diff --git a/react-c3js.js b/react-c3js.js
index f730ac7..1338950 100644
--- a/react-c3js.js
+++ b/react-c3js.js
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ var C3Chart = function (_React$Component) {
     value: function loadNewData(data) {
       this.chart.load(data);
     }
+  }, {
+    key: 'updateGroups',
+    value: function updateGroups(groups) {
+      this.chart.groups(groups);
+    }
   }, {
     key: 'unloadData',
     value: function unloadData() {
@@ -91,7 +96,8 @@ var C3Chart = function (_React$Component) {
       if (config.unloadBeforeLoad) {
         this.unloadData();
       }
-
+      
+      this.updateGroups(config.data.groups);
       this.loadNewData(config.data);
     }
   }, {