diff --git a/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatRegion.cc b/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatRegion.cc
index 37481614e..65966361e 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatRegion.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatRegion.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "dbFlatRegion.h"
 #include "dbFlatEdgePairs.h"
 #include "dbFlatEdges.h"
+#include "dbFlatTexts.h"
 #include "dbEmptyRegion.h"
 #include "dbEmptyEdgePairs.h"
 #include "dbEmptyEdges.h"
@@ -375,6 +376,50 @@ AsIfFlatRegion::selected_interacting_generic (const Edges &other, bool inverse)
   return output.release ();
 }
 
+RegionDelegate *
+AsIfFlatRegion::selected_interacting_generic (const Texts &other, bool inverse) const
+{
+  if (other.empty ()) {
+    if (! inverse) {
+      return new EmptyRegion ();
+    } else {
+      return clone ();
+    }
+  } else if (empty ()) {
+    return clone ();
+  }
+
+  db::box_scanner2<db::Polygon, size_t, db::Text, size_t> scanner (report_progress (), progress_desc ());
+  scanner.reserve1 (size ());
+  scanner.reserve2 (other.size ());
+
+  std::auto_ptr<FlatRegion> output (new FlatRegion (false));
+  region_to_text_interaction_filter<Shapes, db::Polygon> filter (output->raw_polygons (), inverse);
+
+  AddressablePolygonDelivery p (begin_merged (), has_valid_merged_polygons ());
+
+  for ( ; ! p.at_end (); ++p) {
+    scanner.insert1 (p.operator-> (), 0);
+    if (inverse) {
+      filter.preset (p.operator-> ());
+    }
+  }
+
+  AddressableTextDelivery e (other.addressable_texts ());
+
+  for ( ; ! e.at_end (); ++e) {
+    scanner.insert2 (e.operator-> (), 0);
+  }
+
+  scanner.process (filter, 1, db::box_convert<db::Polygon> (), db::box_convert<db::Text> ());
+
+  if (inverse) {
+    filter.fill_output ();
+  }
+
+  return output.release ();
+}
+
 RegionDelegate *
 AsIfFlatRegion::selected_interacting_generic (const Region &other, int mode, bool touching, bool inverse) const
 {
@@ -468,6 +513,39 @@ AsIfFlatRegion::pull_generic (const Edges &other) const
   return output.release ();
 }
 
+TextsDelegate *
+AsIfFlatRegion::pull_generic (const Texts &other) const
+{
+  if (other.empty ()) {
+    return other.delegate ()->clone ();
+  } else if (empty ()) {
+    return new EmptyTexts ();
+  }
+
+  db::box_scanner2<db::Polygon, size_t, db::Text, size_t> scanner (report_progress (), progress_desc ());
+  scanner.reserve1 (size ());
+  scanner.reserve2 (other.size ());
+
+  std::auto_ptr<FlatTexts> output (new FlatTexts (false));
+  region_to_text_interaction_filter<Shapes, db::Text> filter (output->raw_texts (), false);
+
+  AddressablePolygonDelivery p (begin (), has_valid_merged_polygons ());
+
+  for ( ; ! p.at_end (); ++p) {
+    scanner.insert1 (p.operator-> (), 0);
+  }
+
+  AddressableTextDelivery e (other.addressable_texts ());
+
+  for ( ; ! e.at_end (); ++e) {
+    scanner.insert2 (e.operator-> (), 0);
+  }
+
+  scanner.process (filter, 1, db::box_convert<db::Polygon> (), db::box_convert<db::Text> ());
+
+  return output.release ();
+}
+
 RegionDelegate *
 AsIfFlatRegion::pull_generic (const Region &other, int mode, bool touching) const
 {
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatRegion.h b/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatRegion.h
index fb3a1c548..631026f4d 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatRegion.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatRegion.h
@@ -202,6 +202,16 @@ public:
     return selected_interacting_generic (other, true);
   }
 
+  virtual RegionDelegate *selected_interacting (const Texts &other) const
+  {
+    return selected_interacting_generic (other, false);
+  }
+
+  virtual RegionDelegate *selected_not_interacting (const Texts &other) const
+  {
+    return selected_interacting_generic (other, true);
+  }
+
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_overlapping (const Region &other) const
   {
     return selected_interacting_generic (other, 0, false, false);
@@ -227,6 +237,11 @@ public:
     return pull_generic (other);
   }
 
+  virtual TextsDelegate *pull_interacting (const Texts &other) const
+  {
+    return pull_generic (other);
+  }
+
   virtual RegionDelegate *pull_overlapping (const Region &other) const
   {
     return pull_generic (other, 0, false);
@@ -247,8 +262,10 @@ protected:
   EdgePairsDelegate *run_single_polygon_check (db::edge_relation_type rel, db::Coord d, bool whole_edges, metrics_type metrics, double ignore_angle, distance_type min_projection, distance_type max_projection) const;
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_interacting_generic (const Region &other, int mode, bool touching, bool inverse) const;
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_interacting_generic (const Edges &other, bool inverse) const;
+  virtual RegionDelegate *selected_interacting_generic (const Texts &other, bool inverse) const;
   virtual RegionDelegate *pull_generic (const Region &other, int mode, bool touching) const;
   virtual EdgesDelegate *pull_generic (const Edges &other) const;
+  virtual TextsDelegate *pull_generic (const Texts &other) const;
 
