diff --git a/src/class_diagram/generators/plantuml/class_diagram_generator.cc b/src/class_diagram/generators/plantuml/class_diagram_generator.cc
index 971cc021..f30800a4 100644
--- a/src/class_diagram/generators/plantuml/class_diagram_generator.cc
+++ b/src/class_diagram/generators/plantuml/class_diagram_generator.cc
@@ -479,14 +479,30 @@ void generator::generate(const package &p, std::ostream &ostr) const
         }
         else if (dynamic_cast<class_ *>(subpackage.get()) != nullptr) {
             if (m_model.should_include(*subpackage)) {
-                generate_alias(dynamic_cast<class_ &>(*subpackage), ostr);
-                generate(dynamic_cast<class_ &>(*subpackage), ostr);
+                auto together_group =
+                    m_config.get_together_group(subpackage->full_name(false));
+                if (together_group) {
+                    current_level_together_groups_[together_group.value()]
+                        .push_back(subpackage.get());
+                }
+                else {
+                    generate_alias(dynamic_cast<class_ &>(*subpackage), ostr);
+                    generate(dynamic_cast<class_ &>(*subpackage), ostr);
+                }
             }
         }
         else if (dynamic_cast<enum_ *>(subpackage.get()) != nullptr) {
             if (m_model.should_include(*subpackage)) {
-                generate_alias(dynamic_cast<enum_ &>(*subpackage), ostr);
-                generate(dynamic_cast<enum_ &>(*subpackage), ostr);
+                auto together_group =
+                    m_config.get_together_group(subpackage->full_name(false));
+                if (together_group) {
+                    current_level_together_groups_[together_group.value()]
+                        .push_back(subpackage.get());
+                }
+                else {
+                    generate_alias(dynamic_cast<enum_ &>(*subpackage), ostr);
+                    generate(dynamic_cast<enum_ &>(*subpackage), ostr);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -536,37 +552,71 @@ void generator::generate(std::ostream &ostr) const
     generate_plantuml_directives(ostr, m_config.puml().before);
 
     for (const auto &p : m_model) {
-        if (dynamic_cast<package *>(p.get()) != nullptr) {
-            const auto &sp = dynamic_cast<package &>(*p);
-            if (!sp.is_empty())
-                generate(sp, ostr);
+        if (auto *pkg = dynamic_cast<package *>(p.get()); pkg) {
+            if (!pkg->is_empty())
+                generate(*pkg, ostr);
         }
-        else if (dynamic_cast<class_ *>(p.get()) != nullptr) {
-            if (m_model.should_include(*p)) {
-                generate_alias(dynamic_cast<class_ &>(*p), ostr);
-                generate(dynamic_cast<class_ &>(*p), ostr);
+        else if (auto *cls = dynamic_cast<class_ *>(p.get()); cls) {
+            if (m_model.should_include(*cls)) {
+                auto together_group =
+                    m_config.get_together_group(cls->full_name(false));
+                if (together_group) {
+                    current_level_together_groups_[together_group.value()]
+                        .push_back(cls);
+                }
+                else {
+                    generate_alias(*cls, ostr);
+                    generate(*cls, ostr);
+                }
             }
         }
-        else if (dynamic_cast<enum_ *>(p.get()) != nullptr) {
-            if (m_model.should_include(*p)) {
-                generate_alias(dynamic_cast<enum_ &>(*p), ostr);
-                generate(dynamic_cast<enum_ &>(*p), ostr);
+        else if (auto *enm = dynamic_cast<enum_ *>(p.get()); enm) {
+            if (m_model.should_include(*enm)) {
+                auto together_group =
+                    m_config.get_together_group(enm->full_name(false));
+                if (together_group) {
+                    current_level_together_groups_[together_group.value()]
+                        .push_back(enm);
+                }
+                else {
+                    generate_alias(*enm, ostr);
+                    generate(*enm, ostr);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 
-    for (const auto &p : m_model) {
-        if (dynamic_cast<package *>(p.get()) != nullptr) {
-            generate_relationships(dynamic_cast<package &>(*p), ostr);
-        }
-        else if (dynamic_cast<class_ *>(p.get()) != nullptr) {
-            if (m_model.should_include(*p)) {
-                generate_relationships(dynamic_cast<class_ &>(*p), ostr);
+    // Now generate any diagram elements which are in together groups
+    for (const auto &[group_name, group_elements] :
+        current_level_together_groups_) {
+
+        ostr << "' together group for " << group_name << "\n";
+        ostr << "together {\n";
+        for (auto *e : group_elements) {
+            if (auto *cls = dynamic_cast<class_ *>(e); cls) {
+                generate_alias(*cls, ostr);
+                generate(*cls, ostr);
+            }
+            if (auto *enm = dynamic_cast<enum_ *>(e); enm) {
+                generate_alias(*enm, ostr);
+                generate(*enm, ostr);
             }
         }
-        else if (dynamic_cast<enum_ *>(p.get()) != nullptr) {
-            if (m_model.should_include(*p)) {
-                generate_relationships(dynamic_cast<enum_ &>(*p), ostr);
+        ostr << "}\n";
+    }
+
+    for (const auto &p : m_model) {
+        if (auto *pkg = dynamic_cast<package *>(p.get()); pkg) {
+            generate_relationships(*pkg, ostr);
+        }
+        else if (auto *cls = dynamic_cast<class_ *>(p.get()); cls) {
+            if (m_model.should_include(*cls)) {
+                generate_relationships(*cls, ostr);
+            }
+        }
+        else if (auto *enm = dynamic_cast<enum_ *>(p.get()); enm) {
+            if (m_model.should_include(*enm)) {
+                generate_relationships(*enm, ostr);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/class_diagram/generators/plantuml/class_diagram_generator.h b/src/class_diagram/generators/plantuml/class_diagram_generator.h
index 935269e7..f4539f26 100644
--- a/src/class_diagram/generators/plantuml/class_diagram_generator.h
+++ b/src/class_diagram/generators/plantuml/class_diagram_generator.h
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ public:
 
