diff --git a/include/neuron/define.h b/include/neuron/define.h
index a7dc5c0f..40a5c21e 100644
--- a/include/neuron/define.h
+++ b/include/neuron/define.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define NEU_TAG_NAME_LEN 64
 #define NEU_TAG_ADDRESS_LEN 128
 #define NEU_TAG_DESCRIPTION_LEN 128
+#define NEU_GROUP_MAX_PER_NODE 512
 #define NEU_GROUP_NAME_LEN 128
 #define NEU_GROUP_INTERVAL_LIMIT 100
 #define NEU_DEFAULT_GROUP_INTERVAL 100
diff --git a/include/neuron/errcodes.h b/include/neuron/errcodes.h
index 84a043ee..78c105dc 100644
--- a/include/neuron/errcodes.h
+++ b/include/neuron/errcodes.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ typedef enum {
     NEU_ERR_GROUP_PARAMETER_INVALID  = 2105,
     NEU_ERR_GROUP_NOT_EXIST          = 2106,
     NEU_ERR_GROUP_NAME_TOO_LONG      = 2107,
+    NEU_ERR_GROUP_MAX_GROUPS         = 2108,
 
     NEU_ERR_TAG_NOT_EXIST              = 2201,
     NEU_ERR_TAG_NAME_CONFLICT          = 2202,
diff --git a/src/adapter/adapter.c b/src/adapter/adapter.c
index 1eebc7af..7a62a058 100644
--- a/src/adapter/adapter.c
+++ b/src/adapter/adapter.c
@@ -1059,6 +1059,12 @@ static int adapter_loop(enum neu_event_io_type type, int fd, void *usr_data)
 
         if (adapter->module->type != NEU_NA_TYPE_DRIVER) {
             resp.error = NEU_ERR_GROUP_NOT_ALLOW;
+        } else if (neu_adapter_driver_new_group_count(
+                       (neu_adapter_driver_t *) adapter, cmd) +
+                       neu_adapter_driver_group_count(
+                           (neu_adapter_driver_t *) adapter) >
+                   NEU_GROUP_MAX_PER_NODE) {
+            resp.error = NEU_ERR_GROUP_MAX_GROUPS;
         } else {
             if (validate_gtags(adapter, cmd, &resp) == 0 &&
                 try_add_gtags(adapter, cmd, &resp) == 0 &&
diff --git a/src/adapter/driver/driver.c b/src/adapter/driver/driver.c
index 46c415ee..7a625679 100644
--- a/src/adapter/driver/driver.c
+++ b/src/adapter/driver/driver.c
@@ -1122,6 +1122,29 @@ int neu_adapter_driver_del_group(neu_adapter_driver_t *driver, const char *name)
     return ret;
 }
 
+uint16_t neu_adapter_driver_group_count(neu_adapter_driver_t *driver)
+{
+    u_int16_t num_groups = 0;
+    if (driver && driver->groups) {
+        num_groups = HASH_COUNT(driver->groups);
+    }
+    return num_groups;
+}
+
+uint16_t neu_adapter_driver_new_group_count(neu_adapter_driver_t *driver,
+                                            neu_req_add_gtag_t *  cmd)
+{
+    uint16_t new_groups_count = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < cmd->n_group; i++) {
+        group_t *group_in_driver;
+        HASH_FIND_STR(driver->groups, cmd->groups[i].group, group_in_driver);
+        if (!group_in_driver) {
+            new_groups_count++;
+        }
+    }
+    return new_groups_count;
+}
+
 static group_t *find_group(neu_adapter_driver_t *driver, const char *name)
 {
     group_t *find = NULL;
diff --git a/src/adapter/driver/driver_internal.h b/src/adapter/driver/driver_internal.h
index 0031a4ff..bac91a1e 100644
--- a/src/adapter/driver/driver_internal.h
+++ b/src/adapter/driver/driver_internal.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ int neu_adapter_driver_del_group(neu_adapter_driver_t *driver,
 int neu_adapter_driver_group_exist(neu_adapter_driver_t *driver,
                                    const char *          name);
 UT_array *neu_adapter_driver_get_group(neu_adapter_driver_t *driver);
+uint16_t  neu_adapter_driver_group_count(neu_adapter_driver_t *driver);
+uint16_t  neu_adapter_driver_new_group_count(neu_adapter_driver_t *driver,
+                                             neu_req_add_gtag_t *  cmd);
 
 int neu_adapter_driver_try_del_tag(neu_adapter_driver_t *driver, int n_tag);
 int neu_adapter_driver_try_add_tag(neu_adapter_driver_t *driver,
diff --git a/src/utils/http.c b/src/utils/http.c
index 839eae46..de52faac 100644
--- a/src/utils/http.c
+++ b/src/utils/http.c
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ int neu_http_response(nng_aio *aio, neu_err_code_e code, char *content)
     case NEU_ERR_TAG_NAME_TOO_LONG:
     case NEU_ERR_TAG_ADDRESS_TOO_LONG:
     case NEU_ERR_TAG_VALUE_INVALID:
+    case NEU_ERR_GROUP_MAX_GROUPS:
     case NEU_ERR_LICENSE_MAX_TAGS:
     case NEU_ERR_LICENSE_BAD_CLOCK:
     case NEU_ERR_LICENSE_MODULE_INVALID: