diff --git a/src/common/contacts.py b/src/common/contacts.py
index 91588de76..9cb21b68e 100644
--- a/src/common/contacts.py
+++ b/src/common/contacts.py
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@ class Contacts:
 		for account in accounts:
 			our_jid = common.gajim.get_jid_from_account(account)
 			for jid in self.get_jid_list(account):
+				if self.has_brother(account, jid) and not \
+					self.is_big_brother(account, jid):
+					# count metacontacts only once
+					continue
 				if jid == our_jid:
 					continue
 				if common.gajim.jid_is_transport(jid) and not \
@@ -373,6 +377,17 @@ class Contacts:
 				return True
 		return False
 
+	def is_big_brother(self, account, jid):
+		tag = self.get_metacontacts_tag(account, jid)
+		if tag:
+			family = self.get_metacontacts_family(account, jid)
+			bb_data = self.get_metacontacts_big_brother(family)
+			bb_jid = bb_data['jid']
+			bb_account = bb_data['account']
+			if bb_jid == jid and bb_account == account: 
+				return True
+		return False
+
 	def get_metacontacts_jids(self, tag):
 		'''Returns all jid for the given tag in the form {acct: [jid1, jid2],.}'''
 		answers = {}
diff --git a/src/roster_window.py b/src/roster_window.py
index 0b120100b..96930af11 100644
--- a/src/roster_window.py
+++ b/src/roster_window.py
@@ -4715,6 +4715,7 @@ class RosterWindow:
 			# remove the source row
 			self.remove_contact(c_source, account_source)
 			# brother inherite big brother groups
+			old_groups = c_source.groups
 			c_source.groups = []
 			for g in c_dest.groups:
 				c_source.groups.append(g)
@@ -4735,7 +4736,10 @@ class RosterWindow:
 						self.draw_contact(_jid, _account)
 			self.add_contact_to_roster(c_source.jid, account_source)
 			self.draw_contact(c_dest.jid, account_dest)
-
+			# FIXME: Why do groups have to be redrawn by hand?
+			for g in old_groups:
+				self.draw_group(g, account_source)
+			
 			context.finish(True, True, etime)
 
 		confirm_metacontacts = gajim.config.get('confirm_metacontacts')
@@ -4927,13 +4931,7 @@ class RosterWindow:
 			return
 
 		# Is the contact we drag a meta contact?
-		is_meta_contact = False
-		is_big_brother = False
-		tag = gajim.contacts.get_metacontacts_tag(account_source, jid_source)
-		if tag:
-			is_meta_contact = True
-			if model.iter_has_child(iter_source):
-				is_big_brother = True
+		is_big_brother =  gajim.contacts.is_big_brother(account_source, jid_source)
 
 		# Contact drop on group row or between two contacts
 		if type_dest == 'group' or position == gtk.TREE_VIEW_DROP_BEFORE or \