   template <class Trans>
   static void produce_markers_for_grid_check (const db::Polygon &poly, const Trans &tr, db::Coord gx, db::Coord gy, db::Shapes &shapes);
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.cc b/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.cc
index f56fc2be6..42510cb7d 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "dbRegionUtils.h"
 #include "dbDeepEdges.h"
 #include "dbDeepEdgePairs.h"
+#include "dbDeepTexts.h"
 #include "dbShapeProcessor.h"
 #include "dbFlatRegion.h"
 #include "dbHierProcessor.h"
@@ -1896,6 +1897,143 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
+struct TextResultInserter
+{
+  typedef db::Text value_type;
+
+  TextResultInserter (std::unordered_set<db::Text> &result)
+    : mp_result (&result)
+  {
+    //  .. nothing yet ..
+  }
+
+  void insert (const db::Text &e)
+  {
+    (*mp_result).insert (e);
+  }
+
+private:
+  std::unordered_set<db::Text> *mp_result;
+};
+
+class PullWithTextLocalOperation
+  : public local_operation<db::PolygonRef, db::Text, db::Text>
+{
+public:
+  PullWithTextLocalOperation ()
+  {
+    //  .. nothing yet ..
+  }
+
+  virtual db::Coord dist () const
+  {
+    //  touching is sufficient
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  virtual void compute_local (db::Layout *, const shape_interactions<db::PolygonRef, db::Text> &interactions, std::unordered_set<db::Text> &result, size_t /*max_vertex_count*/, double /*area_ratio*/) const
+  {
+    db::box_scanner2<db::Polygon, size_t, db::Text, size_t> scanner;
+
+    TextResultInserter inserter (result);
+    region_to_text_interaction_filter<TextResultInserter> filter (inserter, false);
+
+    for (shape_interactions<db::PolygonRef, db::Text>::iterator i = interactions.begin (); i != interactions.end (); ++i) {
+      for (shape_interactions<db::PolygonRef, db::Text>::iterator2 j = i->second.begin (); j != i->second.end (); ++j) {
+        scanner.insert2 (& interactions.intruder_shape (*j), 0);
+      }
+    }
+
+    std::list<db::Polygon> heap;
+    for (shape_interactions<db::PolygonRef, db::PolygonRef>::iterator i = interactions.begin (); i != interactions.end (); ++i) {
+
+      const db::PolygonRef &subject = interactions.subject_shape (i->first);
+      heap.push_back (subject.obj ().transformed (subject.trans ()));
+
+      scanner.insert1 (&heap.back (), 0);
+
+    }
+
+    scanner.process (filter, 1, db::box_convert<db::Polygon> (), db::box_convert<db::Text> ());
+  }
+
+  virtual on_empty_intruder_mode on_empty_intruder_hint () const
+  {
+    return Drop;
+  }
+
+  virtual std::string description () const
+  {
+    return tl::to_string (tr ("Pull texts from second by their geometric relation to first"));
+  }
+};
+
+class InteractingWithTextLocalOperation
+  : public local_operation<db::PolygonRef, db::Text, db::PolygonRef>
+{
+public:
+  InteractingWithTextLocalOperation (bool inverse)
+    : m_inverse (inverse)
+  {
+    //  .. nothing yet ..
+  }
+
+  virtual db::Coord dist () const
+  {
+    //  touching is sufficient
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  virtual void compute_local (db::Layout *layout, const shape_interactions<db::PolygonRef, db::Text> &interactions, std::unordered_set<db::PolygonRef> &result, size_t /*max_vertex_count*/, double /*area_ratio*/) const
+  {
+    db::box_scanner2<db::Polygon, size_t, db::Text, size_t> scanner;
+
+    ResultInserter inserter (layout, result);
+    region_to_text_interaction_filter<ResultInserter> filter (inserter, m_inverse);
+
+    for (shape_interactions<db::PolygonRef, db::Text>::iterator i = interactions.begin (); i != interactions.end (); ++i) {
+      for (shape_interactions<db::PolygonRef, db::Text>::iterator2 j = i->second.begin (); j != i->second.end (); ++j) {
+        scanner.insert2 (& interactions.intruder_shape (*j), 0);
+      }
+    }
+
+    std::list<db::Polygon> heap;
+    for (shape_interactions<db::PolygonRef, db::PolygonRef>::iterator i = interactions.begin (); i != interactions.end (); ++i) {
+
+      const db::PolygonRef &subject = interactions.subject_shape (i->first);
+      heap.push_back (subject.obj ().transformed (subject.trans ()));
+
+      scanner.insert1 (&heap.back (), 0);
+      if (m_inverse) {
+        filter.preset (&heap.back ());
+      }
+
+    }
+
+    scanner.process (filter, 1, db::box_convert<db::Polygon> (), db::box_convert<db::Text> ());
+    if (m_inverse) {
+      filter.fill_output ();
+    }
+  }
+
+  virtual on_empty_intruder_mode on_empty_intruder_hint () const
+  {
+    if (!m_inverse) {
+      return Drop;
+    } else {
+      return Copy;
+    }
+  }
+
+  virtual std::string description () const
+  {
+    return tl::to_string (tr ("Select regions by their geometric relation to texts"));
+  }
+
+private:
+  bool m_inverse;
+};
+
 }
 
