diff --git a/src/item/Group.js b/src/item/Group.js
index 8a47a29c..5a592a28 100644
--- a/src/item/Group.js
+++ b/src/item/Group.js
@@ -71,17 +71,10 @@ var Group = this.Group = Item.extend({
 		this.base();
 		this._children = [];
 		this._namedChildren = {};
-		this._clipped = false;
 		this.setChildren(!items || !Array.isArray(items)
 				|| typeof items[0] !== 'object' ? arguments : items);
 	},
 
-	clone: function() {
-		var copy = this.base();
-		copy._clipped = this._clipped;
-		return copy;
-	},
-
 	/**
 	 * Specifies whether the group item is to be clipped.
 	 * When setting to {@code true}, the first child in the group is
@@ -91,20 +84,22 @@ var Group = this.Group = Item.extend({
 	 * @bean
 	 */
 	isClipped: function() {
-		return this._clipped;
+		for (var i = 0, l = this._children.length; i < l; i++) {
+			if (this._children[i]._clipMask)
+				return true;
+		}
+		return false;
 	},
 
 	setClipped: function(clipped) {
-		this._clipped = clipped;
 		var child = this.getFirstChild();
 		if (child)
 			child.setClipMask(clipped);
+		return this;
 	},
 
 	draw: function(ctx, param) {
 		for (var i = 0, l = this._children.length; i < l; i++) {
-			// the group is clipped on its first child
-			param.clip = this._clipped && i == 0;
 			Item.draw(this._children[i], ctx, param);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index 06ff1c08..f32dae0b 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ var Item = this.Item = Base.extend({
 
 	setClipMask: function(clipMask) {
 		this._clipMask = clipMask;
-		if (this._clipMask) {
+		if (clipMask) {
 			this.setFillColor(null);
 			this.setStrokeColor(null);
 		}
diff --git a/src/path/Path.js b/src/path/Path.js
index 3868807e..aa7a9087 100644
--- a/src/path/Path.js
+++ b/src/path/Path.js
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ var Path = this.Path = PathItem.extend({
 				dashArray = this.getDashArray() || [], // TODO: Always defined?
 				hasDash = !!dashArray.length;
 
-			if (param.compound || param.selection || param.clip || fillColor
+			if (param.compound || param.selection || this._clipMask || fillColor
 					|| strokeColor && !hasDash) {
 				drawSegments(ctx, this);
 			}
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ var Path = this.Path = PathItem.extend({
 			if (param.selection) {
 				ctx.stroke();
 				drawHandles(ctx, this._segments);
-			} else if (param.clip) {
+			} else if (this._clipMask) {
 				ctx.clip();
 			} else if (!param.compound && (fillColor || strokeColor)) {
 				// If the path is part of a compound path or doesn't have a fill