diff --git a/ssl/s3_lib.c b/ssl/s3_lib.c
index dce8021..8cc710c 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_lib.c
@@ -3737,15 +3737,40 @@
 	return(2);
 	}
 
+struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st* ssl_get_cipher_preferences(SSL *s)
+	{
+	if (s->cipher_list != NULL)
+		return(s->cipher_list);
+
+	if (s->version >= TLS1_1_VERSION)
+		{
+		if (s->ctx != NULL && s->ctx->cipher_list_tls11 != NULL)
+			return s->ctx->cipher_list_tls11;
+		}
+
+	if ((s->ctx != NULL) && (s->ctx->cipher_list != NULL))
+		return(s->ctx->cipher_list);
+
+	return NULL;
+	}
+
 SSL_CIPHER *ssl3_choose_cipher(SSL *s, STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *clnt,
-	     STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *srvr)
+	     struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st *server_pref)
 	{
 	SSL_CIPHER *c,*ret=NULL;
-	STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *prio, *allow;
+	STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *srvr = server_pref->ciphers, *prio, *allow;
 	int i,ok;
 	size_t cipher_index;
 	CERT *cert;
 	unsigned long alg_k,alg_a,mask_k,mask_a,emask_k,emask_a;
+	/* in_group_flags will either be NULL, or will point to an array of
+	 * bytes which indicate equal-preference groups in the |prio| stack.
+	 * See the comment about |in_group_flags| in the
+	 * |ssl_cipher_preference_list_st| struct. */
+	const unsigned char *in_group_flags;
+	/* group_min contains the minimal index so far found in a group, or -1
+	 * if no such value exists yet. */
+	int group_min = -1;
 
 	/* Let's see which ciphers we can support */
 	cert=s->cert;
@@ -3778,11 +3803,13 @@
 	if (s->options & SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE || tls1_suiteb(s))
 		{
 		prio = srvr;
+		in_group_flags = server_pref->in_group_flags;
 		allow = clnt;
 		}
 	else
 		{
 		prio = clnt;
+		in_group_flags = NULL;
 		allow = srvr;
 		}
 
@@ -3792,10 +3819,12 @@
 		{
 		c=sk_SSL_CIPHER_value(prio,i);
 
+		ok = 1;
+
 		/* Skip TLS v1.2 only ciphersuites if not supported */
-		if ((c->algorithm_ssl & SSL_TLSV1_2) && 
+		if ((c->algorithm_ssl & SSL_TLSV1_2) &&
 			!SSL_USE_TLS1_2_CIPHERS(s))
-			continue;
+			ok = 0;
 
 		ssl_set_cert_masks(cert,c);
 		mask_k = cert->mask_k;
@@ -3813,12 +3842,12 @@
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_PSK
 		/* with PSK there must be server callback set */
 		if ((alg_a & SSL_aPSK) && s->psk_server_callback == NULL)
-			continue;
+			ok = 0;
 #endif /* OPENSSL_NO_PSK */
 
 		if (SSL_C_IS_EXPORT(c))
 			{
-			ok = (alg_k & emask_k) && (alg_a & emask_a);
+			ok = ok && (alg_k & emask_k) && (alg_a & emask_a);
 #ifdef CIPHER_DEBUG
 			printf("%d:[%08lX:%08lX:%08lX:%08lX]%p:%s (export)\n",ok,alg_k,alg_a,emask_k,emask_a,
 			       (void *)c,c->name);
@@ -3826,7 +3855,7 @@
 			}
 		else
 			{
-			ok = (alg_k & mask_k) && (alg_a & mask_a);
+			ok = ok && (alg_k & mask_k) && (alg_a & mask_a);
 #ifdef CIPHER_DEBUG
 			printf("%d:[%08lX:%08lX:%08lX:%08lX]%p:%s\n",ok,alg_k,alg_a,mask_k,mask_a,(void *)c,
 			       c->name);
@@ -3842,17 +3871,32 @@
 #endif /* OPENSSL_NO_EC */
 #endif /* OPENSSL_NO_TLSEXT */
 
