diff --git a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
index 158a766c2..3a39b01b7 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ void WS2812FX::init(bool supportWhite, uint16_t countPixels, uint8_t group, uint
   _locked = new byte[_length];
   
   _segments[0].start = 0;
+  _segments[0].group = _group;
+  _segments[0].spacing = _spacing;
   _segments[0].stop = getUsableCount();
   _segments[0].rawLength = _length;
   
diff --git a/wled00/data/settings_leds.htm b/wled00/data/settings_leds.htm
index 450512b02..eb9774593 100644
Binary files a/wled00/data/settings_leds.htm and b/wled00/data/settings_leds.htm differ
diff --git a/wled00/html_settings.h b/wled00/html_settings.h
index df1bd7538..c0a4d644f 100644
--- a/wled00/html_settings.h
+++ b/wled00/html_settings.h
@@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ Palette blending:
 </select><br>
 Reverse LED order (rotate 180): <input type=checkbox name=RV><br>
 Skip first LED: <input type=checkbox name=SL><br>
-Disable repeating N LEDs: <input type=number min=0 max=255 name=DL><br>
-(Turns off N LEDs between each lit one, spacing out effects)<hr>
+LED spacing: <input type=number min=0 max=255 name=SP><br>
+(Turns off N LEDs between each lit one, spacing out effects)<br>
+LED grouping: <input type=number min=1 max=255 name=GR><hr>
 <button type=button onclick=B()>Back</button><button type=submit>Save</button>
 </form></body></html>)=====";
 
diff --git a/wled00/wled00.ino b/wled00/wled00.ino
index 7052ee94c..9e3d86cd2 100644
--- a/wled00/wled00.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled00.ino
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ uint16_t transitionDelay = 750;               //default crossfade duration in ms
 //bool strip.reverseMode  = false;            //flip entire LED strip (reverses all effect directions) --> edit in WS2812FX.h
 bool skipFirstLed = false;                    //ignore first LED in strip (useful if you need the LED as signal repeater)
 uint8_t spacing = 0;                          //disables N LEDs between active nodes. (Useful for spacing out lights for more traditional christmas light look)
+uint8_t group = 1;                            //Group LEDs into one logical LED
 byte briMultiplier =  100;                    //% of brightness to set (to limit power, if you set it to 50 and set bri to 255, actual brightness will be 127)
 
 
diff --git a/wled00/wled01_eeprom.ino b/wled00/wled01_eeprom.ino
index 38ea7c41a..1e3d26c82 100644
--- a/wled00/wled01_eeprom.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled01_eeprom.ino
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ void saveSettingsToEEPROM()
   }
 
   EEPROM.write(2213, spacing);
+  EEPROM.write(2214, group);
 
   writeStringToEEPROM(2220, blynkApiKey, 35);
 
@@ -481,6 +482,7 @@ void loadSettingsFromEEPROM(bool first)
   }
 
   spacing = EEPROM.read(2213);
+  group = max(1, EEPROM.read(2214));
 
   bootPreset = EEPROM.read(389);
   wifiLock = EEPROM.read(393);
diff --git a/wled00/wled02_xml.ino b/wled00/wled02_xml.ino
index 8303f7fd0..5adbd9002 100644
--- a/wled00/wled02_xml.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled02_xml.ino
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ void getSettingsJS(byte subPage, char* dest)
     sappend('i',"PB",strip.paletteBlend);
     sappend('c',"RV",strip.reverseMode);
     sappend('c',"SL",skipFirstLed);
-    sappend('v',"DL",spacing);
+    sappend('v',"SP",spacing);
+    sappend('v',"GR",group);
   }
 
   if (subPage == 3)
diff --git a/wled00/wled03_set.ino b/wled00/wled03_set.ino
index 21332ddd1..9762ffba1 100644
--- a/wled00/wled03_set.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled03_set.ino
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ void handleSettingsSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, byte subPage)
     if (t >= 0 && t < 4) strip.paletteBlend = t;
     strip.reverseMode = request->hasArg("RV");
     skipFirstLed = request->hasArg("SL");
-    spacing = request->arg("DL").toInt();
+    spacing = request->arg("SP").toInt();
+    group = request->arg("GR").toInt();
     t = request->arg("BF").toInt();
     if (t > 0) briMultiplier = t;
   }
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ void handleSettingsSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, byte subPage)
   }
   if (subPage != 6 || !doReboot) saveSettingsToEEPROM(); //do not save if factory reset
   if (subPage == 2) {
-    strip.init(useRGBW,ledCount,1,spacing,skipFirstLed);
+    strip.init(useRGBW,ledCount,group,spacing,skipFirstLed);
   }
   if (subPage == 4) alexaInit();
 }
diff --git a/wled00/wled05_init.ino b/wled00/wled05_init.ino
index 3559d7b65..32511be7c 100644
--- a/wled00/wled05_init.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled05_init.ino
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ void wledInit()
   spacing = EEPROM.read(2213);
   //this was reading 255 after inital flash causing bootloop. Don't know why.
   spacing = spacing!= 255 ? spacing : 0;
+  group = max(1, EEPROM.read(2214));
 
   #ifdef ESP8266
   #if LEDPIN == 3
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ void wledInit()
   DEBUG_PRINT("heap ");
   DEBUG_PRINTLN(ESP.getFreeHeap());
 
-  strip.init(EEPROM.read(372),ledCount,1,spacing,EEPROM.read(2204)); //init LEDs quickly
+  strip.init(EEPROM.read(372),ledCount,group,spacing,EEPROM.read(2204)); //init LEDs quickly
   strip.setBrightness(0);
 
   DEBUG_PRINT("LEDs inited. heap usage ~");
diff --git a/wled00/wled19_json.ino b/wled00/wled19_json.ino
index 0d1b7d4b3..cf3f6be8f 100644
--- a/wled00/wled19_json.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled19_json.ino
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ void deserializeSegment(JsonObject elem, byte it)
   if (id < strip.getMaxSegments())
   {
     WS2812FX::Segment& seg = strip.getSegment(id);
-    uint16_t start = elem["start"] | seg.start;
-    int stop = elem["stop"] | -1;
+    uint16_t start = elem.containsKey("start") ? elem["start"] : seg.start;
+    uint16_t len = elem.containsKey("len") ? elem["len"] : seg.rawLength;
+    uint8_t group = max(1, elem["grp"] | seg.group);
+    uint8_t spacing = elem.containsKey("spc") ? elem["spc"] : seg.spacing;
 
-    if (stop < 0) {
-      uint16_t len = elem["len"];
-      stop = (len > 0) ? start + len : seg.stop;
-    }
-    strip.setSegment(id, start, stop, 1, 0);
+    strip.setSegment(id, start, len, group, spacing);
     
     JsonArray colarr = elem["col"];
     if (!colarr.isNull())
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ void serializeSegment(JsonObject& root, WS2812FX::Segment& seg, byte id)
 	root["id"] = id;
 	root["start"] = seg.start;
 	root["stop"] = seg.stop;
-	root["len"] = seg.stop - seg.start;
+	root["len"] = seg.rawLength;
 
 	JsonArray colarr = root.createNestedArray("col");
 
@@ -178,6 +176,7 @@ void serializeSegment(JsonObject& root, WS2812FX::Segment& seg, byte id)
 	root["pal"] = seg.palette;
 	root["sel"] = seg.isSelected();
   root["grp"] = seg.group;
+  root["spc"] = seg.spacing;
 	root["rev"] = seg.getOption(1);
 }