diff --git a/include/reactor-cpp/grouped_scheduling_policy.hh b/include/reactor-cpp/grouped_scheduling_policy.hh
index 71b57494..2d982fde 100644
--- a/include/reactor-cpp/grouped_scheduling_policy.hh
+++ b/include/reactor-cpp/grouped_scheduling_policy.hh
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ struct ReactionGroup {
   std::atomic<std::size_t> waiting_for{0};
   std::atomic<bool> triggered{false};
   std::size_t num_predecessors{0};
+
+  std::shared_ptr<ReactionGroup> super_group{nullptr};
+  std::vector<ReactionGroup*> sub_groups{};
+  std::vector<ReactionGroup*> triggered_sub_groups{};
+  std::atomic<std::size_t> triggered_sub_groups_write_pos{0};
 };
 
 class GroupedSchedulingPolicy {
@@ -59,8 +64,10 @@ private:
   GroupQueue group_queue_;
 
   void schedule();
-  auto finalize_group_and_notify_successors(ReactionGroup* group, std::vector<ReactionGroup*>& out_ready_groups) -> bool;
+  auto finalize_group_and_notify_successors(ReactionGroup* group, std::vector<ReactionGroup*>& out_ready_groups)
+      -> bool;
   void notify_groups(const std::vector<ReactionGroup*>& groups, std::vector<ReactionGroup*>& out_ready_groups);
+  void notify_super_group(ReactionGroup* group, std::vector<ReactionGroup*>& out_ready_groups);
   void terminate_workers();
 
 public:
diff --git a/lib/grouped_scheduling_policy.cc b/lib/grouped_scheduling_policy.cc
index bb173794..4a533f38 100644
--- a/lib/grouped_scheduling_policy.cc
+++ b/lib/grouped_scheduling_policy.cc
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@
 #include "reactor-cpp/assert.hh"
 #include "reactor-cpp/dependency_graph.hh"
 #include "reactor-cpp/logging.hh"
+#include "reactor-cpp/reaction.hh"
 #include "reactor-cpp/scheduler.hh"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <atomic>
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ GroupedSchedulingPolicy::GroupedSchedulingPolicy(Scheduler<GroupedSchedulingPoli
     : scheduler_(scheduler)
     , environment_(env) {}
 
-void GroupedSchedulingPolicy::init() {
+void GroupedSchedulingPolicy::init() { // NOLINT
   ReactionDependencyGraph graph{environment_.top_level_reactors()};
   ReactionDependencyGraph reduced_graph = graph.transitive_reduction();
   GroupedDependencyGraph grouped_graph{reduced_graph};
@@ -64,11 +66,13 @@ void GroupedSchedulingPolicy::init() {
   auto g = reduced_grouped_graph.get_graph();
 
   std::map<GroupedDependencyGraph::GroupGraph::vertex_descriptor, std::shared_ptr<ReactionGroup>> vertex_to_group;
+  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<ReactionGroup>> all_groups;
 
   // create a reaction group for each vertex and keep track of all groups without dependencies in initial_groups_
   for (auto* vertex : boost::make_iterator_range(vertices(g))) {
     auto group = std::make_shared<ReactionGroup>();
     vertex_to_group[vertex] = group;
+    all_groups.emplace_back(group);
 
     if (boost::in_degree(vertex, g) == 0) {
       initial_groups_.push_back(group.get());
@@ -108,12 +112,69 @@ void GroupedSchedulingPolicy::init() {
   num_groups_ = vertex_to_group.size();
   group_queue_.init(std::max(num_groups_, environment_.num_workers() + 1));
 
-  log::Debug() << "Identified reaction groups: ";
   for (const auto& [_, group] : vertex_to_group) {
-    log::Debug() << "* Group " << group->id << ':';
-    log::Debug() << "   + reactions:";
-    for (auto [_, reaction] : group->reactions) {
-      log::Debug() << "      - " << reaction->fqn();
+    auto& successors = group->successors;
+    std::set<ReactionGroup*> in_super_group;
+    if (successors.size() > 1) {
+      for (auto* successor_a : successors) {
+        if (in_super_group.count(successor_a) == 0 && successor_a->num_predecessors <= 1) {
+          std::vector<ReactionGroup*> same_successors;
+          std::copy_if(successors.begin(), successors.end(), std::back_insert_iterator(same_successors),
+                       [successor_a](ReactionGroup* successor_b) {
+                         return successor_b->num_predecessors <= 1 &&
+                                successor_a->successors == successor_b->successors;
+                       });
+          if (same_successors.size() > 1) {
+            auto super_group = std::make_shared<ReactionGroup>();
+            all_groups.emplace_back(super_group);
+
+            super_group->id = id_counter++;
+            super_group->successors = successor_a->successors;
+            super_group->num_predecessors = successor_a->num_predecessors;
+            super_group->waiting_for.store(successor_a->num_predecessors, std::memory_order_release);
+            super_group->triggered_sub_groups.resize(same_successors.size());
+
+            for (auto* sub_group : same_successors) {
+              super_group->sub_groups.emplace_back(sub_group);
+              sub_group->super_group = super_group;
+
+              // remove sub_group from the successor list of our starting group
+              auto it = std::find(group->successors.begin(), group->successors.end(), sub_group);
+              reactor_assert(it != group->successors.end());
+              group->successors.erase(it);
+            }
+            // add the newly creates super_group as a successor to the starting group
+            group->successors.emplace_back(super_group.get());
+
+            log::Debug() << "Super Group for Group " << successor_a->id << ':';
+            for (auto* elem : same_successors) {
+              in_super_group.insert(elem);
+              log::Debug() << " - Group " << elem->id;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  log::Debug() << "Identified reaction groups: ";
+  for (const auto& group : all_groups) {
+    if (group->sub_groups.empty()) {
+      log::Debug() << "* Group " << group->id << ':';
+      log::Debug() << "   + reactions:";
+      for (auto [_, reaction] : group->reactions) {
+        log::Debug() << "      - " << reaction->fqn();
+      }
+      if (group->super_group != nullptr) {
+        log::Debug() << "   + super group: " << group->super_group->id;
+      }
+    } else {
+      log::Debug() << "* Super Group " << group->id << ':';
+      reactor_assert(group->reactions.empty());
+      log::Debug() << "   + sub groups:";
+      for (auto* sub_group : group->sub_groups) {
+        log::Debug() << "      - " << sub_group->id;
+      }
     }
     log::Debug() << "   + successors:";
     for (const auto* successor : group->successors) {
@@ -146,18 +207,58 @@ auto GroupedSchedulingPolicy::finalize_group_and_notify_successors(ReactionGroup
   return 1 == groups_to_process_.fetch_sub(1, std::memory_order_acq_rel);
 }
 
