diff --git a/src/bar.c b/src/bar.c
index 7075c9e..02807dc 100644
--- a/src/bar.c
+++ b/src/bar.c
@@ -118,9 +118,7 @@ static void bar_check_for_clip_updates(struct bar* bar) {
       struct window* window = bar_item_get_window(bar_item, bar->adid);
 
       bool clips_bar = bar_item_clips_bar(bar_item);
-      if (!clips_bar || (!bar_draws_item(bar, bar_item)
-          || (bar_item->type == BAR_COMPONENT_GROUP
-              && !bar_draws_item(bar, group_get_first_member(bar_item->group))))) {
+      if (!clips_bar || (!bar_draws_item(bar, bar_item))) {
 
         if (clips_bar && !CGPointEqualToPoint(window->origin, g_nirvana)) {
           g_bar_manager.bar_needs_update = true;
@@ -164,10 +162,7 @@ void bar_draw(struct bar* bar) {
     struct bar_item* bar_item = g_bar_manager.bar_items[i];
     struct window* window = bar_item_get_window(bar_item, bar->adid);
 
-    if (!bar_draws_item(bar, bar_item)
-        || (bar_item->type == BAR_COMPONENT_GROUP
-            && !bar_draws_item(bar, group_get_first_member(bar_item->group)))){
-
+    if (!bar_draws_item(bar, bar_item)){
       if (!CGPointEqualToPoint(window->origin, g_nirvana)) {
         window_move(window, g_nirvana);
       }
@@ -287,37 +282,6 @@ static void bar_calculate_bounds_top_bottom(struct bar* bar) {
 
     window_set_frame(bar_item_get_window(bar_item, bar->adid), frame);
 
-    if (bar_item->group && group_is_first_member(bar_item->group, bar_item)) {
-      group_calculate_bounds(bar_item->group,
-                             bar,
-                             max(shadow_offsets.x, 0),
-                             y,
-                             bar_item->position == POSITION_RIGHT
-                             || bar_item->position == POSITION_CENTER_LEFT);
-
-      CGPoint shadow_offsets =
-                bar_item_calculate_shadow_offsets(bar_item->group->members[0]);
-
-      uint32_t group_length = group_get_length(bar_item->group, bar);
-      int group_offset = (bar_item->position == POSITION_RIGHT
-                          || bar_item->position == POSITION_CENTER_LEFT)
-                          ? group_length
-                            - bar_item_get_length(bar_item, false)
-                            - bar_item->background.padding_right
-                          : bar_item->background.padding_left;
-
-      CGRect group_frame = {{frame.origin.x - group_offset,
-                             frame.origin.y},
-                            {group_length
-                              + shadow_offsets.x
-                              + shadow_offsets.y,
-                             frame.size.height}            };
-      
-      window_set_frame(bar_item_get_window(bar_item->group->members[0],
-                                           bar->adid                   ),
-                       group_frame                                       );
-    }
-
     if (bar_item->popup.drawing)
       bar_calculate_popup_anchor_for_bar_item(bar, bar_item);
 
@@ -336,6 +300,21 @@ static void bar_calculate_bounds_top_bottom(struct bar* bar) {
                            + bar_item->background.padding_right);
     }
   }
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < g_bar_manager.bar_item_count; i++) {
+    struct bar_item* bar_item = g_bar_manager.bar_items[i];
+
+    if (!bar_draws_item(bar, bar_item)
+        || bar_item->type != BAR_COMPONENT_GROUP
+        || bar_item->position == POSITION_POPUP ) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    group_calculate_bounds(bar_item->group, bar, y);
+    window_set_frame(bar_item_get_window(bar_item->group->members[0],
+                                         bar->adid                   ),
+                     bar_item->group->bounds                           );
+  }
 }
 
 static void bar_calculate_bounds_left_right(struct bar* bar) {
diff --git a/src/bar_item.c b/src/bar_item.c
index 150b6b1..3a0e5cd 100644
--- a/src/bar_item.c
+++ b/src/bar_item.c
@@ -166,10 +166,8 @@ bool bar_item_update(struct bar_item* bar_item, char* sender, bool forced, struc
 }
 
 void bar_item_needs_update(struct bar_item* bar_item) {
-  if (bar_item->group) {
-    struct bar_item* first_member = group_get_first_member(bar_item->group);
-    if (first_member && first_member != bar_item)
-      bar_item_needs_update(first_member);
+  if (bar_item->group && bar_item != bar_item->group->members[0]) {
+      bar_item_needs_update(bar_item->group->members[0]);
   }
     
