diff --git a/doc/xschem_man/developer_info.html b/doc/xschem_man/developer_info.html
index fe9a2a71..e1d47ace 100644
--- a/doc/xschem_man/developer_info.html
+++ b/doc/xschem_man/developer_info.html
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ C {verilog_timescale.sym} 1050 -100 0 0 {name=s1 timestep="1ns" precision="1ns"
    Selects all objects in schematic </pre>
    <li><kbd>       select_dangling_nets </kbd></li><pre>
    Select all nets/labels that are dangling, ie not attached to any non pin/port/probe components
-   Returns 1 if danglings found, 0 otherwise </pre>
+   Returns number of selected items (wires,labels) if danglings found, 0 otherwise </pre>
    <li><kbd>       select_hilight_net</kbd></li><pre>
    Select all highlight objects (wires, labels, pins, instances) </pre>
    <li><kbd>       selected_set</kbd></li><pre>
diff --git a/src/scheduler.c b/src/scheduler.c
index 6e5a0a8d..63849f6e 100644
--- a/src/scheduler.c
+++ b/src/scheduler.c
@@ -3295,12 +3295,11 @@ int xschem(ClientData clientdata, Tcl_Interp *interp, int argc, const char * arg
 
     /* select_dangling_nets 
      *   Select all nets/labels that are dangling, ie not attached to any non pin/port/probe components
-     *   Returns 1 if danglings found, 0 otherwise */
+     *   Returns number of selected items (wires,labels) if danglings found, 0 otherwise */
     else if(!strcmp(argv[1], "select_dangling_nets"))  
     {       
-      int r;
-      r = select_dangling_nets();
-      Tcl_SetResult(interp, my_itoa(r), TCL_VOLATILE);
+      select_dangling_nets();
+      Tcl_SetResult(interp, my_itoa(xctx->lastsel), TCL_VOLATILE);
     }       
 
     /* select_hilight_net
diff --git a/src/select.c b/src/select.c
index 461ce479..996c1d9d 100644
--- a/src/select.c
+++ b/src/select.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ static void check_connected_wire(int stop_at_junction, int n)
 
 int select_dangling_nets(void)
 {
+  int netlist_lvs_ignore=tclgetboolvar("lvs_ignore");
   int i, p, w, touches, rects, done;
   int ret = 0; /* return code: 1: dangling elements found */
   int *table = NULL;
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ int select_dangling_nets(void)
     RECTORDER(x1, y1, x2, y2);
     for(init_inst_iterator(&ctx, x1, y1, x2, y2); (instptr = inst_iterator_next(&ctx)) ;) {
       i = instptr->n;
+      if(skip_instance(i, 0, netlist_lvs_ignore)) continue;
       type = (xctx->inst[i].ptr+ xctx->sym)->type;
       rct=(xctx->inst[i].ptr+ xctx->sym)->rect[PINLAYER];
       if(!rct) continue;
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ int select_dangling_nets(void)
         if( type && (!strcmp(type, "label") || !strcmp(type, "probe")) ) {
           goto cont2;
         }
+        if(skip_instance(n, 0, netlist_lvs_ignore)) goto cont2;
         rct = (xctx->inst[n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->rect[PINLAYER];
         if(!rct) goto cont2;
         rects = (xctx->inst[n].ptr + xctx->sym)->rects[PINLAYER];