diff --git a/src/canvas.class.js b/src/canvas.class.js
index 9302007e..e40d4f87 100644
--- a/src/canvas.class.js
+++ b/src/canvas.class.js
@@ -275,22 +275,24 @@
      */
     _normalizePointer: function (object, pointer) {
       var activeGroup = this.getActiveGroup(),
-          x = pointer.x,
-          y = pointer.y,
           isObjectInGroup = (
             activeGroup &&
             object.type !== 'group' &&
             activeGroup.contains(object)),
-          lt;
+          lt, m;
 
       if (isObjectInGroup) {
-        lt = fabric.util.transformPoint(activeGroup.getCenterPoint(), this.viewportTransform, true);
-        x -= lt.x;
-        y -= lt.y;
-        x /= activeGroup.scaleX;
-        y /= activeGroup.scaleY;
+        m = fabric.util.multiplyTransformMatrices(
+              this.viewportTransform,
+              activeGroup.calcTransformMatrix());
+
+        m = fabric.util.invertTransform(m);
+        pointer = fabric.util.transformPoint(pointer, m , false);
+        lt = fabric.util.transformPoint(activeGroup.getCenterPoint(), m , false);
+        pointer.x -= lt.x;
+        pointer.y -= lt.y;
       }
-      return { x: x, y: y };
+      return { x: pointer.x, y: pointer.y };
     },
 
     /**