-		if (!ok) continue;
-		if (sk_SSL_CIPHER_find(allow, &cipher_index, c))
+		if (ok && sk_SSL_CIPHER_find(allow, &cipher_index, c))
 			{
-#if !defined(OPENSSL_NO_EC) && !defined(OPENSSL_NO_TLSEXT)
-			if ((alg_k & SSL_kEECDH) && (alg_a & SSL_aECDSA) && s->s3->is_probably_safari)
+			if (in_group_flags != NULL && in_group_flags[i] == 1)
 				{
-				if (!ret) ret=sk_SSL_CIPHER_value(allow, cipher_index);
-				continue;
+				/* This element of |prio| is in a group. Update
+				 * the minimum index found so far and continue
+				 * looking. */
+				if (group_min == -1 || group_min > cipher_index)
+					group_min = cipher_index;
 				}
-#endif
-			ret=sk_SSL_CIPHER_value(allow, cipher_index);
+			else
+				{
+				if (group_min != -1 && group_min < cipher_index)
+					cipher_index = group_min;
+				ret=sk_SSL_CIPHER_value(allow,cipher_index);
+				break;
+				}
+			}
+
+		if (in_group_flags != NULL &&
+		    in_group_flags[i] == 0 &&
+		    group_min != -1)
+			{
+			/* We are about to leave a group, but we found a match
+			 * in it, so that's our answer. */
+			ret=sk_SSL_CIPHER_value(allow,group_min);
 			break;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/ssl/s3_srvr.c b/ssl/s3_srvr.c
index 72538a0..1cbc26c 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_srvr.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_srvr.c
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@
 			ciphers=NULL;
 
 			/* check if some cipher was preferred by call back */
-			pref_cipher=pref_cipher ? pref_cipher : ssl3_choose_cipher(s, s->session->ciphers, SSL_get_ciphers(s));
+			pref_cipher=pref_cipher ? pref_cipher : ssl3_choose_cipher(s, s->session->ciphers, ssl_get_cipher_preferences(s));
 			if (pref_cipher == NULL)
 				{
 				al=SSL_AD_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE;
@@ -1260,12 +1260,12 @@
 			s->session->cipher=pref_cipher;
 
 			if (s->cipher_list)
-				sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(s->cipher_list);
+				ssl_cipher_preference_list_free(s->cipher_list);
 
 			if (s->cipher_list_by_id)
 				sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(s->cipher_list_by_id);
 
-			s->cipher_list = sk_SSL_CIPHER_dup(s->session->ciphers);
+			s->cipher_list = ssl_cipher_preference_list_from_ciphers(s->session->ciphers);
 			s->cipher_list_by_id = sk_SSL_CIPHER_dup(s->session->ciphers);
 			}
 		}
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@
 			s->rwstate = SSL_NOTHING;
 			}
 		c=ssl3_choose_cipher(s,s->session->ciphers,
-				     SSL_get_ciphers(s));
+				     ssl_get_cipher_preferences(s));
 
 		if (c == NULL)
 			{
diff --git a/ssl/ssl.h b/ssl/ssl.h
index b478bbd..4aa6d22 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl.h
+++ b/ssl/ssl.h
@@ -879,18 +879,55 @@
 DECLARE_STACK_OF(SSL_COMP)
 DECLARE_LHASH_OF(SSL_SESSION);
 
+/* ssl_cipher_preference_list_st contains a list of SSL_CIPHERs with
+ * equal-preference groups. For TLS clients, the groups are moot because the
+ * server picks the cipher and groups cannot be expressed on the wire. However,
+ * for servers, the equal-preference groups allow the client's preferences to
+ * be partially respected. (This only has an effect with
+ * SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE).
+ *
+ * The equal-preference groups are expressed by grouping SSL_CIPHERs together.
+ * All elements of a group have the same priority: no ordering is expressed
+ * within a group.
+ *
+ * The values in |ciphers| are in one-to-one correspondence with
+ * |in_group_flags|. (That is, sk_SSL_CIPHER_num(ciphers) is the number of
+ * bytes in |in_group_flags|.) The bytes in |in_group_flags| are either 1, to
+ * indicate that the corresponding SSL_CIPHER is not the last element of a
+ * group, or 0 to indicate that it is.
+ *
+ * For example, if |in_group_flags| contains all zeros then that indicates a
+ * traditional, fully-ordered preference. Every SSL_CIPHER is the last element
+ * of the group (i.e. they are all in a one-element group).
+ *
+ * For a more complex example, consider:
+ *   ciphers:        A  B  C  D  E  F
+ *   in_group_flags: 1  1  0  0  1  0
+ *
+ * That would express the following, order:
+ *
+ *    A         E
+ *    B -> D -> F
+ *    C
+ */
+struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st
+	{
+	STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *ciphers;
+	unsigned char *in_group_flags;
+	};
+
 struct ssl_ctx_st
 	{
 	const SSL_METHOD *method;
 
