diff --git a/easyocr/utils.py b/easyocr/utils.py
index 987baf2c9..48f9f4918 100644
--- a/easyocr/utils.py
+++ b/easyocr/utils.py
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ def diff(input_list):
 
 def get_paragraph(raw_result, x_ths=1, y_ths=0.5, mode = 'ltr'):
     # create basic attributes
+
     box_group = []
     for box in raw_result:
         all_x = [int(coord[0]) for coord in box[0]]
@@ -651,7 +652,7 @@ def get_paragraph(raw_result, x_ths=1, y_ths=0.5, mode = 'ltr'):
         min_y = min(all_y)
         max_y = max(all_y)
         height = max_y - min_y
-        box_group.append([box[1], min_x, max_x, min_y, max_y, height, 0.5*(min_y+max_y), 0]) # last element indicates group
+        box_group.append([box[1], min_x, max_x, min_y, max_y, height, 0.5*(min_y+max_y), 0,box[-1]]) # last element indicates group
     # cluster boxes into paragraph
     current_group = 1
     while len([box for box in box_group if box[7]==0]) > 0:
@@ -682,6 +683,7 @@ def get_paragraph(raw_result, x_ths=1, y_ths=0.5, mode = 'ltr'):
     result = []
     for i in set(box[7] for box in box_group):
         current_box_group = [box for box in box_group if box[7]==i]
+        group_confidence = sum([box[8] for box in current_box_group])/len(current_box_group)
         mean_height = np.mean([box[5] for box in current_box_group])
         min_gx = min([box[1] for box in current_box_group])
         max_gx = max([box[2] for box in current_box_group])
@@ -704,7 +706,7 @@ def get_paragraph(raw_result, x_ths=1, y_ths=0.5, mode = 'ltr'):
             text += ' '+best_box[0]
             current_box_group.remove(best_box)
 
-        result.append([ [[min_gx,min_gy],[max_gx,min_gy],[max_gx,max_gy],[min_gx,max_gy]], text[1:]])
+        result.append([ [[min_gx,min_gy],[max_gx,min_gy],[max_gx,max_gy],[min_gx,max_gy]], text[1:],group_confidence])
 
     return result