diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index ea838d367..e88d8b979 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ params for ``create`` and ``update`` actions are shared between them.
 These params can be extracted with ``def_param_group`` and
 ``param_group`` keywords.
 
-The definition is looked up in the scope of the controller. If the
+The definition is looked up in the scope of the controller and its subclasses. If the
 group is defined in a different controller, it might be referenced by
 specifying the second argument.
 
diff --git a/lib/apipie/application.rb b/lib/apipie/application.rb
index adf0a91ca..b6ec490b0 100644
--- a/lib/apipie/application.rb
+++ b/lib/apipie/application.rb
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ def get_param_group(controller, name)
       key = "#{controller.name}##{name}"
       if @param_groups.has_key?(key)
         return @param_groups[key]
+      elsif controller.superclass != Object
+        get_param_group(controller.superclass, name)
       else
         raise "param group #{key} not defined"
       end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/app/controllers/api/v1/architectures_controller.rb b/spec/dummy/app/controllers/api/v1/architectures_controller.rb
index 69949d841..29881ddff 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/app/controllers/api/v1/architectures_controller.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/app/controllers/api/v1/architectures_controller.rb
@@ -3,13 +3,19 @@ module V1
     class ArchitecturesController < V1::BaseController
       resource_description { name 'Architectures' }
       api :GET, "/architectures/", "List all architectures."
+      param_group :pagination
       def index
       end
 
       api :GET, "/architectures/:id/", "Show an architecture."
+      param_group :identifier
       def show
       end
 
+      def_param_group :identifier do
+        param :identifier, Hash, 'A hex based string to identify the resource.'
+      end
+
       def_param_group :timestamps do
         param :created_at, String
         param :updated_at, String
diff --git a/spec/dummy/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb b/spec/dummy/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
index ada0065e8..9208109e2 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ class BaseController < Api::BaseController
         app_info 'Version 1.0 description'
         api_base_url '/api/v1'
       end
+
+      def_param_group :pagination do
+        param :page, Integer, 'The page of the resource.'
+        param :items_per_page, Integer, 'The number of items per page.'
+      end
+
+      def_param_group :identifier do
+        param :identifier, Integer, 'The identifier of the resource.'
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/param_group_spec.rb b/spec/lib/param_group_spec.rb
index 9db23c3bd..1af757035 100644
--- a/spec/lib/param_group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/param_group_spec.rb
@@ -51,10 +51,19 @@
     expect(Apipie["overridden_concern_resources#create"].params.has_key?(:user)).to eq(false)
   end
 
-it "shouldn't replace name of a parameter defined in the controller" do
+  it "shouldn't replace name of a parameter defined in the controller" do
     expect(Apipie["overridden_concern_resources#custom"].params.has_key?(:concern)).to eq(true)
     expect(Apipie["overridden_concern_resources#custom"].params.has_key?(:user)).to eq(false)
   end
 
+  it 'should allow controllers to inherit param groups from their parents' do
+    expect(Apipie['1.0#architectures#index'].params.key?(:page)).to be true
+    expect(Apipie['1.0#architectures#index'].params.key?(:items_per_page))
+      .to be true
+  end
+
+  it 'should be able to override inherited param_groups' do
+    expect(Apipie['1.0#architectures#show'].params[:identifier].validator.expected_type).to eq 'hash'
+  end
 end