diff --git a/src/query/graphite/native/aggregation_functions.go b/src/query/graphite/native/aggregation_functions.go
index d79d8d419c..9d2c1a2c2c 100644
--- a/src/query/graphite/native/aggregation_functions.go
+++ b/src/query/graphite/native/aggregation_functions.go
@@ -247,6 +247,55 @@ func groupByNode(ctx *common.Context, series singlePathSpec, node int, fname str
 		metaSeries[key] = append(metaSeries[key], s)
 	}
 
+	return applyFnToMetaSeries(ctx, series, metaSeries, fname)
+}
+
+// Takes a serieslist and maps a callback to subgroups within as defined by multiple nodes
+//
+//      &target=groupByNodes(ganglia.server*.*.cpu.load*,"sum",1,4)
+//
+// Would return multiple series which are each the result of applying the “sum” aggregation to groups joined on the
+// nodes’ list (0 indexed) resulting in a list of targets like
+//
+// 		sumSeries(ganglia.server1.*.cpu.load5),sumSeries(ganglia.server1.*.cpu.load10),sumSeries(ganglia.server1.*.cpu.load15),
+// 		sumSeries(ganglia.server2.*.cpu.load5),sumSeries(ganglia.server2.*.cpu.load10),sumSeries(ganglia.server2.*.cpu.load15),...
+//
+// NOTE: if len(nodes) = 0, aggregate all series into 1 series.
+func groupByNodes(ctx *common.Context, series singlePathSpec, fname string, nodes ...int) (ts.SeriesList, error) {
+	metaSeries := make(map[string][]*ts.Series)
+
+	nodeLen := len(nodes)
+	if nodeLen == 0 {
+		key := "*" // put into single group, not ideal, but more graphite-ish.
+		for _, s := range series.Values {
+			metaSeries[key] = append(metaSeries[key], s)
+		}
+	} else {
+		for _, s := range series.Values {
+			parts := strings.Split(s.Name(), ".")
+
+			var keys []string
+			for _, n := range nodes {
+				if n < 0 {
+					n = len(parts) + n
+				}
+
+				if n >= len(parts) || n < 0 {
+					err := errors.NewInvalidParamsError(fmt.Errorf("could not group %s by nodes %v; not enough parts", s.Name(), nodes))
+					return ts.NewSeriesList(), err
+				}
+
+				keys = append(keys, parts[n])
+			}
+			key := strings.Join(keys, ".")
+			metaSeries[key] = append(metaSeries[key], s)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return applyFnToMetaSeries(ctx, series, metaSeries, fname)
+}
+
+func applyFnToMetaSeries(ctx *common.Context, series singlePathSpec, metaSeries map[string][]*ts.Series, fname string) (ts.SeriesList, error) {
 	if fname == "" {
 		fname = "sum"
 	}
diff --git a/src/query/graphite/native/aggregation_functions_test.go b/src/query/graphite/native/aggregation_functions_test.go
index 60bf009a73..fae525aa30 100644
--- a/src/query/graphite/native/aggregation_functions_test.go
+++ b/src/query/graphite/native/aggregation_functions_test.go
@@ -401,6 +401,85 @@ func TestGroupByNode(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGroupByNodes(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		start, _ = time.Parse(time.RFC1123, "Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:41:19 GMT")
+		end, _   = time.Parse(time.RFC1123, "Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:43:19 GMT")
+		ctx      = common.NewContext(common.ContextOptions{Start: start, End: end})
+		inputs   = []*ts.Series{
+			ts.NewSeries(ctx, "servers.foo-1.pod1.status.500", start,
+				ts.NewConstantValues(ctx, 2, 12, 10000)),
+			ts.NewSeries(ctx, "servers.foo-2.pod1.status.500", start,
+				ts.NewConstantValues(ctx, 4, 12, 10000)),
+			ts.NewSeries(ctx, "servers.foo-3.pod1.status.500", start,
+				ts.NewConstantValues(ctx, 6, 12, 10000)),
