diff --git a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/built-in-macros/_d25_engine.rb b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/built-in-macros/_d25_engine.rb
index 534d72650..54949b9a3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/built-in-macros/_d25_engine.rb
+++ b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/built-in-macros/_d25_engine.rb
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ module D25
 
           displays.each do |k,zz|
             display = zz[0].display
-            view.open_display(display.frame, display.fill, display.like)
+            view.open_display(display.frame, display.fill, display.like, display.name)
             zz.each do |z|
               view.entry(z.layer.data, self.dbu, z.zstart, z.zstop)
             end
diff --git a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/gsiDeclLayD25View.cc b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/gsiDeclLayD25View.cc
index 0c771858a..4f614c1ce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/gsiDeclLayD25View.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/gsiDeclLayD25View.cc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Class<lay::D25View> decl_D25View (QT_EXTERNAL_BASE (QDialog) "lay", "D25View",
   gsi::method ("begin", &lay::D25View::begin, gsi::arg ("generator"),
     "@brief Initiates delivery of display groups"
   ) +
-  gsi::method ("open_display", &lay::D25View::open_display, gsi::arg ("frame_color"), gsi::arg ("fill_color"), gsi::arg ("like"),
+  gsi::method ("open_display", &lay::D25View::open_display, gsi::arg ("frame_color"), gsi::arg ("fill_color"), gsi::arg ("like"), gsi::arg ("name"),
     "@brief Creates a new display group"
   ) +
   gsi::method ("entry", &lay::D25View::entry, gsi::arg ("data"), gsi::arg ("dbu"), gsi::arg ("zstart"), gsi::arg ("zstop"),
diff --git a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25View.cc b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25View.cc
index dbd204051..142c83c6c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25View.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25View.cc
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ D25View::begin (const std::string &generator)
 }
 
 void
-D25View::open_display (const color_t *frame_color, const color_t *fill_color, const db::LayerProperties *like)
+D25View::open_display (const color_t *frame_color, const color_t *fill_color, const db::LayerProperties *like, const std::string *name)
 {
   if (! mp_ui->d25_view->has_error ()) {
-    mp_ui->d25_view->open_display (frame_color, fill_color, like);
+    mp_ui->d25_view->open_display (frame_color, fill_color, like, name);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25View.h b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25View.h
index 9979114f0..c891df965 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25View.h
+++ b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25View.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public:
   void close ();
   void clear ();
   void begin (const std::string &generator);
-  void open_display (const color_t *frame_color, const color_t *fill_color, const db::LayerProperties *like);
+  void open_display (const color_t *frame_color, const color_t *fill_color, const db::LayerProperties *like, const std::string *name);
   void close_display ();
   void entry (const db::Region &data, double dbu, double zstart, double zstop);
   void finish ();
diff --git a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25ViewWidget.cc b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25ViewWidget.cc
index b911edca5..af8cbc9e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25ViewWidget.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25ViewWidget.cc
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ static void lp_to_info (const lay::LayerPropertiesNode &lp, D25ViewWidget::Layer
 }
 
 void
-D25ViewWidget::open_display (const color_t *frame_color, const color_t *fill_color, const db::LayerProperties *like)
+D25ViewWidget::open_display (const color_t *frame_color, const color_t *fill_color, const db::LayerProperties *like, const std::string *name)
 {
   m_vertex_chunks.push_back (triangle_chunks_type ());
   m_line_chunks.push_back (line_chunks_type ());
@@ -565,6 +565,14 @@ D25ViewWidget::open_display (const color_t *frame_color, const color_t *fill_col
   info.visible = true;
   color_to_gl (frame_color, info.frame_color);
   color_to_gl (fill_color, info.fill_color);
+
+  info.has_name = (name != 0 || like != 0);
+  if (name) {
+    info.name = *name;
+  } else if (like) {
+    info.name = like->to_string ();
+  }
+
   info.vertex_chunk = &m_vertex_chunks.back ();
   info.line_chunk = &m_line_chunks.back ();
 
@@ -601,9 +609,11 @@ D25ViewWidget::entry (const db::Region &data, double dbu, double zstart, double
     m_zmax = std::min (m_zmax, std::max (zstart, zstop));
   }
 
+  LayerInfo &info = m_layers.back ();
+
   //  try to establish a default color from the region's origin if required
   const db::OriginalLayerRegion *original_region = dynamic_cast<db::OriginalLayerRegion *> (data.delegate ());
-  if (mp_view && m_layers.back ().fill_color [3] == 0.0 && m_layers.back ().frame_color [3] == 0.0) {
+  if (mp_view && info.fill_color [3] == 0.0 && info.frame_color [3] == 0.0) {
 
     if (original_region) {
 
@@ -614,7 +624,11 @@ D25ViewWidget::entry (const db::Region &data, double dbu, double zstart, double
 
         for (lay::LayerPropertiesConstIterator lp = mp_view->begin_layers (); ! lp.at_end (); ++lp) {
           if (! lp->has_children () && lp->source (true).layer_props ().log_equal (like)) {
-            lp_to_info (*lp, m_layers.back ());
+            lp_to_info (*lp, info);
+            if (! info.has_name) {
+              info.name = like.to_string ();
+              info.has_name = true;
+            }
             break;
           }
         }
@@ -625,7 +639,7 @@ D25ViewWidget::entry (const db::Region &data, double dbu, double zstart, double
 
       //  sequential assignment
       lay::color_t color = mp_view->get_palette ().luminous_color_by_index (m_layers.size ());
-      color_to_gl (color, m_layers.back ().fill_color);
+      color_to_gl (color, info.fill_color);
 
     }
 
@@ -638,7 +652,7 @@ D25ViewWidget::entry (const db::Region &data, double dbu, double zstart, double
 void
 D25ViewWidget::finish ()
 {
-  // @@@
+  //  .. nothing yet ..
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25ViewWidget.h b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25ViewWidget.h
index 217d231b7..7c091fe7b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25ViewWidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25ViewWidget.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ public:
     GLfloat fill_color [4];
     GLfloat frame_color [4];
     bool visible;
+    std::string name;
+    bool has_name;
   };
 
   D25ViewWidget (QWidget *parent);
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   void clear ();
-  void open_display (const color_t *frame_color, const color_t *fill_color, const db::LayerProperties *like);
+  void open_display (const color_t *frame_color, const color_t *fill_color, const db::LayerProperties *like, const std::string *name);
   void close_display ();
   void entry (const db::Region &data, double dbu, double zstart, double zstop);
   void finish ();