diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
index 51e5b342c..24e2ac6f1 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -1532,6 +1532,7 @@ std::size_t packSize(const Group& data,
            packSize(data.type(), comm) +
            packSize(data.getGroupEfficiencyFactor(), comm) +
            packSize(data.getTransferGroupEfficiencyFactor(), comm) +
+           packSize(data.isAvailableForGroupControl(), comm) +
            packSize(data.getGroupNetVFPTable(), comm) +
            packSize(data.parent(), comm) +
            packSize(data.iwells(), comm) +
@@ -3375,6 +3376,7 @@ void pack(const Group& data,
     pack(data.type(), buffer, position, comm);
     pack(data.getGroupEfficiencyFactor(), buffer, position, comm);
     pack(data.getTransferGroupEfficiencyFactor(), buffer, position, comm);
+    pack(data.isAvailableForGroupControl(), buffer, position, comm);
     pack(data.getGroupNetVFPTable(), buffer, position, comm);
     pack(data.parent(), buffer, position, comm);
     pack(data.iwells(), buffer, position, comm);
@@ -5913,6 +5915,7 @@ void unpack(Group& data,
     Group::GroupType type;
     double groupEfficiencyFactor;
     bool transferGroupEfficiencyFactor;
+    bool availableForGroupControl;
     int groupNetVFPTable;
     std::string parent;
     IOrderSet<std::string> wells, groups;
@@ -5927,6 +5930,7 @@ void unpack(Group& data,
     unpack(type, buffer, position, comm);
     unpack(groupEfficiencyFactor, buffer, position, comm);
     unpack(transferGroupEfficiencyFactor, buffer, position, comm);
+    unpack(availableForGroupControl, buffer, position, comm);
     unpack(groupNetVFPTable, buffer, position, comm);
     unpack(parent, buffer, position, comm);
     unpack(wells, buffer, position, comm);
@@ -5936,6 +5940,7 @@ void unpack(Group& data,
     data = Group(name, insert_index, initStep, udqUndefined,
                  units, type, groupEfficiencyFactor,
                  transferGroupEfficiencyFactor,
+                 availableForGroupControl,
                  groupNetVFPTable, parent, wells, groups,
                  injection, production);
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
index d90fd93db..2c38999bd 100644
--- a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Group)
     std::map<Opm::Phase, Opm::Group::GroupInjectionProperties> injection;
     Opm::Group val1("test1", 1, 2, 3.0, unitSystem,
                     Opm::Group::GroupType::PRODUCTION,
-                    4.0, true, 5, "test2",
+                    4.0, true, false, 5, "test2",
                     Opm::IOrderSet<std::string>({"test3", "test4"}, {"test3","test4"}),
                     Opm::IOrderSet<std::string>({"test5", "test6"}, {"test5","test6"}),
                     injection,
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Schedule)
     std::map<Opm::Phase, Opm::Group::GroupInjectionProperties> injection;
     groups.insert({"test", {{std::make_shared<Opm::Group>("test1", 1, 2, 3.0, unitSystem,
                                                           Opm::Group::GroupType::PRODUCTION,
-                                                          4.0, true, 5, "test2",
+                                                          4.0, true, false, 5, "test2",
                                                           Opm::IOrderSet<std::string>({"test3", "test4"}, {"test3","test4"}),
                                                           Opm::IOrderSet<std::string>({"test5", "test6"}, {"test5","test6"}),
                                                           injection,