diff --git a/bake/bake.go b/bake/bake.go
index e10bb014..37d9ec4b 100644
--- a/bake/bake.go
+++ b/bake/bake.go
@@ -61,29 +61,29 @@ func ReadLocalFiles(names []string) ([]File, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-func ReadTargets(ctx context.Context, files []File, targets, overrides []string, defaults map[string]string) (map[string]*Target, error) {
+func ReadTargets(ctx context.Context, files []File, targets, overrides []string, defaults map[string]string) (map[string]*Target, []*Group, error) {
 	c, err := ParseFiles(files, defaults)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
 	o, err := c.newOverrides(overrides)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	m := map[string]*Target{}
 	for _, n := range targets {
 		for _, n := range c.ResolveGroup(n) {
 			t, err := c.ResolveTarget(n, o)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+				return nil, nil, err
 			}
 			if t != nil {
 				m[n] = t
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return m, nil
+	return m, c.Groups, nil
 }
 
 func ParseFiles(files []File, defaults map[string]string) (_ *Config, err error) {
diff --git a/bake/bake_test.go b/bake/bake_test.go
index f68f1580..9542eecd 100644
--- a/bake/bake_test.go
+++ b/bake/bake_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ target "webapp" {
 	ctx := context.TODO()
 
 	t.Run("NoOverrides", func(t *testing.T) {
-		m, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, nil, nil)
+		m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, nil, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, 1, len(m))
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ target "webapp" {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("InvalidTargetOverrides", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"nosuchtarget.context=foo"}, nil)
+		_, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"nosuchtarget.context=foo"}, nil)
 		require.NotNil(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, err.Error(), "could not find any target matching 'nosuchtarget'")
 	})
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ target "webapp" {
 			os.Setenv("VAR_FROMENV"+t.Name(), "fromEnv")
 			defer os.Unsetenv("VAR_FROM_ENV" + t.Name())
 
-			m, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{
+			m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{
 				"webapp.args.VAR_UNSET",
 				"webapp.args.VAR_EMPTY=",
 				"webapp.args.VAR_SET=bananas",
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ target "webapp" {
 
 		// building leaf but overriding parent fields
 		t.Run("parent", func(t *testing.T) {
-			m, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{
+			m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{
 				"webDEP.args.VAR_INHERITED=override",
 				"webDEP.args.VAR_BOTH=override",
 			}, nil)
@@ -96,23 +96,23 @@ target "webapp" {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("ContextOverride", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.context"}, nil)
+		_, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.context"}, nil)
 		require.NotNil(t, err)
 
-		m, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.context=foo"}, nil)
+		m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.context=foo"}, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		require.Equal(t, "foo", *m["webapp"].Context)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("NoCacheOverride", func(t *testing.T) {
-		m, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.no-cache=false"}, nil)
+		m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.no-cache=false"}, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, false, *m["webapp"].NoCache)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("PullOverride", func(t *testing.T) {
-		m, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.pull=false"}, nil)
+		m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.pull=false"}, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, false, *m["webapp"].Pull)
 	})
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ target "webapp" {
 		}
 		for _, test := range cases {
 			t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-				m, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, test.targets, test.overrides, nil)
+				m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, test.targets, test.overrides, nil)
 				test.check(t, m, err)
 			})
 		}
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ services:
 
 	ctx := context.TODO()
 
-	m, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp, fp2}, []string{"default"}, nil, nil)
+	m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp, fp2}, []string{"default"}, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.Equal(t, 3, len(m))
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func TestHCLCwdPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 			}`),
 	}
 	ctx := context.TODO()
-	m, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"app"}, nil, nil)
+	m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"app"}, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(m))
diff --git a/commands/bake.go b/commands/bake.go
index 3318a401..4a2e168b 100644
--- a/commands/bake.go
+++ b/commands/bake.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func runBake(dockerCli command.Cli, targets []string, in bakeOptions) (err error
 	}()
 
 	var url string
+	var noTarget bool
 	cmdContext := "cwd://"
 
 	if len(targets) > 0 {
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ func runBake(dockerCli command.Cli, targets []string, in bakeOptions) (err error
 
 	if len(targets) == 0 {
 		targets = []string{"default"}
+		noTarget = true
 	}
 
 	overrides := in.overrides
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ func runBake(dockerCli command.Cli, targets []string, in bakeOptions) (err error
 		return err
 	}
 
