diff --git a/cif/CIFrdtech.c b/cif/CIFrdtech.c
index ee638e13..b29509cb 100644
--- a/cif/CIFrdtech.c
+++ b/cif/CIFrdtech.c
@@ -1070,6 +1070,65 @@ CIFReadLoadStyle(stylename)
     CIFTechInputScale(DBLambda[0], DBLambda[1], TRUE);
 }
     
+/*
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * CIFReadGetGrowSize --
+ *
+ *   Parse the rules for the given CIF/GDS layer "type" and return the
+ *   amount that it needs to be grown to create the magic contact layer
+ *   type.  This assumes that the input manipulations are straightforward.
+ *   It is expected that any "and" or "and-not" operations are to separate
+ *   the via type from other via types, and that the amount to grow is the
+ *   sum of all grow and shrink operations.
+ *
+ *   Note that the routine works to determine simple grow rules for any
+ *   layer but is specifically designed to determine how to convert cut
+ *   layers from a LEF file into magic contact types.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	Grow length, in magic units
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	None
+ *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+int
+CIFReadGetGrowSize(type)
+    TileType type;
+{
+    CIFReadStyle *istyle = cifCurReadStyle;
+    CIFOp *op;
+    int i, dist = 0;
+
+    if (istyle == NULL) return 0;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < istyle->crs_nLayers; i++)
+    {
+	if (istyle->crs_layers[i]->crl_magicType == type)
+	{
+	    dist = 0;
+	    for (op = istyle->crs_layers[i]->crl_ops; op != NULL;
+			op = op->co_next)
+	    {
+		if (op->co_opcode == CIFOP_GROW ||
+				op->co_opcode == CIFOP_GROW_G)
+		{
+		    dist += op->co_distance;
+		}
+		if (op->co_opcode == CIFOP_SHRINK)
+		{
+		    dist -= op->co_distance;
+		}
+	    }
+	    if (dist > 0) break;
+	}
+    }
+    return dist;
+}
+
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
diff --git a/lef/lefRead.c b/lef/lefRead.c
index 31af4640..4906984d 100644
--- a/lef/lefRead.c
+++ b/lef/lefRead.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ static char rcsid[] __attribute__ ((unused)) = "$Header: /usr/cvsroot/magic-8.0/
 #include "textio/textio.h"
 #include "cif/cif.h"
 #include "cif/CIFint.h"		/* Access to CIFCurStyle. . . */
+#include "cif/CIFread.h"	/* Access to cifCurReadStyle. . . */
 #include "lef/lefInt.h"
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -1618,12 +1619,43 @@ LefAddViaGeometry(f, lefl, curlayer, oscale)
     /* For LEF contact types matching magic contact types,	*/
     /* size the LEF contact cut to cover the minimum		*/
     /* rectangle in the other layers that satisfies the		*/
-    /* CIF/GDS contact generation.				*/
+    /* CIF/GDS contact generation.  Use the "cifinput" style	*/
+    /* to determine how much the via layer needs to grow to	*/
+    /* make a contact area.  If the "cifinput" style is not	*/
+    /* defined, then determine rules from "cifoutput".		*/
 
-    if (DBIsContact(curlayer) && CIFCurStyle != NULL)
+    if (DBIsContact(curlayer) && cifCurReadStyle != NULL)
+    {
+	int growSize;
+
+	/* Get the amount (in magic units) that the layer needs to	*/
+	/* expand according to the "cifinput" style rules to convert	*/
+	/* a contact cut to a magic contact layer.			*/
+
+	growSize = CIFReadGetGrowSize(curlayer);
+
+	/* All internal LEF via geometry values are doubled */
+	growSize <<= 1;	
+
+        if (growSize % cifCurReadStyle->crs_scaleFactor == 0)
+	   growSize /= cifCurReadStyle->crs_scaleFactor;
+	else
+	   growSize = growSize / cifCurReadStyle->crs_scaleFactor + 1;
+
+	if (growSize > 0)
+	{
+	    /* cifinput styles expect the cut size to be correct, so	*/
+	    /* there is no check for correctness of the layer.		*/
+
+	    currect->r_xbot = currect->r_xbot - growSize;
+	    currect->r_ybot = currect->r_ybot - growSize;
+	    currect->r_xtop = currect->r_xtop + growSize;
+	    currect->r_ytop = currect->r_ytop + growSize;
+	}
+    }
+    else if (DBIsContact(curlayer) && CIFCurStyle != NULL)
     {
 	int edgeSize = 0, contSize, halfSize;
-	float fcontSize;
 
 	/* Get the minimum size of a contact (cut + borders) from cifoutput */
 	contSize = CIFGetContactSize(curlayer, &edgeSize, NULL, NULL);