diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b9360d7f..cd457af1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ The git repositories are hosted at the following sites:
 
 ### Fixed
 
+* Fixed BACnetGroupChannelValue encoding and decoding of BACnetChannelValue
+  which was deemed errata by BACnet standard committee. (#980)
 * Fixed some INTRINSIC_REPORTING #ifs in AV and BV basic objects. (#977)
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/src/bacnet/write_group.c b/src/bacnet/write_group.c
index 4017a7a7..68b62dfb 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/write_group.c
+++ b/src/bacnet/write_group.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ int bacnet_write_group_service_request_decode(
  *   change-list [2] SEQUENCE OF BACnetGroupChannelValue ::= SEQUENCE {
  *       channel [0] Unsigned16,
  *       overriding-priority [1] Unsigned (1..16) OPTIONAL,
- *       value BACnetChannelValue
+ *       value [2] BACnetChannelValue
  *   }
  *   inhibit-delay [3] BOOLEAN OPTIONAL
  * }
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@ bool bacnet_write_group_same(
 
 /**
  * @brief Compare two BACnetGroupChannelValue value lists
+ * @param head1  Pointer to the first value list to compare
+ * @param head2  Pointer to the second value list to compare
+ * @return true if the values are the same, else false
  */
 bool bacnet_group_change_list_same(
     const BACNET_GROUP_CHANNEL_VALUE *head1,
@@ -464,7 +467,7 @@ bool bacnet_group_channel_value_same(
  * BACnetGroupChannelValue ::= SEQUENCE {
  *   channel [0] Unsigned16,
  *   overriding-priority [1] Unsigned (1..16) OPTIONAL,
- *   value BACnetChannelValue
+ *   value [2] BACnetChannelValue
  * }
  *
  * @param apdu  Pointer to the buffer for encoded values
@@ -495,12 +498,23 @@ int bacnet_group_channel_value_encode(
                 apdu += len;
             }
         }
-        /* value BACnetChannelValue */
+        /* value [2] BACnetChannelValue */
+        len = encode_opening_tag(apdu, 2);
+        apdu_len += len;
+        if (apdu) {
+            apdu += len;
+        }
+        /* BACnetChannelValue */
         len = bacnet_channel_value_type_encode(apdu, &value->value);
         apdu_len += len;
         if (apdu) {
             apdu += len;
         }
+        len = encode_closing_tag(apdu, 2);
+        apdu_len += len;
+        if (apdu) {
+            apdu += len;
+        }
         /* is there another one to encode? */
         value = value->next;
     }
@@ -514,7 +528,7 @@ int bacnet_group_channel_value_encode(
  * BACnetGroupChannelValue ::= SEQUENCE {
  *   channel [0] Unsigned16,
  *   overriding-priority [1] Unsigned (1..16) OPTIONAL,
- *   value BACnetChannelValue
+ *   value [2] BACnetChannelValue
  * }
  *
  * @param apdu  Pointer to the buffer for encoded values
@@ -566,6 +580,12 @@ int bacnet_group_channel_value_decode(
         }
     }
     /* value BACnetChannelValue */
+    if (bacnet_is_opening_tag_number(
+            &apdu[apdu_len], apdu_size - apdu_len, 2, &len)) {
+        apdu_len += len;
+    } else {
+        return BACNET_STATUS_ERROR;
+    }
     len = bacnet_channel_value_decode(
         &apdu[apdu_len], apdu_size - apdu_len, &channel_value);
     if (len > 0) {
@@ -576,6 +596,12 @@ int bacnet_group_channel_value_decode(
     } else {
         return BACNET_STATUS_ERROR;
     }
+    if (bacnet_is_closing_tag_number(
+            &apdu[apdu_len], apdu_size - apdu_len, 2, &len)) {
+        apdu_len += len;
+    } else {
+        return BACNET_STATUS_ERROR;
+    }
 
     return apdu_len;
 }
diff --git a/src/bacnet/write_group.h b/src/bacnet/write_group.h
index a3a2d8c7..d5a0489d 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/write_group.h
+++ b/src/bacnet/write_group.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * BACnetGroupChannelValue ::= SEQUENCE {
  *   channel [0] Unsigned16,
  *   overriding-priority [1] Unsigned (1..16) OPTIONAL,
- *   value BACnetChannelValue
+ *   value [2] BACnetChannelValue
  * }
  */
 struct BACnet_Group_Channel_Value;