-	STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *cipher_list;
+	struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st *cipher_list;
 	/* same as above but sorted for lookup */
 	STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *cipher_list_by_id;
 	/* cipher_list_tls11 is the list of ciphers when TLS 1.1 or greater is
 	 * in use. This only applies to server connections as, for clients, the
 	 * version number is known at connect time and so the cipher list can
 	 * be set then. */
-	STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *cipher_list_tls11;
+	struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st *cipher_list_tls11;
 
 	struct x509_store_st /* X509_STORE */ *cert_store;
 	LHASH_OF(SSL_SESSION) *sessions;
@@ -1414,7 +1451,7 @@
 #endif
 
 	/* crypto */
-	STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *cipher_list;
+	struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st *cipher_list;
 	STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *cipher_list_by_id;
 
 	/* These are the ones being used, the ones in SSL_SESSION are
@@ -3016,5 +3053,9 @@
 #define SSL_R_DTLS_MESSAGE_TOO_BIG 429
 #define SSL_R_INVALID_SRP_USERNAME 430
 #define SSL_R_TOO_MANY_EMPTY_FRAGMENTS 431
+#define SSL_R_NESTED_GROUP 432
+#define SSL_R_UNEXPECTED_GROUP_CLOSE 433
+#define SSL_R_UNEXPECTED_OPERATOR_IN_GROUP 434
+#define SSL_R_MIXED_SPECIAL_OPERATOR_WITH_GROUPS 435
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ssl/ssl_ciph.c b/ssl/ssl_ciph.c
index e8f04d8..a10aa8f 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_ciph.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_ciph.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@
 	const SSL_CIPHER *cipher;
 	int active;
 	int dead;
+	int in_group;
 	struct cipher_order_st *next,*prev;
 	} CIPHER_ORDER;
 
@@ -697,6 +698,7 @@
 			co_list[co_list_num].next = NULL;
 			co_list[co_list_num].prev = NULL;
 			co_list[co_list_num].active = 0;
+			co_list[co_list_num].in_group = 0;
 			co_list_num++;
 #ifdef KSSL_DEBUG
 			printf("\t%d: %s %lx %lx %lx\n",i,c->name,c->id,c->algorithm_mkey,c->algorithm_auth);
@@ -808,7 +810,7 @@
                 unsigned long alg_enc, unsigned long alg_mac,
                 unsigned long alg_ssl,
 		unsigned long algo_strength,
-		int rule, int strength_bits,
+		int rule, int strength_bits, int in_group,
 		CIPHER_ORDER **head_p, CIPHER_ORDER **tail_p)
 	{
 	CIPHER_ORDER *head, *tail, *curr, *curr2, *last;
@@ -816,8 +818,8 @@
 	int reverse = 0;
 
 #ifdef CIPHER_DEBUG
-	printf("Applying rule %d with %08lx/%08lx/%08lx/%08lx/%08lx %08lx (%d)\n",
-		rule, alg_mkey, alg_auth, alg_enc, alg_mac, alg_ssl, algo_strength, strength_bits);
+	printf("Applying rule %d with %08lx/%08lx/%08lx/%08lx/%08lx %08lx (%d) in_group:%d\n",
+		rule, alg_mkey, alg_auth, alg_enc, alg_mac, alg_ssl, algo_strength, strength_bits, in_group);
 #endif
 
 	if (rule == CIPHER_DEL)
@@ -892,6 +894,7 @@
 				{
 				ll_append_tail(&head, curr, &tail);
 				curr->active = 1;
+				curr->in_group = in_group;
 				}
 			}
 		/* Move the added cipher to this location */
@@ -901,6 +904,7 @@
 			if (curr->active)
 				{
 				ll_append_tail(&head, curr, &tail);
+				curr->in_group = 0;
 				}
 			}
 		else if	(rule == CIPHER_DEL)
@@ -913,6 +917,7 @@
 				 * works in reverse to maintain the order) */
 				ll_append_head(&head, curr, &tail);
 				curr->active = 0;
+				curr->in_group = 0;
 				}
 			}
 		else if (rule == CIPHER_KILL)
@@ -983,7 +988,7 @@
 	 */
 	for (i = max_strength_bits; i >= 0; i--)
 		if (number_uses[i] > 0)
-			ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, i, head_p, tail_p);
+			ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, i, 0, head_p, tail_p);
 