 RegionDelegate *
@@ -2042,4 +2180,70 @@ DeepRegion::pull_generic (const Edges &other) const
   return res;
 }
 
+TextsDelegate *
+DeepRegion::pull_generic (const Texts &other) const
+{
+  std::auto_ptr<db::DeepTexts> dr_holder;
+  const db::DeepTexts *other_deep = dynamic_cast<const db::DeepTexts *> (other.delegate ());
+  if (! other_deep) {
+    //  if the other region isn't deep, turn into a top-level only deep region to facilitate re-hierarchisation
+    dr_holder.reset (new db::DeepTexts (other, const_cast<db::DeepShapeStore &> (*deep_layer ().store ())));
+    other_deep = dr_holder.get ();
+  }
+
+  //  in "inside" mode, the first argument needs to be merged too
+  const db::DeepLayer &polygons = deep_layer ();
+  const db::DeepLayer &other_texts = other_deep->deep_layer ();
+
+  DeepLayer dl_out (polygons.derived ());
+
+  db::PullWithTextLocalOperation op;
+
+  db::local_processor<db::PolygonRef, db::Text, db::Text> proc (const_cast<db::Layout *> (&polygons.layout ()), const_cast<db::Cell *> (&polygons.initial_cell ()), &other_texts.layout (), &other_texts.initial_cell (), polygons.breakout_cells (), other_texts.breakout_cells ());
+  proc.set_base_verbosity (base_verbosity ());
+  proc.set_threads (polygons.store ()->threads ());
+  proc.run (&op, polygons.layer (), other_texts.layer (), dl_out.layer ());
+
+  db::DeepTexts *res = new db::DeepTexts (dl_out);
+  res->set_is_merged (is_merged ());
+  return res;
+}
+
+RegionDelegate *
+DeepRegion::selected_interacting_generic (const Texts &other, bool inverse) const
+{
+  //  with these flag set to true, the resulting polygons are broken again.
+  bool split_after = false;
+
+  std::auto_ptr<db::DeepTexts> dr_holder;
+  const db::DeepTexts *other_deep = dynamic_cast<const db::DeepTexts *> (other.delegate ());
+  if (! other_deep) {
+    //  if the other region isn't deep, turn into a top-level only deep region to facilitate re-hierarchisation
+    dr_holder.reset (new db::DeepTexts (other, const_cast<db::DeepShapeStore &> (*deep_layer ().store ())));
+    other_deep = dr_holder.get ();
+  }
+
+  const db::DeepLayer &polygons = merged_deep_layer ();
+
+  DeepLayer dl_out (polygons.derived ());
+
+  db::InteractingWithTextLocalOperation op (inverse);
+
+  db::local_processor<db::PolygonRef, db::Text, db::PolygonRef> proc (const_cast<db::Layout *> (&polygons.layout ()), const_cast<db::Cell *> (&polygons.initial_cell ()), &other_deep->deep_layer ().layout (), &other_deep->deep_layer ().initial_cell (), polygons.breakout_cells (), other_deep->deep_layer ().breakout_cells ());
+  proc.set_base_verbosity (base_verbosity ());
+  proc.set_threads (polygons.store ()->threads ());
+  if (split_after) {
+    proc.set_area_ratio (polygons.store ()->max_area_ratio ());
+    proc.set_max_vertex_count (polygons.store ()->max_vertex_count ());
+  }
+
+  proc.run (&op, polygons.layer (), other_deep->deep_layer ().layer (), dl_out.layer ());
+
+  db::DeepRegion *res = new db::DeepRegion (dl_out);
+  if (! split_after) {
+    res->set_is_merged (merged_semantics () || is_merged ());
+  }
+  return res;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.h b/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.h
index e1cdc57c3..bf794ec48 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.h
@@ -193,8 +193,10 @@ private:
   EdgePairsDelegate *run_single_polygon_check (db::edge_relation_type rel, db::Coord d, bool whole_edges, metrics_type metrics, double ignore_angle, distance_type min_projection, distance_type max_projection) const;
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_interacting_generic (const Region &other, int mode, bool touching, bool inverse) const;
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_interacting_generic (const Edges &other, bool inverse) const;
+  virtual RegionDelegate *selected_interacting_generic (const Texts &other, bool inverse) const;
   virtual RegionDelegate *pull_generic (const Region &other, int mode, bool touching) const;
   virtual EdgesDelegate *pull_generic (const Edges &other) const;
+  virtual TextsDelegate *pull_generic (const Texts &other) const;
   DeepRegion *apply_filter (const PolygonFilterBase &filter) const;
 
   template <class Result, class OutputContainer> OutputContainer *processed_impl (const polygon_processor<Result> &filter) const;
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbDeepShapeStore.cc b/src/db/db/dbDeepShapeStore.cc
index db7a95c55..b678b302f 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbDeepShapeStore.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbDeepShapeStore.cc
@@ -459,6 +459,36 @@ DeepLayer DeepShapeStore::create_from_flat (const db::Edges &edges, const db::IC
   return dl;
 }
 
