Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform master cell group failure recovery in a dual connectivity cellular communication system. The wireless device may establish a first wireless link to a cellular network via a first cell group. The first cell group may be configured as a master cell group for the wireless device. The wireless device may establish a second wireless link to the cellular network via a second cell group. The second cell group may be configured as a secondary cell group for the wireless device. The wireless device may determine that link failure for the first wireless link has occurred. The wireless device may perform master cell group link failure recovery using the second wireless link based at least in part on the link failure for the first wireless link.