 	OPENSSL_free(number_uses);
 	return(1);
@@ -995,7 +1000,8 @@
 	{
 	unsigned long alg_mkey, alg_auth, alg_enc, alg_mac, alg_ssl, algo_strength;
 	const char *l, *buf;
-	int j, multi, found, rule, retval, ok, buflen;
+	int j, multi, found, rule, retval, ok, buflen, in_group = 0,
+	    has_group = 0;
 	unsigned long cipher_id = 0;
 	char ch;
 
@@ -1007,14 +1013,68 @@
 
 		if (ch == '\0')
 			break;		/* done */
-		if (ch == '-')
+		if (in_group)
+			{
+			if (ch == ']')
+				{
+				if (!in_group)
+					{
+					OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, ssl_cipher_process_rulestr, SSL_R_UNEXPECTED_GROUP_CLOSE);
+					retval = found = in_group = 0;
+					break;
+					}
+				if (*tail_p)
+					(*tail_p)->in_group = 0;
+				in_group = 0;
+				l++;
+				continue;
+				}
+			if (ch == '|')
+				{ rule = CIPHER_ADD; l++; continue; }
+			else if (!(ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'z') &&
+				 !(ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'Z') &&
+				 !(ch >= '0' && ch <= '9'))
+				{
+				OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, ssl_cipher_process_rulestr, SSL_R_UNEXPECTED_OPERATOR_IN_GROUP);
+				retval = found = in_group = 0;
+				break;
+				}
+			else
+				rule = CIPHER_ADD;
+			}
+		else if (ch == '-')
 			{ rule = CIPHER_DEL; l++; }
 		else if (ch == '+')
 			{ rule = CIPHER_ORD; l++; }
+		else if (ch == '!' && has_group)
+			{
+			OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, ssl_cipher_process_rulestr, SSL_R_MIXED_SPECIAL_OPERATOR_WITH_GROUPS);
+			retval = found = in_group = 0;
+			break;
+			}
 		else if (ch == '!')
 			{ rule = CIPHER_KILL; l++; }
+		else if (ch == '@' && has_group)
+			{
+			OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, ssl_cipher_process_rulestr, SSL_R_MIXED_SPECIAL_OPERATOR_WITH_GROUPS);
+			retval = found = in_group = 0;
+			break;
+			}
 		else if (ch == '@')
 			{ rule = CIPHER_SPECIAL; l++; }
+		else if (ch == '[')
+			{
+			if (in_group)
+				{
+				OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, ssl_cipher_process_rulestr, SSL_R_NESTED_GROUP);
+				retval = found = in_group = 0;
+				break;
+				}
+			in_group = 1;
+			has_group = 1;
+			l++;
+			continue;
+			}
 		else
 			{ rule = CIPHER_ADD; }
 
@@ -1057,7 +1117,7 @@
 				 * alphanumeric, so we call this an error.
 				 */
 				OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, ssl_cipher_process_rulestr, SSL_R_INVALID_COMMAND);
-				retval = found = 0;
+				retval = found = in_group = 0;
 				l++;
 				break;
 				}
@@ -1224,7 +1284,7 @@
 			{
 			ssl_cipher_apply_rule(cipher_id,
 				alg_mkey, alg_auth, alg_enc, alg_mac, alg_ssl, algo_strength,
-				rule, -1, head_p, tail_p);
+				rule, -1, in_group, head_p, tail_p);
 			}
 		else
 			{
@@ -1234,6 +1294,12 @@
 		if (*l == '\0') break; /* done */
 		}
 
+	if (in_group)
+		{
+		OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, ssl_cipher_process_rulestr, SSL_R_INVALID_COMMAND);
+		retval = 0;
+		}
+
 	return(retval);
 	}
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_EC
@@ -1297,16 +1363,19 @@
 
