diff --git a/lib/redistat/key.rb b/lib/redistat/key.rb
index 9e08cf2..3231757 100644
--- a/lib/redistat/key.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat/key.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ module Redistat
       end
     end
     
+    def parent_group
+      @label.parent_group
+    end
+    
     def to_s(depth = nil)
       depth ||= @options[:depth]
       key = self.prefix
diff --git a/lib/redistat/label.rb b/lib/redistat/label.rb
index e059eab..44b9656 100644
--- a/lib/redistat/label.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat/label.rb
@@ -49,5 +49,9 @@ module Redistat
       @groups.reverse!
     end
     
+    def parent_group
+      groups[-2]
+    end
+    
   end
 end
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diff --git a/spec/key_spec.rb b/spec/key_spec.rb
index cc48d08..9623275 100644
--- a/spec/key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/key_spec.rb
@@ -73,4 +73,10 @@ describe Redistat::Key do
     key.groups.map { |k| k.label }.should == result
   end
   
+  it "should know it's parent label group" do
+    label = 'message/public/offensive'
+    key = Redistat::Key.new(@scope, label, @date, {:depth => :hour})
+    key.parent_group.should == 'message/public'
+  end
+  
 end
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diff --git a/spec/label_spec.rb b/spec/label_spec.rb
index 4141d12..cd77ea0 100644
--- a/spec/label_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/label_spec.rb
@@ -45,4 +45,10 @@ describe Redistat::Label do
     label.groups.should == [ "message" ]
   end
   
+  it "should know it's parent label group" do
+    name = "message/public/offensive"
+    label = Redistat::Label.new(name)
+    label.parent_group.should == 'message/public'
+  end
+  
 end
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