diff --git a/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb b/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb
index 211fc45fa..bebaa7dae 100644
--- a/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb
+++ b/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb
@@ -669,20 +669,22 @@ CODE
 
       if @data.is_a?(RBA::Texts)
         if as_pattern
-          DRCLayer::new(@engine, @engine._tcmd(@data, 0, RBA::Texts, :with_match, pattern, invert))
+          result = @engine._tcmd(@data, 0, RBA::Texts, :with_match, pattern, invert)
         else
-          DRCLayer::new(@engine, @engine._tcmd(@data, 0, RBA::Texts, :with_text, pattern, invert))
+          result = @engine._tcmd(@data, 0, RBA::Texts, :with_text, pattern, invert)
         end
         if as_dots
-          DRCLayer::new(@engine, @engine._tcmd(@data, 0, RBA::Region, :edges))
+          return DRCLayer::new(@engine, @engine._tcmd(result, 0, RBA::Region, :edges))
         elsif as_dots == false
-          DRCLayer::new(@engine, @engine._tcmd(@data, 0, RBA::Region, :polygons))
+          return DRCLayer::new(@engine, @engine._tcmd(result, 0, RBA::Region, :polygons))
+        else
+          return DRCLayer::new(@engine, result)
         end
       else    
         if as_dots
-          DRCLayer::new(@engine, @engine._tcmd(@data, 0, RBA::Region, :texts_dots, pattern, as_pattern))
+          return DRCLayer::new(@engine, @engine._tcmd(@data, 0, RBA::Region, :texts_dots, pattern, as_pattern))
         else
-          DRCLayer::new(@engine, @engine._tcmd(@data, 0, RBA::Region, :texts, pattern, as_pattern))
+          return DRCLayer::new(@engine, @engine._tcmd(@data, 0, RBA::Region, :texts, pattern, as_pattern))
         end
       end
 
@@ -3080,6 +3082,10 @@ CODE
       @data.is_a?(RBA::Region) || @data.is_a?(RBA::Texts) || raise("#{f}: Requires a polygon or text layer")
     end
     
+    def requires_texts(f)
+      @data.is_a?(RBA::Texts) || raise("#{f}: Requires a text layer")
+    end
+    
     def requires_edge_pairs(f)
       @data.is_a?(RBA::EdgePairs) || raise("#{f}: Requires a edge pair layer")
     end
diff --git a/testdata/drc/drcSimpleTests_8.drc b/testdata/drc/drcSimpleTests_8.drc
index faab090a9..9e24350e0 100644
--- a/testdata/drc/drcSimpleTests_8.drc
+++ b/testdata/drc/drcSimpleTests_8.drc
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 
-# Hierarchical antenna check
+# Text handling - mixed mode and pure texts
 
 source($drc_test_source, "TOP")
 target($drc_test_target)
 
 # Flat mode
 
-flat_labels = labels(1, 0)
+flat_labels = input(1, 1) # mixed mode, labels only
+flat_texts = labels(1, 0) # text objects
 flat_all = input(1, 0)
 flat_poly = polygons(1, 0)
 
 flat_texts_from_labels1 = flat_labels.texts(text("XYZ"))
 flat_texts_from_labels2 = flat_labels.texts("*")
+flat_texts_from_texts1 = flat_texts.texts(text("XYZ"))
+flat_texts_from_texts2 = flat_texts.texts("*")
+flat_texts_from_texts3 = flat_texts.texts_not("U*")
 flat_texts_from_all1 = flat_all.texts(text("XYZ"))
 flat_texts_from_all2 = flat_all.texts("*")
 flat_texts_from_poly1 = flat_poly.texts(text("XYZ"))
@@ -20,23 +24,31 @@ flat_texts_from_poly2 = flat_poly.texts("*")
 flat_labels.output(100, 0)
 flat_all.output(101, 0)
 flat_poly.output(102, 0)
+flat_texts.output(103, 0)
 flat_texts_from_labels1.output(110, 0)
 flat_texts_from_labels2.output(111, 0)
 flat_texts_from_all1.output(112, 0)
 flat_texts_from_all2.output(113, 0)
 flat_texts_from_poly1.output(114, 0)
 flat_texts_from_poly2.output(115, 0)
+flat_texts_from_texts1.output(116, 0)
+flat_texts_from_texts2.output(117, 0)
+flat_texts_from_texts3.output(118, 0)
 
 # Deep mode
 
 deep
 
-deep_labels = labels(1, 0)
+deep_labels = input(1, 1) # mixed mode, labels only
+deep_texts = labels(1, 1) # text objects
 deep_all = input(1, 0)
 deep_poly = polygons(1, 0)
 
 deep_texts_from_labels1 = deep_labels.texts(text("XYZ"))
 deep_texts_from_labels2 = deep_labels.texts("*")
+deep_texts_from_texts1 = deep_texts.texts(text("XYZ"))
+deep_texts_from_texts2 = deep_texts.texts("*")
+deep_texts_from_texts3 = deep_texts.texts_not("U*")
 deep_texts_from_all1 = deep_all.texts(text("XYZ"))
 deep_texts_from_all2 = deep_all.texts("*")
 deep_texts_from_poly1 = deep_poly.texts(text("XYZ"))
@@ -45,10 +57,14 @@ deep_texts_from_poly2 = deep_poly.texts("*")
 deep_labels.output(200, 0)
 deep_all.output(201, 0)
 deep_poly.output(202, 0)
+deep_texts.output(203, 0)
 deep_texts_from_labels1.output(210, 0)
 deep_texts_from_labels2.output(211, 0)
 deep_texts_from_all1.output(212, 0)
 deep_texts_from_all2.output(213, 0)
 deep_texts_from_poly1.output(214, 0)
 deep_texts_from_poly2.output(215, 0)
+deep_texts_from_texts1.output(216, 0)
+deep_texts_from_texts2.output(217, 0)
+deep_texts_from_texts3.output(218, 0)
 
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