diff --git a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/apps/form/WTabEditor.java b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/apps/form/WTabEditor.java
index c710e1a6b1..041dd95c33 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/apps/form/WTabEditor.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/apps/form/WTabEditor.java
@@ -921,26 +921,13 @@ public class WTabEditor extends TabEditor implements IFormController, EventListe
 		editorColumn.setValue(MColumn.getColumnName(Env.getCtx(), field.getAD_Column_ID()));
 
 		GridField gridField = getGridField(field);
-		String fieldGroup = "";
-		String fieldGroupType = "";
-    	if (field.getAD_FieldGroup_ID() > 0) {
-    		if (isBaseLang) 
-    		{
-				fieldGroup = field.getAD_FieldGroup().getName();
-			}
-    		else
-    		{
-				fieldGroup  = ((X_AD_FieldGroup) field.getAD_FieldGroup()).get_Translation(X_AD_FieldGroup.COLUMNNAME_Name);
-			}
-			fieldGroupType = field.getAD_FieldGroup().getFieldGroupType();
-		}
     	gridField.getVO().Header = field.getName();
 		gridField.getVO().Description = field.getDescription();
 		gridField.getVO().Help = field.getHelp();
 		gridField.getVO().Placeholder = field.getPlaceholder();
 		gridField.getVO().IsDisplayed = field.isDisplayed();
-		gridField.getVO().FieldGroup = fieldGroup;
-		gridField.getVO().FieldGroupType = fieldGroupType;
+		gridField.getVO().FieldGroup = getFieldGroup(field);
+		gridField.getVO().FieldGroupType = getFieldGroupType(field);
 		gridField.getVO().XPosition = field.getXPosition();
 		gridField.getVO().ColumnSpan = field.getColumnSpan();
 		gridField.getVO().NumLines = field.getNumLines();
diff --git a/org.adempiere.ui/src/org/compiere/apps/form/TabEditor.java b/org.adempiere.ui/src/org/compiere/apps/form/TabEditor.java
index e63a692dc9..31c32356a4 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.ui/src/org/compiere/apps/form/TabEditor.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.ui/src/org/compiere/apps/form/TabEditor.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.compiere.model.I_AD_Field;
 import org.compiere.model.MField;
 import org.compiere.model.MTab;
 import org.compiere.model.MUserDefField;
+import org.compiere.model.X_AD_FieldGroup;
 import org.compiere.util.CLogger;
 import org.compiere.util.DB;
 import org.compiere.util.Env;
@@ -110,6 +111,8 @@ public class TabEditor
 					gridField.getVO().XPosition = field.getXPosition();
 					gridField.getVO().ColumnSpan = field.getColumnSpan();
 					gridField.getVO().IsDisplayed = field.isDisplayed();
+					gridField.getVO().FieldGroup = getFieldGroup(field);
+					gridField.getVO().FieldGroupType = getFieldGroupType(field);
 				} 
 			}
 			
@@ -447,5 +450,23 @@ public class TabEditor
 			}
 		}
 	}
- 
+
+	/** Return the name of the group field of the field */
+	public String getFieldGroup(MField field) {
+		if (field.getAD_FieldGroup_ID() > 0) {
+    		if (isBaseLang) 
+				return field.getAD_FieldGroup().getName();
+    		else
+				return ((X_AD_FieldGroup) field.getAD_FieldGroup()).get_Translation(X_AD_FieldGroup.COLUMNNAME_Name);
+		}
+		return "";
+	}
+
+	/** Return the type of the group field of the field */
+	public String getFieldGroupType(MField field) {
+		if (field.getAD_FieldGroup_ID() > 0)
+			return field.getAD_FieldGroup().getFieldGroupType();
+		return "";
+	}
+	
 } // TabEditor