diff --git a/internal/rbd/group/volume_group.go b/internal/rbd/group/volume_group.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d0a05d58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/rbd/group/volume_group.go
@@ -0,0 +1,402 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Ceph-CSI Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package group
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rados"
+	librbd "github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rbd"
+	"github.com/container-storage-interface/spec/lib/go/csi"
+	"github.com/csi-addons/spec/lib/go/volumegroup"
+
+	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/journal"
+	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd/types"
+	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
+	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
+)
+
+var ErrRBDGroupNotConnected = errors.New("RBD group is not connected")
+
+// volumeGroup handles all requests for 'rbd group' operations.
+type volumeGroup struct {
+	// id is a unique value for this volume group in the Ceph cluster, it
+	// is used to find the group in the journal.
+	id string
+
+	// name is used in RBD API calls as the name of this object
+	name string
+
+	clusterID string
+
+	credentials *util.Credentials
+
+	// temporary connection attributes
+	conn  *util.ClusterConnection
+	ioctx *rados.IOContext
+
+	// required details to perform operations on the group
+	monitors  string
+	pool      string
+	namespace string
+
+	// volumes is a list of rbd-images that are part of the group. The ID
+	// of each volume is stored in the journal.
+	volumes []types.Volume
+
+	journal journal.VolumeGroupJournal
+}
+
+// verify that volumeGroup implements the VolumeGroup and Stringer interfaces.
+var (
+	_ types.VolumeGroup = &volumeGroup{}
+	_ fmt.Stringer      = &volumeGroup{}
+)
+
+// GetVolumeGroup initializes a new VolumeGroup object that can be used
+// to manage an `rbd group`.
+func GetVolumeGroup(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	id string,
+	j journal.VolumeGroupJournal,
+	creds *util.Credentials,
+) (types.VolumeGroup, error) {
+	csiID := util.CSIIdentifier{}
+	err := csiID.DecomposeCSIID(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decompose volume group id %q: %w", id, err)
+	}
+
+	mons, err := util.Mons(util.CsiConfigFile, csiID.ClusterID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get MONs for cluster id %q: %w", csiID.ClusterID, err)
+	}
+
+	namespace, err := util.GetRadosNamespace(util.CsiConfigFile, csiID.ClusterID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get RADOS namespace for cluster id %q: %w", csiID.ClusterID, err)
+	}
+
+	pool, err := util.GetPoolName(mons, creds, csiID.LocationID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get pool for volume group id %q: %w", id, err)
+	}
+
+	attrs, err := j.GetVolumeGroupAttributes(ctx, pool, csiID.ObjectUUID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get attributes for volume group id %q: %w", id, err)
+	}
+
+	// TODO: get the volumes that are part of this volume group
+
+	return &volumeGroup{
+		journal:     j,
+		credentials: creds,
+		id:          id,
+		name:        attrs.GroupName,
+		clusterID:   csiID.ClusterID,
+		monitors:    mons,
+		pool:        pool,
+		namespace:   namespace,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// String makes it easy to include the volumeGroup object in log and error
+// messages.
+func (vg *volumeGroup) String() string {
+	if vg.name != "" {
+		return vg.name
+	}
+
+	if vg.id != "" {
+		return vg.id
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("<unidentified volume %v>", *vg)
+}
+
+// GetID returns the CSI-Addons VolumeGroupId of the VolumeGroup.
+func (vg *volumeGroup) GetID(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	if vg.id == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("BUG: ID is not set")
+	}
+
+	return vg.id, nil
+}
+
+// GetName returns the name in the backend storage for the VolumeGroup.
+func (vg *volumeGroup) GetName(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	if vg.name == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("BUG: name is not set")
+	}
+
+	return vg.name, nil
+}
+
+// ToCSI creates a CSI-Addons type for the VolumeGroup.
+func (vg *volumeGroup) ToCSI(ctx context.Context) (*volumegroup.VolumeGroup, error) {
+	volumes, err := vg.ListVolumes(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list volumes for volume group %q: %w", vg, err)
+	}
+
+	csiVolumes := make([]*csi.Volume, len(volumes))
+	for i, vol := range volumes {
+		csiVolumes[i], err = vol.ToCSI(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert volume %q to CSI type: %w", vol, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	id, err := vg.GetID(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get id for volume group %q: %w", vg, err)
+	}
+
+	// TODO: maybe store the VolumeContext in the journal?
+	vgContext := map[string]string{}
+
+	return &volumegroup.VolumeGroup{
+		VolumeGroupId:      id,
+		VolumeGroupContext: vgContext,
+		Volumes:            csiVolumes,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// getConnection returns the ClusterConnection for the volume group if it
+// exists, otherwise it will open a new one.
+// Destroy should be used to close the ClusterConnection.
+func (vg *volumeGroup) getConnection(ctx context.Context) (*util.ClusterConnection, error) {
+	if vg.conn != nil {
+		return vg.conn, nil
+	}
+
+	conn := &util.ClusterConnection{}
+	err := conn.Connect(vg.monitors, vg.credentials)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to MONs %q: %w", vg.monitors, err)
+	}
+
+	vg.conn = conn
+	log.DebugLog(ctx, "connection established for volume group %q", vg.id)
+
+	return conn, nil
+}
+
+// GetIOContext returns the IOContext for the volume group if it exists,
+// otherwise it will allocate a new one.
+// Destroy should be used to free the IOContext.
+func (vg *volumeGroup) GetIOContext(ctx context.Context) (*rados.IOContext, error) {
+	if vg.ioctx != nil {
+		return vg.ioctx, nil
+	}
+
+	conn, err := vg.getConnection(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: failed to connect: %w", ErrRBDGroupNotConnected, err)
+	}
+
