diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/DrawableContainerList.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/DrawableContainerList.cs
index d62643195..f6c419b50 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/DrawableContainerList.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/DrawableContainerList.cs
@@ -1009,16 +1009,16 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
             switch (direction)
             {
                 case Direction.LEFT:
-                    expansion.Left = elementSize.Width;
+                    expansion.Left = elementSize.Width - 1;
                     break;
                 case Direction.RIGHT:
-                    expansion.Right = elementSize.Width;
+                    expansion.Right = elementSize.Width - 1;
                     break;
                 case Direction.TOP:
-                    expansion.Top = elementSize.Height;
+                    expansion.Top = elementSize.Height - 1;
                     break;
                 case Direction.BOTTOM:
-                    expansion.Bottom = elementSize.Height;
+                    expansion.Bottom = elementSize.Height - 1;
                     break;
                 default:
                     break;