+DeepLayer DeepShapeStore::create_from_flat (const db::Texts &texts, const db::ICplxTrans &trans)
+{
+  //  reuse existing layer
+  std::pair<bool, DeepLayer> lff = layer_for_flat (tl::id_of (texts.delegate ()));
+  if (lff.first) {
+    return lff.second;
+  }
+
+  require_singular ();
+
+  unsigned int layer = layout ().insert_layer ();
+
+  db::Shapes *shapes = &initial_cell ().shapes (layer);
+  db::Box world = db::Box::world ();
+
+  db::TextBuildingHierarchyBuilderShapeReceiver tb;
+
+  std::pair<db::RecursiveShapeIterator, db::ICplxTrans> ii = texts.begin_iter ();
+  db::ICplxTrans ttop = trans * ii.second;
+  while (! ii.first.at_end ()) {
+    tb.push (*ii.first, ttop * ii.first.trans (), world, 0, shapes);
+    ++ii.first;
+  }
+
+  DeepLayer dl (this, 0 /*singular layout index*/, layer);
+  m_layers_for_flat [tl::id_of (texts.delegate ())] = std::make_pair (dl.layout_index (), dl.layer ());
+  m_flat_region_id [std::make_pair (dl.layout_index (), dl.layer ())] = tl::id_of (texts.delegate ());
+  return dl;
+}
+
 std::pair<bool, DeepLayer> DeepShapeStore::layer_for_flat (const db::Region &region) const
 {
   return layer_for_flat (tl::id_of (region.delegate ()));
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbDeepShapeStore.h b/src/db/db/dbDeepShapeStore.h
index 3c4e678ec..032fb8aad 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbDeepShapeStore.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbDeepShapeStore.h
@@ -338,7 +338,18 @@ public:
    *  After a flat layer has been created for a region, it can be retrieved
    *  from the region later with layer_for_flat (region).
    */
-  DeepLayer create_from_flat (const db::Edges &region, const db::ICplxTrans &trans = db::ICplxTrans ());
+  DeepLayer create_from_flat (const db::Edges &edges, const db::ICplxTrans &trans = db::ICplxTrans ());
+
+  /**
+   *  @brief Creates a new layer from a flat text collection (or the text collection is made flat)
+   *
+   *  This method is intended for use with singular-created DSS objects (see
+   *  singular constructor).
+   *
+   *  After a flat layer has been created for a region, it can be retrieved
+   *  from the region later with layer_for_flat (region).
+   */
+  DeepLayer create_from_flat (const db::Texts &texts, const db::ICplxTrans &trans = db::ICplxTrans ());
 
   /**
    *  @brief Gets the layer for a given flat region.
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbDeepTexts.cc b/src/db/db/dbDeepTexts.cc
index 1def0413e..73739984f 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbDeepTexts.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbDeepTexts.cc
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ DeepTexts::DeepTexts ()
   //  .. nothing yet ..
 }
 
+DeepTexts::DeepTexts (const db::Texts &other, DeepShapeStore &dss)
+  : AsIfFlatTexts ()
+{
+  m_deep_layer = dss.create_from_flat (other);
+}
+
 DeepTexts::DeepTexts (const RecursiveShapeIterator &si, DeepShapeStore &dss)
   : AsIfFlatTexts (), m_deep_layer (dss.create_text_layer (si))
 {
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbDeepTexts.h b/src/db/db/dbDeepTexts.h
index 21da58c39..ef877be8d 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbDeepTexts.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbDeepTexts.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class DB_PUBLIC DeepTexts
 {
 public:
   DeepTexts ();
+  DeepTexts (const db::Texts &other, DeepShapeStore &dss);
   DeepTexts (const RecursiveShapeIterator &si, DeepShapeStore &dss);
   DeepTexts (const RecursiveShapeIterator &si, DeepShapeStore &dss, const db::ICplxTrans &trans);
 
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbEmptyRegion.h b/src/db/db/dbEmptyRegion.h
index 5ab62f825..ec40deffa 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbEmptyRegion.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbEmptyRegion.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "dbCommon.h"
 #include "dbRegionDelegate.h"
 #include "dbEmptyEdges.h"
+#include "dbEmptyTexts.h"
 
 namespace db {
 
@@ -107,11 +108,14 @@ public:
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_not_interacting (const Region &) const { return new EmptyRegion (); }
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_interacting (const Edges &) const { return new EmptyRegion (); }
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_not_interacting (const Edges &) const { return new EmptyRegion (); }
+  virtual RegionDelegate *selected_interacting (const Texts &) const { return new EmptyRegion (); }
+  virtual RegionDelegate *selected_not_interacting (const Texts &) const { return new EmptyRegion (); }
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_overlapping (const Region &) const { return new EmptyRegion (); }
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_not_overlapping (const Region &) const { return new EmptyRegion (); }
   virtual RegionDelegate *pull_inside (const Region &) const  { return new EmptyRegion (); }
   virtual RegionDelegate *pull_interacting (const Region &) const  { return new EmptyRegion (); }
   virtual EdgesDelegate *pull_interacting (const Edges &) const  { return new EmptyEdges (); }
+  virtual TextsDelegate *pull_interacting (const Texts &) const  { return new EmptyTexts (); }
   virtual RegionDelegate *pull_overlapping (const Region &) const  { return new EmptyRegion (); }
   virtual RegionDelegate *in (const Region &, bool) const { return new EmptyRegion (); }
 
