diff --git a/src/Window.cpp b/src/Window.cpp
index d5b248414..d0ea4f24e 100644
--- a/src/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/Window.cpp
@@ -233,3 +233,12 @@ CWindow* CWindow::X11TransientFor() {
 
     return PPARENT;
 }
+
+void CWindow::removeDecorationByType(eDecorationType type) {
+    for (auto& wd : m_dWindowDecorations) {
+        if (wd->getDecorationType() == type)
+            m_vDecosToRemove.push_back(wd.get());
+    }
+
+    updateWindowDecos();
+}
diff --git a/src/Window.hpp b/src/Window.hpp
index 6cf222046..11cc709e7 100644
--- a/src/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/Window.hpp
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public:
     void            updateWindowDecos();
     pid_t           getPID();
     IHyprWindowDecoration* getDecorationByType(eDecorationType);
+    void            removeDecorationByType(eDecorationType);
     void            createToplevelHandle();
     void            destroyToplevelHandle();
     void            updateToplevel();
diff --git a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
index babe1a6e9..8f6613e06 100644
--- a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
@@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::toggleWindowGroup(CWindow* pWindow) {
 
         for (auto& pw : toAddWindows) {
             onWindowCreated(pw);
+            pw->removeDecorationByType(DECORATION_GROUPBAR);
         }
 
         recalculateMonitor(PWORKSPACE->m_iMonitorID);
@@ -862,6 +863,9 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::toggleWindowGroup(CWindow* pWindow) {
 
             newGroupMembers[i]->pPreviousGroupMember = PREVMEMBER;
             newGroupMembers[i]->pNextGroupMember = NEXTMEMBER;
+
+            // add the deco
+            newGroupMembers[i]->pWindow->m_dWindowDecorations.emplace_back(std::make_unique<CHyprGroupBarDecoration>(newGroupMembers[i]->pWindow));
         }
 
         // focus
@@ -883,14 +887,15 @@ std::deque<CWindow*> CHyprDwindleLayout::getGroupMembers(CWindow* pWindow) {
     // get the node
     const auto PNODE = getNodeFromWindow(pWindow);
 
-    if (!PNODE)
+    if (!PNODE || !PNODE->isGroupMember())
         return result;  // reject with empty
 
-    SDwindleNodeData* current = PNODE->pNextGroupMember;
+    const auto HEAD = PNODE->getGroupHead();
+    SDwindleNodeData* current = HEAD->pNextGroupMember;
 
-    result.push_back(pWindow);
+    result.push_back(HEAD->pWindow);
 
-    while (current != PNODE) {
+    while (current != HEAD) {
         result.push_back(current->pWindow);
         current = current->pNextGroupMember;
     }
@@ -939,6 +944,9 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::switchGroupWindow(CWindow* pWindow, bool forward) {
         pNewNode->pWindow->m_vRealSize.warp();
         pNewNode->pWindow->m_vRealPosition.warp();
     }
+
+    pNewNode->pWindow->updateWindowDecos();
+    PNODE->pWindow->updateWindowDecos();
 }
 
 SWindowRenderLayoutHints CHyprDwindleLayout::requestRenderHints(CWindow* pWindow) {
diff --git a/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp b/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp
index eadcd1678..08e3540cc 100644
--- a/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp
+++ b/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 CHyprGroupBarDecoration::CHyprGroupBarDecoration(CWindow* pWindow) {
     m_pWindow = pWindow;
-    updateWindow(pWindow);
 }
 
 CHyprGroupBarDecoration::~CHyprGroupBarDecoration() {