-	m, err := bake.ReadTargets(ctx, files, targets, overrides, map[string]string{
+	t, g, err := bake.ReadTargets(ctx, files, targets, overrides, map[string]string{
 		"BAKE_CMD_CONTEXT": cmdContext,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -111,13 +113,32 @@ func runBake(dockerCli command.Cli, targets []string, in bakeOptions) (err error
 	}
 
 	// this function can update target context string from the input so call before printOnly check
-	bo, err := bake.TargetsToBuildOpt(m, inp)
+	bo, err := bake.TargetsToBuildOpt(t, inp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	if in.printOnly {
-		dt, err := json.MarshalIndent(map[string]map[string]*bake.Target{"target": m}, "", "  ")
+		defGroup := map[string][]string{
+			"default": targets,
+		}
+		if noTarget {
+			for _, group := range g {
+				if group.Name != "default" {
+					continue
+				}
+				defGroup = map[string][]string{
+					"default": group.Targets,
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		dt, err := json.MarshalIndent(struct {
+			Group  map[string][]string     `json:"group,omitempty"`
+			Target map[string]*bake.Target `json:"target"`
+		}{
+			defGroup,
+			t,
+		}, "", "  ")
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/docs/reference/buildx_bake.md b/docs/reference/buildx_bake.md
index c89fe028..3121f9bf 100644
--- a/docs/reference/buildx_bake.md
+++ b/docs/reference/buildx_bake.md
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ $ docker buildx bake "git://github.com/docker/cli#master" --print
 #1 0.686 2776a6d694f988c0c1df61cad4bfac0f54e481c8       refs/heads/master
 #1 CACHED
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "binary"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "binary": {
       "context": "git://github.com/docker/cli#master",
@@ -144,6 +149,11 @@ EOT
 ```console
 $ docker buildx bake "git://github.com/tonistiigi/buildx#remote-test" --print
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "default"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "default": {
       "context": ".",
@@ -171,6 +181,11 @@ $ docker buildx bake "git://github.com/tonistiigi/buildx#remote-test" "git://git
 #1 0.401 577303add004dd7efeb13434d69ea030d35f7888       refs/heads/remote-test
 #1 CACHED
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "default"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "default": {
       "context": "git://github.com/docker/cli#master",
@@ -209,6 +224,11 @@ format, without starting a build.
 ```console
 $ docker buildx bake -f docker-bake.hcl --print db
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "db"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "db": {
       "context": "./",
@@ -347,6 +367,11 @@ You can use this file directly:
 ```console
 $ docker buildx bake --print app
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "app"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "app": {
       "context": ".",
@@ -372,6 +397,11 @@ And invoke bake together with both of the files:
 ```console
 $ docker buildx bake -f docker-bake.hcl -f env.hcl --print app
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "app"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "app": {
       "context": ".",
@@ -419,6 +449,11 @@ target "webapp" {
 ```console
 $ docker buildx bake --print webapp
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "webapp"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "webapp": {
       "context": ".",
@@ -434,6 +469,11 @@ $ docker buildx bake --print webapp
 ```console
 $ TAG=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) docker buildx bake --print webapp
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "webapp"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "webapp": {
       "context": ".",
@@ -471,6 +511,11 @@ target "webapp" {
 ```console
 $ docker buildx bake --print webapp
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "webapp"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "webapp": {
       "context": ".",
@@ -509,6 +554,11 @@ target "webapp" {
 ```console
 $ docker buildx bake --print webapp
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "webapp"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "webapp": {
       "context": ".",
@@ -549,6 +599,11 @@ target "webapp" {
 ```console
 $ docker buildx bake --print webapp
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "webapp"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "webapp": {
       "context": ".",
@@ -585,6 +640,11 @@ target "webapp" {
 ```console
 $ docker buildx bake --print webapp
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "webapp"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "webapp": {
       "context": ".",
@@ -635,6 +695,11 @@ target "app" {
 ```console
 $ docker buildx bake -f docker-bake1.hcl -f docker-bake2.hcl --print app
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "app"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "app": {
       "context": ".",
@@ -674,6 +739,11 @@ target "app" {
 ```console
 $ docker buildx bake --print app
 {
+  "group": {
+    "default": [
+      "app"
+    ]
+  },
   "target": {
     "app": {
       "context": ".",