diff --git a/packages/validate/__tests__/jest/api/api.js b/packages/validate/__tests__/jest/api/api.js
index c3e46957..5f601499 100644
--- a/packages/validate/__tests__/jest/api/api.js
+++ b/packages/validate/__tests__/jest/api/api.js
@@ -28,6 +28,28 @@ describe("Validate > Integration > API > addGroup", () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	it("should find errors in an added validation group", async () => {
+		document.body.innerHTML = `<form class="form">
+            <label id="group1-1-label" for="group1-1">group1</label>
+			<span id="group1-error-message" class=" error-message" data-valmsg-for="group1">You must enter a value</span>
+            <input
+                id="group1-1"
+                name="group1"
+                value=""
+                type="text" />
+        </form>`;
+		const input = document.querySelector("#group1-1");
+		const validator = validate("form")[0];
+
+		expect(validator.getState().groups).toEqual({});
+		input.setAttribute("required", "required");
+		validator.addGroup([input]);
+		console.log(validator.getState().errors);
+		expect(validator.getState().errors).toEqual({
+			group1: "You must enter a value",
+		});
+});
+
 	it("should return leave state unchanged if it cannot add the validation group", async () => {
 		document.body.innerHTML = `<form class="form">
             <label id="group1-1-label" for="group1-1">group1</label>
diff --git a/packages/validate/__tests__/jest/reducers.js b/packages/validate/__tests__/jest/reducers.js
index 22020a0e..6b4f2999 100644
--- a/packages/validate/__tests__/jest/reducers.js
+++ b/packages/validate/__tests__/jest/reducers.js
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ describe('Validate > Unit > Reducers > Add group', () => {
                     validators: [],
                     valid: false
                 }
-            }
+            },
+            errors: {}
         };
         const newGroup = {
             group3: {
@@ -359,7 +360,7 @@ describe('Validate > Unit > Reducers > Add group', () => {
                 valid: false
             }
         };
-        const output = Reducers[ACTIONS.ADD_GROUP](state, newGroup);
+        const output = Reducers[ACTIONS.ADD_GROUP](state, newGroup, {});
         expect(output).toEqual({
             groups: {
                 group1: {
@@ -378,7 +379,8 @@ describe('Validate > Unit > Reducers > Add group', () => {
                     validators: [],
                     valid: false
                 }
-            }
+            },
+            errors: {}
         });
     });
 });
@@ -413,4 +415,41 @@ describe('Validate > Unit > Reducers > Remove group', () => {
             }
         });
     });
+
+    it('should remove errors associated with a validation group', async () => {
+        expect.assertions(1);
+        const state = {
+            groups: {
+                group1: {
+                    fields: [document.createElement('input')],
+                    validators: [],
+                    errorMessages: ['This field is required'],
+                    valid: false
+                },
+                group2: {
+                    fields: [document.createElement('input')],
+                    validators: [],
+                    valid: false
+                }
+            },
+            errors: {
+                group1: 'This field is required',
+                group2: 'This field is required'
+            }
+        };
+        const output = Reducers[ACTIONS.REMOVE_GROUP](state, 'group2');
+        expect(output).toEqual({
+            groups: {
+                group1: {
+                    fields: [document.createElement('input')],
+                    validators: [],
+                    errorMessages: ['This field is required'],
+                    valid: false
+                }
+            },
+            errors: {
+                group1: 'This field is required'
+            }
+        });
+    });
 });
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diff --git a/packages/validate/src/lib/factory/group.js b/packages/validate/src/lib/factory/group.js
index de14e1c9..bee7b7a2 100644
--- a/packages/validate/src/lib/factory/group.js
+++ b/packages/validate/src/lib/factory/group.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
     reduceErrorMessages } from '../validator';
 import { initRealTimeValidation } from '../validator/real-time-validation';
 import { renderError, clearError, addAXAttributes } from '../dom';
+import { findErrors } from '../validator/utils';
 import { ACTIONS } from '../constants';
 import reducers from '../reducers';
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ export const addGroup = store => nodes => {
     const groups = removeUnvalidatableGroups(nodes.reduce(assembleValidationGroup, {}));
     if (Object.keys(groups).length === 0) return console.warn('Group cannot be added.');
 
-    store.update(reducers[ACTIONS.ADD_GROUP](store.getState(), groups), [ addAXAttributes, () => {
+    store.update(reducers[ACTIONS.ADD_GROUP](store.getState(), groups, findErrors(groups)), [ addAXAttributes, () => {
         if (store.getState().realTimeValidation) {
             //if we're already in realtime validation then we need to re-start it with the newly added group
             initRealTimeValidation(store);
diff --git a/packages/validate/src/lib/reducers/index.js b/packages/validate/src/lib/reducers/index.js
index 0df9d04b..029672d9 100644
--- a/packages/validate/src/lib/reducers/index.js
+++ b/packages/validate/src/lib/reducers/index.js
@@ -21,14 +21,21 @@ export default {
             groups: Object.assign({}, state.groups, nextGroup)
         });
     },
-    [ACTIONS.ADD_GROUP]: (state, data) => Object.assign({}, state, {
-        groups: Object.assign({}, state.groups, data)
+    [ACTIONS.ADD_GROUP]: (state, groups, errors) => Object.assign({}, state, {
+        groups: Object.assign({}, state.groups, groups),
+        errors: Object.assign({}, state.errors, errors)
     }),
     [ACTIONS.REMOVE_GROUP]: (state, groupName) => Object.assign({}, state, {
         groups: Object.keys(state.groups).reduce((acc, group) => {
             if (group !== groupName) acc[group] = state.groups[group];
             return acc;
-        }, {})
+        }, {}),
+        ...(state.errors !== undefined ? {
+            errors: Object.keys(state.errors).reduce((acc, error) => {
+                if (error !== groupName) acc[error] = state.errors[error];
+                return acc;
+            }, {})
+        } : {})
     }),
     [ACTIONS.ADD_VALIDATION_METHOD]: (state, data) => {
         const nextGroup = Object.assign({},