diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/FullGroup.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/FullGroup.java
index f51b8974df21e..94822cfe46cf7 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/FullGroup.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/FullGroup.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class FullGroup extends Group {
 
     private State action;
     private List<String> lights;
-    private State state; // Will not be set by hue API
+    private State groupState; // Will not be set by hue API
 
     FullGroup() {
     }
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ public List<String> getLights() {
      * @return current state
      */
     public State getState() {
-        return state;
+        return groupState;
+    }
+
+    public void setState(State state) {
+        this.groupState = state;
     }
 }
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/State.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/State.java
index 5faf630504ca5..7a2c935cc3b93 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/State.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/State.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class State {
     String colormode;
     private boolean reachable;
 
-    State() {
+    public State() {
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/HueBridgeHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/HueBridgeHandler.java
index 156eb98a8996f..1f1885e9a4455 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/HueBridgeHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/HueBridgeHandler.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ protected void doConnectedRun() throws IOException, ApiException {
             Map<String, FullGroup> lastGroupStateCopy = new HashMap<>(lastGroupStates);
 
             for (final FullGroup fullGroup : hueBridge.getGroups()) {
-                State groupState = fullGroup.getState();
+                State groupState = new State();
                 boolean on = false;
                 int sumBri = 0;
                 int nbBri = 0;
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ protected void doConnectedRun() throws IOException, ApiException {
                     groupState.setColorTemperature(colorRef.getColorTemperature());
                     groupState.setXY(colorRef.getXY());
                 }
+                fullGroup.setState(groupState);
                 logger.trace("Group {} ({}): on {} bri {} hue {} sat {} temp {} mode {} XY {}", fullGroup.getName(),
                         fullGroup.getType(), groupState.isOn(), groupState.getBrightness(), groupState.getHue(),
                         groupState.getSaturation(), groupState.getColorTemperature(), groupState.getColorMode(),