diff --git a/lib/features/modeling/ElementFactory.js b/lib/features/modeling/ElementFactory.js
index 63a6f043..498c50d1 100644
--- a/lib/features/modeling/ElementFactory.js
+++ b/lib/features/modeling/ElementFactory.js
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ ElementFactory.prototype._getDefaultSize = function(semantic) {
   }
 
   if (is(semantic, 'bpmn:Group')) {
-    return { width: 150, height: 120 };
+    return { width: 300, height: 300 };
   }
 
   return { width: 100, height: 80 };