diff --git a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/BaseClient.java b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/BaseClient.java
index f36119e478e..32ec6b52487 100644
--- a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/BaseClient.java
+++ b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/BaseClient.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import okhttp3.ConnectionPool;
 import okhttp3.Dispatcher;
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.APIGroup;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.APIGroupList;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.APIResourceList;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.RootPaths;
@@ -166,6 +167,11 @@ public APIGroupList getApiGroups() {
     return newBaseOperation(httpClient, configuration).restCall(APIGroupList.class, APIS);
   }
   
+  @Override
+  public APIGroup getApiGroup(String name) {
+    return newBaseOperation(httpClient, configuration).restCall(APIGroup.class, APIS, name);
+  }
+  
   @Override
   public APIResourceList getApiResources(String groupVersion) {
     return newBaseOperation(httpClient, configuration).restCall(APIResourceList.class, APIS, groupVersion);
diff --git a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/Client.java b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/Client.java
index 660a6345962..15032dbd753 100644
--- a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/Client.java
+++ b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/Client.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package io.fabric8.kubernetes.client;
 
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.APIGroup;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.APIGroupList;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.APIResourceList;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.RootPaths;
@@ -59,6 +60,12 @@ public interface Client extends ConfigAware, Closeable {
    */
   APIGroupList getApiGroups();
   
+  /**
+   * Return a single api group
+   * @return the {@link APIGroup} metadata
+   */
+  APIGroup getApiGroup(String name);
+  
   /**
    * Return the api resource metadata for the given groupVersion
    * @param the groupVersion - group/version
diff --git a/kubernetes-itests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/ApiGroupResourceListsIT.java b/kubernetes-itests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/ApiGroupResourceListsIT.java
index 2e551584781..724d2488fa5 100644
--- a/kubernetes-itests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/ApiGroupResourceListsIT.java
+++ b/kubernetes-itests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/ApiGroupResourceListsIT.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package io.fabric8.kubernetes;
 
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.APIGroup;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.APIGroupList;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.APIResourceList;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 @RunWith(ArquillianConditionalRunner.class)
@@ -45,6 +48,17 @@ public void testApiGroups() throws InterruptedException {
     assertTrue(list.getGroups().stream().anyMatch(g -> "apps".equals(g.getName())));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testApiGroup() throws InterruptedException {
+    APIGroup group = client.getApiGroup("apps");
+
+    assertNotNull(group);
+
+    group = client.getApiGroup("apps-that-wont-exist");
+
+    assertNull(group);
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testApiResources() throws InterruptedException {
     APIResourceList list = client.getApiResources("apps/v1");