diff --git a/lib/features/rules/BpmnRules.js b/lib/features/rules/BpmnRules.js
index bbf222a8..a03b5fec 100644
--- a/lib/features/rules/BpmnRules.js
+++ b/lib/features/rules/BpmnRules.js
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ function canStartConnection(element) {
     'bpmn:FlowNode',
     'bpmn:InteractionNode',
     'bpmn:DataObjectReference',
-    'bpmn:DataStoreReference'
+    'bpmn:DataStoreReference',
+    'bpmn:Group'
   ]);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/spec/features/rules/BpmnRulesSpec.js b/test/spec/features/rules/BpmnRulesSpec.js
index 08403ef8..51071606 100644
--- a/test/spec/features/rules/BpmnRulesSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/features/rules/BpmnRulesSpec.js
@@ -2243,7 +2243,8 @@ describe('features/modeling/rules - BpmnRules', function() {
         'bpmn:FlowNode',
         'bpmn:InteractionNode',
         'bpmn:DataObjectReference',
-        'bpmn:DataStoreReference'
+        'bpmn:DataStoreReference',
+        'bpmn:Group'
       ];
 
       // when