 
 STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *ssl_create_cipher_list(const SSL_METHOD *ssl_method,
-		STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) **cipher_list,
+		struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st **cipher_list,
 		STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) **cipher_list_by_id,
 		const char *rule_str, CERT *c)
 	{
 	int ok, num_of_ciphers, num_of_alias_max, num_of_group_aliases;
 	unsigned long disabled_mkey, disabled_auth, disabled_enc, disabled_mac, disabled_ssl;
-	STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *cipherstack, *tmp_cipher_list;
+	STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *cipherstack = NULL, *tmp_cipher_list = NULL;
 	const char *rule_p;
 	CIPHER_ORDER *co_list = NULL, *head = NULL, *tail = NULL, *curr;
 	const SSL_CIPHER **ca_list = NULL;
+	unsigned char *in_group_flags = NULL;
+	unsigned int num_in_group_flags = 0;
+	struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st *pref_list = NULL;
 
 	/*
 	 * Return with error if nothing to do.
@@ -1348,32 +1417,32 @@
 	/* Now arrange all ciphers by preference: */
 
 	/* Everything else being equal, prefer ephemeral ECDH over other key exchange mechanisms */
-	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, SSL_kEECDH, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ADD, -1, &head, &tail);
-	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, SSL_kEECDH, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_DEL, -1, &head, &tail);
+	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, SSL_kEECDH, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ADD, -1, 0, &head, &tail);
+	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, SSL_kEECDH, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_DEL, -1, 0, &head, &tail);
 
 	/* AES is our preferred symmetric cipher */
-	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, 0, SSL_AES, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ADD, -1, &head, &tail);
+	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, 0, SSL_AES, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ADD, -1, 0, &head, &tail);
 
 	/* Temporarily enable everything else for sorting */
-	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ADD, -1, &head, &tail);
+	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ADD, -1, 0, &head, &tail);
 
 	/* Low priority for MD5 */
-	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, 0, 0, SSL_MD5, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, &head, &tail);
+	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, 0, 0, SSL_MD5, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, 0, &head, &tail);
 
 	/* Move anonymous ciphers to the end.  Usually, these will remain disabled.
 	 * (For applications that allow them, they aren't too bad, but we prefer
 	 * authenticated ciphers.) */
-	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, SSL_aNULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, &head, &tail);
+	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, SSL_aNULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, 0, &head, &tail);
 
 	/* Move ciphers without forward secrecy to the end */
-	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, SSL_aECDH, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, &head, &tail);
-	/* ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, SSL_aDH, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, &head, &tail); */
-	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, SSL_kRSA, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, &head, &tail);
-	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, SSL_kPSK, 0,0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, &head, &tail);
-	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, SSL_kKRB5, 0,0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, &head, &tail);
+	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, SSL_aECDH, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, 0, &head, &tail);
+	/* ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, SSL_aDH, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, 0, &head, &tail); */
+	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, SSL_kRSA, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, 0, &head, &tail);
+	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, SSL_kPSK, 0,0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, 0, &head, &tail);
+	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, SSL_kKRB5, 0,0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, 0, &head, &tail);
 
 	/* RC4 is sort-of broken -- move the the end */
-	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, 0, SSL_RC4, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, &head, &tail);
+	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, 0, SSL_RC4, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_ORD, -1, 0, &head, &tail);
 
 	/* Now sort by symmetric encryption strength.  The above ordering remains
 	 * in force within each class */
@@ -1384,7 +1453,7 @@
 		}
 
 	/* Now disable everything (maintaining the ordering!) */
-	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_DEL, -1, &head, &tail);
+	ssl_cipher_apply_rule(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, CIPHER_DEL, -1, 0, &head, &tail);
 
 
 	/*
@@ -1429,21 +1498,18 @@
 	OPENSSL_free((void *)ca_list);	/* Not needed anymore */
 
 	if (!ok)
-		{	/* Rule processing failure */
-		OPENSSL_free(co_list);
-		return(NULL);
-		}
+		goto err;
 	
 	/*
 	 * Allocate new "cipherstack" for the result, return with error
 	 * if we cannot get one.
 	 */
 	if ((cipherstack = sk_SSL_CIPHER_new_null()) == NULL)
-		{
-		OPENSSL_free(co_list);
-		return(NULL);
-		}
+		goto err;
 