 private:
     std::string render_name(std::string name) const;
+
+    mutable std::map<std::string, std::vector<common::model::element *>>
+        current_level_together_groups_;
 };
 
 } // namespace plantuml
diff --git a/src/common/generators/plantuml/generator.h b/src/common/generators/plantuml/generator.h
index 9b62a281..20b80d29 100644
--- a/src/common/generators/plantuml/generator.h
+++ b/src/common/generators/plantuml/generator.h
@@ -224,15 +224,22 @@ void generator<C, D>::generate_config_layout_hints(std::ostream &ostr) const
     for (const auto &[entity_name, hints] : m_config.layout()) {
         for (const auto &hint : hints) {
             std::stringstream hint_str;
+
+            // 'together' layout hint is handled separately
+            if (hint.hint == config::hint_t::together)
+                continue;
+
+            const auto &hint_entity = std::get<std::string>(hint.entity);
+
             try {
                 auto element_opt = m_model.get(entity_name);
                 if (!element_opt)
                     element_opt = m_model.get((uns | entity_name).to_string());
 
-                auto hint_element_opt = m_model.get(hint.entity);
+                auto hint_element_opt = m_model.get(hint_entity);
                 if (!hint_element_opt)
                     hint_element_opt =
-                        m_model.get((uns | hint.entity).to_string());
+                        m_model.get((uns | hint_entity).to_string());
 
                 if (!element_opt || !hint_element_opt)
                     continue;
@@ -244,7 +251,7 @@ void generator<C, D>::generate_config_layout_hints(std::ostream &ostr) const
             catch (clanguml::error::uml_alias_missing &e) {
                 LOG_DBG("=== Skipping layout hint from {} to {} due "
                         "to: {}",
-                    entity_name, hint.entity, e.what());
+                    entity_name, hint_entity, e.what());
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/config/config.cc b/src/config/config.cc
index add25931..e408fbc3 100644
--- a/src/config/config.cc
+++ b/src/config/config.cc
@@ -142,6 +142,31 @@ std::vector<std::string> diagram::get_translation_units() const
     return translation_units;
 }
 
