diff --git a/src/uas/UAS.cc b/src/uas/UAS.cc
index 739334d6780d61ca22f9d578ceb8e6b74f7fc01f..e0e74a1b904829cca8c2a997041b2709992bd15c 100644
--- a/src/uas/UAS.cc
+++ b/src/uas/UAS.cc
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ void UAS::receiveMessage(LinkInterface* link, mavlink_message_t message)
                     if ((vel < 1000000) && !isnan(vel) && !isinf(vel))
                     {
                         emit speedChanged(this, vel, 0.0, 0.0, time);
+                        setGroundSpeed(vel);
                     }
                     else
                     {
diff --git a/src/uas/UAS.h b/src/uas/UAS.h
index c522bf8af6f3a04c1309d835a715255012ba1bad..0506ac604b6a4ac877edb1230911333899eb3e3c 100644
--- a/src/uas/UAS.h
+++ b/src/uas/UAS.h
@@ -113,6 +113,18 @@ public:
     Q_PROPERTY(double pitch READ getPitch WRITE setPitch NOTIFY pitchChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(double yaw READ getYaw WRITE setYaw NOTIFY yawChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(double distToWaypoint READ getDistToWaypoint WRITE setDistToWaypoint NOTIFY distToWaypointChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(double groundSpeed READ getGroundSpeed WRITE setGroundSpeed NOTIFY groundSpeedChanged)
+
+    void setGroundSpeed(double val)
+    {
+        groundSpeed = val;
+        emit groundSpeedChanged(val,"groundSpeed");
+        emit valueChanged(this->uasId,"groundSpeed","m/s",QVariant(val),getUnixTime());
+    }
+    double getGroundSpeed() const
+    {
+        return groundSpeed;
+    }
 
     void setLocalX(double val)
     {
@@ -391,6 +403,7 @@ protected: //COMMENTS FOR TEST UNIT
     double speedY;              ///< True speed in Y axis
     double speedZ;              ///< True speed in Z axis
     double distToWaypoint;       ///< Distance to next waypoint
+    double groundSpeed;         ///< GPS Groundspeed
     double roll;
     double pitch;
     double yaw;
@@ -816,6 +829,7 @@ signals:
     void yawChanged(double val,QString name);
     void satelliteCountChanged(double val,QString name);
     void distToWaypointChanged(double val,QString name);
+    void groundSpeedChanged(double val, QString name);