diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupService.java
index 460ccb6..bf18a2e 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupService.java
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@
     void purgeGroupEntries(DeviceId deviceId);
 
     /**
+     * Purges all the group entries on the specified device and application.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId device identifier
+     * @param appId application identifier
+     */
+    default void purgeGroupEntries(DeviceId deviceId, ApplicationId appId) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("purgeGroupEntries not implemented");
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Purges all group entries.
      */
     default void purgeGroupEntries() {}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupStore.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupStore.java
index 850b2ce..672bb4e 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupStore.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/group/GroupStore.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.core.GroupId;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.store.Store;
@@ -130,6 +131,14 @@
     void purgeGroupEntry(DeviceId deviceId);
 
     /**
+     * Removes all group entries of given device and given application from store.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId device id
+     * @param appId application id
+     */
+    void purgeGroupEntries(DeviceId deviceId, ApplicationId appId);
+
+    /**
      * Removes all group entries from store.
      */
     default void purgeGroupEntries() {}