diff --git a/bob/bio/face/database/lfw.py b/bob/bio/face/database/lfw.py
index d34d16d9b316e494640eb5dbe7d755c6434bc269..1b8927307fe814dc4c743845da953e7496df7847 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/database/lfw.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/database/lfw.py
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class LFWBioDatabase(BioDatabase):
             original_extension=original_extension,
             annotation_type=annotation_type,
             **kwargs)
+		
+    def groups(self):
+        return self._db.groups()
 
     @property
     def original_directory(self):