diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js
index e7220b817..fdfca23b4 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js
@@ -380,11 +380,16 @@ RED.group = (function() {
                     return;
                 }
             }
+            var existingGroup;
+
             // Second pass, ungroup any groups in the selection and add their contents
             // to the selection
             for (var i=0; i<selection.nodes.length; i++) {
                 n = selection.nodes[i];
                 if (n.type === "group") {
+                    if (!existingGroup) {
+                        existingGroup = n;
+                    }
                     ungroupHistoryEvent.groups.push(n);
                     nodes = nodes.concat(ungroup(n));
                 } else {
@@ -398,6 +403,10 @@ RED.group = (function() {
             // Finally, create the new group
             var group = createGroup(nodes);
             if (group) {
+                if (existingGroup) {
+                    group.style = existingGroup.style;
+                    group.name = existingGroup.name;
+                }
                 RED.view.select({nodes:[group]})
             }
             historyEvent.events.push({