diff --git a/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/fxschematicscene.h b/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/fxschematicscene.h
index 87c071a..1907db2 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/fxschematicscene.h
+++ b/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/fxschematicscene.h
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ protected slots:
 
   void onIconifyNodesToggled(bool iconified);
 
+  void onNodeChangedSize();
+
 private:
   void setEnableCache(bool toggle);
 
diff --git a/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/schematicnode.h b/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/schematicnode.h
index 70e5174..67a4c77 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/schematicnode.h
+++ b/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/schematicnode.h
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ protected:
 signals:
   void sceneChanged();
   void xsheetChanged();
+  void nodeChangedSize();
 };
 
 #endif  // SCHEMATICNODE_H
diff --git a/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/stageschematicscene.h b/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/stageschematicscene.h
index b39aa9f..bf155c8 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/stageschematicscene.h
+++ b/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/stageschematicscene.h
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ protected slots:
   void onSelectionChanged();
   void onCollapse(QList<TStageObjectId>);
   void onEditGroup();
+  void onNodeChangedSize();
 
   void onSwitchPortModeToggled(bool withLetter);
 };
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/fxschematicnode.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/fxschematicnode.cpp
index 78fb229..1cee27c 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/fxschematicnode.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/fxschematicnode.cpp
@@ -3113,6 +3113,7 @@ void FxSchematicColumnNode::onChangedSize(bool expand) {
   m_height = (m_isNormalIconView) ? 32 : 50;
   updateLinksGeometry();
   update();
+  emit nodeChangedSize();
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/fxschematicscene.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/fxschematicscene.cpp
index 455e6bf..71e10f0 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/fxschematicscene.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/fxschematicscene.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ QList<TFxP> getRoots(const QList<TFxP> &fxs, TFxSet *terminals) {
   return roots;
 }
 
+bool resizingNodes = false;
+bool updatingScene = false;
 }  // namespace
 
 //==================================================================
@@ -353,6 +355,8 @@ void FxSchematicScene::setApplication(TApplication *app) {
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void FxSchematicScene::updateScene() {
+  if (updatingScene) return;
+  updatingScene = true;
   if (!views().empty()) m_disconnectionLinks.clearAll();
   m_connectionLinks.clearAll();
   m_selectionOldPos.clear();
@@ -460,6 +464,7 @@ void FxSchematicScene::updateScene() {
   updateEditedMacros(editedMacro);
   updateLink();
   m_nodesToPlace.clear();
+  updatingScene = false;
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -528,6 +533,9 @@ FxSchematicNode *FxSchematicScene::addFxSchematicNode(TFx *fx) {
 
   connect(node, SIGNAL(fxNodeDoubleClicked()), this,
           SLOT(onFxNodeDoubleClicked()));
+
+  connect(node, SIGNAL(nodeChangedSize()), this, SLOT(onNodeChangedSize()));
+
   if (fx->getAttributes()->getDagNodePos() == TConst::nowhere) {
     node->resize(m_gridDimension == 0);
     placeNode(node);
@@ -1964,6 +1972,8 @@ void FxSchematicScene::closeInnerMacroEditor(int groupId) {
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void FxSchematicScene::resizeNodes(bool maximizedNode) {
+  resizingNodes = true;
+
   // resize nodes
   m_gridDimension = maximizedNode ? eLarge : eSmall;
   m_xshHandle->getXsheet()->getFxDag()->setDagGridDimension(m_gridDimension);
@@ -1990,6 +2000,8 @@ void FxSchematicScene::resizeNodes(bool maximizedNode) {
     it3.value()->resizeNodes(maximizedNode);
   }
   updateScene();
+
+  resizingNodes = false;
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2000,3 +2012,10 @@ void FxSchematicScene::updatePositionOnResize(TFx *fx, bool maximizedNode) {
   double newPosY = maximizedNode ? oldPosY * 2 : oldPosY * 0.5;
   fx->getAttributes()->setDagNodePos(TPointD(oldPos.x, newPosY + 25000));
 }
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void FxSchematicScene::onNodeChangedSize() {
+  if (resizingNodes) return;
+  updateScene();
+}
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/schematicgroupeditor.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/schematicgroupeditor.cpp
index dc39eae..aed9748 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/schematicgroupeditor.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/schematicgroupeditor.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,9 @@ void FxSchematicGroupEditor::onNameChanged() {
 
 QRectF FxSchematicGroupEditor::boundingSceneRect() const {
   QRectF rect = m_groupedNode[0]->boundingRect();
-  rect.moveTopLeft(m_groupedNode[0]->scenePos() - rect.topLeft());
+  QPointF shiftPos(m_groupedNode[0]->scenePos().x() - rect.left(),
+                   m_groupedNode[0]->scenePos().y() + rect.top() + 10);
+  rect.moveTopLeft(shiftPos);
   int i;
   for (i = 0; i < m_groupedNode.size(); i++) {
     FxSchematicNode *node = dynamic_cast<FxSchematicNode *>(m_groupedNode[i]);
@@ -283,7 +285,9 @@ QRectF FxSchematicGroupEditor::boundingSceneRect() const {
     TFx *fx = node->getFx();
     assert(fx);
     QRectF app = node->boundingRect();
-    app.moveTopLeft(node->scenePos() - app.topLeft());
+    QPointF shiftAppPos(node->scenePos().x() - app.left(),
+                        node->scenePos().y() + app.top() + 10);
+    app.moveTopLeft(shiftAppPos);
     bool isASubgroupedNode =
         fx->getAttributes()->getEditingGroupId() != m_groupId;
     if (isASubgroupedNode) {
@@ -370,7 +374,9 @@ void FxSchematicMacroEditor::onNameChanged() {
 
