diff --git a/Action.c b/Action.c
index 391716a5..a6394ac3 100644
--- a/Action.c
+++ b/Action.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void tagAllChildren(Panel* panel, Process* parent) {
    pid_t ppid = parent->pid;
    for (int i = 0; i < Panel_size(panel); i++) {
       Process* p = (Process*) Panel_get(panel, i);
-      if (!p->tag && p->ppid == ppid) {
+      if (!p->tag && Process_isChildOf(p, ppid)) {
          tagAllChildren(panel, p);
       }
    }
diff --git a/Process.c b/Process.c
index 394ca25d..6551afd7 100644
--- a/Process.c
+++ b/Process.c
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ typedef struct ProcessClass_ {
 
 #define As_Process(this_)              ((ProcessClass*)((this_)->super.klass))
 
+#define Process_isChildOf(process_, pid_) (process_->tgid == pid_ || (process_->tgid == process_->pid && process_->ppid == pid_))
+
 }*/
 
 static int Process_getuid = -1;
diff --git a/Process.h b/Process.h
index 43780a2f..5b8ffdba 100644
--- a/Process.h
+++ b/Process.h
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ typedef struct ProcessClass_ {
 
 #define As_Process(this_)              ((ProcessClass*)((this_)->super.klass))
 
+#define Process_isChildOf(process_, pid_) (process_->tgid == pid_ || (process_->tgid == process_->pid && process_->ppid == pid_))
+
 
 #define ONE_K 1024L
 #define ONE_M (ONE_K * ONE_K)
diff --git a/ProcessList.c b/ProcessList.c
index aea57e7e..25ae1385 100644
--- a/ProcessList.c
+++ b/ProcessList.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static void ProcessList_buildTree(ProcessList* this, pid_t pid, int level, int i
 
    for (int i = Vector_size(this->processes) - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
       Process* process = (Process*) (Vector_get(this->processes, i));
-      if (process->show && (process->tgid == pid || (process->tgid == process->pid && process->ppid == pid))) {
+      if (process->show && Process_isChildOf(process, pid)) {
          process = (Process*) (Vector_take(this->processes, i));
          Vector_add(children, process);
       }