diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/Group.js b/lib/timeline/component/Group.js
index f8f5bd6e0..71118fa1e 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/Group.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/Group.js
@@ -206,19 +206,7 @@ Group.prototype.getLabelWidth = function() {
   return this.props.label.width;
 };
 
-
-/**
- * Repaint this group
- * @param {{start: number, end: number}} range
- * @param {{item: {horizontal: number, vertical: number}, axis: number}} margin
- * @param {boolean} [forceRestack=false]  Force restacking of all items
- * @return {boolean} Returns true if the group is resized
- */
-Group.prototype.redraw = function(range, margin, forceRestack) {
-  var resized = false;
- 
-  // force recalculation of the height of the items when the marker height changed
-  // (due to the Timeline being attached to the DOM or changed from display:none to visible)
+Group.prototype._didMarkerHeightChange = function() {
   var markerHeight = this.dom.marker.clientHeight;
   if (markerHeight != this.lastMarkerHeight) {
     this.lastMarkerHeight = markerHeight;
@@ -226,27 +214,22 @@ Group.prototype.redraw = function(range, margin, forceRestack) {
       item.dirty = true;
       if (item.displayed) item.redraw();
     });
+    return true;
+  }
+}
 
-    forceRestack = true;
-  }  
-  
-  // recalculate the height of the subgroups
-  this._calculateSubGroupHeights(margin);
-
-  // calculate actual size and position
+Group.prototype._calculateGroupSizeAndPosition = function() {
   var foreground = this.dom.foreground;
   this.top = foreground.offsetTop;
   this.right = foreground.offsetLeft;
   this.width = foreground.offsetWidth;
+}
 
-  var lastIsVisible = this.isVisible;
-  this.isVisible = this._isGroupVisible(range, margin);
-  
-  var restack = forceRestack || this.stackDirty || (this.isVisible && !lastIsVisible);
+Group.prototype._redrawItems = function(forceRestack, lastIsVisible, margin, range) {
+  var restack = forceRestack || this.stackDirty || this.isVisible && !lastIsVisible;
 
-  this._updateSubgroupsSizes();
-  // if restacking, reposition visible items vertically 
-  if(restack) {
+  // if restacking, reposition visible items vertically
+  if (restack) {
     if (typeof this.itemSet.options.order === 'function') {
       // a custom order function
       // brute force restack of all items
@@ -255,7 +238,7 @@ Group.prototype.redraw = function(range, margin, forceRestack) {
       var me = this;
       var limitSize = false;
       util.forEach(this.items, function (item) {
-        if (!item.dom) { // If this item has never been displayed then the dom property will not be defined, this means we need to measure the size
+        if (!item.displayed) {
           item.redraw();
           me.visibleItems.push(item);
         }
@@ -268,41 +251,41 @@ Group.prototype.redraw = function(range, margin, forceRestack) {
       });
       stack.stack(customOrderedItems, margin, true /* restack=true */);
       this.visibleItems = this._updateItemsInRange(this.orderedItems, this.visibleItems, range);
-
-    }
-    else {
+    } else {
       // no custom order function, lazy stacking
       this.visibleItems = this._updateItemsInRange(this.orderedItems, this.visibleItems, range);
 
-      if (this.itemSet.options.stack) { // TODO: ugly way to access options...
-        stack.stack(this.visibleItems, margin,  true /* restack=true */);
-      }
-      else { // no stacking
+      if (this.itemSet.options.stack) {
+        // TODO: ugly way to access options...
+        stack.stack(this.visibleItems, margin, true /* restack=true */);
+      } else {
+        // no stacking
         stack.nostack(this.visibleItems, margin, this.subgroups, this.itemSet.options.stackSubgroups);
       }
     }
-    
+
     this.stackDirty = false;
   }
-  // recalculate the height of the group
-  var height = this._calculateHeight(margin);
+}
 
-  // calculate actual size and position
-  foreground = this.dom.foreground;
-  this.top = foreground.offsetTop;
-  this.right = foreground.offsetLeft;
-  this.width = foreground.offsetWidth;
+Group.prototype._didResize = function(resized, height) {
   resized = util.updateProperty(this, 'height', height) || resized;
   // recalculate size of label
-  resized = util.updateProperty(this.props.label, 'width', this.dom.inner.clientWidth) || resized;
-  resized = util.updateProperty(this.props.label, 'height', this.dom.inner.clientHeight) || resized;
+  var labelWidth = this.dom.inner.clientWidth;
+  var labelHeight = this.dom.inner.clientHeight;
+  resized = util.updateProperty(this.props.label, 'width', labelWidth) || resized;
+  resized = util.updateProperty(this.props.label, 'height', labelHeight) || resized;
+  return resized;
+}
 
-  // apply new height
-  this.dom.background.style.height  = height + 'px';
-  this.dom.foreground.style.height  = height + 'px';
+Group.prototype._applyGroupHeight = function(height) {
+  this.dom.background.style.height = height + 'px';
+  this.dom.foreground.style.height = height + 'px';
   this.dom.label.style.height = height + 'px';
+}
 