+	in_group_flags = OPENSSL_malloc(num_of_ciphers);
+	if (!in_group_flags)
+		goto err;
 	/*
 	 * The cipher selection for the list is done. The ciphers are added
 	 * to the resulting precedence to the STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER).
@@ -1457,35 +1523,65 @@
 #endif
 			{
 			sk_SSL_CIPHER_push(cipherstack, curr->cipher);
+			in_group_flags[num_in_group_flags++] = curr->in_group;
 #ifdef CIPHER_DEBUG
 			printf("<%s>\n",curr->cipher->name);
 #endif
 			}
 		}
 	OPENSSL_free(co_list);	/* Not needed any longer */
+	co_list = NULL;
 
 	tmp_cipher_list = sk_SSL_CIPHER_dup(cipherstack);
 	if (tmp_cipher_list == NULL)
-		{
-		sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(cipherstack);
-		return NULL;
-		}
+		goto err;
+	pref_list = OPENSSL_malloc(sizeof(struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st));
+	if (!pref_list)
+		goto err;
+	pref_list->ciphers = cipherstack;
+	pref_list->in_group_flags = OPENSSL_malloc(num_in_group_flags);
+	if (!pref_list->in_group_flags)
+		goto err;
+	memcpy(pref_list->in_group_flags, in_group_flags, num_in_group_flags);
+	OPENSSL_free(in_group_flags);
+	in_group_flags = NULL;
 	if (*cipher_list != NULL)
-		sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(*cipher_list);
-	*cipher_list = cipherstack;
+		ssl_cipher_preference_list_free(*cipher_list);
+	*cipher_list = pref_list;
+	pref_list = NULL;
+
 	if (cipher_list_by_id != NULL)
 		{
 		if (*cipher_list_by_id != NULL)
 			sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(*cipher_list_by_id);
 		*cipher_list_by_id = tmp_cipher_list;
+		tmp_cipher_list = NULL;
 		(void)sk_SSL_CIPHER_set_cmp_func(*cipher_list_by_id,ssl_cipher_ptr_id_cmp);
 
 		sk_SSL_CIPHER_sort(*cipher_list_by_id);
 		}
 	else
+		{
 		sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(tmp_cipher_list);
+		tmp_cipher_list = NULL;
+		}
 
 	return(cipherstack);
+
+err:
+	if (co_list)
+		OPENSSL_free(co_list);
+	if (in_group_flags)
+		OPENSSL_free(in_group_flags);
+	if (cipherstack)
+		sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(cipherstack);
+	if (tmp_cipher_list)
+		sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(tmp_cipher_list);
+	if (pref_list && pref_list->in_group_flags)
+		OPENSSL_free(pref_list->in_group_flags);
+	if (pref_list)
+		OPENSSL_free(pref_list);
+	return NULL;
 	}
 
 char *SSL_CIPHER_description(const SSL_CIPHER *cipher, char *buf, int len)
diff --git a/ssl/ssl_error.c b/ssl/ssl_error.c
index 76e2745..4271524 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_error.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_error.c
@@ -348,7 +348,9 @@
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_MISSING_TMP_RSA_KEY), "MISSING_TMP_RSA_KEY"},
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_MISSING_TMP_RSA_PKEY), "MISSING_TMP_RSA_PKEY"},
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_MISSING_VERIFY_MESSAGE), "MISSING_VERIFY_MESSAGE"},
+  {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_MIXED_SPECIAL_OPERATOR_WITH_GROUPS), "MIXED_SPECIAL_OPERATOR_WITH_GROUPS"},
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_MULTIPLE_SGC_RESTARTS), "MULTIPLE_SGC_RESTARTS"},
+  {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_NESTED_GROUP), "NESTED_GROUP"},
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_NON_SSLV2_INITIAL_PACKET), "NON_SSLV2_INITIAL_PACKET"},
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_NO_CERTIFICATES_RETURNED), "NO_CERTIFICATES_RETURNED"},
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_NO_CERTIFICATE_ASSIGNED), "NO_CERTIFICATE_ASSIGNED"},
@@ -491,7 +493,9 @@
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_SSL2_MD5_ROUTINES), "UNABLE_TO_LOAD_SSL2_MD5_ROUTINES"},
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_SSL3_MD5_ROUTINES), "UNABLE_TO_LOAD_SSL3_MD5_ROUTINES"},
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_SSL3_SHA1_ROUTINES), "UNABLE_TO_LOAD_SSL3_SHA1_ROUTINES"},
+  {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_UNEXPECTED_GROUP_CLOSE), "UNEXPECTED_GROUP_CLOSE"},
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_UNEXPECTED_MESSAGE), "UNEXPECTED_MESSAGE"},
+  {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_UNEXPECTED_OPERATOR_IN_GROUP), "UNEXPECTED_OPERATOR_IN_GROUP"},
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_UNEXPECTED_RECORD), "UNEXPECTED_RECORD"},
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_UNINITIALIZED), "UNINITIALIZED"},
   {ERR_PACK(ERR_LIB_SSL, 0, SSL_R_UNKNOWN_ALERT_TYPE), "UNKNOWN_ALERT_TYPE"},
diff --git a/ssl/ssl_lib.c b/ssl/ssl_lib.c
index c0e463c..46b3953 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_lib.c
@@ -250,9 +250,13 @@
 