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbHierProcessor.cc b/src/db/db/dbHierProcessor.cc
index 23870f6d9..2db262ac4 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbHierProcessor.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbHierProcessor.cc
@@ -157,6 +157,29 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
+template <>
+class shape_reference_translator<db::Text>
+{
+public:
+  typedef db::Text shape_type;
+
+  shape_reference_translator (db::Layout * /*target_layout*/)
+  {
+    //  .. nothing yet ..
+  }
+
+  const shape_type &operator() (const shape_type &s) const
+  {
+    return s;
+  }
+
+  template <class Trans>
+  shape_type operator() (const shape_type &s, const Trans &tr) const
+  {
+    return s.transformed (tr);
+  }
+};
+
 template <class Ref, class Trans>
 class shape_reference_translator_with_trans_from_shape_ref
 {
@@ -633,6 +656,7 @@ shape_interactions<TS, TI>::intruder_shape (unsigned int id) const
 
 template class DB_PUBLIC shape_interactions<db::PolygonRef, db::PolygonRef>;
 template class DB_PUBLIC shape_interactions<db::PolygonRef, db::Edge>;
+template class DB_PUBLIC shape_interactions<db::PolygonRef, db::Text>;
 template class DB_PUBLIC shape_interactions<db::Edge, db::Edge>;
 template class DB_PUBLIC shape_interactions<db::Edge, db::PolygonRef>;
 template class DB_PUBLIC shape_interactions<db::Text, db::Text>;
@@ -1756,6 +1780,8 @@ local_processor<TS, TI, TR>::compute_local_cell (const db::local_processor_conte
 template class DB_PUBLIC local_processor<db::PolygonRef, db::PolygonRef, db::PolygonRef>;
 template class DB_PUBLIC local_processor<db::PolygonRef, db::Edge, db::PolygonRef>;
 template class DB_PUBLIC local_processor<db::PolygonRef, db::Edge, db::Edge>;
+template class DB_PUBLIC local_processor<db::PolygonRef, db::Text, db::PolygonRef>;
+template class DB_PUBLIC local_processor<db::PolygonRef, db::Text, db::Text>;
 template class DB_PUBLIC local_processor<db::PolygonRef, db::PolygonRef, db::EdgePair>;
 template class DB_PUBLIC local_processor<db::Edge, db::Edge, db::Edge>;
 template class DB_PUBLIC local_processor<db::Edge, db::PolygonRef, db::Edge>;
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbRegion.h b/src/db/db/dbRegion.h
index 5ac56c8d4..f3f8bf576 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbRegion.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbRegion.h
@@ -1322,6 +1322,52 @@ public:
     return Region (mp_delegate->selected_not_interacting (other));
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Selects all polygons of this region which overlap or touch texts from the text collection
+   *
+   *  Merged semantics applies.
+   */
+  Region &select_interacting (const Texts &other)
+  {
+    set_delegate (mp_delegate->selected_interacting (other));
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   *  @brief Selects all polygons of this region which do not overlap or touch texts from the text collection
+   *
+   *  Merged semantics applies.
+   */
+  Region &select_not_interacting (const Texts &other)
+  {
+    set_delegate (mp_delegate->selected_not_interacting (other));
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   *  @brief Returns all polygons of this which overlap or touch texts from the text collection
+   *
+   *  This method is an out-of-place version of select_interacting.
+   *
+   *  Merged semantics applies.
+   */
+  Region selected_interacting (const Texts &other) const
+  {
+    return Region (mp_delegate->selected_interacting (other));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   *  @brief Returns all polygons of this which do not overlap or touch texts from the text collection
+   *
+   *  This method is an out-of-place version of select_not_interacting.
+   *
+   *  Merged semantics applies.
+   */
+  Region selected_not_interacting (const Texts &other) const
+  {
+    return Region (mp_delegate->selected_not_interacting (other));
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief Selects all polygons of this region which overlap polygons from the other region
    *
@@ -1388,6 +1434,16 @@ public:
     return Edges (mp_delegate->pull_interacting (other));
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Returns all texts of "other" which are interacting (touching or overlapping with) polygons of this region
+   *
+   *  Merged semantics applies.
+   */
+  Texts pull_interacting (const Texts &other) const
+  {
+    return Texts (mp_delegate->pull_interacting (other));
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief Returns all polygons of "other" which are interacting (touching or overlapping with) polygons of this region
    *
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbRegionDelegate.h b/src/db/db/dbRegionDelegate.h
index 9909145f2..f38e25688 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbRegionDelegate.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbRegionDelegate.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "dbPolygon.h"
 #include "dbEdges.h"
+#include "dbTexts.h"
 #include "dbEdgePairs.h"
 #include "dbEdgePairRelations.h"
 #include "tlUniqueId.h"
@@ -294,12 +295,15 @@ public:
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_not_interacting (const Region &other) const = 0;
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_interacting (const Edges &other) const = 0;
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_not_interacting (const Edges &other) const = 0;
+  virtual RegionDelegate *selected_interacting (const Texts &other) const = 0;
+  virtual RegionDelegate *selected_not_interacting (const Texts &other) const = 0;
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_overlapping (const Region &other) const = 0;
   virtual RegionDelegate *selected_not_overlapping (const Region &other) const = 0;
   virtual RegionDelegate *pull_inside (const Region &other) const = 0;
   virtual RegionDelegate *pull_interacting (const Region &other) const = 0;
   virtual EdgesDelegate *pull_interacting (const Edges &other) const = 0;
   virtual RegionDelegate *pull_overlapping (const Region &other) const = 0;
+  virtual TextsDelegate *pull_interacting (const Texts &other) const = 0;
   virtual RegionDelegate *in (const Region &other, bool invert) const = 0;
 
