diff --git a/src/framework/emqttb_group.erl b/src/framework/emqttb_group.erl
index 366496b..bcb21b2 100644
--- a/src/framework/emqttb_group.erl
+++ b/src/framework/emqttb_group.erl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 -behavior(gen_server).
 
 %% API:
--export([ensure/1, stop/1, set_target/2, set_target/3, set_target_async/3, broadcast/2, report_dead_id/2, info/0]).
+-export([ensure/1, stop/1, set_target/2, set_target/3, set_target_async/3, broadcast/2, report_dead_id/2, report_live_id/2, info/0]).
 
 %% gen_server callbacks:
 -export([init/1, handle_call/3, handle_cast/2, terminate/2, handle_info/2]).
@@ -106,8 +106,13 @@ broadcast(Group, Message) ->
 %% @doc Add an expired ID to the pool
 -spec report_dead_id(emqttb:group(), integer()) -> true.
 report_dead_id(Group, Id) ->
+  ets:delete(live_id_pool(Group), Id),
   ets:insert(dead_id_pool(Group), {Id, []}).
 
+-spec report_live_id(emqttb:group(), integer()) -> true.
+report_live_id(Group, Id) ->
+  ets:insert(live_id_pool(Group), {Id, self()}).
+
 info() ->
   [#{ '$id' => Id
     , conf_root => persistent_term:get(?GROUP_CONF_ID(Pid))
@@ -159,6 +164,7 @@ init([Conf]) ->
                              , {labels, [group]}
                              ]),
   ets:new(dead_id_pool(ID), [ordered_set, public, named_table]),
+  ets:new(live_id_pool(ID), [ordered_set, public, named_table]),
   StartN = maps:get(start_n, Conf, 0),
   persistent_term:put(?GROUP_LEADER_TO_GROUP_ID(self()), ID),
   persistent_term:put(?GROUP_BEHAVIOR(self()), Behavior),
@@ -245,7 +251,6 @@ wait_group_stop([MRef|Rest]) ->
   end.
 
 do_set_target(Target, InitInterval, OnComplete, S = #s{ scaling = Scaling
-                                                      , id = ID
                                                       , autorate = Autorate
                                                       }) ->
   N = n_clients(S),
@@ -321,8 +326,27 @@ scale_up(NRepeats, S = #s{behavior = Behavior, id = Group}) ->
   ?tp(start_worker, #{group => Group, pid => _Pid}),
   scale_up(NRepeats - 1, S#s{next_id = NextId}).
 
-scale_down(_N, S0) ->
-  S0.
+scale_down(0, S) ->
+  S;
+scale_down(NRepeats, S = #s{id = Group}) ->
+  case ets:first(live_id_pool(Group)) of
+    '$end_of_table' ->
+      ok;
+    Id ->
+      case ets:lookup(live_id_pool(Group), Id) of
+        [] ->
+          %% Race: died?
+          scale_down(NRepeats, S);
+        [{Id, Pid}] ->
+          MRef = monitor(process, Pid),
+          exit(Pid, shutdown),
+          receive
+            {'DOWN', MRef, process, Pid, _R} ->
+              ok
+          end,
+          scale_down(NRepeats - 1, S)
+      end
+  end.
 
 set_tick_timer() ->
   erlang:send_after(?TICK_TIME, self(), tick).
@@ -381,5 +405,8 @@ maybe_monitor_parent(#{parent := Pid}) ->
 maybe_monitor_parent(_) ->
   undefined.
 
+live_id_pool(Group) ->
+  list_to_atom(atom_to_list(Group) ++ "_live").
+
 dead_id_pool(Group) ->
   Group.
diff --git a/src/framework/emqttb_worker.erl b/src/framework/emqttb_worker.erl
index b62e14f..3f0f830 100644
--- a/src/framework/emqttb_worker.erl
+++ b/src/framework/emqttb_worker.erl
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ entrypoint(Behavior, Group, Number) ->
   emqttb_metrics:counter_inc(?GROUP_N_WORKERS(my_group()), 1),
   logger:set_process_metadata(#{domain => [group, Group]}),
   try apply(Behavior, init, [my_settings()]) of
-    State -> loop(State)
+    State ->
+          emqttb_group:report_live_id(my_group(), my_id()),
+          loop(State)
   catch
     EC:Err:Stack ->
       ?tp(error, emqttb_worker_crash,