diff --git a/src/controls/GroupBox.qml b/src/controls/GroupBox.qml
index cdb1530ec70868edc9f65373e60597a70e68b4b2..61406fff0f66dbb7d8f8ddc1e8fbde4198945bee 100644
--- a/src/controls/GroupBox.qml
+++ b/src/controls/GroupBox.qml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import QtQuick 2.1
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.0
 import QtQuick.Controls.Private 1.0
 import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.0
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.0
 
 /*!
     \qmltype GroupBox
@@ -150,6 +151,9 @@ Item {
     implicitWidth: Math.max(200, (loader.item ? loader.item.implicitWidth: 0) )
     implicitHeight: (loader.item ? loader.item.implicitHeight : 0)
 
+    Layout.minimumWidth: implicitWidth
+    Layout.minimumHeight: implicitHeight
+
     Accessible.role: Accessible.Grouping
     Accessible.name: title