diff --git a/api/tasks.go b/api/tasks.go
index c1d5bf2ff..b2516e706 100644
--- a/api/tasks.go
+++ b/api/tasks.go
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
 package api
 
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+//RestartPolicy defines how the Nomad client restarts
+//tasks in a taskgroup when they fail
+type RestartPolicy struct {
+	Interval time.Duration
+	Attempts int
+	Delay    time.Duration
+}
+
 // TaskGroup is the unit of scheduling.
 type TaskGroup struct {
-	Name        string
-	Count       int
-	Constraints []*Constraint
-	Tasks       []*Task
-	Meta        map[string]string
+	Name          string
+	Count         int
+	Constraints   []*Constraint
+	Tasks         []*Task
+	RestartPolicy *RestartPolicy
+	Meta          map[string]string
 }
 
 // NewTaskGroup creates a new TaskGroup.
diff --git a/jobspec/parse.go b/jobspec/parse.go
index c3c71ac9c..548632239 100644
--- a/jobspec/parse.go
+++ b/jobspec/parse.go
@@ -202,8 +202,9 @@ func parseGroups(result *structs.Job, obj *hclobj.Object) error {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
+		g.RestartPolicy = structs.NewRestartPolicy(result.Type)
 
-		if err := parseRestartPolicy(structs.NewRestartPolicy(result.Type), o); err != nil {
+		if err := parseRestartPolicy(g.RestartPolicy, o); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
diff --git a/jobspec/parse_test.go b/jobspec/parse_test.go
index c3b91e785..e785443b7 100644
--- a/jobspec/parse_test.go
+++ b/jobspec/parse_test.go
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 							"elb_interval": "10",
 							"elb_checks":   "3",
 						},
+						RestartPolicy: &structs.RestartPolicy{
+							Interval: 10 * time.Minute,
+							Attempts: 5,
+							Delay:    15 * time.Second,
+						},
 						Tasks: []*structs.Task{
 							&structs.Task{
 								Name:   "binstore",