diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
index 874c68adc..936859ebc 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ namespace Opm
         // Keyword Handlers
         void handlePYACTION (std::shared_ptr<const Python> python, const std::string& input_path, const DeckKeyword&, std::size_t currentStep);
         void handleGCONPROD(const DeckKeyword& keyword, std::size_t current_step, const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard& errors);
+        void handleGCONINJE(const DeckKeyword& keyword, std::size_t current_step, const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard& errors);
         void handleGLIFTOPT(const DeckKeyword& keyword, std::size_t report_step, const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard& errors);
 
         // Normal keyword handlers -- in KeywordHandlers.cpp
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/ActionX.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/ActionX.cpp
index 0d22d0de3..719f5ece0 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/ActionX.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/ActionX.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Action {
 
 
 bool ActionX::valid_keyword(const std::string& keyword) {
-    static std::unordered_set<std::string> actionx_allowed_list = {"EXIT", "GCONPROD", "GLIFTOPT", "WELSPECS","WELOPEN", "UDQ"};
+    static std::unordered_set<std::string> actionx_allowed_list = {"EXIT", "GCONINJE", "GCONPROD", "GLIFTOPT", "WELSPECS","WELOPEN", "UDQ"};
     return (actionx_allowed_list.find(keyword) != actionx_allowed_list.end());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/KeywordHandlers.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/KeywordHandlers.cpp
index 299038d01..fd3d14380 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/KeywordHandlers.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/KeywordHandlers.cpp
@@ -267,11 +267,17 @@ namespace {
     }
 
     void Schedule::handleGCONINJE(const HandlerContext& handlerContext, const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard& errors) {
-        for (const auto& record : handlerContext.keyword) {
+        auto current_step = handlerContext.currentStep;
+        const auto& keyword = handlerContext.keyword;
+        this->handleGCONINJE(keyword, current_step, parseContext, errors);
+    }
+
+    void Schedule::handleGCONINJE(const DeckKeyword& keyword, std::size_t current_step, const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard& errors) {
+        for (const auto& record : keyword) {
             const std::string& groupNamePattern = record.getItem("GROUP").getTrimmedString(0);
             const auto group_names = this->groupNames(groupNamePattern);
             if (group_names.empty())
-                invalidNamePattern(groupNamePattern, handlerContext.currentStep, parseContext, errors, handlerContext.keyword);
+                invalidNamePattern(groupNamePattern, current_step, parseContext, errors, keyword);
 
             const Group::InjectionCMode controlMode = Group::InjectionCModeFromString(record.getItem("CONTROL_MODE").getTrimmedString(0));
             const Phase phase = get_phase( record.getItem("PHASE").getTrimmedString(0));
@@ -283,7 +289,7 @@ namespace {
 
             for (const auto& group_name : group_names) {
                 const bool availableForGroupControl = is_free && (group_name != "FIELD");
-                auto group_ptr = std::make_shared<Group>(this->getGroup(group_name, handlerContext.currentStep));
+                auto group_ptr = std::make_shared<Group>(this->getGroup(group_name, current_step));
                 Group::GroupInjectionProperties injection;
                 injection.phase = phase;
                 injection.cmode = controlMode;
@@ -313,9 +319,9 @@ namespace {
                     injection.voidage_group = record.getItem("VOIDAGE_GROUP").getTrimmedString(0);
 
                 if (group_ptr->updateInjection(injection)) {
-                    this->updateGroup(std::move(group_ptr), handlerContext.currentStep);
-                    m_events.addEvent( ScheduleEvents::GROUP_INJECTION_UPDATE , handlerContext.currentStep);
-                    this->addWellGroupEvent(group_name, ScheduleEvents::GROUP_INJECTION_UPDATE, handlerContext.currentStep);
+                    this->updateGroup(std::move(group_ptr), current_step);
+                    m_events.addEvent( ScheduleEvents::GROUP_INJECTION_UPDATE , current_step);
+                    this->addWellGroupEvent(group_name, ScheduleEvents::GROUP_INJECTION_UPDATE, current_step);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
index f0cee5da1..9a02f2448 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
@@ -1515,6 +1515,9 @@ private:
             if (keyword.name() == "UDQ")
                 this->updateUDQ(keyword, reportStep);
 
+            if (keyword.name() == "GCONINJE")
+                this->handleGCONINJE(keyword, reportStep, parseContext, errors);
+
             if (keyword.name() == "GCONPROD")
                 this->handleGCONPROD(keyword, reportStep, parseContext, errors);
 
diff --git a/tests/parser/ACTIONX.cpp b/tests/parser/ACTIONX.cpp
index 6a7e041a2..11a24ec9e 100644
--- a/tests/parser/ACTIONX.cpp
+++ b/tests/parser/ACTIONX.cpp
@@ -932,19 +932,24 @@ ENDACTIO
 
 
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Action_GCONPROD) {
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Action_GCON) {
     const auto deck_string = std::string{ R"(
 SCHEDULE
 
 
 WELSPECS
     'PROD1' 'G1'  1 1 10 'OIL' /
+    'INJ1'  'G1'  1 1 10 'WAT' /
 /
 
 GCONPROD
 'G1' 'ORAT' 100  /
 /
 
+GCONINJE
+'G1' 'WATER' 'RATE' 1000 /
+/
+
 ACTIONX
 'A' /
 WWCT 'OPX'     > 0.75    AND /
@@ -955,6 +960,10 @@ GCONPROD
    'G1'  'ORAT' 200 /
 /
 
+GCONINJE
+'G1' 'WATER' 'RATE' 5000 /
+/
+
 ENDACTIO
 
 TSTEP
@@ -970,6 +979,9 @@ TSTEP
         const auto& group = sched.getGroup("G1", 0);
         const auto& prod = group.productionControls(st);
         BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE( prod.oil_target , unit_system.to_si(UnitSystem::measure::liquid_surface_rate, 100), 1e-5 );
+
+        const auto& inj = group.injectionControls(Phase::WATER, st);
+        BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE( inj.surface_max_rate, unit_system.to_si(UnitSystem::measure::liquid_surface_rate, 1000), 1e-5 );
     }
 
     Action::Result action_result(true);
@@ -979,9 +991,13 @@ TSTEP
         const auto& group = sched.getGroup("G1", 1);
         const auto& prod = group.productionControls(st);
         BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE( prod.oil_target , unit_system.to_si(UnitSystem::measure::liquid_surface_rate, 200), 1e-5 );
+
+        const auto& inj = group.injectionControls(Phase::WATER, st);
+        BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE( inj.surface_max_rate, unit_system.to_si(UnitSystem::measure::liquid_surface_rate, 5000), 1e-5 );
     }
 }
 
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GASLIFT_OPT_DECK) {
     const auto input = R"(-- Turns on gas lift optimization
 RUNSPEC