+std::optional<std::string> class_diagram::get_together_group(
+    const std::string &full_name) const
+{
+    const auto relative_name = using_namespace().relative(full_name);
+
+    for (const auto &[hint_target, hints] : layout()) {
+        for (const auto &hint : hints) {
+            if (hint.hint == hint_t::together) {
+                const auto &together_others =
+                    std::get<std::vector<std::string>>(hint.entity);
+
+                if ((full_name == hint_target) ||
+                    util::contains(together_others, full_name))
+                    return hint_target;
+
+                if ((relative_name == hint_target) ||
+                    util::contains(together_others, relative_name))
+                    return hint_target;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
 void diagram::initialize_type_aliases()
 {
     if (type_aliases().count("std::basic_string<char>") == 0U) {
diff --git a/src/config/config.h b/src/config/config.h
index 79868b2e..977116de 100644
--- a/src/config/config.h
+++ b/src/config/config.h
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ struct filter {
     std::vector<std::filesystem::path> paths;
 };
 
-enum class hint_t { up, down, left, right };
+enum class hint_t { up, down, left, right, together };
 
 std::string to_string(hint_t t);
 
 struct layout_hint {
     hint_t hint{hint_t::up};
-    std::string entity;
+    std::variant<std::string, std::vector<std::string>> entity;
 };
 
 using layout_hints = std::map<std::string, std::vector<layout_hint>>;
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ struct class_diagram : public diagram {
 
     option<layout_hints> layout{"layout"};
 
+    std::optional<std::string> get_together_group(
+        const std::string &full_name) const;
+
     void initialize_relationship_hints();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc b/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
index 2abe0b3c..5c17af46 100644
--- a/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
+++ b/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
@@ -468,6 +468,10 @@ template <> struct convert<layout_hint> {
             rhs.hint = hint_t::right;
             rhs.entity = node["right"].as<std::string>();
         }
+        else if (node["together"]) {
+            rhs.hint = hint_t::together;
+            rhs.entity = node["together"].as<std::vector<std::string>>();
+        }
         else
             return false;
 
@@ -645,7 +649,8 @@ config load(
             doc["git"] = git_config;
         }
 
-        return doc.as<config>();
+        auto d = doc.as<config>();
+        return d;
     }
     catch (YAML::BadFile &e) {
         throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format(
diff --git a/src/config/yaml_emitters.cc b/src/config/yaml_emitters.cc
index e1147bc7..b31eedf1 100644
--- a/src/config/yaml_emitters.cc
+++ b/src/config/yaml_emitters.cc
@@ -159,7 +159,13 @@ YAML::Emitter &operator<<(
 YAML::Emitter &operator<<(YAML::Emitter &out, const layout_hint &c)
 {
     out << YAML::BeginMap;
-    out << YAML::Key << c.hint << YAML::Value << c.entity;
+
+    out << YAML::Key << c.hint << YAML::Value;
+    if (std::holds_alternative<std::string>(c.entity))
+        out << std::get<std::string>(c.entity);
+    else if (std::holds_alternative<std::vector<std::string>>(c.entity))
+        out << std::get<std::vector<std::string>>(c.entity);
+
     out << YAML::EndMap;
     return out;
 }
diff --git a/tests/t00053/.clang-uml b/tests/t00053/.clang-uml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45e67c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/t00053/.clang-uml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+compilation_database_dir: ..
+output_directory: puml
+diagrams:
+  t00053_class:
+    type: class
+    glob:
+      - ../../tests/t00053/t00053.cc
+    include:
+      namespaces:
+        - clanguml::t00053
+    using_namespace:
+      - clanguml::t00053
+    layout:
+      a:
+        - together: [c,e,f]
+      A:
+        - together: [C,E,F]
+      h:
+        - together: [j]
diff --git a/tests/t00053/t00053.cc b/tests/t00053/t00053.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c93be191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/t00053/t00053.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+namespace clanguml {
+namespace t00053 {
+struct a {
+};
+struct b {
+};
+struct c {
+};
+struct d {
+};
+struct e {
+};
+struct f {
+};
+struct g {
+};
+
+struct A {
+};
+struct B {
+};
+struct C {
+};
+struct D {
+};
+struct E {
+};
+struct F {
+};
+struct G {
+};
+
+enum class h { hhh };
+enum class i { iii };
+enum class j { jjj };
+
+}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/t00053/test_case.h b/tests/t00053/test_case.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f51ae4a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/t00053/test_case.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/**
+ * tests/t00053/test_case.h
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2023 Bartek Kryza <bkryza@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+TEST_CASE("t00053", "[test-case][class]")
+{
+    auto [config, db] = load_config("t00053");
+
+    auto diagram = config.diagrams["t00053_class"];
+
+    REQUIRE(diagram->name == "t00053_class");
+
+    auto model = generate_class_diagram(*db, diagram);
+
+    REQUIRE(model->name() == "t00053_class");
+
+    auto puml = generate_class_puml(diagram, *model);
+    AliasMatcher _A(puml);
+
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, StartsWith("@startuml"));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, EndsWith("@enduml\n"));
+
+    // Check if all classes exist
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("a")));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("b")));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("c")));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("d")));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("e")));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("f")));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("g")));
+
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("A")));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("B")));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("C")));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("D")));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("E")));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("F")));
+    REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsClass(_A("G")));
+
+    save_puml(config.output_directory() + "/" + diagram->name + ".puml", puml);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_cases.cc b/tests/test_cases.cc
index 8d94c572..ae215fa2 100644
--- a/tests/test_cases.cc
+++ b/tests/test_cases.cc
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ using namespace clanguml::test::matchers;
 #include "t00050/test_case.h"
 #include "t00051/test_case.h"
 #include "t00052/test_case.h"
+#include "t00053/test_case.h"
 