   virtual const db::Polygon *nth (size_t n) const = 0;
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbRegionUtils.cc b/src/db/db/dbRegionUtils.cc
index 3214fa747..6748fc954 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbRegionUtils.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbRegionUtils.cc
@@ -350,6 +350,61 @@ region_to_edge_interaction_filter_base<OutputType>::fill_output ()
 template class region_to_edge_interaction_filter_base<db::Polygon>;
 template class region_to_edge_interaction_filter_base<db::Edge>;
 
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  RegionToTextInteractionFilterBase implementation
+
+template <class OutputType>
+region_to_text_interaction_filter_base<OutputType>::region_to_text_interaction_filter_base (bool inverse)
+  : m_inverse (inverse)
+{
+  //  .. nothing yet ..
+}
+
+template <class OutputType>
+void
+region_to_text_interaction_filter_base<OutputType>::preset (const OutputType *s)
+{
+  m_seen.insert (s);
+}
+
+template <class OutputType>
+void
+region_to_text_interaction_filter_base<OutputType>::add (const db::Polygon *p, size_t, const db::Text *t, size_t)
+{
+  const OutputType *o = 0;
+  tl::select (o, p, t);
+
+  if ((m_seen.find (o) == m_seen.end ()) != m_inverse) {
+
+    //  A polygon and an text interact if the text is either inside completely
+    //  of at least one text of the polygon intersects with the text
+    db::Point pt;
+    pt += t->trans ().disp ();
+    if (p->box ().contains (pt) && db::inside_poly (p->begin_edge (), pt) >= 0) {
+      if (m_inverse) {
+        m_seen.erase (o);
+      } else {
+        m_seen.insert (o);
+        put (*o);
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+}
+
+template <class OutputType>
+void
+region_to_text_interaction_filter_base<OutputType>::fill_output ()
+{
+  for (typename std::set<const OutputType *>::const_iterator s = m_seen.begin (); s != m_seen.end (); ++s) {
+    put (**s);
+  }
+}
+
+//  explicit instantiations
+template class region_to_text_interaction_filter_base<db::Polygon>;
+template class region_to_text_interaction_filter_base<db::Text>;
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  Polygon snapping
 
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbRegionUtils.h b/src/db/db/dbRegionUtils.h
index 46ef4d9cc..4229e087b 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbRegionUtils.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbRegionUtils.h
@@ -524,6 +524,52 @@ private:
   OutputContainer *mp_output;
 };
 
