diff --git a/src/db/db/dbRecursiveShapeIterator.cc b/src/db/db/dbRecursiveShapeIterator.cc
index 7cb884550..075752113 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbRecursiveShapeIterator.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbRecursiveShapeIterator.cc
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ RecursiveShapeIterator::bbox () const
     }
   }
 
+  box = box.transformed (m_global_trans);
+
   if (m_region != box_type::world ()) {
     box &= m_region;
   }
diff --git a/src/db/unit_tests/dbRecursiveShapeIteratorTests.cc b/src/db/unit_tests/dbRecursiveShapeIteratorTests.cc
index 2f5577c58..cd9829ce7 100644
--- a/src/db/unit_tests/dbRecursiveShapeIteratorTests.cc
+++ b/src/db/unit_tests/dbRecursiveShapeIteratorTests.cc
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ TEST(1)
 
   std::string x;
 
+  db::RecursiveShapeIterator i0s (g, c0, 0);
+  x = collect(i0s, g);
+  EXPECT_EQ (x, "[$1](0,100;1000,1200)/[$2](0,100;1000,1200)/[$3](100,0;1100,1100)/[$4](1200,0;2200,1100)/[$4](-1200,0;-100,1000)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (i0s.bbox ().to_string (), "(-1200,0;2200,1200)");
+
+  i0s.set_global_trans (db::ICplxTrans (2.0));
+  x = collect(i0s, g);
+  EXPECT_EQ (x, "[$1](0,200;2000,2400)/[$2](0,200;2000,2400)/[$3](200,0;2200,2200)/[$4](2400,0;4400,2200)/[$4](-2400,0;-200,2000)");
+  EXPECT_EQ (i0s.bbox ().to_string (), "(-2400,0;4400,2400)");
+
   db::RecursiveShapeIterator i1 (g, c0, 0, db::Box (0, 0, 100, 100));
   x = collect(i1, g);
   EXPECT_EQ (x, "[$1](0,100;1000,1200)/[$2](0,100;1000,1200)/[$3](100,0;1100,1100)");
diff --git a/src/drc/unit_tests/drcSimpleTests.cc b/src/drc/unit_tests/drcSimpleTests.cc
index b1923f9cc..55627e7a9 100644
--- a/src/drc/unit_tests/drcSimpleTests.cc
+++ b/src/drc/unit_tests/drcSimpleTests.cc
@@ -1188,3 +1188,8 @@ TEST(32d_globalTransformationWithClip)
   run_test (_this, "32", true);
 }
 
+TEST(33_globalTransformationWithTiles)
+{
+  run_test (_this, "33", true);
+}
+
diff --git a/testdata/drc/drcSimpleTests_33.drc b/testdata/drc/drcSimpleTests_33.drc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e16fbb64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/drc/drcSimpleTests_33.drc
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+
+source $drc_test_source
+target $drc_test_target
+
+tiles(10.um)
+
+global_transform(magnify(2.0), shift(10.um, 20.um))
+
+# The actual DRC test
+
+l1 = input(1, 0)
+l2 = input(2, 0)
+
+l1.output(1, 0)
+l2.output(2, 0)
+
+l1.merged.output(10, 0)
+l1.sized(100.nm).output(11, 0)
+l2.sized(100.nm).output(12, 0)
+
+# reset
+global_transform
+
+l1 = input(1, 0)
+l2 = input(2, 0)
+
+
+l1.output(101, 0)
+l2.output(102, 0)
+
+l1.merged.output(110, 0)
+l1.sized(100.nm).output(111, 0)
+l2.sized(100.nm).output(112, 0)
+
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