diff --git a/promql/printer.go b/promql/printer.go
index 82ac53812..d8b8a58c7 100644
--- a/promql/printer.go
+++ b/promql/printer.go
@@ -165,11 +165,16 @@ func (node *BinaryExpr) String() string {
 		} else {
 			matching = fmt.Sprintf(" ON(%s)", vm.MatchingLabels)
 		}
-		if vm.Card == CardManyToOne {
-			matching += fmt.Sprintf(" GROUP_LEFT(%s)", vm.Include)
-		}
-		if vm.Card == CardOneToMany {
-			matching += fmt.Sprintf(" GROUP_RIGHT(%s)", vm.Include)
+		if vm.Card == CardManyToOne || vm.Card == CardOneToMany {
+			matching += " GROUP_"
+			if vm.Card == CardManyToOne {
+				matching += "LEFT"
+			} else {
+				matching += "RIGHT"
+			}
+			if len(vm.Include) > 0 {
+				matching += fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", vm.Include)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s%s%s %s", node.LHS, node.Op, returnBool, matching, node.RHS)
diff --git a/promql/printer_test.go b/promql/printer_test.go
index e17774ac8..c02e26ba6 100644
--- a/promql/printer_test.go
+++ b/promql/printer_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ func TestExprString(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			in: `a - ON(b) c`,
 		},
+		{
+			in: `a - ON(b) GROUP_LEFT(x) c`,
+		},
+		{
+			in: `a - ON(b) GROUP_LEFT(x, y) c`,
+		},
+		{
+			in: `a - ON(b) GROUP_LEFT c`,
+		},
 		{
 			in: `a - IGNORING(b) c`,
 		},