diff --git a/include/plasp/sas/Description.h b/include/plasp/sas/Description.h
index 69e27f0..65f05bb 100644
--- a/include/plasp/sas/Description.h
+++ b/include/plasp/sas/Description.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 
 #include <plasp/sas/AxiomRule.h>
+#include <plasp/sas/Goal.h>
 #include <plasp/sas/InitialState.h>
 #include <plasp/sas/MutexGroup.h>
 #include <plasp/sas/Operator.h>
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ class Description
 		const std::vector<Variable> &variables() const;
 		const std::vector<MutexGroup> &mutexGroups() const;
 		const InitialState &initialState() const;
-		const std::vector<AssignedVariable> &goalFacts() const;
+		const Goal &goal() const;
 		const std::vector<Operator> &operators() const;
 		const std::vector<AxiomRule> &axiomRules() const;
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class Description
 		std::vector<Variable> m_variables;
 		std::vector<MutexGroup> m_mutexGroups;
 		std::unique_ptr<InitialState> m_initialState;
-		std::vector<AssignedVariable> m_goalFacts;
+		std::unique_ptr<Goal> m_goal;
 		std::vector<Operator> m_operators;
 		std::vector<AxiomRule> m_axiomRules;
 };
diff --git a/include/plasp/sas/Goal.h b/include/plasp/sas/Goal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..062db36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/plasp/sas/Goal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#ifndef __SAS__GOAL_H
+#define __SAS__GOAL_H
+
+#include <plasp/sas/AssignedVariable.h>
+
+namespace plasp
+{
+namespace sas
+{
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Goal
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+class Goal
+{
+	public:
+		using Fact = AssignedVariable;
+		using Facts = std::vector<Fact>;
+
+		static Goal fromSAS(std::istream &istream, const std::vector<Variable> &variables);
+
+	public:
+		const Facts &facts() const;
+
+	private:
+		Goal() = default;
+
+		Facts m_facts;
+};
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/plasp/sas/Description.cpp b/src/plasp/sas/Description.cpp
index 044d53e..8d1df82 100644
--- a/src/plasp/sas/Description.cpp
+++ b/src/plasp/sas/Description.cpp
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ const InitialState &Description::initialState() const
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-const std::vector<AssignedVariable> &Description::goalFacts() const
+const Goal &Description::goal() const
 {
-	return m_goalFacts;
+	return *m_goal;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -159,21 +159,21 @@ void Description::print(std::ostream &ostream) const
 	ostream << "initial state:" << std::endl;
 
 	std::for_each(m_initialState->facts().cbegin(), m_initialState->facts().cend(),
-		[&](const auto &initialStateFact)
+		[&](const auto &fact)
 		{
-			ostream << "\t" << initialStateFact.variable().name() << " = ";
-			initialStateFact.value().printAsSAS(ostream);
+			ostream << "\t" << fact.variable().name() << " = ";
+			fact.value().printAsSAS(ostream);
 			ostream << std::endl;
 		});
 
 	// Goal section
 	ostream << "goal:" << std::endl;
 
-	std::for_each(m_goalFacts.cbegin(), m_goalFacts.cend(),
-		[&](const auto &goalFact)
+	std::for_each(m_goal->facts().cbegin(), m_goal->facts().cend(),
+		[&](const auto &fact)
 		{
-			ostream << "\t" << goalFact.variable().name() << " = ";
-			goalFact.value().printAsSAS(ostream);
+			ostream << "\t" << fact.variable().name() << " = ";
+			fact.value().printAsSAS(ostream);
 			ostream << std::endl;
 		});
 
