diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/ItineraryListFilterChainBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/ItineraryListFilterChainBuilder.java
index e8b8ed43c1c..84f3030b09f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/ItineraryListFilterChainBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/ItineraryListFilterChainBuilder.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.opentripplanner.ext.accessibilityscore.DecorateWithAccessibilityScore;
+import org.opentripplanner.framework.application.OTPFeature;
 import org.opentripplanner.framework.collection.ListSection;
 import org.opentripplanner.framework.lang.Sandbox;
 import org.opentripplanner.model.plan.Itinerary;
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.algorithm.filterchain.filters.system.NumItinerariesFilter;
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.algorithm.filterchain.filters.system.OutsideSearchWindowFilter;
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.algorithm.filterchain.filters.system.PagingFilter;
+import org.opentripplanner.routing.algorithm.filterchain.filters.system.SingeCriteriaComparator;
+import org.opentripplanner.routing.algorithm.filterchain.filters.system.mcmax.McMaxLimitFilter;
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.algorithm.filterchain.filters.transit.DecorateTransitAlert;
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.algorithm.filterchain.filters.transit.KeepItinerariesWithFewestTransfers;
 import org.opentripplanner.routing.algorithm.filterchain.filters.transit.RemoveItinerariesWithShortStreetLeg;
@@ -64,7 +67,6 @@ public class ItineraryListFilterChainBuilder {
   private static final int NOT_SET = -1;
   private final SortOrder sortOrder;
   private final List<GroupBySimilarity> groupBySimilarity = new ArrayList<>();
-
   private ItineraryFilterDebugProfile debug = ItineraryFilterDebugProfile.OFF;
   private int maxNumberOfItineraries = NOT_SET;
   private ListSection maxNumberOfItinerariesCropSection = ListSection.TAIL;
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ public class ItineraryListFilterChainBuilder {
   private double minBikeParkingDistance;
   private boolean removeTransitIfWalkingIsBetter = true;
   private ItinerarySortKey itineraryPageCut;
+  private boolean transitGroupPriorityUsed = false;
 
   /**
    * Sandbox filters which decorate the itineraries with extra information.
@@ -292,6 +295,15 @@ public ItineraryListFilterChainBuilder withPagingDeduplicationFilter(
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Adjust filters to include multi-criteria parameter c2 and treat it as the
+   * transit-group.
+   */
+  public ItineraryListFilterChainBuilder withTransitGroupPriority() {
+    this.transitGroupPriorityUsed = true;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * If set, walk-all-the-way itineraries are removed. This happens AFTER e.g. the group-by and
    * remove-transit-with-higher-cost-than-best-on-street-only filter. This make sure that poor
@@ -531,7 +543,7 @@ private ItineraryListFilter buildGroupBySameRoutesAndStopsFilter() {
       GroupBySameRoutesAndStops::new,
       List.of(
         new SortingFilter(SortOrderComparator.comparator(sortOrder)),
-        new RemoveFilter(new MaxLimit(GroupBySameRoutesAndStops.TAG, 1))
+        new RemoveFilter(createMaxLimitFilter(GroupBySameRoutesAndStops.TAG, 1))
       )
     );
   }
@@ -574,7 +586,7 @@ private List<ItineraryListFilter> buildGroupByTripIdAndDistanceFilters() {
             GroupByAllSameStations::new,
             List.of(
               new SortingFilter(generalizedCostComparator()),
-              new RemoveFilter(new MaxLimit(innerGroupName, 1))
+              new RemoveFilter(createMaxLimitFilter(innerGroupName, 1))
             )
           )
         );
@@ -587,7 +599,7 @@ private List<ItineraryListFilter> buildGroupByTripIdAndDistanceFilters() {
       }
 
       addSort(nested, generalizedCostComparator());
-      addRemoveFilter(nested, new MaxLimit(tag, group.maxNumOfItinerariesPerGroup));
+      addRemoveFilter(nested, createMaxLimitFilter(tag, group.maxNumOfItinerariesPerGroup));
 
       nested.add(new KeepItinerariesWithFewestTransfers(sysTags));
 