-  // update vertical position of items after they are re-stacked and the height of the group is calculated
+// update vertical position of items after they are re-stacked and the height of the group is calculated
+Group.prototype._updateItemsVerticalPosition = function(resized, margin) {
   for (var i = 0, ii = this.visibleItems.length; i < ii; i++) {
     var item = this.visibleItems[i];
     item.repositionY(margin);
@@ -312,10 +295,84 @@ Group.prototype.redraw = function(range, margin, forceRestack) {
   }
 
   if (!this.isVisible && this.height) {
-    return resized = false;
+    return false;
   }
 
   return resized;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Repaint this group
+ * @param {{start: number, end: number}} range
+ * @param {{item: {horizontal: number, vertical: number}, axis: number}} margin
+ * @param {boolean} [forceRestack=false]  Force restacking of all items
+ * @param {boolean} [returnQueue=false]  return the queue or if the group resized
+ * @return {boolean} Returns true if the group is resized or the redraw queue if returnQueue=true
+ */
+Group.prototype.redraw = function(range, margin, forceRestack, returnQueue) {
+  var resized = false;
+  var lastIsVisible = this.isVisible;
+  var height;
+
+  var queue = [
+    // force recalculation of the height of the items when the marker height changed
+    // (due to the Timeline being attached to the DOM or changed from display:none to visible)
+    (function () {
+      forceRestack = this._didMarkerHeightChange.bind(this);
+    }).bind(this),
+
+    // recalculate the height of the subgroups
+    this._updateSubGroupHeights.bind(this, margin),
+
+    // calculate actual size and position
+    this._calculateGroupSizeAndPosition.bind(this),
+
+    // check if group is visible
+    (function() {
+      this.isVisible = this._isGroupVisible.bind(this)(range, margin);
+    }).bind(this),
+
+    // redraw Items if needed
+    (function() {
+      this._redrawItems.bind(this)(forceRestack, lastIsVisible, margin, range)
+    }).bind(this),
+
+    // update subgroups
+    this._updateSubgroupsSizes.bind(this),
+
+    // recalculate the height of the group
+    (function() {
+      height = this._calculateHeight.bind(this)(margin);
+    }).bind(this),
+
+    // calculate actual size and position again
+    this._calculateGroupSizeAndPosition.bind(this),
+
+    // check if resized
+    (function() {
+      resized = this._didResize.bind(this)(resized, height)
+    }).bind(this),
+
+    // apply group height
+    (function() {
+      this._applyGroupHeight.bind(this)(height)
+    }).bind(this),
+
+    // update vertical position of items after they are re-stacked and the height of the group is calculated
+    (function() {
+      return resized = this._updateItemsVerticalPosition.bind(this)(resized, margin)
+    }).bind(this)
+  ]
+
+  if (returnQueue) {
+    return queue;
+  } else {
+    var result;
+    queue.forEach(function (fn) {
+      result = fn();
+    });
+    return result;
+  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -324,7 +381,7 @@ Group.prototype.redraw = function(range, margin, forceRestack) {
  * @param {{item: vis.Item}} margin
  * @private
  */
-Group.prototype._calculateSubGroupHeights = function (margin) {
+Group.prototype._updateSubGroupHeights = function (margin) {
   if (Object.keys(this.subgroups).length > 0) {
     var me = this;
 
diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/ItemSet.js b/lib/timeline/component/ItemSet.js
index 9c262395d..42bd1d320 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/ItemSet.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/ItemSet.js
@@ -681,13 +681,37 @@ ItemSet.prototype.redraw = function() {
   // redraw the background group
   this.groups[BACKGROUND].redraw(range, nonFirstMargin, forceRestack);
 
-  // redraw all regular groups
-  util.forEach(this.groups, function (group) {
-    var groupMargin = (group == firstGroup) ? firstMargin : nonFirstMargin;
-    var groupResized = group.redraw(range, groupMargin, forceRestack);
-    resized = groupResized || resized;
-    height += group.height;
+  var redrawQueue = {};
+  var redrawQueueLength = 0;
+
+  // collect redraw functions
+  util.forEach(this.groups, function (group, key) {
+    if (key === BACKGROUND) return;
+    var groupMargin = group == firstGroup ? firstMargin : nonFirstMargin;
+    var returnQueue = true;
+    redrawQueue[key] = group.redraw(range, groupMargin, forceRestack, returnQueue);
+    redrawQueueLength = redrawQueue[key].length;
   });
+
+  if (redrawQueueLength) {
+    var redrawResults = {};
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < redrawQueueLength; i++) {
+      util.forEach(redrawQueue, function (fns, key) {
+        redrawResults[key] = fns[i]();
+      });
+    }
+
+    // redraw all regular groups
+    util.forEach(this.groups, function (group, key) {
+      if (key === BACKGROUND) return;
+      var groupResized = redrawResults[key];
+      resized = groupResized || resized;
+      height += group.height;
+    });
+    height = Math.max(height, minHeight);
+  }
+
   height = Math.max(height, minHeight);
 
   // update frame height