diff --git a/include/istio/utils/attribute_names.h b/include/istio/utils/attribute_names.h
index 462f957ed46..ed93247efd6 100644
--- a/include/istio/utils/attribute_names.h
+++ b/include/istio/utils/attribute_names.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct AttributeName {
   // Authentication attributes
   static const char kRequestAuthPrincipal[];
   static const char kRequestAuthAudiences[];
+  static const char kRequestAuthGroups[];
   static const char kRequestAuthPresenter[];
   static const char kRequestAuthClaims[];
   static const char kRequestAuthRawClaims[];
diff --git a/src/envoy/http/authn/authn_utils.cc b/src/envoy/http/authn/authn_utils.cc
index 78c232e3108..76ea0365e73 100644
--- a/src/envoy/http/authn/authn_utils.cc
+++ b/src/envoy/http/authn/authn_utils.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ namespace {
 // The JWT audience key name
 static const std::string kJwtAudienceKey = "aud";
 
+// The JWT groups key name
+static const std::string kJwtGroupsKey = "groups";
+
 // Extract JWT audience into the JwtPayload.
 // This function should to be called after the claims are extracted.
 void ExtractJwtAudience(
@@ -48,6 +51,30 @@ void ExtractJwtAudience(
     // Not convertable to string array
   }
 }
+
+// Extract JWT groups into the JwtPayload.
+// This function should to be called after the claims are extracted.
+void ExtractJwtGroups(
+    const Envoy::Json::Object& obj,
+    const ::google::protobuf::Map< ::std::string, ::std::string>& claims,
+    istio::authn::JwtPayload* payload) {
+  const std::string& key = kJwtGroupsKey;
+  // "groups" can be either string array or string.
+  // First, try as string
+  if (claims.count(key) > 0) {
+    payload->add_groups(claims.at(key));
+    return;
+  }
+  // Next, try as string array
+  try {
+    std::vector<std::string> group_vector = obj.getStringArray(key);
+    for (const std::string group : group_vector) {
+      payload->add_groups(group);
+    }
+  } catch (Json::Exception& e) {
+    // Not convertable to string array
+  }
+}
 };  // namespace
 
 // Retrieve the JwtPayload from the HTTP headers with the key
@@ -98,6 +125,8 @@ bool AuthnUtils::GetJWTPayloadFromHeaders(
   // Extract audience
   // ExtractJwtAudience() should be called after claims are extracted.
   ExtractJwtAudience(*json_obj, payload->claims(), payload);
+  // ExtractJwtGroups() should be called after claims are extracted.
+  ExtractJwtGroups(*json_obj, payload->claims(), payload);
   // Build user
   if (claims->count("iss") > 0 && claims->count("sub") > 0) {
     payload->set_user((*claims)["iss"] + "/" + (*claims)["sub"]);
diff --git a/src/envoy/utils/authn.cc b/src/envoy/utils/authn.cc
index a9b03bd67df..697b3fff129 100644
--- a/src/envoy/utils/authn.cc
+++ b/src/envoy/utils/authn.cc
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ void Authentication::SaveAuthAttributesToStruct(
       setKeyValue(data, istio::utils::AttributeName::kRequestAuthAudiences,
                   origin.audiences(0));
     }
+    if (!origin.groups().empty()) {
+      ::google::protobuf::ListValue* value;
+      value = (*data.mutable_fields())
+                  [istio::utils::AttributeName::kRequestAuthGroups]
+                      .mutable_list_value();
+      for (int i = 0; i < origin.groups().size(); i++) {
+        value->add_values()->set_string_value(origin.groups(i));
+      }
+    }
     if (!origin.presenter().empty()) {
       setKeyValue(data, istio::utils::AttributeName::kRequestAuthPresenter,
                   origin.presenter());
diff --git a/src/envoy/utils/authn_test.cc b/src/envoy/utils/authn_test.cc
index 4e75067d615..1fd142641dd 100644
--- a/src/envoy/utils/authn_test.cc
+++ b/src/envoy/utils/authn_test.cc
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ TEST_F(AuthenticationTest, SaveAuthAttributesToStruct) {
   origin->add_audiences("audiences0");
   origin->add_audiences("audiences1");
   origin->set_presenter("presenter");
+  origin->add_groups("group1");
+  origin->add_groups("group2");
   auto claim = origin->mutable_claims();
   (*claim)["key1"] = "value1";
   (*claim)["key2"] = "value2";
@@ -92,6 +94,18 @@ TEST_F(AuthenticationTest, SaveAuthAttributesToStruct) {
                 .at(istio::utils::AttributeName::kRequestAuthAudiences)
                 .string_value(),
             "audiences0");
+  EXPECT_EQ(data.fields()
+                .at(istio::utils::AttributeName::kRequestAuthGroups)
+                .list_value()
+                .values(0)
+                .string_value(),
+            "group1");
+  EXPECT_EQ(data.fields()
+                .at(istio::utils::AttributeName::kRequestAuthGroups)
+                .list_value()
+                .values(1)
+                .string_value(),
+            "group2");
   EXPECT_EQ(data.fields()
                 .at(istio::utils::AttributeName::kRequestAuthPresenter)
                 .string_value(),
diff --git a/src/istio/authn/context.proto b/src/istio/authn/context.proto
index 5ea3fdb67d5..b9537ee8490 100644
--- a/src/istio/authn/context.proto
+++ b/src/istio/authn/context.proto
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ message JwtPayload {
   // object (map) to access other claims that not cover with the string claims
   // map above.
   string raw_claims = 6;
+
+  // The groups claim in the JWT.
+  // Example: [‘group1’, ‘group2’]
+  repeated string groups = 7;
 }
 
 // Container to hold authenticated attributes from X509 (mTLS).
diff --git a/src/istio/utils/attribute_names.cc b/src/istio/utils/attribute_names.cc
index 5a701de1171..5390732fbbb 100644
--- a/src/istio/utils/attribute_names.cc
+++ b/src/istio/utils/attribute_names.cc
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ const char AttributeName::kQuotaCacheHit[] = "quota.cache_hit";
 // Authentication attributes
 const char AttributeName::kRequestAuthPrincipal[] = "request.auth.principal";
 const char AttributeName::kRequestAuthAudiences[] = "request.auth.audiences";
+const char AttributeName::kRequestAuthGroups[] = "request.auth.groups";
 const char AttributeName::kRequestAuthPresenter[] = "request.auth.presenter";
 const char AttributeName::kRequestAuthClaims[] = "request.auth.claims";
 const char AttributeName::kRequestAuthRawClaims[] = "request.auth.raw_claims";