diff --git a/src/app/parser.rs b/src/app/parser.rs
index 00f61ed7b5b..235e7b16972 100644
--- a/src/app/parser.rs
+++ b/src/app/parser.rs
@@ -103,9 +103,11 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b>
                         self.opts.iter().any(|o| o.name == a.name) ||
                         self.positionals.values().any(|p| p.name == a.name)),
                       format!("Non-unique argument name: {} is already in use", a.name));
-        if let Some(grp) = a.group {
-            let ag = self.groups.entry(grp).or_insert_with(|| ArgGroup::with_name(grp));
-            ag.args.push(a.name);
+        if let Some(ref grps) = a.group {
+            for g in grps {
+              let ag = self.groups.entry(g).or_insert_with(|| ArgGroup::with_name(g));
+              ag.args.push(a.name);
+            }
         }
         if let Some(s) = a.short {
             debug_assert!(!self.short_list.contains(&s),
diff --git a/src/args/arg.rs b/src/args/arg.rs
index 404acb4c183..5dfcc4f4f56 100644
--- a/src/args/arg.rs
+++ b/src/args/arg.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub struct Arg<'a, 'b>
     #[doc(hidden)]
     pub requires: Option<Vec<&'a str>>,
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    pub group: Option<&'a str>,
+    pub group: Option<Vec<&'a str>>,
     #[doc(hidden)]
     pub val_names: Option<VecMap<&'b str>>,
     #[doc(hidden)]
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Arg<'a, 'b> {
                     }
                     a
                 }
+                "groups" => {
+                    for ys in v.as_vec().unwrap() {
+                        if let Some(s) = ys.as_str() {
+                            a = a.group(s);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    a
+                }
                 "requires" => {
                     for ys in v.as_vec().unwrap() {
                         if let Some(s) = ys.as_str() {
@@ -1612,7 +1620,51 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Arg<'a, 'b> {
     /// ```
     /// [`ArgGroup`]: ./struct.ArgGroup.html
     pub fn group(mut self, name: &'a str) -> Self {
-        self.group = Some(name);
+        if let Some(ref mut vec) = self.requires {
+            vec.push(name);
+        } else {
+            self.group = Some(vec![name]);
+        }
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Specifies the names of multiple [`ArgGroup`]'s the argument belongs to.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use clap::{App, Arg};
+    /// Arg::with_name("debug")
+    ///     .long("debug")
+    ///     .groups(&["mode", "verbosity"])
+    /// # ;
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Arguments can be members of multiple groups and then the group checked as if it
+    /// was one of said arguments.
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use clap::{App, Arg};
+    /// let m = App::new("groups")
+    ///     .arg(Arg::with_name("debug")
+    ///         .long("debug")
+    ///         .groups(&["mode", "verbosity"]))
+    ///     .arg(Arg::with_name("verbose")
+    ///         .long("verbose")
+    ///         .groups(&["mode", "verbosity"]))
+    ///     .get_matches_from(vec!["posvals", "--debug"]);
+    /// assert!(m.is_present("mode"));
+    /// assert!(m.is_present("verbosity"));
+    /// ```
+    /// [`ArgGroup`]: ./struct.ArgGroup.html
+    pub fn groups(mut self, names: &[&'a str]) -> Self {
+        if let Some(ref mut vec) = self.group {
+            for s in names {
+                vec.push(s);
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.group = Some(names.into_iter().map(|s| *s).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+        }
         self
     }
 
@@ -2234,7 +2286,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'z> From<&'z Arg<'a, 'b>> for Arg<'a, 'b> {
             min_vals: a.min_vals,
             max_vals: a.max_vals,
             val_names: a.val_names.clone(),
-            group: a.group,
+            group: a.group.clone(),
             validator: a.validator.clone(),
             overrides: a.overrides.clone(),
             settings: a.settings,
@@ -2261,7 +2313,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Clone for Arg<'a, 'b> {
             min_vals: self.min_vals,
             max_vals: self.max_vals,
             val_names: self.val_names.clone(),
-            group: self.group,
+            group: self.group.clone(),
             validator: self.validator.clone(),
             overrides: self.overrides.clone(),
             settings: self.settings,