diff --git a/src/common/contacts.py b/src/common/contacts.py
index 91e7d48c4..ae826d0fe 100644
--- a/src/common/contacts.py
+++ b/src/common/contacts.py
@@ -379,6 +379,12 @@ class Contacts:
 		#FIXME: can this append ?
 		assert False
 
+	def get_metacontacts_tags(self, account):
+		'''return a list of tags for a given account'''
+		if not account in self._metacontacts_tags:
+			return []
+		return self._metacontacts_tags[account].keys()
+
 	def get_metacontacts_tag(self, account, jid):
 		'''Returns the tag of a jid'''
 		if not account in self._metacontacts_tags:
@@ -462,6 +468,9 @@ class Contacts:
 		[{'account': acct, 'jid': jid, 'order': order}, ]
 		'order' is optional'''
 		tag = self.get_metacontacts_tag(account, jid)
+		return self.get_metacontacts_family_from_tag(account, tag)
+
+	def get_metacontacts_family_from_tag(self, account, tag):
 		if not tag:
 			return []
 		answers = []
diff --git a/src/gajim.py b/src/gajim.py
index 5a60993cf..8f1fd9daf 100644
--- a/src/gajim.py
+++ b/src/gajim.py
@@ -1908,6 +1908,7 @@ class Interface:
 
 	def handle_event_metacontacts(self, account, tags_list):
 		gajim.contacts.define_metacontacts(account, tags_list)
+		self.roster.redraw_metacontacts(account)
 
 	def handle_atom_entry(self, account, data):
 		atom_entry, = data
diff --git a/src/roster_window.py b/src/roster_window.py
index 4111c9fca..95eb90b76 100644
--- a/src/roster_window.py
+++ b/src/roster_window.py
@@ -565,8 +565,10 @@ class RosterWindow:
 		brothers = []
 		nearby_family, big_brother_jid, big_brother_account = \
 			self._get_nearby_family_and_big_brother(family, account)
+		big_brother_contact = gajim.contacts.get_contact(big_brother_account,
+			big_brother_jid)
 		child_iters = self._get_contact_iter(big_brother_jid, big_brother_account,
-			model = self.model)
+			model=self.model)
 		parent_iter = self.model.iter_parent(child_iters[0])
 		parent_type = self.model[parent_iter][C_TYPE]
 
@@ -583,6 +585,23 @@ class RosterWindow:
 			for c, acc in brothers:
 				self.draw_completely(c.jid, acc)
 
+		# Check is small brothers are under the big brother
+		for child in nearby_family:
+			_jid = child['jid']
+			_account = child['account']
+			if _account == big_brother_account and _jid == big_brother_jid:
+				continue
+			child_iters = self._get_contact_iter(_jid, _account, model=self.model)
+			if not child_iters:
+				continue
+			parent_iter = self.model.iter_parent(child_iters[0])
+			parent_type = self.model[parent_iter][C_TYPE]
+			if parent_type != 'contact':
+				_contact = gajim.contacts.get_contact(_account, _jid)
+				self._remove_entity(_contact, _account)
+				self._add_entity(_contact, _account, groups=None,
+					big_brother_contact=big_brother_contact,
+					big_brother_account=big_brother_account)
 
 	def _get_nearby_family_and_big_brother(self, family, account):
 		'''Return the nearby family and its Big Brother
@@ -631,6 +650,11 @@ class RosterWindow:
 		return contact
 
 
+	def redraw_metacontacts(self, account):
+		for tag in gajim.contacts.get_metacontacts_tags(account):
+			family = gajim.contacts.get_metacontacts_family_from_tag(account, tag)
+			self._recalibrate_metacontact_family(family, account)
+
 	def add_contact(self, jid, account):
 		'''Add contact to roster and draw him.