diff --git a/src/libslic3r/MTUtils.hpp b/src/libslic3r/MTUtils.hpp
index 0afe3563f..f6bff2b1f 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/MTUtils.hpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/MTUtils.hpp
@@ -191,6 +191,15 @@ template<class C> bool all_of(const C &container) {
                        });
 }
 
+template<class X, class Y> inline X ceil_i(X x, Y y)
+{
+    static_assert(std::is_integral<X>::value &&
+                      std::is_integral<Y>::value && sizeof(X) >= sizeof(Y),
+                  "");
+    
+    return (x % y) ? x / y + 1 : x / y;
+}
+
 }
 
 #endif // MTUTILS_HPP
diff --git a/src/libslic3r/ModelArrange.cpp b/src/libslic3r/ModelArrange.cpp
index a440c3999..36f7e3971 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/ModelArrange.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/ModelArrange.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "Model.hpp"
 #include "Geometry.hpp"
 #include "SVG.hpp"
+#include "MTUtils.hpp"
 
 #include <libnest2d.h>
 
@@ -820,15 +821,13 @@ bool arrange(Model &model,              // The model with the geometries
     BoundingBox bbb(bed);
 
     auto& cfn = stopcondition;
+    
+    coord_t md = ceil_i(min_obj_distance, 2) - SCALED_EPSILON;
 
-    auto binbb = Box({
-                         static_cast<libnest2d::Coord>(bbb.min(0)),
-                         static_cast<libnest2d::Coord>(bbb.min(1))
-                     },
-                     {
-                         static_cast<libnest2d::Coord>(bbb.max(0)),
-                         static_cast<libnest2d::Coord>(bbb.max(1))
-                     });
+    auto binbb = Box({libnest2d::Coord{bbb.min(0)} - md,
+                      libnest2d::Coord{bbb.min(1)} - md},
+                     {libnest2d::Coord{bbb.max(0)} + md,
+                      libnest2d::Coord{bbb.max(1)} + md});
 
     switch(bedhint.type) {
     case BedShapeType::BOX: {
@@ -916,15 +915,13 @@ void find_new_position(const Model &model,
     BedShapeHint bedhint = bedShape(bed);
 
     BoundingBox bbb(bed);
-
-    auto binbb = Box({
-                         static_cast<libnest2d::Coord>(bbb.min(0)),
-                         static_cast<libnest2d::Coord>(bbb.min(1))
-                     },
-                     {
-                         static_cast<libnest2d::Coord>(bbb.max(0)),
-                         static_cast<libnest2d::Coord>(bbb.max(1))
-                     });
+    
+    coord_t md = ceil_i(min_obj_distance, 2) - SCALED_EPSILON;
+    
+    auto binbb = Box({libnest2d::Coord{bbb.min(0)} - md,
+                      libnest2d::Coord{bbb.min(1)} - md},
+                     {libnest2d::Coord{bbb.max(0)} + md,
+                      libnest2d::Coord{bbb.max(1)} + md});
 
     for(auto it = shapemap.begin(); it != shapemap.end(); ++it) {
         if(std::find(toadd.begin(), toadd.end(), it->first) == toadd.end()) {