Index: scribusdoc.cpp
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--- scribusdoc.cpp	(revision 20505)
+++ scribusdoc.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -15332,8 +15332,8 @@
 	}
 	double gx = minx;
 	double gy = miny;
-	double gw = maxx - minx;
-	double gh = maxy - miny;
+	double gw = ( maxx - minx ) + 1;
+	double gh = ( maxy - miny ) + 1;
 	undoManager->setUndoEnabled(false);
 	int z = itemAdd(PageItem::Group, PageItem::Rectangle, gx, gy, gw, gh, 0, CommonStrings::None, CommonStrings::None, true);
 	PageItem *groupItem = Items->takeAt(z);