   bar_item->needs_update = true;
@@ -384,7 +382,7 @@ uint32_t bar_item_get_height(struct bar_item* bar_item) {
 }
 
 struct window* bar_item_get_window(struct bar_item* bar_item, uint32_t adid) {
-  if (adid < 1) return NULL;
+  if (adid < 1 || !bar_item) return NULL;
   if (bar_item->num_windows < adid) {
     bar_item->windows = (struct window**) realloc(bar_item->windows,
                                                   sizeof(struct window*)*adid);
diff --git a/src/group.c b/src/group.c
index f7c324e..1810a94 100644
--- a/src/group.c
+++ b/src/group.c
@@ -34,43 +34,54 @@ void group_add_member(struct group* group, struct bar_item* item) {
   }
 }
 
-struct bar_item* group_get_first_member(struct group* group) {
-  if (group->num_members > 1) return group->members[1];
-  return NULL;
+static struct bar_item* group_get_first_member(struct group* group, struct bar* bar) {
+  if (group->num_members == 1) return NULL;
+
+  int min = INT32_MAX;
+  struct bar_item* first_item = NULL;
+
+  for (int i = 1; i < group->num_members; i++) {
+    struct bar_item* member = group->members[i];
+    if (bar_draws_item(bar, member)) {
+      struct window* window = bar_item_get_window(member, bar->adid);
+      if (window->origin.x < min) {
+        min = window->origin.x;
+        first_item = member;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return first_item;
 }
 
-bool group_is_first_member(struct group* group, struct bar_item* item) {
-  if (!group_is_item_member(group, item)) return false;
-  if (group->num_members > 1) {return group->members[1] == item; }
-  return false;
+static struct bar_item* group_get_last_member(struct group* group, struct bar* bar) {
+  if (group->num_members == 1) return NULL;
+
+  int max = INT32_MIN;
+  struct bar_item* last_item = NULL;
+
+  for (int i = 1; i < group->num_members; i++) {
+    struct bar_item* member = group->members[i];
+    if (bar_draws_item(bar, member)) {
+      struct window* window = bar_item_get_window(member, bar->adid);
+      if (window->origin.x + window->frame.size.width > max) {
+        max = window->origin.x + window->frame.size.width;
+        last_item = member;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return last_item;
 }
 
 uint32_t group_get_length(struct group* group, struct bar* bar) {
-  uint32_t length = 0;
-  for (int i = 1; i < group->num_members; i++) {
-    if (bar_draws_item(bar, group->members[i])) {
-      if (!group->members[i]->has_const_width)
-        length += group->members[i]->background.padding_left
-                  + group->members[i]->background.padding_right;
+  int len = group->last_window->origin.x
+            + group->last_window->frame.size.width
+            + group->last_item->background.padding_right
+            + group->first_item->background.padding_left
+            - group->first_window->origin.x;
 
-      length += bar_item_get_length(group->members[i], false);
-    }
-  }
-  return length;
-}
-
-uint32_t group_get_height(struct group* group, struct bar* bar) {
-  uint32_t height = 0;
-  for (int i = 1; i < group->num_members; i++) {
-    if (bar_draws_item(bar, group->members[i])) {
-      if (!group->members[i]->has_const_width)
-        height += group->members[i]->background.padding_left
-                  + group->members[i]->background.padding_right;
-
-      height += bar_item_get_height(group->members[i]);
-    }
-  }
-  return height;
+  return max(len, 0);
 }
 
 void group_remove_member(struct group* group, struct bar_item* bar_item) {
@@ -95,9 +106,31 @@ void group_destroy(struct group* group) {
   free(group);
 }
 
