diff --git a/backup/CHANGES_14_15.txt b/backup/CHANGES_14_15.txt
index 54df8b31b2e..a7a3675c4e2 100644
--- a/backup/CHANGES_14_15.txt
+++ b/backup/CHANGES_14_15.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Now I show the specific detailed status of every item in the process:
  4. DONE: user_students->enrol (analyse and proceed).
  5. DONE: user_teachers->enrol (analyse and proceed).
  6. DONE: user->policyagreed (analyse and proceed).
- 7. TODO: groups->password
+ 7. DONE: groups->password
  8. TODO: assignment->emailteachers
  9. TODO: exercise->usepassword and exercise->password
 10. TODO: exercise_assessments->generalcomment and teachercomment
diff --git a/backup/backuplib.php b/backup/backuplib.php
index 58f46744751..5b36dc9b26d 100644
--- a/backup/backuplib.php
+++ b/backup/backuplib.php
@@ -1108,6 +1108,7 @@
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("COURSEID",4,false,$group->courseid));
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("NAME",4,false,$group->name));
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("DESCRIPTION",4,false,$group->description));
+                fwrite ($bf,full_tag("PASSWORD",4,false,$group->password));
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("LANG",4,false,$group->lang));
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("PICTURE",4,false,$group->picture));
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("HIDEPICTURE",4,false,$group->hidepicture));
diff --git a/backup/restorelib.php b/backup/restorelib.php
index 0d4d9fa27d3..5ff936b7ba0 100644
--- a/backup/restorelib.php
+++ b/backup/restorelib.php
@@ -1241,6 +1241,7 @@
                         $gro->courseid = backup_todb($info['GROUP']['#']['COURSEID']['0']['#']);
                         $gro->name = backup_todb($info['GROUP']['#']['NAME']['0']['#']);
                         $gro->description = backup_todb($info['GROUP']['#']['DESCRIPTION']['0']['#']);
+                        $gro->password = backup_todb($info['GROUP']['#']['PASSWORD']['0']['#']);
                         $gro->lang = backup_todb($info['GROUP']['#']['LANG']['0']['#']);
                         $gro->picture = backup_todb($info['GROUP']['#']['PICTURE']['0']['#']);
                         $gro->hidepicture = backup_todb($info['GROUP']['#']['HIDEPICTURE']['0']['#']);