diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/DefaultGroup.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/DefaultGroup.java
index 90da929..d0777ec 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/DefaultGroup.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/DefaultGroup.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     private long referenceCount;
     private GroupId id;
     private int age;
+    private int failedRetryCount;
 
     /**
      * Initializes default values.
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
         bytes = 0;
         referenceCount = 0;
         age = 0;
+        failedRetryCount = 0;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -135,6 +137,11 @@
         return age;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int failedRetryCount() {
+        return failedRetryCount;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the new state for this entry.
      *
@@ -190,6 +197,16 @@
         return referenceCount;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void incrFailedRetryCount() {
+        failedRetryCount++;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setFailedRetryCount(int failedRetryCount) {
+        this.failedRetryCount = failedRetryCount;
+    }
+
     /*
      * The deviceId, type and buckets are used for hash.
      *