+/**
+ *  @brief A helper class for the region to text interaction functionality
+ */
+template <class OutputType>
+class DB_PUBLIC region_to_text_interaction_filter_base
+  : public db::box_scanner_receiver2<db::Polygon, size_t, db::Text, size_t>
+{
+public:
+  region_to_text_interaction_filter_base (bool inverse);
+
+  void preset (const OutputType *s);
+  void add (const db::Polygon *p, size_t, const db::Text *e, size_t);
+  void fill_output ();
+
+protected:
+  virtual void put (const OutputType &s) const = 0;
+
+private:
+  std::set<const OutputType *> m_seen;
+  bool m_inverse;
+};
+
+/**
+ *  @brief A helper class for the region to text interaction functionality
+ */
+template <class OutputContainer, class OutputType = typename OutputContainer::value_type>
+class DB_PUBLIC_TEMPLATE region_to_text_interaction_filter
+  : public region_to_text_interaction_filter_base<OutputType>
+{
+public:
+  region_to_text_interaction_filter (OutputContainer &output, bool inverse)
+    : region_to_text_interaction_filter_base<OutputType> (inverse), mp_output (&output)
+  {
+    //  .. nothing yet ..
+  }
+
+protected:
+  virtual void put (const OutputType &poly) const
+  {
+    mp_output->insert (poly);
+  }
+
+private:
+  OutputContainer *mp_output;
+};
+
 template <class C>
 static inline C snap_to_grid (C c, C g)
 {
diff --git a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbRegion.cc b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbRegion.cc
index 54b210363..099ee25d4 100644
--- a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbRegion.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbRegion.cc
@@ -1509,6 +1509,42 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region ("db", "Region",
     "\n"
     "This method has been introduced in version 0.25\n"
   ) +
+  method ("interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Texts &) const) &db::Region::selected_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"),
+    "@brief Returns the polygons of this region which overlap or touch texts\n"
+    "\n"
+    "@return A new region containing the polygons overlapping or touching texts\n"
+    "\n"
+    "Merged semantics applies for this method (see \\merged_semantics= of merged semantics)\n"
+    "\n"
+    "This method has been introduced in version 0.27\n"
+  ) +
+  method ("not_interacting", (db::Region (db::Region::*) (const db::Texts &) const) &db::Region::selected_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"),
+    "@brief Returns the polygons of this region which do not overlap or touch texts\n"
+    "\n"
+    "@return A new region containing the polygons not overlapping or touching texts\n"
+    "\n"
+    "Merged semantics applies for this method (see \\merged_semantics= of merged semantics)\n"
+    "\n"
+    "This method has been introduced in version 0.27\n"
+  ) +
+  method ("select_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Texts &)) &db::Region::select_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"),
+    "@brief Selects the polygons of this region which overlap or touch texts\n"
+    "\n"
+    "@return The region after the polygons have been selected (self)\n"
+    "\n"
+    "Merged semantics applies for this method (see \\merged_semantics= of merged semantics)\n"
+    "\n"
+    "This method has been introduced in version 0.27\n"
+  ) +
+  method ("select_not_interacting", (db::Region &(db::Region::*) (const db::Texts &)) &db::Region::select_not_interacting, gsi::arg ("other"),
+    "@brief Selects the polygons of this region which do not overlap or touch texts\n"
+    "\n"
+    "@return The region after the polygons have been selected (self)\n"
+    "\n"
+    "Merged semantics applies for this method (see \\merged_semantics= of merged semantics)\n"
+    "\n"
+    "This method has been introduced in version 0.27\n"
+  ) +
   method ("overlapping", &db::Region::selected_overlapping, gsi::arg ("other"),
     "@brief Returns the polygons of this region which overlap polygons from the other region\n"
     "\n"
@@ -1580,6 +1616,16 @@ Class<db::Region> decl_Region ("db", "Region",
     "\n"
     "This method has been introduced in version 0.26.1\n"
   ) +
+  method ("pull_interacting", static_cast<db::Texts (db::Region::*) (const db::Texts &) const> (&db::Region::pull_interacting), gsi::arg ("other"),
+    "@brief Returns all texts of \"other\" which are interacting with polygons of this region\n"
+    "See \\pull_inside for a description of the \"pull_...\" methods.\n"
+    "\n"
+    "@return The text collection after the texts have been selected (from other)\n"
+    "\n"
+    "Merged semantics applies for this method (see \\merged_semantics= of merged semantics)\n"
+    "\n"
+    "This method has been introduced in version 0.27\n"
+  ) +
   method ("is_box?", &db::Region::is_box,
     "@brief Returns true, if the region is a simple box\n"
     "\n"
diff --git a/src/db/unit_tests/dbDeepRegionTests.cc b/src/db/unit_tests/dbDeepRegionTests.cc
index 10d95ea3a..22b4e6ef3 100644
--- a/src/db/unit_tests/dbDeepRegionTests.cc
+++ b/src/db/unit_tests/dbDeepRegionTests.cc
@@ -1598,6 +1598,59 @@ TEST(28b_snap)
   db::compare_layouts (_this, ly, tl::testsrc () + "/testdata/algo/deep_region_au28.gds");
 }
 
+TEST(29_InteractionsWithTexts)
+{
+  db::Layout ly;
+  {
+    std::string fn (tl::testsrc ());
+    fn += "/testdata/algo/deep_texts_l2.gds";
+    tl::InputStream stream (fn);
+    db::Reader reader (stream);
+    reader.read (ly);
+  }
+
+  db::cell_index_type top_cell_index = *ly.begin_top_down ();
+  db::Cell &top_cell = ly.cell (top_cell_index);
+
+  db::DeepShapeStore dss;
+
+  unsigned int l2 = ly.get_layer (db::LayerProperties (2, 0));
+  unsigned int l8 = ly.get_layer (db::LayerProperties (8, 0));
+
+  db::Texts texts2 (db::RecursiveShapeIterator (ly, top_cell, l2), dss);
+  db::Region polygons8 (db::RecursiveShapeIterator (ly, top_cell, l8), dss);
+
+  db::Layout target;
+  unsigned int target_top_cell_index = target.add_cell (ly.cell_name (top_cell_index));
+
+  db::Region polygons;
+  polygons = polygons8.selected_interacting (texts2);
+  target.insert (target_top_cell_index, target.get_layer (db::LayerProperties (10, 0)), polygons);
+
+  polygons = polygons8.selected_not_interacting (texts2);
+  target.insert (target_top_cell_index, target.get_layer (db::LayerProperties (11, 0)), polygons);
+
+  {
+    db::Region polygons8_copy = polygons8;
+    polygons8_copy.select_interacting (texts2);
+    target.insert (target_top_cell_index, target.get_layer (db::LayerProperties (12, 0)), polygons8_copy);
+  }
+
+  {
+    db::Region polygons8_copy = polygons8;
+    polygons8_copy.select_not_interacting (texts2);
+    target.insert (target_top_cell_index, target.get_layer (db::LayerProperties (13, 0)), polygons8_copy);
+  }
+
+  {
+    db::Texts t = polygons8.pull_interacting (texts2);
+    target.insert (target_top_cell_index, target.get_layer (db::LayerProperties (20, 0)), t);
+  }
+
+  CHECKPOINT();
+  db::compare_layouts (_this, target, tl::testsrc () + "/testdata/algo/deep_region_au29.gds");
+}
+
 TEST(100_Integration)
 {
   db::Layout ly;
diff --git a/src/db/unit_tests/dbRegionTests.cc b/src/db/unit_tests/dbRegionTests.cc
index 86f52f6db..6addaa424 100644
--- a/src/db/unit_tests/dbRegionTests.cc
+++ b/src/db/unit_tests/dbRegionTests.cc
@@ -1495,6 +1495,84 @@ TEST(33b_snap)
   db::compare_layouts (_this, ly, tl::testsrc () + "/testdata/algo/region_au33.gds");
 }
 