@@ -620,4 +632,20 @@ private static void addDecorateFilter(
   ) {
     filters.add(new DecorateFilter(decorator));
   }
+
+  private RemoveItineraryFlagger createMaxLimitFilter(String filterName, int maxLimit) {
+    if (OTPFeature.MultiCriteriaGroupMaxFilter.isOn()) {
+      List<SingeCriteriaComparator> comparators = new ArrayList<>();
+      comparators.add(SingeCriteriaComparator.compareGeneralizedCost());
+      comparators.add(SingeCriteriaComparator.compareNumTransfers());
+      if (transitGroupPriorityUsed) {
+        comparators.add(SingeCriteriaComparator.compareTransitGroupsPriority());
+      }
+      return new McMaxLimitFilter(filterName, maxLimit, comparators);
+    }
+    // Default is to just use a "hard" max limit
+    else {
+      return new MaxLimit(filterName, maxLimit);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/filters/system/SingeCriteriaComparator.java b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/filters/system/SingeCriteriaComparator.java
index aa876d5bcdc..528542d40df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/filters/system/SingeCriteriaComparator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/filters/system/SingeCriteriaComparator.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static SingeCriteriaComparator compareGeneralizedCost() {
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings("OptionalGetWithoutIsPresent")
-  static SingeCriteriaComparator compareTransitPriorityGroups() {
+  static SingeCriteriaComparator compareTransitGroupsPriority() {
     return (left, right) ->
       TransitGroupPriority32n.dominate(
         left.getGeneralizedCost2().get(),
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/mapping/RouteRequestToFilterChainMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/mapping/RouteRequestToFilterChainMapper.java
index 651d94b4eac..c1fab68f999 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/mapping/RouteRequestToFilterChainMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/mapping/RouteRequestToFilterChainMapper.java
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ public static ItineraryListFilterChain createFilterChain(
       .withRemoveTransitIfWalkingIsBetter(true)
       .withDebugEnabled(params.debug());
 
+    if (!request.preferences().transit().relaxTransitGroupPriority().isNormal()) {
+      builder.withTransitGroupPriority();
+    }
+
     var fareService = context.graph().getFareService();
     if (fareService != null) {
       builder.withFareDecorator(new DecorateWithFare(fareService));
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/filters/system/SingeCriteriaComparatorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/filters/system/SingeCriteriaComparatorTest.java
index 5435a8864c7..8f4b2b4ddeb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/filters/system/SingeCriteriaComparatorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/filters/system/SingeCriteriaComparatorTest.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void setUp() {
   void strictOrder() {
     assertTrue(SingeCriteriaComparator.compareNumTransfers().strictOrder());
     assertTrue(SingeCriteriaComparator.compareGeneralizedCost().strictOrder());
-    assertFalse(SingeCriteriaComparator.compareTransitPriorityGroups().strictOrder());
+    assertFalse(SingeCriteriaComparator.compareTransitGroupsPriority().strictOrder());
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void compareTransitPriorityGroups() {
       .withGeneralizedCost2(TransitGroupPriority32n.mergeInGroupId(1, 2))
       .build();
 
-    var subject = SingeCriteriaComparator.compareTransitPriorityGroups();
+    var subject = SingeCriteriaComparator.compareTransitGroupsPriority();
 
     assertTrue(subject.leftDominanceExist(group1, group2));
     assertTrue(subject.leftDominanceExist(group2, group1));
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/filters/system/mcmax/McMaxLimitFilterTest.java b/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/filters/system/mcmax/McMaxLimitFilterTest.java
index 14d0fe62337..3c35b0172f8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/filters/system/mcmax/McMaxLimitFilterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/routing/algorithm/filterchain/filters/system/mcmax/McMaxLimitFilterTest.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class McMaxLimitFilterTest {
     List.of(
       SingeCriteriaComparator.compareGeneralizedCost(),
       SingeCriteriaComparator.compareNumTransfers(),
-      SingeCriteriaComparator.compareTransitPriorityGroups()
+      SingeCriteriaComparator.compareTransitGroupsPriority()
     )
   );