diff --git a/macosx/Controller.m b/macosx/Controller.m
index 351041d98..55dbcb7fc 100644
--- a/macosx/Controller.m
+++ b/macosx/Controller.m
@@ -2497,18 +2497,14 @@ void sleepCallBack(void * controller, io_service_t y, natural_t messageType, voi
                                 : [NSImage imageNamed: NSImageNameStopProgressTemplate];
         }
         else if ([ident isEqualToString: @"DL Image"])
-            return ![fDefaults boolForKey: @"DisplayGroupRowRatio"] ? [NSImage imageNamed: @"DownArrowGroupTemplate.png"] : nil;
+            return [NSImage imageNamed: @"DownArrowGroupTemplate.png"];
         else if ([ident isEqualToString: @"UL Image"])
             return [NSImage imageNamed: [fDefaults boolForKey: @"DisplayGroupRowRatio"]
                                         ? @"YingYangGroupTemplate.png" : @"UpArrowGroupTemplate.png"];
         else
         {
-            BOOL upload = [ident isEqualToString: @"UL"];
             if ([fDefaults boolForKey: @"DisplayGroupRowRatio"])
             {
-                if (!upload)
-                    return nil;
-                
                 uint64_t uploaded = 0, downloaded = 0;
                 NSEnumerator * enumerator = [[item objectForKey: @"Torrents"] objectEnumerator];
                 Torrent * torrent;
@@ -2522,6 +2518,8 @@ void sleepCallBack(void * controller, io_service_t y, natural_t messageType, voi
             }
             else
             {
+                BOOL upload = [ident isEqualToString: @"UL"];
+                
                 float rate = 0.0;
                 NSEnumerator * enumerator = [[item objectForKey: @"Torrents"] objectEnumerator];
                 Torrent * torrent;
diff --git a/macosx/TorrentTableView.m b/macosx/TorrentTableView.m
index fd63351ee..32bbe591e 100644
--- a/macosx/TorrentTableView.m
+++ b/macosx/TorrentTableView.m
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 
 - (BOOL) pointInGroupStatusRect: (NSPoint) point;
 
+- (void) setGroupStatusColumns;
+
 - (void) updateFileMenu: (NSMenu *) menu forFiles: (NSArray *) files;
 
 - (void) resizePiecesBarIncrement;
@@ -89,6 +91,10 @@
         else
             fCollapsedGroups = [[NSMutableIndexSet alloc] init];
         
+        //set group columns to show ratio (nib is set to speeds)
+        if ([fDefaults boolForKey: @"DisplayGroupRowRatio"])
+            [self setGroupStatusColumns];
+        
         fMouseControlRow = -1;
         fMouseRevealRow = -1;
         fMouseActionRow = -1;
@@ -345,7 +351,8 @@
     if ([self pointInGroupStatusRect: point])
     {
         [fDefaults setBool: ![fDefaults boolForKey: @"DisplayGroupRowRatio"] forKey: @"DisplayGroupRowRatio"];
-        [self reloadData];
+        [self setGroupStatusColumns];
+        
         return;
     }
     
@@ -776,6 +783,23 @@
             && ![fDefaults boolForKey: @"DisplayGroupRowRatio"]);
 }
 
+- (void) setGroupStatusColumns
+{
+    BOOL ratio = [fDefaults boolForKey: @"DisplayGroupRowRatio"];
+    
+    NSTableColumn * dlTableColumn = [self tableColumnWithIdentifier: @"DL"];
+    if ([dlTableColumn isHidden] == ratio)
+        return;
+    
+    [dlTableColumn setHidden: ratio];
+    [[self tableColumnWithIdentifier: @"DL Image"] setHidden: ratio];
+    
+    [[self tableColumnWithIdentifier: @"UL Image"] setWidth: ratio ? 10.0 : 8.0];
+    
+    NSTableColumn * groupTableColumn = [self tableColumnWithIdentifier: @"Group"];
+    [groupTableColumn setWidth: [groupTableColumn width] + (ratio ? -2.0 : 2.0)];
+}
+
 - (void) updateFileMenu: (NSMenu *) menu forFiles: (NSArray *) files
 {
     BOOL create = [menu numberOfItems] <= 0;