3 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/document.cpp b/src/document.cpp
index ef04735ef..eca4ab2dc 100644
--- a/src/document.cpp
+++ b/src/document.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #include "prefs-utils.h"
 #include "libavoid/router.h"
 #include "libnr/nr-rect.h"
-#include "sp-item-transform.h"
+#include "sp-item-group.h"
 
 #include "display/nr-arena-item.h"
 
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ void SPDocument::fitToRect(NRRect const & rect)
     sp_document_set_height(this, h, &unit);
 
     NR::translate tr = NR::translate::translate(-rect.x0,-(rect.y0 + (h - old_height)));
-    sp_item_move_rel((SPItem *) root, tr);
+    static_cast<SPGroup *>(root)->translateChildItems(tr);
 }
 
 void sp_document_set_uri(SPDocument *document, gchar const *uri)
diff --git a/src/sp-item-group.cpp b/src/sp-item-group.cpp
index cd11b3c41..b5f6881b7 100644
--- a/src/sp-item-group.cpp
+++ b/src/sp-item-group.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "document.h"
 #include "style.h"
 #include "attributes.h"
+#include "sp-item-transform.h"
 
 #include "sp-root.h"
 #include "sp-use.h"
@@ -524,6 +525,19 @@ void SPGroup::_updateLayerMode(unsigned int display_key) {
 	}
 }
 
+void SPGroup::translateChildItems(NR::translate const &tr)
+{
+	if (this->hasChildren())
+	{
+		SPObject *o = NULL;
+		for (o = sp_object_first_child(SP_OBJECT(this)) ; o != NULL ; o = SP_OBJECT_NEXT(o) ) {
+			if (SP_IS_ITEM (o)) {
+				sp_item_move_rel(static_cast<SPItem *>(o), tr);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 CGroup::CGroup(SPGroup *group) {
     _group = group;
 }
diff --git a/src/sp-item-group.h b/src/sp-item-group.h
index ebf5c0402..b78291074 100644
--- a/src/sp-item-group.h
+++ b/src/sp-item-group.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 class CGroup;
 
+namespace NR{ struct translate; }
+
 struct SPGroup : public SPItem {
 	enum LayerMode { GROUP, LAYER };
 
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ struct SPGroup : public SPItem {
 
 	LayerMode layerDisplayMode(unsigned int display_key) const;
 	void setLayerDisplayMode(unsigned int display_key, LayerMode mode);
+	void translateChildItems(NR::translate const &tr);
 
     CGroup *group;