys)
+    return self:_peer_load("caller", keys)
+end
+
+function NGCPRealPrefs:callee_peer_load_group(keys)
+    return self:_peer_load("callee", keys)
+end
+
 function NGCPRealPrefs:caller_usr_load(keys)
     return self:_usr_load("caller", keys)
 end