@@ -302,15 +302,7 @@ void Description::parseInitialStateSection(std::istream &istream)
 
 void Description::parseGoalSection(std::istream &istream)
 {
-	utils::parseExpected<std::string>(istream, "begin_goal");
-
-	const auto numberOfGoalFacts = utils::parse<size_t>(istream);
-	m_goalFacts.reserve(numberOfGoalFacts);
-
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < numberOfGoalFacts; i++)
-		m_goalFacts.emplace_back(AssignedVariable::fromSAS(istream, m_variables));
-
-	utils::parseExpected<std::string>(istream, "end_goal");
+	m_goal = std::make_unique<Goal>(Goal::fromSAS(istream, m_variables));
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/plasp/sas/Goal.cpp b/src/plasp/sas/Goal.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a056a5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plasp/sas/Goal.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#include <plasp/sas/Goal.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <plasp/utils/Parsing.h>
+
+namespace plasp
+{
+namespace sas
+{
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Goal
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+Goal Goal::fromSAS(std::istream &istream, const std::vector<Variable> &variables)
+{
+	Goal goal;
+
+	utils::parseExpected<std::string>(istream, "begin_goal");
+
+	const auto numberOfGoalFacts = utils::parse<size_t>(istream);
+	goal.m_facts.reserve(numberOfGoalFacts);
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < numberOfGoalFacts; i++)
+		goal.m_facts.emplace_back(AssignedVariable::fromSAS(istream, variables));
+
+	utils::parseExpected<std::string>(istream, "end_goal");
+
+	return goal;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+const Goal::Facts &Goal::facts() const
+{
+	return m_facts;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/plasp/sas/TranslatorASP.cpp b/src/plasp/sas/TranslatorASP.cpp
index 70fc647..2d29e4d 100644
--- a/src/plasp/sas/TranslatorASP.cpp
+++ b/src/plasp/sas/TranslatorASP.cpp
@@ -95,23 +95,23 @@ void TranslatorASP::translate(std::ostream &ostream) const
 	const auto &initialStateFacts = m_description.initialState().facts();
 
 	std::for_each(initialStateFacts.cbegin(), initialStateFacts.cend(),
-		[&](const auto &initialStateFact)
+		[&](const auto &fact)
 		{
 			ostream << "init(";
-			initialStateFact.value().printAsASP(ostream);
+			fact.value().printAsASP(ostream);
 			ostream << ")." << std::endl;
 		});
 
 	ostream << std::endl;
 	ostream << "% goal" << std::endl;
 
-	const auto &goalFacts = m_description.goalFacts();
+	const auto &goalFacts = m_description.goal().facts();
 
 	std::for_each(goalFacts.cbegin(), goalFacts.cend(),
-		[&](const auto &goalFact)
+		[&](const auto &fact)
 		{
 			ostream << "goal(";
-			goalFact.value().printAsASP(ostream);
+			fact.value().printAsASP(ostream);
 			ostream << ")." << std::endl;
 		});
 
diff --git a/tests/TestSASParser.cpp b/tests/TestSASParser.cpp
index ce7f556..c8bdd1c 100644
--- a/tests/TestSASParser.cpp
+++ b/tests/TestSASParser.cpp
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ TEST_F(SASParserTests, ParseValidSASFile)
 		ASSERT_EQ(&description.initialState().facts()[0].value(), &description.variables()[0].values()[8]);
 		ASSERT_EQ(&description.initialState().facts()[36].value(), &description.variables()[36].values()[1]);
 
-		ASSERT_EQ(description.goalFacts().size(), 2);
-		ASSERT_EQ(&description.goalFacts()[0].value(), &description.variables()[6].values()[0]);
-		ASSERT_EQ(&description.goalFacts()[1].value(), &description.variables()[7].values()[0]);
+		ASSERT_EQ(description.goal().facts().size(), 2);
+		ASSERT_EQ(&description.goal().facts()[0].value(), &description.variables()[6].values()[0]);
+		ASSERT_EQ(&description.goal().facts()[1].value(), &description.variables()[7].values()[0]);
 
 		ASSERT_EQ(description.operators().size(), 34);
 		ASSERT_EQ(description.operators()[0].predicate.name, "activate-trans");