 ///
 /// Sequence diagram tests
diff --git a/tests/test_cases.yaml b/tests/test_cases.yaml
index 117ff78a..e97756bd 100644
--- a/tests/test_cases.yaml
+++ b/tests/test_cases.yaml
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ test_cases:
     - name: t00052
       title: Test case for template methods rendering
       description:
+    - name: t00053
+      title: Test case for `together` layout hint
+      description:
   Sequence diagrams:
     - name: t20001
       title: Basic sequence diagram test case
diff --git a/tests/test_config.cc b/tests/test_config.cc
index 6c07a5eb..a4f2d946 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.cc
+++ b/tests/test_config.cc
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ TEST_CASE("Test config includes", "[unit-test]")
 
 TEST_CASE("Test config layout", "[unit-test]")
 {
+    using namespace std::string_literals;
+
     auto cfg = clanguml::config::load("./test_config_data/layout.yml");
 
     CHECK(cfg.diagrams.size() == 2);
@@ -157,35 +159,78 @@ TEST_CASE("Test config layout", "[unit-test]")
     [[maybe_unused]] auto &def = static_cast<clanguml::config::class_diagram &>(
         *cfg.diagrams["class_main"]);
 
-    auto check_layout = [](const auto &diagram,
-                            const clanguml::common::model::diagram_t type) {
-        CHECK(diagram.type() == type);
+    auto check_class_layout =
+        [](const clanguml::config::class_diagram &diagram,
+            const clanguml::common::model::diagram_t type) {
+            CHECK(diagram.type() == type);
 
-        CHECK(diagram.layout().at("ABCD").size() == 2);
-        CHECK(diagram.layout().at("ABCD")[0].hint ==
-            clanguml::config::hint_t::up);
-        CHECK(diagram.layout().at("ABCD")[0].entity == "ABCD_SUBCLASS");
-        CHECK(diagram.layout().at("ABCD")[1].hint ==
-            clanguml::config::hint_t::left);
-        CHECK(diagram.layout().at("ABCD")[1].entity == "ABCD_SIBLING");
+            const auto &ABCD = diagram.layout().at("ABCD");
 
-        CHECK(diagram.layout().at("ABCD_SIBLING").size() == 2);
-        CHECK(diagram.layout().at("ABCD_SIBLING")[0].hint ==
-            clanguml::config::hint_t::right);
-        CHECK(diagram.layout().at("ABCD_SIBLING")[0].entity ==
-            "ABCD_OTHER_SIBLING");
-        CHECK(diagram.layout().at("ABCD_SIBLING")[1].hint ==
-            clanguml::config::hint_t::down);
-        CHECK(diagram.layout().at("ABCD_SIBLING")[1].entity ==
-            "ABCD_SIBLING_SIBLING");
-    };
+            CHECK(ABCD.size() == 3);
 
