diff --git a/src/shapes/group.class.js b/src/shapes/group.class.js
index 6f03b50c..ee7ee312 100644
--- a/src/shapes/group.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/group.class.js
@@ -266,6 +266,24 @@
       });
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Returns object representation of an instance, in dataless mode.
+     * @param {Array} [propertiesToInclude] Any properties that you might want to additionally include in the output
+     * @return {Object} object representation of an instance
+     */
+    toDatalessObject: function(propertiesToInclude) {
+      var objsToObject = this.getObjects().map(function(obj) {
+        var originalDefaults = obj.includeDefaultValues;
+        obj.includeDefaultValues = obj.group.includeDefaultValues;
+        var _obj = obj.toDatalessObject(propertiesToInclude);
+        obj.includeDefaultValues = originalDefaults;
+        return _obj;
+      });
+      return extend(this.callSuper('toDatalessObject', propertiesToInclude), {
+        objects: objsToObject
+      });
+    },
+
     /**
      * Renders instance on a given context
      * @param {CanvasRenderingContext2D} ctx context to render instance on
diff --git a/src/shapes/object.class.js b/src/shapes/object.class.js
index 2f2265f5..56e470f2 100644
--- a/src/shapes/object.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/object.class.js
@@ -1296,11 +1296,9 @@
     /**
      * Renders controls and borders for the object
      * @param {CanvasRenderingContext2D} ctx Context to render on
-     * @param {Boolean} [noTransform] When true, context is not transformed
      */
-    _renderControls: function(ctx, noTransform) {
-      if (!this.active || noTransform
-          || (this.group && this.group !== this.canvas.getActiveGroup())) {
+    _renderControls: function(ctx) {
+      if (!this.active || (this.group && this.group !== this.canvas.getActiveGroup())) {
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/group.js b/test/unit/group.js
index c84ff29f..11345ca9 100644
--- a/test/unit/group.js
+++ b/test/unit/group.js
@@ -590,6 +590,16 @@
     equal(isTransparent(ctx, 11, 11, 0), false, '11,11 is opaque');
     equal(isTransparent(ctx, 12, 12, 0), true, '12,12 is transparent');
   });
+
+  test('group toDatalessObject', function() {
+    var rect1 = new fabric.Rect({ top: 1, left: 1, width: 2, height: 2, strokeWidth: 0, fill: 'red', opacity: 1, objectCaching: false}),
+        rect2 = new fabric.Rect({ top: 5, left: 5, width: 2, height: 2, strokeWidth: 0, fill: 'red', opacity: 1, objectCaching: false}),
+        pathGroup = new fabric.PathGroup([rect1, rect2], { sourcePath: 'sourcePath'}),
+        group = new fabric.Group([pathGroup]),
+        dataless = group.toDatalessObject();
+
+    equal(dataless.objects[0].paths, 'sourcePath', 'the paths have been changed with the sourcePath');
+  });
   // asyncTest('cloning group with image', function() {
   //   var rect = new fabric.Rect({ top: 100, left: 100, width: 30, height: 10 }),
   //       img = new fabric.Image(_createImageElement()),