+void GroupedSchedulingPolicy::notify_super_group(ReactionGroup* group, std::vector<ReactionGroup*>& out_ready_groups) {
+  // the group is a super group with triggered sub groups
+  // -> extract all the triggered subgroups
+  std::atomic_thread_fence(std::memory_order_release);
+  auto num_triggered = group->triggered_sub_groups_write_pos.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+  for (std::size_t i{0}; i < num_triggered; i++) {
+    out_ready_groups.emplace_back(group->triggered_sub_groups[i]);
+    group->triggered_sub_groups[i]->triggered.store(false, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+  }
+  group->waiting_for.store(group->num_predecessors, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+  group->triggered_sub_groups_write_pos.store(0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+  log::Debug() << "num_triggered: " << num_triggered;
+
+  // we do not need to process the untriggered subgroups and can directly decrement the counter
+  const auto num_untriggered = group->sub_groups.size() - num_triggered;
+  if (num_untriggered > 0) {
+    groups_to_process_.fetch_sub(num_untriggered, std::memory_order_acq_rel);
+  }
+
+  // update successor if there is any
+  if (!group->successors.empty()) {
+    reactor_assert(group->successors.size() == 1);
+    reactor_assert(group->successors[0]->num_predecessors == 1);
+    reactor_assert(group->successors[0]->sub_groups.empty());
+
+    group->successors[0]->waiting_for.fetch_sub(num_untriggered, std::memory_order_acq_rel);
+    // if none of the groups was triggered, then we can directly notify the successor
+    if (num_triggered == 0) {
+      notify_groups(group->successors, out_ready_groups);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void GroupedSchedulingPolicy::notify_groups(const std::vector<ReactionGroup*>& groups,
                                             std::vector<ReactionGroup*>& out_ready_groups) {
   for (auto* group : groups) {
     // decrement the waiting for counter
     auto old = group->waiting_for.fetch_sub(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+
     // If the old value was 1 (or 0), then all dependencies are fulfilled and the group is ready for execution
     if (old <= 1) {
       // If the group was triggered, then add it to the ready queue. Otherwise, we skip the group and check its
       // successors.
+      log::Debug() << "Group " << group->id << " is ready";
       if (group->triggered.exchange(false, std::memory_order_relaxed)) {
+        log::Debug() << "Bar1";
         out_ready_groups.emplace_back(group);
+      } else if (!group->sub_groups.empty()) {
+        log::Debug() << "Bar2";
+        notify_super_group(group, out_ready_groups);
       } else {
+        log::Debug() << "Bar3";
         finalize_group_and_notify_successors(group, out_ready_groups);
       }
     }
@@ -241,7 +342,15 @@ void GroupedSchedulingPolicy::trigger_reaction(Reaction* reaction) {
   log::Debug() << "(GroupedSchedulingPolicy) trigger reaction " << reaction->fqn() << " in Group " << group->id;
   auto& triggered_reaction_pair = group->reactions[reaction->index()];
   triggered_reaction_pair.first = true;
-  group->triggered.store(true, std::memory_order_release);
+  std::atomic_thread_fence(std::memory_order_release);
+  bool old = group->triggered.exchange(true, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+  // Also notify the super group if there is one and if we did not notify it yet.
+  if (!old && group->super_group != nullptr) {
+    log::Debug() << "(GroupedSchedulingPolicy) trigger group " << group->id << " in super group "
+                 << group->super_group->id;
+    auto pos = group->super_group->triggered_sub_groups_write_pos.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    group->super_group->triggered_sub_groups[pos] = group.get();
+  }
 }
 
 void GroupedSchedulingPolicy::process_group(const Worker<GroupedSchedulingPolicy>& worker, ReactionGroup* group) {