diff --git a/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb b/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb
index b6fc6802b..089cb7115 100644
--- a/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb
+++ b/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ CODE
     #
     # This method is available for polygon, text and edge layers. Edges can be selected
     # with respect to other edges or polygons. Texts can be selected with respect to 
-    # polygons.
+    # polygons. Polygons can be selected with respect to edges, texts and other polygons.
     #
     # The following image shows the effect of the "interacting" method (input1: red, input2: blue):
     #
@@ -1639,8 +1639,9 @@ CODE
     # It returns a new layer containing the selected shapes. A version which modifies self
     # is \select_not_interacting.
     #
-    # This method is available for polygon and edge layers. Edges can be selected
-    # with respect to other edges or polygons.
+    # This method is available for polygon, text and edge layers. Edges can be selected
+    # with respect to other edges or polygons. Texts can be selected with respect to 
+    # polygons. Polygons can be selected with respect to edges, texts and other polygons.
     #
     # The following image shows the effect of the "not_interacting" method (input1: red, input2: blue):
     #
@@ -1660,8 +1661,9 @@ CODE
     # It modifies self to contain the selected shapes. A version which does not modify self
     # is \interacting.
     #
-    # This method is available for polygon and edge layers. Edges can be selected
-    # with respect to other edges or polygons.
+    # This method is available for polygon, text and edge layers. Edges can be selected
+    # with respect to other edges or polygons. Texts can be selected with respect to 
+    # polygons. Polygons can be selected with respect to edges, texts and other polygons.
     
     # %DRC%
     # @name select_not_interacting
@@ -1673,8 +1675,9 @@ CODE
     # It modifies self to contain the selected shapes. A version which does not modify self
     # is \not_interacting.
     #
-    # This method is available for polygon and edge layers. Edges can be selected
-    # with respect to other edges or polygons.
+    # This method is available for polygon, text and edge layers. Edges can be selected
+    # with respect to other edges or polygons. Texts can be selected with respect to 
+    # polygons. Polygons can be selected with respect to edges, texts and other polygons.
     
     # %DRC%
     # @name intersections
@@ -1732,8 +1735,7 @@ CODE
     #
     # This method will neither modify self nor other.
     #
-    # This method is available for polygon layers. Other can be an edge or polygon layer. 
-    # Edges or polygons can be selected with respect to polygons of self.
+    # This method is available for polygon, edge and text layers, similar to interacting.
     
     # %DRC%
     # @name pull_overlapping
diff --git a/src/lay/lay/doc/about/drc_ref_layer.xml b/src/lay/lay/doc/about/drc_ref_layer.xml
index 2f29c1d58..f2a1d8043 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/doc/about/drc_ref_layer.xml
+++ b/src/lay/lay/doc/about/drc_ref_layer.xml
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ is <a href="#select_interacting">select_interacting</a>.
 </p><p>
 This method is available for polygon, text and edge layers. Edges can be selected
 with respect to other edges or polygons. Texts can be selected with respect to 
-polygons.
+polygons. Polygons can be selected with respect to edges, texts and other polygons.
 </p><p>
 The following image shows the effect of the "interacting" method (input1: red, input2: blue):
 </p><p>
@@ -1124,8 +1124,9 @@ otherwise individual shapes are selected.
 It returns a new layer containing the selected shapes. A version which modifies self
 is <a href="#select_not_interacting">select_not_interacting</a>.
 </p><p>
-This method is available for polygon and edge layers. Edges can be selected
-with respect to other edges or polygons.
+This method is available for polygon, text and edge layers. Edges can be selected
+with respect to other edges or polygons. Texts can be selected with respect to 
+polygons. Polygons can be selected with respect to edges, texts and other polygons.
 </p><p>
 The following image shows the effect of the "not_interacting" method (input1: red, input2: blue):
 </p><p>
@@ -1440,8 +1441,7 @@ provides a way to pull shapes from other to the hierarchy to self.
 </p><p>
 This method will neither modify self nor other.
 </p><p>
-This method is available for polygon layers. Other can be an edge or polygon layer. 
-Edges or polygons can be selected with respect to polygons of self.
+This method is available for polygon, edge and text layers, similar to interacting.
 </p>
 <a name="pull_overlapping"/><h2>"pull_overlapping" - Selects shapes or regions of other which overlap shapes from the this region</h2>
 <keyword name="pull_overlapping"/>
@@ -1655,8 +1655,9 @@ otherwise individual shapes are selected.
 It modifies self to contain the selected shapes. A version which does not modify self
 is <a href="#interacting">interacting</a>.
 </p><p>
-This method is available for polygon and edge layers. Edges can be selected
-with respect to other edges or polygons.
+This method is available for polygon, text and edge layers. Edges can be selected
+with respect to other edges or polygons. Texts can be selected with respect to 
+polygons. Polygons can be selected with respect to edges, texts and other polygons.
 </p>
 <a name="select_not_inside"/><h2>"select_not_inside" - Selects shapes or regions of self which are not inside the other region</h2>
 <keyword name="select_not_inside"/>
@@ -1688,8 +1689,9 @@ otherwise individual shapes are selected.
 It modifies self to contain the selected shapes. A version which does not modify self
 is <a href="#not_interacting">not_interacting</a>.
 </p><p>
-This method is available for polygon and edge layers. Edges can be selected
-with respect to other edges or polygons.
+This method is available for polygon, text and edge layers. Edges can be selected
+with respect to other edges or polygons. Texts can be selected with respect to 
+polygons. Polygons can be selected with respect to edges, texts and other polygons.
 </p>
 <a name="select_not_outside"/><h2>"select_not_outside" - Selects shapes or regions of self which are not outside the other region</h2>
 <keyword name="select_not_outside"/>
diff --git a/src/lay/lay/doc/manual/drc_runsets.xml b/src/lay/lay/doc/manual/drc_runsets.xml
index dd7442135..cf1afed49 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/doc/manual/drc_runsets.xml
+++ b/src/lay/lay/doc/manual/drc_runsets.xml
@@ -549,6 +549,8 @@ output(w, "width violations")</pre>
     <li>Boolean NOT with a polygon layer: will select those texts
         which are outside of any polygon.
         <a href="/about/drc_ref_layer.xml#not_interact">not_interact</a> is a synonym for this operation.</li>
+    <li>As second layer for region interact: this way, polygons
+        can be selected which are tagged with certain texts.</li>
     <li>Text filtering by string: texts can be filtered either
         by matching against a fixed text or a glob pattern.
         The methods provided for this purpose are: 
diff --git a/testdata/drc/drcSuiteTests.drc b/testdata/drc/drcSuiteTests.drc
index 151cadaf8..55cbbedd2 100644
--- a/testdata/drc/drcSuiteTests.drc
+++ b/testdata/drc/drcSuiteTests.drc
@@ -662,6 +662,14 @@ def run_testsuite(dm, ic, tiled = false, hier = false)
   atdup = at.dup
   atdup.select_not_interacting(d)
   atdup.output(lb + 7, dm + 1)
+  p = d.interacting(at)
+  p.output(lb + 8, dm)
+  p = d.not_interacting(at)
+  p.output(lb + 8, dm + 1)
+  p = d.pull_interacting(at)
+  p.output(lb + 9, dm)
+  p = at.pull_interacting(d)
+  p.output(lb + 9, dm + 1)
   
 end
 
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