diff --git a/lib/redistat/finder.rb b/lib/redistat/finder.rb
index 63c947c..289f0ce 100644
--- a/lib/redistat/finder.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat/finder.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ module Redistat
       all.each_with_index(&block)
     end
     
+    def parent
+      @parent ||= self.class.new(options.merge(:label => options[:label].parent)) unless options[:label].nil?
+    end
+    
     def children
       build_key.children.map { |key|
         self.class.new(options.merge(:label => key.label.to_s))
@@ -88,8 +92,8 @@ module Redistat
     end
     
     def label(label)
-      reset! if !options[:label].nil? && options[:label].to_s != label
-      options[:label] = Label.new(label)
+      reset! if options.has_key?(:label) && options[:label].to_s != label.to_s
+      options[:label] = (!label.nil?) ? Label.new(label) : nil
       self
     end
     
@@ -181,6 +185,7 @@ module Redistat
 
     def reset!
       @result = nil
+      @parent = nil
     end
     
     def valid_options?
diff --git a/spec/finder_spec.rb b/spec/finder_spec.rb
index 0d8df60..bf60a29 100644
--- a/spec/finder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/finder_spec.rb
@@ -91,19 +91,36 @@ describe Redistat::Finder do
     lambda { Redistat::Finder.find(:from => 3.hours.ago) }.should raise_error(Redistat::InvalidOptions)
   end
   
-  it "should find children" do
-    Redistat::Key.new("PageViews", "message/public/die").update_index
-    Redistat::Key.new("PageViews", "message/public/live").update_index
-    Redistat::Key.new("PageViews", "message/public/fester").update_index
-    members = db.smembers("#{@scope}#{Redistat::LABEL_INDEX}message/public") # checking 'message/public'
-    options = {:scope => "PageViews", :label => "message/public", :from => @two_hours_ago, :till => @one_hour_ago, :depth => :hour, :interval => :hour}
-    finder = Redistat::Finder.new(options)
-    finder.children.first.should be_a(Redistat::Finder)
-    subs = finder.children.map { |f| f.options[:label].me }
-    subs.should have(3).items
-    subs.should include('die')
-    subs.should include('live')
-    subs.should include('fester')
+  describe "Grouping" do
+    before(:each) do
+      @options = {:scope => "PageViews", :label => "message/public", :from => @two_hours_ago, :till => @one_hour_ago, :depth => :hour, :interval => :hour}
+      @finder = Redistat::Finder.new(@options)
+    end
+    
+    it "should return parent finder" do
+      @finder.instance_variable_get("@parent").should be_nil
+      @finder.parent.should be_a(Redistat::Finder)
+      @finder.instance_variable_get("@parent").should_not be_nil
+      @finder.parent.options[:label].to_s.should == 'message'
+      @finder.label('message')
+      @finder.instance_variable_get("@parent").should be_nil
+      @finder.parent.should_not be_nil
+      @finder.parent.options[:label].should be_nil
+      @finder.parent.parent.should be_nil
+    end
+    
+    it "should find children" do
+      Redistat::Key.new("PageViews", "message/public/die").update_index
+      Redistat::Key.new("PageViews", "message/public/live").update_index
+      Redistat::Key.new("PageViews", "message/public/fester").update_index
+      members = db.smembers("#{@scope}#{Redistat::LABEL_INDEX}message/public") # checking 'message/public'
+      @finder.children.first.should be_a(Redistat::Finder)
+      subs = @finder.children.map { |f| f.options[:label].me }
+      subs.should have(3).items
+      subs.should include('die')
+      subs.should include('live')
+      subs.should include('fester')
+    end
   end
   
   describe "Lazy-Loading" do