diff --git a/python/core/symbology-ng/qgsstylev2.sip b/python/core/symbology-ng/qgsstylev2.sip
index db9debe4199..fb8901021f8 100644
--- a/python/core/symbology-ng/qgsstylev2.sip
+++ b/python/core/symbology-ng/qgsstylev2.sip
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ class QgsStyleV2 : QObject
     int symbolId( const QString& name );
     //! return the DB id for the given group name
     int groupId( const QString& group );
+    //! return the group name for the given DB id
+    QString groupName( int groupId ) const;
     //! return the DB id for the given tag name
     int tagId( const QString& tag );
     //! return the DB id for the given smartgroup name
@@ -135,6 +137,9 @@ class QgsStyleV2 : QObject
     //! return the all the groups in the style
     QStringList groupNames();
 
+    //! return the ids of all the groups in the style
+    QList<int> groupIds() const;
+
     //! returns the symbolnames of a given groupid
     /*!
      *  \param type is either SymbolEntity or ColorampEntity
@@ -270,6 +275,9 @@ class QgsStyleV2 : QObject
     //! gets the id from the table for the given name from the database, 0 if not found
     int getId( const QString& table, const QString& name );
 
+    //! gets the name from the table for the given id from the database, empty if not found
+    QString getName( const QString& table, int id ) const;
+
     //! updates the properties of an existing symbol/colorramp
     /*!
      *  \note This should not be called separately, only called through addSymbol or addColorRamp
diff --git a/src/core/symbology-ng/qgsstylev2.cpp b/src/core/symbology-ng/qgsstylev2.cpp
index d6893ab8ee2..d489783383b 100644
--- a/src/core/symbology-ng/qgsstylev2.cpp
+++ b/src/core/symbology-ng/qgsstylev2.cpp
@@ -475,6 +475,20 @@ QStringList QgsStyleV2::groupNames()
   return groupNames;
 }
 
+QList<int> QgsStyleV2::groupIds() const
+{
+  QList<int> groupIds;
+  sqlite3_stmt *ppStmt;
+  const char *query = "SELECT * FROM symgroup";
+  int nError = sqlite3_prepare_v2( mCurrentDB, query, -1, &ppStmt, nullptr );
+  while ( nError == SQLITE_OK && sqlite3_step( ppStmt ) == SQLITE_ROW )
+  {
+    groupIds << QString::fromUtf8( reinterpret_cast< const char * >( sqlite3_column_text( ppStmt, SymgroupId ) ) ).toInt();
+  }
+  sqlite3_finalize( ppStmt );
+  return groupIds;
+}
+
 QgsSymbolGroupMap QgsStyleV2::childGroupNames( const QString& parent )
 {
   // get the name list from the sqlite database and return as a QStringList
@@ -947,6 +961,24 @@ int QgsStyleV2::getId( const QString& table, const QString& name )
   return id;
 }
 
+QString QgsStyleV2::getName( const QString& table, int id ) const
+{
+  char *query = sqlite3_mprintf( "SELECT name FROM %q WHERE id='%q'", table.toUtf8().constData(), QString::number( id ).toUtf8().constData() );
+
+  sqlite3_stmt *ppStmt;
+  int nErr = sqlite3_prepare_v2( mCurrentDB, query, -1, &ppStmt, nullptr );
+
+  QString name;
+  if ( nErr == SQLITE_OK && sqlite3_step( ppStmt ) == SQLITE_ROW )
+  {
+    name = QString::fromUtf8( reinterpret_cast< const char * >( sqlite3_column_text( ppStmt, 0 ) ) );
+  }
+
+  sqlite3_finalize( ppStmt );
+
+  return name;
+}
+
 int QgsStyleV2::symbolId( const QString& name )
 {
   return getId( "symbol", name );
@@ -962,6 +994,11 @@ int QgsStyleV2::groupId( const QString& name )
   return getId( "symgroup", name );
 }
 
+QString QgsStyleV2::groupName( int groupId ) const
+{
+  return getName( "symgroup", groupId );
+}
+
 int QgsStyleV2::tagId( const QString& name )
 {
   return getId( "tag", name );
diff --git a/src/core/symbology-ng/qgsstylev2.h b/src/core/symbology-ng/qgsstylev2.h
index b382f8e154c..76cdb61e726 100644
--- a/src/core/symbology-ng/qgsstylev2.h
+++ b/src/core/symbology-ng/qgsstylev2.h
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsStyleV2 : public QObject
     int symbolId( const QString& name );
     //! return the DB id for the given group name
     int groupId( const QString& group );
+    //! return the group name for the given DB id
+    QString groupName( int groupId ) const;
     //! return the DB id for the given tag name
     int tagId( const QString& tag );
     //! return the DB id for the given smartgroup name
@@ -198,6 +200,9 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsStyleV2 : public QObject
     //! return the all the groups in the style
     QStringList groupNames();
 
+    //! return the ids of all the groups in the style
+    QList<int> groupIds() const;
+
     //! returns the symbolnames of a given groupid
     /*!
      *  \param type is either SymbolEntity or ColorampEntity
@@ -344,6 +349,9 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsStyleV2 : public QObject
     //! gets the id from the table for the given name from the database, 0 if not found
     int getId( const QString& table, const QString& name );
 
+    //! gets the name from the table for the given id from the database, empty if not found
+    QString getName( const QString& table, int id ) const;
+
     //! updates the properties of an existing symbol/colorramp
     /*!
      *  \note This should not be called separately, only called through addSymbol or addColorRamp