 QRectF FxSchematicMacroEditor::boundingSceneRect() const {
   QRectF rect = m_groupedNode[0]->boundingRect();
-  rect.moveTopLeft(m_groupedNode[0]->scenePos() - rect.topLeft());
+  QPointF shiftPos(m_groupedNode[0]->scenePos().x() - rect.left(),
+                   m_groupedNode[0]->scenePos().y() + rect.top() + 10);
+  rect.moveTopLeft(shiftPos);
   int i;
   for (i = 0; i < m_groupedNode.size(); i++) {
     FxSchematicNode *node = dynamic_cast<FxSchematicNode *>(m_groupedNode[i]);
@@ -378,7 +384,9 @@ QRectF FxSchematicMacroEditor::boundingSceneRect() const {
     TFx *fx = node->getFx();
     assert(fx);
     QRectF app = node->boundingRect();
-    app.moveTopLeft(node->scenePos() - app.topLeft());
+    QPointF shiftAppPos(node->scenePos().x() - app.left(),
+                        node->scenePos().y() + app.top() + 10);
+    app.moveTopLeft(shiftAppPos);
 #if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
     rect = rect.united(app);
 #else
@@ -440,7 +448,9 @@ StageSchematicGroupEditor::~StageSchematicGroupEditor() {}
 
 QRectF StageSchematicGroupEditor::boundingSceneRect() const {
   QRectF rect = m_groupedNode[0]->boundingRect();
-  rect.moveTopLeft(m_groupedNode[0]->scenePos() - rect.topLeft());
+  QPointF shiftPos(m_groupedNode[0]->scenePos().x() - rect.left(),
+                   m_groupedNode[0]->scenePos().y() + rect.top() + 10);
+  rect.moveTopLeft(shiftPos);
   int i;
   for (i = 0; i < m_groupedNode.size(); i++) {
     StageSchematicNode *node =
@@ -449,7 +459,9 @@ QRectF StageSchematicGroupEditor::boundingSceneRect() const {
     TStageObject *obj = node->getStageObject();
     assert(obj);
     QRectF app = node->boundingRect();
-    app.moveTopLeft(node->scenePos() - app.topLeft());
+    QPointF shiftAppPos(node->scenePos().x() - app.left(),
+                        node->scenePos().y() + app.top() + 10);
+    app.moveTopLeft(shiftAppPos);
     bool isASubgroupedNode = obj->getEditingGroupId() != m_groupId;
     if (isASubgroupedNode) app.adjust(-30, -30, 30, 30);
 #if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/stageschematicnode.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/stageschematicnode.cpp
index 0cb7267..966543c 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/stageschematicnode.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/stageschematicnode.cpp
@@ -1892,6 +1892,7 @@ void StageSchematicColumnNode::onChangedSize(bool expand) {
   updatePortsPosition();
   updateLinksGeometry();
   update();
+  emit nodeChangedSize();
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/stageschematicscene.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/stageschematicscene.cpp
index f84b657..00d230e 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/stageschematicscene.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/stageschematicscene.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ void keepSubgroup(QMap<int, QList<SchematicNode *>> &editedGroup) {
   }
 }
 
+bool resizingNodes = false;
+bool updatingScene = false;
 }  // namespace
 
 //==================================================================
@@ -194,6 +196,8 @@ void StageSchematicScene::onSelectionSwitched(TSelection *oldSel,
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void StageSchematicScene::updateScene() {
+  if (updatingScene) return;
+  updatingScene = true;
   clearAllItems();
 
   QPointF firstPos = sceneRect().center();
@@ -351,6 +355,7 @@ void StageSchematicScene::updateScene() {
     }
   }
   m_nodesToPlace.clear();
+  updatingScene = false;
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -367,6 +372,7 @@ StageSchematicNode *StageSchematicScene::addStageSchematicNode(
   connect(node, SIGNAL(currentColumnChanged(int)), this,
           SLOT(onCurrentColumnChanged(int)));
   connect(node, SIGNAL(editObject()), this, SIGNAL(editObject()));
+  connect(node, SIGNAL(nodeChangedSize()), this, SLOT(onNodeChangedSize()));
 
   // specify the node position
   if (pegbar->getDagNodePos() == TConst::nowhere) {
@@ -539,6 +545,7 @@ void StageSchematicScene::updateNestedGroupEditors(StageSchematicNode *node,
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void StageSchematicScene::resizeNodes(bool maximizedNode) {
+  resizingNodes             = true;
   m_gridDimension           = maximizedNode ? eLarge : eSmall;
   TStageObjectTree *pegTree = m_xshHandle->getXsheet()->getStageObjectTree();
   pegTree->setDagGridDimension(m_gridDimension);
@@ -578,6 +585,7 @@ void StageSchematicScene::resizeNodes(bool maximizedNode) {
   for (it2 = m_groupEditorTable.begin(); it2 != m_groupEditorTable.end(); it2++)
     it2.value()->resizeNodes(maximizedNode);
   updateScene();
+  resizingNodes = false;
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1249,3 +1257,10 @@ void StageSchematicScene::onEditGroup() {
 TStageObjectId StageSchematicScene::getCurrentObject() {
   return m_objHandle->getObjectId();
 }
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void StageSchematicScene::onNodeChangedSize() {
+  if (resizingNodes) return;
+  updateScene();
+}