diff --git a/BBjGridExWidget.bbj b/BBjGridExWidget.bbj
index 6d8cce8f..aa1a7164 100644
--- a/BBjGridExWidget.bbj
+++ b/BBjGridExWidget.bbj
@@ -587,6 +587,22 @@ rem --------------------api methods--------------------------------
         #EnableFilter=enable
     methodend    
     
+    rem /**
+    rem  * set the label for the group column if the grid is a tree-grid
+    rem  * defaults to "Group"
+    rem  * @param label$ - the label
+    rem  */
+    method public void setGroupColumnLabel(BBjString label$)
+        #GroupColumnLabel$ = label$
+    methodend
+
+    rem /**
+    rem  * get the label for the group column if the grid is a tree-grid
+    rem  * @returns label$ 
+    rem  */
+    method public BBjString getGroupColumnLabel()
+        return #GroupColumnLabel$
+    methodend
     
     method public BBjGridExWidgetColumnState getColumnsState()
     
diff --git a/Demo/TreeDemo.bbj b/Demo/TreeDemo.bbj
index 7624b12a..0f06b2dc 100644
--- a/Demo/TreeDemo.bbj
+++ b/Demo/TreeDemo.bbj
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ wnd! = BBjAPI().openSysGui("X0").addWindow(10,10,1024,768,"BBj Grid Ex Demo")
 
 grid! = new BBjGridExWidget(wnd!,100,0,0,1024,768)
 
+grid!.setGroupColumnLabel("Customer")
+
 wnd!        .setCallback(BBjAPI.ON_CLOSE,"byebye")
 wnd!        .setCallback(BBjAPI.ON_RESIZE,"resize")