-    check_layout(static_cast<clanguml::config::class_diagram &>(
-                     *cfg.diagrams["class_main"]),
+            CHECK(ABCD[0].hint == clanguml::config::hint_t::up);
+            CHECK(std::get<std::string>(ABCD[0].entity) == "ABCD_SUBCLASS");
+
+            CHECK(ABCD[1].hint == clanguml::config::hint_t::left);
+            CHECK(std::get<std::string>(ABCD[1].entity) == "ABCD_SIBLING");
+
+            CHECK(ABCD[2].hint == clanguml::config::hint_t::together);
+            CHECK(std::get<std::vector<std::string>>(ABCD[2].entity) ==
+                std::vector{"A"s, "B"s, "C"s, "D"s});
+
+            CHECK(diagram.get_together_group("ABCD").value() == "ABCD");
+            CHECK(
+                diagram.get_together_group("clanguml::ABCD").value() == "ABCD");
+            CHECK(diagram.get_together_group("B").value() == "ABCD");
+            CHECK(diagram.get_together_group("clanguml::B").value() == "ABCD");
+            CHECK(!diagram.get_together_group("clanguml::E"));
+            CHECK(!diagram.get_together_group("E"));
+
+            const auto &ABCD_SIBLING = diagram.layout().at("ABCD_SIBLING");
+            CHECK(ABCD_SIBLING.size() == 2);
+
+            CHECK(ABCD_SIBLING[0].hint == clanguml::config::hint_t::right);
+            CHECK(std::get<std::string>(ABCD_SIBLING[0].entity) ==
+                "ABCD_OTHER_SIBLING");
+
+            CHECK(ABCD_SIBLING[1].hint == clanguml::config::hint_t::down);
+            CHECK(std::get<std::string>(ABCD_SIBLING[1].entity) ==
+                "ABCD_SIBLING_SIBLING");
+        };
+
+    auto check_package_layout =
+        [](const clanguml::config::package_diagram &diagram,
+            const clanguml::common::model::diagram_t type) {
+            CHECK(diagram.type() == type);
+
+            const auto &ABCD = diagram.layout().at("ABCD");
+
+            CHECK(ABCD.size() == 2);
+
+            CHECK(ABCD[0].hint == clanguml::config::hint_t::up);
+            CHECK(std::get<std::string>(ABCD[0].entity) == "ABCD_SUBCLASS");
+
+            CHECK(ABCD[1].hint == clanguml::config::hint_t::left);
+            CHECK(std::get<std::string>(ABCD[1].entity) == "ABCD_SIBLING");
+
+            const auto &ABCD_SIBLING = diagram.layout().at("ABCD_SIBLING");
+            CHECK(ABCD_SIBLING.size() == 2);
+
+            CHECK(ABCD_SIBLING[0].hint == clanguml::config::hint_t::right);
+            CHECK(std::get<std::string>(ABCD_SIBLING[0].entity) ==
+                "ABCD_OTHER_SIBLING");
+
+            CHECK(ABCD_SIBLING[1].hint == clanguml::config::hint_t::down);
+            CHECK(std::get<std::string>(ABCD_SIBLING[1].entity) ==
+                "ABCD_SIBLING_SIBLING");
+        };
+
+    check_class_layout(static_cast<clanguml::config::class_diagram &>(
+                           *cfg.diagrams["class_main"]),
         clanguml::common::model::diagram_t::kClass);
 
-    check_layout(static_cast<clanguml::config::package_diagram &>(
-                     *cfg.diagrams["package_main"]),
+    check_package_layout(static_cast<clanguml::config::package_diagram &>(
+                             *cfg.diagrams["package_main"]),
         clanguml::common::model::diagram_t::kPackage);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_config_data/layout.yml b/tests/test_config_data/layout.yml
index e70502dc..2de084e1 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_data/layout.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config_data/layout.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ diagrams:
       ABCD:
         - up: ABCD_SUBCLASS
         - left: ABCD_SIBLING
+        - together: [A, B, C, D]
       ABCD_SIBLING:
         - right: ABCD_OTHER_SIBLING
         - down: ABCD_SIBLING_SIBLING