diff --git a/omero_marshal/decode/decoders/experimentergroup.py b/omero_marshal/decode/decoders/experimentergroup.py
index 3c4e1dd7..739c33c5 100644
--- a/omero_marshal/decode/decoders/experimentergroup.py
+++ b/omero_marshal/decode/decoders/experimentergroup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 from ... import SCHEMA_VERSION
 from .. import Decoder
-from omero.model import ExperimenterGroupI
+from omero.model import ExperimenterGroupI, GroupExperimenterMapI
 
 
 class ExperimenterGroup201501Decoder(Decoder):
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ def decode(self, data):
         v = super(ExperimenterGroup201501Decoder, self).decode(data)
         self.set_property(v, 'description', data.get('Description'))
         self.set_property(v, 'name', data.get('Name'))
+
+        for experimenter in data.get('Experimenters', list()):
+            experimenter_decoder = self.ctx.get_decoder(experimenter['@type'])
+            _map = GroupExperimenterMapI()
+            _map.parent = v
+            _map.child = experimenter_decoder.decode(experimenter)
+            self.set_property(_map, 'owner', experimenter.get('omero:owner'))
+            v.addGroupExperimenterMap(_map)
         return v
 
 
diff --git a/omero_marshal/encode/encoders/experimentergroup.py b/omero_marshal/encode/encoders/experimentergroup.py
index 3c64c314..45ea791a 100644
--- a/omero_marshal/encode/encoders/experimentergroup.py
+++ b/omero_marshal/encode/encoders/experimentergroup.py
@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@ def encode(self, obj):
             return v
         self.set_if_not_none(v, 'Description', obj.description)
         self.set_if_not_none(v, 'Name', obj.name)
+
+        if obj.isGroupExperimenterMapLoaded() \
+                and obj.sizeOfGroupExperimenterMap() > 0:
+            experimenters = list()
+            for group_experimenter_map in obj.copyGroupExperimenterMap():
+                experimenter = group_experimenter_map.child
+                experimenter_encoder = self.ctx.get_encoder(
+                    experimenter.__class__
+                )
+                experimenter_data = experimenter_encoder.encode(experimenter)
+                self.set_if_not_none(
+                    experimenter_data,
+                    'omero:owner',
+                    group_experimenter_map.owner
+                )
+                experimenters.append(experimenter_data)
+            v['Experimenters'] = experimenters
         return v
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/conftest.py b/tests/unit/conftest.py
index 9ff23d12..d063068c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/conftest.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     ExperimenterGroupI, \
     ExternalInfoI, \
     FormatI, \
+    GroupExperimenterMapI, \
     IlluminationI, \
     ImageI, \
     LabelI, \
@@ -350,6 +351,17 @@ def experimenter_group():
     return o
 
 
+@pytest.fixture()
+def experimenter_group_with_experimenter(
+        experimenter_group, experimenter):
+    _map = GroupExperimenterMapI()
+    _map.parent = experimenter_group
+    _map.child = experimenter
+    _map.owner = rbool(True)
+    experimenter_group.addGroupExperimenterMap(_map)
+    return experimenter_group
+
+
 @pytest.fixture()
 def permissions():
     o = PermissionsI()
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_base_decoder.py b/tests/unit/test_base_decoder.py
index 85f0791f..d1895b36 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_base_decoder.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_base_decoder.py
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ def test_null_string(self):
         v = decoder.decode(data)
         assert v.description is None
 
+    def test_experimentergroup_with_experimenter(
+            self, experimenter_group_with_experimenter):
+        encoder = get_encoder(experimenter_group_with_experimenter.__class__)
+        decoder = get_decoder(encoder.TYPE)
+        v = encoder.encode(experimenter_group_with_experimenter)
+        v = decoder.decode(v)
+        _map, = v.copyGroupExperimenterMap()
+        assert _map.owner.val is True
+
 
 class TestPermissionsDecoder(object):
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_base_encoder.py b/tests/unit/test_base_encoder.py
index 61822867..d9a87cc8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_base_encoder.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_base_encoder.py
@@ -103,6 +103,30 @@ def test_base_encoder_with_unloaded_details_children(
             }
         }
 
+    def test_experimentergroup_with_experimenter(
+            self, experimenter_group_with_experimenter):
+        encoder = get_encoder(experimenter_group_with_experimenter.__class__)
+        v = encoder.encode(experimenter_group_with_experimenter)
+        assert v == {
+            '@id': 1L,
+            '@type': '%s#ExperimenterGroup' % OME_SCHEMA_URL,
+            'Description': 'the_description',
+            'Name': 'the_name',
+            'Experimenters': [{
+                '@id': 1L,
+                '@type': '%s#Experimenter' % OME_SCHEMA_URL,
+                'Email': 'the_email',
+                'FirstName': 'the_firstName',
+                'Institution': 'the_institution',
+                'LastName': 'the_lastName',
+                'MiddleName': 'the_middleName',
+                'UserName': 'the_omeName',
+                'omero:owner': True,
+                'omero:details': {'@type': 'TBD#Details'}
+            }],
+            'omero:details': {'@type': 'TBD#Details'}
+        }
+
 
 class TestDetailsEncoder(object):