diff --git a/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb b/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb
index 6c119936d..7eee5f905 100644
--- a/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb
+++ b/src/drc/drc/built-in-macros/_drc_layer.rb
@@ -5079,6 +5079,7 @@ CODE
     #
     # This method works both on edge or polygon layers. Edge merging forms
     # single, continuous edges from coincident and connected individual edges.
+    # The overlap count is only available on polygon layers.
     #
     # A version that modifies the input layer is \merge.
     #
@@ -5106,7 +5107,13 @@ CODE
     def merged(overlap_count = 1)
       @engine._context("merged") do
         requires_edges_or_region
-        aa = [ @engine._prep_value(overlap_count) ]
+        oc = @engine._prep_value(overlap_count)
+        if self.data.is_a?(RBA::Edges)
+          oc == 1 || raise("'overlap_count' (merged) is only available on polygon layers")
+          aa = []
+        else
+          aa = [ oc ]
+        end
         DRCLayer::new(@engine, @engine._tcmd(self.data, 0, self.data.class, :merged, *aa))
       end
     end
@@ -5114,7 +5121,13 @@ CODE
     def merge(overlap_count = 1)
       @engine._context("merge") do
         requires_edges_or_region
-        aa = [ @engine._prep_value(overlap_count) ]
+        oc = @engine._prep_value(overlap_count)
+        if self.data.is_a?(RBA::Edges)
+          oc == 1 || raise("'overlap_count' (merged) is only available on polygon layers")
+          aa = []
+        else
+          aa = [ oc ]
+        end
         if @engine.is_tiled?
           # in tiled mode, no modifying versions are available
           self.data = @engine._tcmd(self.data, 0, self.data.class, :merged, *aa)
diff --git a/src/drc/unit_tests/drcSimpleTests.cc b/src/drc/unit_tests/drcSimpleTests.cc
index 8e46d2d74..85547ab6b 100644
--- a/src/drc/unit_tests/drcSimpleTests.cc
+++ b/src/drc/unit_tests/drcSimpleTests.cc
@@ -2044,3 +2044,14 @@ TEST(144d_combined_antennas)
   run_test (_this, "144", true);
 }
 
+//  issue 2134
+TEST(145_edges_merge)
+{
+  run_test (_this, "145", false);
+}
+
+TEST(145d_edges_merge)
+{
+  run_test (_this, "145", true);
+}
+
diff --git a/testdata/drc/drcSimpleTests_145.drc b/testdata/drc/drcSimpleTests_145.drc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5c5e094e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/drc/drcSimpleTests_145.drc
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+source $drc_test_source
+target $drc_test_target
+
+if $drc_test_deep
+  deep
+end
+
+l1 = input(1, 0)
+l2 = input(2, 0)
+l3 = input(3, 0)
+
+l1.output(1, 0)
+l2.output(2, 0)
+l3.output(3, 0)
+
+l1.raw.edges.merged.output(100, 0)
+l2.raw.edges.merged.output(101, 0)
+l3e = l3.raw.edges
+l3e.merge
+l3e.output(102, 0)
+
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