diff --git a/lib/features/modeling/ElementFactory.js b/lib/features/modeling/ElementFactory.js
index bbb7f385..63a6f043 100644
--- a/lib/features/modeling/ElementFactory.js
+++ b/lib/features/modeling/ElementFactory.js
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ ElementFactory.prototype._getDefaultSize = function(semantic) {
     return { width: 100, height: 30 };
   }
 
+  if (is(semantic, 'bpmn:Group')) {
+    return { width: 150, height: 120 };
+  }
+
   return { width: 100, height: 80 };
 };