diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layFinder.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layFinder.cc
index bce8845b6..6d187ea67 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layFinder.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layFinder.cc
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ Finder::do_find (const db::Cell &cell, int level, const db::DCplxTrans &vp, cons
   } else if (level < m_max_level 
       && (t * m_cell_box_convert (cell)).touches (m_scan_region)
       && (mp_view->select_inside_pcells_mode () || !cell.is_proxy ()) 
-      && !mp_view->is_cell_hidden (cell.cell_index (), m_cv_index)) {
+      && !mp_view->is_cell_hidden (cell.cell_index (), m_cv_index)
+      && !cell.is_ghost_cell ()) {
 
     db::ICplxTrans it = t.inverted ();
     db::Box scan_box (it * m_scan_region);
@@ -828,7 +829,7 @@ InstFinder::visit_cell (const db::Cell &cell, const db::Box &search_box, const d
       //  just consider the instances exactly at the last level of 
       //  hierarchy (this is where the boxes are drawn) or of cells that
       //  are hidden.
-      if (level == max_level () - 1 || inst_cell.is_proxy () || mp_view->is_cell_hidden (inst_cell.cell_index (), m_cv_index)) {
+      if (level == max_level () - 1 || inst_cell.is_proxy () || inst_cell.is_ghost_cell () || mp_view->is_cell_hidden (inst_cell.cell_index (), m_cv_index)) {
 
         db::box_convert <db::CellInst, false> bc (layout ());
         for (db::CellInstArray::iterator p = cell_inst.begin_touching (search_box, bc); ! p.at_end (); ++p) {
@@ -838,7 +839,7 @@ InstFinder::visit_cell (const db::Cell &cell, const db::Box &search_box, const d
           db::Box ibox;
           if (inst_cell.bbox_with_empty ().empty ()) {
             ibox = db::Box (db::Point (0, 0), db::Point (0, 0));
-          } else if (! m_visible_layers || level == mp_view->get_max_hier_levels () - 1 || mp_view->is_cell_hidden (inst_cell.cell_index (), m_cv_index)) {
+          } else if (! m_visible_layers || level == mp_view->get_max_hier_levels () - 1 || inst_cell.is_ghost_cell () || mp_view->is_cell_hidden (inst_cell.cell_index (), m_cv_index)) {
             ibox = inst_cell.bbox_with_empty ();
           } else {
             for (std::vector<int>::const_iterator l = m_visible_layer_indexes.begin (); l != m_visible_layer_indexes.end (); ++l) {
@@ -903,7 +904,7 @@ InstFinder::visit_cell (const db::Cell &cell, const db::Box &search_box, const d
       //  just consider the instances exactly at the last level of 
       //  hierarchy (this is where the boxes are drawn) or if of cells that
       //  are hidden.
-      if (level == max_level () - 1 || inst_cell.is_proxy () || mp_view->is_cell_hidden (inst_cell.cell_index (), m_cv_index)) {
+      if (level == max_level () - 1 || inst_cell.is_proxy () || inst_cell.is_ghost_cell () || mp_view->is_cell_hidden (inst_cell.cell_index (), m_cv_index)) {
 
         db::box_convert <db::CellInst, false> bc (layout ());
         for (db::CellInstArray::iterator p = cell_inst.begin_touching (search_box, bc); ! p.at_end (); ++p) {
@@ -916,7 +917,7 @@ InstFinder::visit_cell (const db::Cell &cell, const db::Box &search_box, const d
           db::Box ibox;
           if (inst_cell.bbox_with_empty ().empty ()) {
             ibox = db::Box (db::Point (0, 0), db::Point (0, 0));
-          } else if (! m_visible_layers || level == mp_view->get_max_hier_levels () - 1 || mp_view->is_cell_hidden (inst_cell.cell_index (), m_cv_index)) {
+          } else if (! m_visible_layers || level == mp_view->get_max_hier_levels () - 1 || inst_cell.is_ghost_cell () || mp_view->is_cell_hidden (inst_cell.cell_index (), m_cv_index)) {
             ibox = inst_cell.bbox_with_empty ();
           } else {
             for (std::vector<int>::const_iterator l = m_visible_layer_indexes.begin (); l != m_visible_layer_indexes.end (); ++l) {