+TEST(34a)
+{
+  db::Region r;
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (30, 30))))).to_string (), "");
+  r.insert (db::Box (db::Point (0, 0), db::Point (100, 200)));
+  r.insert (db::Box (db::Point (-100, -100), db::Point (0, 0)));
+  r.set_merged_semantics (false);
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (30, 30))))).to_string (), "(0,0;0,200;100,200;100,0)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_not_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (30, 30))))).to_string (), "(-100,-100;-100,0;0,0;0,-100)");
+  db::Texts tt;
+  tt.insert (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (30, 30))));
+  tt.insert (db::Text ("xyz", db::Trans (db::Vector (-100, 0))));
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (tt).to_string (), "(0,0;0,200;100,200;100,0);(-100,-100;-100,0;0,0;0,-100)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (300, 30))))).to_string (), "");
+  db::Region rr = r;
+  r.select_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (-10, -10)))));
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.to_string (), "(-100,-100;-100,0;0,0;0,-100)");
+  rr.select_not_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (-10, -10)))));
+  EXPECT_EQ (rr.to_string (), "(0,0;0,200;100,200;100,0)");
+
+  r.clear ();
+  r.insert(db::Box (db::Point (1000, 0), db::Point (6000, 4000)));
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (2000, 6000))))).to_string (), "");
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (2000, 2000))))).to_string (), "(1000,0;1000,4000;6000,4000;6000,0)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (2000, 6000)))).selected_interacting (r).to_string (), "");
+  EXPECT_EQ (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (2000, 2000)))).selected_interacting (r).to_string (), "('abc',r0 2000,2000)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (2000, 6000))))).to_string (), "");
+  EXPECT_EQ (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (2000, 6000)))).selected_interacting (r).to_string (), "");
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (1000, 2000))))).to_string (), "(1000,0;1000,4000;6000,4000;6000,0)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (1000, 2000)))).selected_interacting (r).to_string (), "('abc',r0 1000,2000)");
+}
+
+TEST(34b)
+{
+  db::Region r;
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (30, 30))))).to_string (), "");
+  r.insert (db::Box (db::Point (0, 0), db::Point (100, 200)));
+  r.insert (db::Box (db::Point (-100, -100), db::Point (0, 0)));
+  r.set_merged_semantics (true);
+  r.set_min_coherence (true);
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (30, 30))))).to_string (), "(0,0;0,200;100,200;100,0)");
+  db::Texts tt;
+  tt.insert (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (30, 30))));
+  tt.insert (db::Text ("xyz", db::Trans (db::Vector (-100, 0))));
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (tt).to_string (), "(-100,-100;-100,0;0,0;0,-100);(0,0;0,200;100,200;100,0)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (-190, -190))))).to_string (), "");
+  r.select_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (-10, -10)))));
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.to_string (), "(-100,-100;-100,0;0,0;0,-100)");
+}
+
+TEST(34c)
+{
+  db::Region r;
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (30, 30))))).to_string (), "");
+  r.insert (db::Box (db::Point (0, 0), db::Point (100, 200)));
+  r.insert (db::Box (db::Point (-100, -100), db::Point (0, 0)));
+  r.set_merged_semantics (true);
+  r.set_min_coherence (false);
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (30, 30))))).to_string (), "(-100,-100;-100,0;0,0;0,200;100,200;100,0;0,0;0,-100)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (0, 0))))).to_string (), "(-100,-100;-100,0;0,0;0,200;100,200;100,0;0,0;0,-100)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.selected_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (-190, -190))))).to_string (), "");
+  r.select_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (-10, -10)))));
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.to_string (), "(-100,-100;-100,0;0,0;0,200;100,200;100,0;0,0;0,-100)");
+}
+
+TEST(34d)
+{
+  db::Region r;
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.pull_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (30, 30))))).to_string (), "");
+  r.insert (db::Box (db::Point (0, 0), db::Point (100, 200)));
+  r.insert (db::Box (db::Point (-100, -100), db::Point (0, 0)));
+  r.set_merged_semantics (true);
+  r.set_min_coherence (false);
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.pull_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (30, 30))))).to_string (), "('abc',r0 30,30)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.pull_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (0, 0))))).to_string (), "('abc',r0 0,0)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (r.pull_interacting (db::Texts (db::Text ("abc", db::Trans (db::Vector (-190, -190))))).to_string (), "");
+}
+
 TEST(100_Processors)
 {
   db::Region r;
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