 	ctx->method=meth;
 
-	sk=ssl_create_cipher_list(ctx->method,&(ctx->cipher_list),
-		&(ctx->cipher_list_by_id),
-		meth->version == SSL2_VERSION ? "SSLv2" : SSL_DEFAULT_CIPHER_LIST, ctx->cert);
+	sk=ssl_create_cipher_list(
+		ctx->method, &ctx->cipher_list, &ctx->cipher_list_by_id,
+		meth->version == SSL2_VERSION ?
+			"SSLv2" :
+			SSL_DEFAULT_CIPHER_LIST,
+		ctx->cert);
+
 	if ((sk == NULL) || (sk_SSL_CIPHER_num(sk) <= 0))
 		{
 		OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, SSL_CTX_set_ssl_version, SSL_R_SSL_LIBRARY_HAS_NO_CIPHERS);
@@ -520,6 +524,71 @@
 	return X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1(ssl->param, vpm);
 	}
 
+void ssl_cipher_preference_list_free(
+	struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st *cipher_list)
+	{
+	sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(cipher_list->ciphers);
+	OPENSSL_free(cipher_list->in_group_flags);
+	OPENSSL_free(cipher_list);
+	}
+
+struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st*
+ssl_cipher_preference_list_dup(
+	struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st *cipher_list)
+	{
+	struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st* ret = NULL;
+	size_t n = sk_SSL_CIPHER_num(cipher_list->ciphers);
+
+	ret = OPENSSL_malloc(sizeof(struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st));
+	if (!ret)
+		goto err;
+	ret->ciphers = NULL;
+	ret->in_group_flags = NULL;
+	ret->ciphers = sk_SSL_CIPHER_dup(cipher_list->ciphers);
+	if (!ret->ciphers)
+		goto err;
+	ret->in_group_flags = OPENSSL_malloc(n);
+	if (!ret->in_group_flags)
+		goto err;
+	memcpy(ret->in_group_flags, cipher_list->in_group_flags, n);
+	return ret;
+
+err:
+	if (ret->ciphers)
+		sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(ret->ciphers);
+	if (ret)
+		OPENSSL_free(ret);
+	return NULL;
+	}
+
+struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st*
+ssl_cipher_preference_list_from_ciphers(STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *ciphers)
+	{
+	struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st* ret = NULL;
+	size_t n = sk_SSL_CIPHER_num(ciphers);
+
+	ret = OPENSSL_malloc(sizeof(struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st));
+	if (!ret)
+		goto err;
+	ret->ciphers = NULL;
+	ret->in_group_flags = NULL;
+	ret->ciphers = sk_SSL_CIPHER_dup(ciphers);
+	if (!ret->ciphers)
+		goto err;
+	ret->in_group_flags = OPENSSL_malloc(n);
+	if (!ret->in_group_flags)
+		goto err;
+	memset(ret->in_group_flags, 0, n);
+	return ret;
+
+err:
+	if (ret->ciphers)
+		sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(ret->ciphers);
+	if (ret)
+		OPENSSL_free(ret);
+	return NULL;
+	}
+
 X509_VERIFY_PARAM *SSL_CTX_get0_param(SSL_CTX *ctx)
 	{
 	return ctx->param;
@@ -578,7 +647,8 @@
 	if (s->init_buf != NULL) BUF_MEM_free(s->init_buf);
 