+	ioctx, err := conn.GetIoctx(vg.pool)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: failed to get IOContext: %w", ErrRBDGroupNotConnected, err)
+	}
+
+	if vg.namespace != "" {
+		ioctx.SetNamespace(vg.namespace)
+	}
+
+	vg.ioctx = ioctx
+	log.DebugLog(ctx, "iocontext created for volume group %q in pool %q", vg.id, vg.pool)
+
+	return ioctx, nil
+}
+
+// Destroy frees the resources used by the volumeGroup.
+func (vg *volumeGroup) Destroy(ctx context.Context) {
+	if vg.ioctx != nil {
+		vg.ioctx.Destroy()
+		vg.ioctx = nil
+	}
+
+	if vg.conn != nil {
+		vg.conn.Destroy()
+		vg.conn = nil
+	}
+
+	if vg.credentials != nil {
+		vg.credentials.DeleteCredentials()
+		vg.credentials = nil
+	}
+
+	// FIXME: maybe need to .Destroy() all vg.volumes?
+	log.DebugLog(ctx, "destroyed volume group instance with id %q", vg.id)
+}
+
+func (vg *volumeGroup) Create(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
+	// TODO: if the group already exists, resolve details and use that
+	ioctx, err := vg.GetIOContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = librbd.GroupCreate(ioctx, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !errors.Is(rados.ErrObjectExists, err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create volume group %q: %w", name, err)
+		}
+
+		log.DebugLog(ctx, "ignoring error while creating volume group %q: %v", vg, err)
+	}
+
+	log.DebugLog(ctx, "volume group %q has been created", name)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (vg *volumeGroup) Delete(ctx context.Context) error {
+	ioctx, err := vg.GetIOContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = librbd.GroupRemove(ioctx, vg.name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove volume group %q: %w", vg, err)
+	}
+
+	log.DebugLog(ctx, "volume group %q has been removed", vg)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (vg *volumeGroup) AddVolume(ctx context.Context, vol types.Volume) error {
+	err := vol.AddToGroup(ctx, vg)
+	if err != nil {
+		// rados.ErrObjectExists does not match the rbd error (there is no EEXISTS error)
+		if errors.Is(rados.ErrObjectExists, err) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "ret=-17") {
+			log.DebugLog(ctx, "volume %q is already part of volume group %q: %v", vol, vg, err)
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add volume %q to volume group %q: %w", vol, vg, err)
+	}
+
+	vg.volumes = append(vg.volumes, vol)
+
+	volID, err := vol.GetID(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	pool, err := vg.GetPool(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	id, err := vg.GetID(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	csiID := util.CSIIdentifier{}
+	err = csiID.DecomposeCSIID(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decompose volume group id %q: %w", id, err)
+	}
+
+	toAdd := map[string]string{
+		volID: "",
+	}
+
+	err = vg.journal.AddVolumesMapping(ctx, pool, csiID.ObjectUUID, toAdd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add mapping for volume %q to volume group id %q: %w", volID, id, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (vg *volumeGroup) RemoveVolume(ctx context.Context, vol types.Volume) error {
+	// volume was already removed from the group
+	if len(vg.volumes) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	err := vol.RemoveFromGroup(ctx, vg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove volume %q from volume group %q: %w", vol, vg, err)
+	}
+
+	// toRemove contain the ID of the volume that is removed from the group
+	toRemove, err := vol.GetID(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get volume id for %q: %w", vol, err)
+	}
+
+	// volumes is the updated list, without the volume that was removed
+	volumes := make([]types.Volume, 0)
+	var id string
+	for _, v := range vg.volumes {
+		id, err = v.GetID(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if id == toRemove {
+			// do not add the volume to the list
+			continue
+		}
+
+		volumes = append(volumes, v)
+	}
+
+	// update the list of volumes
+	vg.volumes = volumes
+
+	pool, err := vg.GetPool(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	id, err = vg.GetID(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	csiID := util.CSIIdentifier{}
+	err = csiID.DecomposeCSIID(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decompose volume group id %q: %w", id, err)
+	}
+
+	mapping := []string{
+		toRemove,
+	}
+
+	err = vg.journal.RemoveVolumesMapping(ctx, pool, csiID.ObjectUUID, mapping)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove mapping for volume %q to volume group id %q: %w", toRemove, id, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (vg *volumeGroup) ListVolumes(ctx context.Context) ([]types.Volume, error) {
+	return vg.volumes, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/rbd/types/group.go b/internal/rbd/types/group.go
index 3beb4e953..d3c806a3b 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/types/group.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/types/group.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package types
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rados"
 	"github.com/csi-addons/spec/lib/go/volumegroup"
 )
 
@@ -28,11 +29,22 @@ type VolumeGroup interface {
 	// Destroy frees the resources used by the VolumeGroup.
 	Destroy(ctx context.Context)
 
+	// GetIOContext returns the IOContext for performing librbd operations
+	// on the VolumeGroup. This is used by the rbdVolume struct when it
+	// needs to add/remove itself from the VolumeGroup.
+	GetIOContext(ctx context.Context) (*rados.IOContext, error)
+
 	// GetID returns the CSI-Addons VolumeGroupId of the VolumeGroup.
 	GetID(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
 
+	// GetName returns the name in the backend storage for the VolumeGroup.
+	GetName(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
+
 	// ToCSI creates a CSI-Addons type for the VolumeGroup.
-	ToCSI(ctx context.Context) *volumegroup.VolumeGroup
+	ToCSI(ctx context.Context) (*volumegroup.VolumeGroup, error)
+
+	// Create makes a new group in the backend storage.
+	Create(ctx context.Context, name string) error
 
 	// Delete removes the VolumeGroup from the backend storage.
 	Delete(ctx context.Context) error