-void group_calculate_bounds(struct group* group, struct bar* bar, uint32_t x, uint32_t y, bool rtl) {
+void group_calculate_bounds(struct group* group, struct bar* bar, uint32_t y) {
+  group->first_item = group_get_first_member(group, bar);
+  group->first_window = bar_item_get_window(group->first_item, bar->adid);
+
+  group->last_item = group_get_last_member(group, bar);
+  group->last_window = bar_item_get_window(group->last_item, bar->adid);
+
+  if (!group->first_window || !group->last_window) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  uint32_t group_length = group_get_length(group, bar);
+  CGPoint shadow_offsets = bar_item_calculate_shadow_offsets(group->members[0]);
+  
+
+  group->bounds = (CGRect){{group->first_window->origin.x
+                            - group->first_item->background.padding_left,
+                            group->first_window->origin.y},
+                           {group_length
+                            + shadow_offsets.x
+                            + shadow_offsets.y,
+                           group->first_window->frame.size.height}};
+  
   background_calculate_bounds(&group->members[0]->background,
-                              x,
+                              max(shadow_offsets.x, 0),
                               y + group->members[0]->y_offset,
                               group_get_length(group, bar),
                               group->members[0]->background.bounds.size.height);
diff --git a/src/group.h b/src/group.h
index 7aa23a9..00f686e 100644
--- a/src/group.h
+++ b/src/group.h
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ struct bar;
 
 struct group {
   CGRect bounds;
+
+  struct window* first_window;
+  struct window* last_window;
+
+  struct bar_item* first_item;
+  struct bar_item* last_item;
+
   uint32_t num_members;
   struct bar_item** members;
 };
@@ -15,11 +22,8 @@ void group_set_name(struct group* group, char* _name);
 void group_add_member(struct group* group, struct bar_item* item);
 void group_remove_member(struct group* group, struct bar_item* bar_item);
 uint32_t group_get_length(struct group* group, struct bar* bar);
-uint32_t group_get_height(struct group* group, struct bar* bar);
-bool group_is_first_member(struct group* group, struct bar_item* item);
-struct bar_item* group_get_first_member(struct group* group);
 
-void group_calculate_bounds(struct group* group, struct bar* bar, uint32_t x, uint32_t y, bool rtl);
+void group_calculate_bounds(struct group* group, struct bar* bar, uint32_t y);
 void group_draw(struct group* group, CGContextRef context);
 void group_destroy(struct group* group);
 
diff --git a/src/popup.c b/src/popup.c
index cc3b3b2..1cdaa3a 100644
--- a/src/popup.c
+++ b/src/popup.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void popup_calculate_bounds(struct popup* popup, struct bar* bar) {
     struct bar_item* bar_item = NULL;
     bar_item = popup->items[j];
     if (!bar_item->drawing) continue;
-      if (bar_item->type == BAR_COMPONENT_GROUP) continue;
+    if (bar_item->type == BAR_COMPONENT_GROUP) continue;
 
     uint32_t cell_height = max(bar_item_get_height(bar_item),
                                popup->cell_size              );
@@ -169,22 +169,6 @@ void popup_calculate_bounds(struct popup* popup, struct bar* bar) {
                        item_height             }  };
 
       window_set_frame(bar_item_get_window(bar_item, popup->adid), frame);
-
-      if (bar_item->group
-          && group_is_first_member(bar_item->group, bar_item)) {
-
-        group_calculate_bounds(bar_item->group, bar, 0, item_y, false);
-
-        uint32_t group_length = group_get_length(bar_item->group, bar);
-        CGRect group_frame = {{frame.origin.x,
-                               frame.origin.y },
-                              {group_length,
-                               frame.size.height}              };
-        
-        window_set_frame(bar_item_get_window(bar_item->group->members[0],
-                                             popup->adid                 ),
-                         group_frame                                       );
-      }
     }
 
     if (bar_item->popup.drawing)
@@ -195,6 +179,30 @@ void popup_calculate_bounds(struct popup* popup, struct bar* bar) {
     else y += cell_height;
   }
 
+  for (int j = 0; j < popup->num_items; j++) {
+    if (popup->adid <= 0) break;
+    struct bar_item* bar_item = NULL;
+    bar_item = popup->items[j];
+    if (!bar_item->drawing) continue;
+    if (bar_item->type != BAR_COMPONENT_GROUP) continue;
+
+    uint32_t cell_height = popup->cell_size;
+    if (bar_item->group->num_members > 2) {
+      cell_height = max(bar_item_get_height(bar_item->group->members[1]),
+                        popup->cell_size                                 );
+    }
+
+    uint32_t item_height = popup->horizontal ? height : cell_height;
+    uint32_t item_y = item_height / 2;
+
+    group_calculate_bounds(bar_item->group, bar, item_y);
+
+    window_set_frame(bar_item_get_window(bar_item->group->members[0],
+                                         popup->adid                 ),
+                     bar_item->group->bounds                           );
+  }
+
+
   if (popup->horizontal) {
     if (!popup->background.enabled || !popup->background.image.enabled) {
       width = x + popup->background.border_width;