 	/* add extra stuff */
-	if (s->cipher_list != NULL) sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(s->cipher_list);
+	if (s->cipher_list != NULL)
+		ssl_cipher_preference_list_free(s->cipher_list);
 	if (s->cipher_list_by_id != NULL) sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(s->cipher_list_by_id);
 
 	/* Make the next call work :-) */
@@ -1313,19 +1383,19 @@
 
 	if (s->cipher_list != NULL)
 		{
-		return(s->cipher_list);
+		return(s->cipher_list->ciphers);
 		}
 
 	if (s->version >= TLS1_1_VERSION)
 		{
 		if (s->ctx != NULL && s->ctx->cipher_list_tls11 != NULL)
-			return s->ctx->cipher_list_tls11;
+			return s->ctx->cipher_list_tls11->ciphers;
 		}
 
 	if ((s->ctx != NULL) &&
 		(s->ctx->cipher_list != NULL))
 		{
-		return(s->ctx->cipher_list);
+		return(s->ctx->cipher_list->ciphers);
 		}
 
 	return(NULL);
@@ -1981,7 +2051,7 @@
 		&ret->cipher_list,&ret->cipher_list_by_id,
 		meth->version == SSL2_VERSION ? "SSLv2" : SSL_DEFAULT_CIPHER_LIST, ret->cert);
 	if (ret->cipher_list == NULL
-	    || sk_SSL_CIPHER_num(ret->cipher_list) <= 0)
+	    || sk_SSL_CIPHER_num(ret->cipher_list->ciphers) <= 0)
 		{
 		OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, SSL_CTX_new, SSL_R_LIBRARY_HAS_NO_CIPHERS);
 		goto err2;
@@ -2145,11 +2215,11 @@
 	if (a->cert_store != NULL)
 		X509_STORE_free(a->cert_store);
 	if (a->cipher_list != NULL)
-		sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(a->cipher_list);
+		ssl_cipher_preference_list_free(a->cipher_list);
 	if (a->cipher_list_by_id != NULL)
 		sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(a->cipher_list_by_id);
 	if (a->cipher_list_tls11 != NULL)
-		sk_SSL_CIPHER_free(a->cipher_list_tls11);
+		ssl_cipher_preference_list_free(a->cipher_list_tls11);
 	if (a->cert != NULL)
 		ssl_cert_free(a->cert);
 	if (a->client_CA != NULL)
diff --git a/ssl/ssl_locl.h b/ssl/ssl_locl.h
index ea7e563..0084613 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_locl.h
+++ b/ssl/ssl_locl.h
@@ -1004,10 +1004,17 @@
 int ssl_cipher_list_to_bytes(SSL *s,STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *sk,unsigned char *p,
                              int (*put_cb)(const SSL_CIPHER *, unsigned char *));
 STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *ssl_create_cipher_list(const SSL_METHOD *meth,
-					     STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) **pref,
+					     struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st **pref,
 					     STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) **sorted,
 					     const char *rule_str, CERT *c);
 void ssl_update_cache(SSL *s, int mode);
+struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st* ssl_cipher_preference_list_dup(
+	struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st *cipher_list);
+void ssl_cipher_preference_list_free(
+	struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st *cipher_list);
+struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st* ssl_cipher_preference_list_from_ciphers(
+	STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *ciphers);
+struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st* ssl_get_cipher_preferences(SSL *s);
 int ssl_cipher_get_comp(const SSL_SESSION *s, SSL_COMP **comp);
 int ssl_cipher_get_evp_aead(const SSL_SESSION *s, const EVP_AEAD **aead);
 int ssl_cipher_get_evp(const SSL_SESSION *s,const EVP_CIPHER **enc,
@@ -1106,7 +1113,7 @@
 void ssl3_free_digest_list(SSL *s);
 unsigned long ssl3_output_cert_chain(SSL *s, CERT_PKEY *cpk);
 SSL_CIPHER *ssl3_choose_cipher(SSL *ssl,STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *clnt,
-			       STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *srvr);
+			       struct ssl_cipher_preference_list_st *srvr);
 int	ssl3_setup_buffers(SSL *s);
 int	ssl3_setup_read_buffer(SSL *s);
 int	ssl3_setup_write_buffer(SSL *s);