+			ts.NewSeries(ctx, "servers.foo-1.pod2.status.500", start,
+				ts.NewConstantValues(ctx, 8, 12, 10000)),
+			ts.NewSeries(ctx, "servers.foo-2.pod2.status.500", start,
+				ts.NewConstantValues(ctx, 10, 12, 10000)),
+
+			ts.NewSeries(ctx, "servers.foo-1.pod1.status.400", start,
+				ts.NewConstantValues(ctx, 20, 12, 10000)),
+			ts.NewSeries(ctx, "servers.foo-2.pod1.status.400", start,
+				ts.NewConstantValues(ctx, 30, 12, 10000)),
+			ts.NewSeries(ctx, "servers.foo-3.pod2.status.400", start,
+				ts.NewConstantValues(ctx, 40, 12, 10000)),
+		}
+	)
+	defer ctx.Close()
+
+	type result struct {
+		name      string
+		sumOfVals float64
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		fname           string
+		nodes            []int
+		expectedResults []result
+	}{
+		{"avg", []int{2, 4}, []result{ // test normal group by nodes
+			{"pod1.400", ((20 + 30) / 2) * 12},
+			{"pod1.500", ((2 + 4 + 6) / 3) * 12},
+			{"pod2.400", (40 / 1) * 12},
+			{"pod2.500", ((8 + 10) / 2) * 12},
+		}},
+		{"max", []int{2, 4}, []result{ // test with different function
+			{"pod1.400", 30 * 12},
+			{"pod1.500", 6 * 12},
+			{"pod2.400", 40 * 12},
+			{"pod2.500", 10 * 12},
+		}},
+		{"min", []int{2, -1}, []result{ // test negative index handling
+			{"pod1.400", 20 * 12},
+			{"pod1.500", 2 * 12},
+			{"pod2.400", 40 * 12},
+			{"pod2.500", 8 * 12},
+		}},
+		{"sum", []int{}, []result{ // test empty slice handing.
+			{"*", (2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 20 + 30 + 40)  * 12},
+		}},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		outSeries, err := groupByNodes(ctx, singlePathSpec{
+			Values: inputs,
+		}, test.fname, test.nodes...)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, len(test.expectedResults), len(outSeries.Values))
+
+		outSeries, _ = sortByName(ctx, singlePathSpec(outSeries))
+
+		for i, expected := range test.expectedResults {
+			series := outSeries.Values[i]
+			assert.Equal(t, expected.name, series.Name(),
+				"wrong name for %v %s (%d)", test.nodes, test.fname, i)
+			assert.Equal(t, expected.sumOfVals, series.SafeSum(),
+				"wrong result for %v %s (%d)", test.nodes, test.fname, i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWeightedAverage(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := newConsolidationTestSeries()
 	defer ctx.Close()
diff --git a/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions.go b/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions.go
index 89092bd88d..a8541e7c0f 100644
--- a/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions.go
+++ b/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions.go
@@ -1892,6 +1892,7 @@ func init() {
 	MustRegisterFunction(fallbackSeries)
 	MustRegisterFunction(group)
 	MustRegisterFunction(groupByNode)
+	MustRegisterFunction(groupByNodes)
 	MustRegisterFunction(highestAverage)
 	MustRegisterFunction(highestCurrent)
 	MustRegisterFunction(highestMax)
diff --git a/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions_test.go b/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions_test.go
index 777b192120..29013c5c92 100644
--- a/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions_test.go
+++ b/src/query/graphite/native/builtin_functions_test.go
@@ -2934,6 +2934,7 @@ func TestFunctionsRegistered(t *testing.T) {
 		"fallbackSeries",
 		"group",
 		"groupByNode",
+		"groupByNodes",
 		"highestAverage",
 		"highestCurrent",
 		"highestMax",