diff --git a/Essentials/nbproject/build-impl.xml b/Essentials/nbproject/build-impl.xml
index 21661c925..0816b04c9 100644
--- a/Essentials/nbproject/build-impl.xml
+++ b/Essentials/nbproject/build-impl.xml
@@ -601,6 +601,13 @@ is divided into following sections:
         <propertyfile file="${built-jar.properties}">
             <entry key="${basedir}" value=""/>
         </propertyfile>
+        <antcall target="-maybe-call-dep">
+            <param name="call.built.properties" value="${built-jar.properties}"/>
+            <param location="${project.EssentialsGroupManager}" name="call.subproject"/>
+            <param location="${project.EssentialsGroupManager}/build.xml" name="call.script"/>
+            <param name="call.target" value="jar"/>
+            <param name="transfer.built-jar.properties" value="${built-jar.properties}"/>
+        </antcall>
     </target>
     <target depends="init,-check-automatic-build,-clean-after-automatic-build" name="-verify-automatic-build"/>
     <target depends="init" name="-check-automatic-build">
@@ -1038,6 +1045,13 @@ is divided into following sections:
         <propertyfile file="${built-clean.properties}">
             <entry key="${basedir}" value=""/>
         </propertyfile>
+        <antcall target="-maybe-call-dep">
+            <param name="call.built.properties" value="${built-clean.properties}"/>
+            <param location="${project.EssentialsGroupManager}" name="call.subproject"/>
+            <param location="${project.EssentialsGroupManager}/build.xml" name="call.script"/>
+            <param name="call.target" value="clean"/>
+            <param name="transfer.built-clean.properties" value="${built-clean.properties}"/>
+        </antcall>
     </target>
     <target depends="init" name="-do-clean">
         <delete dir="${build.dir}"/>
diff --git a/Essentials/nbproject/genfiles.properties b/Essentials/nbproject/genfiles.properties
index 9242cfd2b..d39edfe18 100644
--- a/Essentials/nbproject/genfiles.properties
+++ b/Essentials/nbproject/genfiles.properties
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ build.xml.script.CRC32=3233ee78
 build.xml.stylesheet.CRC32=28e38971@1.38.2.45
 # This file is used by a NetBeans-based IDE to track changes in generated files such as build-impl.xml.
 # Do not edit this file. You may delete it but then the IDE will never regenerate such files for you.
-nbproject/build-impl.xml.data.CRC32=4b596d89
-nbproject/build-impl.xml.script.CRC32=dbc81ee1
+nbproject/build-impl.xml.data.CRC32=a830bc14
+nbproject/build-impl.xml.script.CRC32=64a00ba6
 nbproject/build-impl.xml.stylesheet.CRC32=0ae3a408@1.44.1.45
 nbproject/profiler-build-impl.xml.data.CRC32=ab78ce15
 nbproject/profiler-build-impl.xml.script.CRC32=abda56ed
diff --git a/Essentials/nbproject/project.properties b/Essentials/nbproject/project.properties
index 58d4e7241..0093f68f2 100644
--- a/Essentials/nbproject/project.properties
+++ b/Essentials/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ javac.classpath=\
     ${file.reference.bPermissions.jar}:\
     ${file.reference.PermissionsBukkit-1.2.jar}:\
     ${file.reference.lombok-0.10.1.jar}
+    ${reference.EssentialsGroupManager.jar}
 # Space-separated list of extra javac options
 javac.compilerargs=
 javac.deprecation=false
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ jnlp.signing.keystore=
 meta.inf.dir=${src.dir}/META-INF
 mkdist.disabled=true
 platform.active=default_platform
+project.EssentialsGroupManager=../EssentialsGroupManager
+reference.EssentialsGroupManager.jar=${project.EssentialsGroupManager}/dist/EssentialsGroupManager.jar
 run.classpath=\
     ${javac.classpath}:\
     ${build.classes.dir}
diff --git a/Essentials/nbproject/project.xml b/Essentials/nbproject/project.xml
index 354722f09..ac9690fc3 100644
--- a/Essentials/nbproject/project.xml
+++ b/Essentials/nbproject/project.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@
         <libraries xmlns="http://www.netbeans.org/ns/ant-project-libraries/1">
             <definitions>../lib/nblibraries.properties</definitions>
         </libraries>
-        <references xmlns="http://www.netbeans.org/ns/ant-project-references/1"/>
+        <references xmlns="http://www.netbeans.org/ns/ant-project-references/1">
+            <reference>
+                <foreign-project>EssentialsGroupManager</foreign-project>
+                <artifact-type>jar</artifact-type>
+                <script>build.xml</script>
+                <target>jar</target>
+                <clean-target>clean</clean-target>
+                <id>jar</id>
+            </reference>
+        </references>
     </configuration>
 </project>
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/GroupManagerHandler.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/GroupManagerHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..038030879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/GroupManagerHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package com.earth2me.essentials.perm;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
+
+import org.anjocaido.groupmanager.GroupManager;
+import org.anjocaido.groupmanager.permissions.AnjoPermissionsHandler;
+
+
+public class GroupManagerHandler implements IPermissionsHandler
+{
+	private final transient GroupManager groupManager;
+
+	public GroupManagerHandler(final Plugin permissionsPlugin)
+	{
+		groupManager = ((GroupManager)permissionsPlugin);	
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getGroup(final Player base)
+	{
+		final AnjoPermissionsHandler handler = groupManager.getWorldsHolder().getWorldPermissions(base);	
+		return handler.getGroup(base.getName());				
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public List<String> getGroups(final Player base)
+	{
+		final AnjoPermissionsHandler handler = groupManager.getWorldsHolder().getWorldPermissions(base);
+		return Arrays.asList(handler.getGroups(base.getName()));		
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean canBuild(final Player base, final String group)
+	{
+		final AnjoPermissionsHandler handler = groupManager.getWorldsHolder().getWorldPermissions(base);	
+		return handler.canUserBuild(base.getName());	
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean inGroup(final Player base, final String group)
+	{
+		AnjoPermissionsHandler handler = groupManager.getWorldsHolder().getWorldPermissions(base);	
+		return handler.inGroup(base.getName(), group);		
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean hasPermission(final Player base, final String node)
+	{
+		AnjoPermissionsHandler handler = groupManager.getWorldsHolder().getWorldPermissions(base);	
+		return handler.has(base, node);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getPrefix(final Player base)
+	{
+		AnjoPermissionsHandler handler = groupManager.getWorldsHolder().getWorldPermissions(base);	
+		return handler.getUserPrefix(base.getName());
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getSuffix(final Player base)
+	{
+		AnjoPermissionsHandler handler = groupManager.getWorldsHolder().getWorldPermissions(base);	
+		return handler.getUserSuffix(base.getName());
+	}
+}