diff --git a/src/align.ts b/src/align.ts
index 622e5c48..b9971c24 100644
--- a/src/align.ts
+++ b/src/align.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { ExcalidrawElement } from "./element/types";
 import { newElementWith } from "./element/mutateElement";
 import { Box, getCommonBoundingBox } from "./element/bounds";
+import { getMaximumGroups } from "./groups";
 
 export interface Alignment {
   position: "start" | "center" | "end";
@@ -30,28 +31,6 @@ export const alignElements = (
   });
 };
 
-export const getMaximumGroups = (
-  elements: ExcalidrawElement[],
-): ExcalidrawElement[][] => {
-  const groups: Map<String, ExcalidrawElement[]> = new Map<
-    String,
-    ExcalidrawElement[]
-  >();
-
-  elements.forEach((element: ExcalidrawElement) => {
-    const groupId =
-      element.groupIds.length === 0
-        ? element.id
-        : element.groupIds[element.groupIds.length - 1];
-
-    const currentGroupMembers = groups.get(groupId) || [];
-
-    groups.set(groupId, [...currentGroupMembers, element]);
-  });
-
-  return Array.from(groups.values());
-};
-
 const calculateTranslation = (
   group: ExcalidrawElement[],
   selectionBoundingBox: Box,
diff --git a/src/disitrubte.ts b/src/disitrubte.ts
index 8335f5c5..acad09b2 100644
--- a/src/disitrubte.ts
+++ b/src/disitrubte.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
 import { ExcalidrawElement } from "./element/types";
 import { newElementWith } from "./element/mutateElement";
-import { getCommonBounds } from "./element";
-
-interface Box {
-  minX: number;
-  minY: number;
-  maxX: number;
-  maxY: number;
-  midX: number;
-  midY: number;
-  width: number;
-  height: number;
-}
+import { getMaximumGroups } from "./groups";
+import { getCommonBoundingBox } from "./element/bounds";
 
 export interface Distribution {
   space: "between";
@@ -98,39 +88,3 @@ export const distributeElements = (
     );
   });
 };
-
-export const getMaximumGroups = (
-  elements: ExcalidrawElement[],
-): ExcalidrawElement[][] => {
-  const groups: Map<String, ExcalidrawElement[]> = new Map<
-    String,
-    ExcalidrawElement[]
-  >();
-
-  elements.forEach((element: ExcalidrawElement) => {
-    const groupId =
-      element.groupIds.length === 0
-        ? element.id
-        : element.groupIds[element.groupIds.length - 1];
-
-    const currentGroupMembers = groups.get(groupId) || [];
-
-    groups.set(groupId, [...currentGroupMembers, element]);
-  });
-
-  return Array.from(groups.values());
-};
-
-const getCommonBoundingBox = (elements: ExcalidrawElement[]): Box => {
-  const [minX, minY, maxX, maxY] = getCommonBounds(elements);
-  return {
-    minX,
-    minY,
-    maxX,
-    maxY,
-    width: maxX - minX,
-    height: maxY - minY,
-    midX: (minX + maxX) / 2,
-    midY: (minY + maxY) / 2,
-  };
-};
diff --git a/src/element/bounds.ts b/src/element/bounds.ts
index 59be00a9..84fa608b 100644
--- a/src/element/bounds.ts
+++ b/src/element/bounds.ts
@@ -520,11 +520,24 @@ export interface Box {
   minY: number;
   maxX: number;
   maxY: number;
+  midX: number;
+  midY: number;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
 }
 
 export const getCommonBoundingBox = (
   elements: ExcalidrawElement[] | readonly NonDeleted<ExcalidrawElement>[],
 ): Box => {
   const [minX, minY, maxX, maxY] = getCommonBounds(elements);
-  return { minX, minY, maxX, maxY };
+  return {
+    minX,
+    minY,
+    maxX,
+    maxY,
+    width: maxX - minX,
+    height: maxY - minY,
+    midX: (minX + maxX) / 2,
+    midY: (minY + maxY) / 2,
+  };
 };
diff --git a/src/groups.ts b/src/groups.ts
index f374e816..4bbf2bc4 100644
--- a/src/groups.ts
+++ b/src/groups.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-import { GroupId, ExcalidrawElement, NonDeleted } from "./element/types";
+import {
+  GroupId,
+  ExcalidrawElement,
+  NonDeleted,
+  ExcalidrawTextElementWithContainer,
+} from "./element/types";
 import { AppState } from "./types";
 import { getSelectedElements } from "./scene";
+import { getBoundTextElementId } from "./element/textElement";
+import Scene from "./scene/Scene";
 
 export const selectGroup = (
   groupId: GroupId,
@@ -158,3 +165,33 @@ export const removeFromSelectedGroups = (
   groupIds: ExcalidrawElement["groupIds"],
   selectedGroupIds: { [groupId: string]: boolean },
 ) => groupIds.filter((groupId) => !selectedGroupIds[groupId]);
+
+export const getMaximumGroups = (
+  elements: ExcalidrawElement[],
+): ExcalidrawElement[][] => {
+  const groups: Map<String, ExcalidrawElement[]> = new Map<
+    String,
+    ExcalidrawElement[]
+  >();
+
+  elements.forEach((element: ExcalidrawElement) => {
+    const groupId =
+      element.groupIds.length === 0
+        ? element.id
+        : element.groupIds[element.groupIds.length - 1];
+
+    const currentGroupMembers = groups.get(groupId) || [];
+
+    // Include bounded text if present when grouping
+    const boundTextElementId = getBoundTextElementId(element);
+    if (boundTextElementId) {
+      const textElement = Scene.getScene(element)!.getElement(
+        boundTextElementId,
+      ) as ExcalidrawTextElementWithContainer;
+      currentGroupMembers.push(textElement);
+    }
+    groups.set(groupId, [...currentGroupMembers, element]);
+  });
+
+  return Array.from(groups.values());
+};