diff --git a/src/caches.lua b/src/caches.lua
index 8ed0b65..498453f 100644
--- a/src/caches.lua
+++ b/src/caches.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-local PNG = i3.files.styles()
 local replacements = {fuel = {}}
 local http = ...
 
 IMPORT("maxn", "copy", "insert", "sort", "match", "sub")
 IMPORT("is_group", "extract_groups", "item_has_groups", "groups_to_items")
-IMPORT("fmt", "reg_items", "reg_aliases", "reg_nodes", "draw_cube", "ItemStack")
-IMPORT("true_str", "true_table", "is_table", "valid_item", "table_merge", "table_replace", "rcp_eq")
+IMPORT("fmt", "reg_items", "reg_aliases", "reg_nodes", "is_cube", "get_cube", "ItemStack")
+IMPORT("true_str", "is_table", "valid_item", "table_merge", "table_replace", "rcp_eq")
 
 local function get_burntime(item)
 	return core.get_craft_result{method = "fuel", items = {item}}.time
@@ -27,8 +26,31 @@ local function cache_groups(groupname, groups)
 	i3.groups[groupname] = {}
 	i3.groups[groupname].groups = groups
 	i3.groups[groupname].items = groups_to_items(groups, true)
+
+	local items = i3.groups[groupname].items
+	local nb_items =  #items
+
+	if nb_items > 1 then
+		local px = 256
+		local sprite = fmt("[combine:%ux%u", px, nb_items + (px * nb_items) - 1)
+
+		for i = 1, nb_items do
+			local item = items[i]
+			local def = reg_items[item]
+			local texture = def.inventory_image or def.wield_image
+
+			if is_cube(def.drawtype) then
+				texture = get_cube(def.tiles)
+			end
+
+			sprite = sprite .. fmt(":0,%u=%s", (i - 1) + ((i - 1) * px), texture)
+		end
+
+		i3.groups[groupname].sprite = sprite
+	end
 end
 
+
 local function get_item_usages(item, recipe, added)
 	if is_group(item) then
 		local groupname = item:sub(7)
@@ -296,35 +318,6 @@ local function init_recipes()
 	end
 end
 
-local function get_cube(tiles)
-	if not true_table(tiles) then
-		return PNG.blank
-	end
-
-	local top = tiles[1] or PNG.blank
-	if is_table(top) then
-		top = top.name or top.image
-	end
-
-	local left = tiles[3] or top or PNG.blank
-	if is_table(left) then
-		left = left.name or left.image
-	end
-
-	local right = tiles[5] or left or PNG.blank
-	if is_table(right) then
-		right = right.name or right.image
-	end
-
-	return draw_cube(top, left, right)
-end
-
-local function is_cube(drawtype)
-	return drawtype == "normal" or drawtype == "liquid" or
-		sub(drawtype, 1, 9) == "glasslike" or
-		sub(drawtype, 1, 8) == "allfaces"
-end
-
 local function init_cubes()
 	for name, def in pairs(reg_nodes) do
 		if def then
diff --git a/src/common.lua b/src/common.lua
index 4916dea..d95aa2f 100644
--- a/src/common.lua
+++ b/src/common.lua
@@ -279,6 +279,35 @@ local function groups_to_items(groups, get_all)
 	return get_all and names or ""
 end
 
+local function is_cube(drawtype)
+	return drawtype == "normal" or drawtype == "liquid" or
+		sub(drawtype, 1, 9) == "glasslike" or
+		sub(drawtype, 1, 8) == "allfaces"
+end
+
+local function get_cube(tiles)
+	if not true_table(tiles) then
+		return "i3_blank.png"
+	end
+
+	local top = tiles[1] or "i3_blank.png"
+	if is_table(top) then
+		top = top.name or top.image
+	end
+
+	local left = tiles[3] or top or "i3_blank.png"
+	if is_table(left) then
+		left = left.name or left.image
+	end
+
+	local right = tiles[5] or left or "i3_blank.png"
+	if is_table(right) then
+		right = right.name or right.image
+	end
+
+	return core.inventorycube(top, left, right)
+end
+
 local function apply_recipe_filters(recipes, player)
 	for _, filter in pairs(i3.recipe_filters) do
 		recipes = filter(recipes, player)
@@ -667,6 +696,8 @@ local _ = {
 	msg = msg,
 
 	-- Misc. functions
+	is_cube = is_cube,
+	get_cube = get_cube,
 	ItemStack = ItemStack,
 	valid_item = valid_item,
 	spawn_item = spawn_item,
diff --git a/src/gui.lua b/src/gui.lua
index 7968393..34a6a46 100644
--- a/src/gui.lua
+++ b/src/gui.lua
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ local function get_stack_max(inv, data, is_recipe, rcp)
 					local def = reg_items[item]
 
 					if def then
-						local groupname = name:sub(7)
-						local group_cache = i3.groups[groupname]
+						local group_cache = i3.groups[name:sub(7)]
 						local groups = group_cache and group_cache.groups or extract_groups(name)
 
 						if item_has_groups(def.groups, groups) then
@@ -994,10 +993,9 @@ local function get_grid_fs(fs, data, rcp, is_recipe)
 		end
 
 		local groups
+		local group_cache = i3.groups[name:sub(7)]
 
 		if is_group(name) then
-			local groupname = name:sub(7)
-			local group_cache = i3.groups[groupname]
 			groups = group_cache and group_cache.groups or extract_groups(name)
 			name = group_cache and group_cache.items[1] or groups_to_items(groups)
 		end
@@ -1031,10 +1029,21 @@ local function get_grid_fs(fs, data, rcp, is_recipe)
 		end
 
 		local btn_name = groups and fmt("group!%s!%s", groups[1], name) or name
+		local _count = count * (is_recipe and data.scrbar_rcp or data.scrbar_usg or 1)
 
-		fs("item_image_button", X, Y, btn_size, btn_size,
-			fmt("%s %u", name, count * (is_recipe and data.scrbar_rcp or data.scrbar_usg or 1)),
-			btn_name, label)
+		if group_cache and group_cache.sprite then
+			local sprite = group_cache.sprite
+
+			fs("item_image_button", X, Y, btn_size, btn_size, "", btn_name, "")
+			fs("animated_image", X + 0.01, Y, 1.87, 1.87, sprite, #group_cache.items, 1000)
+			fs("label", X + 0.45, Y + 0.18, label)
+
+			if _count > 1 then
+				fs("label", X + 0.8, Y + 0.9, tostring(_count))
+			end
+		else
+			fs("item_image_button", X, Y, btn_size, btn_size, fmt("%s %u", name, _count), btn_name, label)
+		end
 
 		local def = reg_items[name]
 		local unknown = not def or nil