diff --git a/act/tech.h b/act/tech.h
index eafd2796..2c62fbdd 100644
--- a/act/tech.h
+++ b/act/tech.h
@@ -201,6 +201,20 @@ class PolyMat : public RoutingMat {
   int getNotchOverhang (int w) { return (*notch_overhang)[w]; }
   Contact *getUpC() { return viaup; }
 
+  int getViaNSpacing (int type) {
+    if (!via_n) {
+      return 1;
+    }
+    return via_n[type];
+  }
+  
+  int getViaPSpacing (int type) {
+    if (!via_p) {
+      return 1;
+    }
+    return via_p[type];
+  }
+
   
  protected:
   RangeTable *overhang;		/* poly overhang beyond diffusion */
diff --git a/tech/techgen.cc b/tech/techgen.cc
index cc5368a0..2da7600f 100644
--- a/tech/techgen.cc
+++ b/tech/techgen.cc
@@ -643,6 +643,15 @@ void emit_drc (pp_t *pp)
       }
       emit_width_spacing (pp, Technology::T->diff[j][i], buf);
 
+      /* emit poly contact to diff spacing */
+      emit_spacing (pp, Technology::T->poly->getUpC()->getName(),
+		    buf,
+		    (j == 0 ? 
+		     Technology::T->poly->getViaNSpacing (i) :
+		     Technology::T->poly->getViaPSpacing (i)));
+      
+      
+
       if (diff && diffc) {
 	snprintf (buf2, 1024, "%s,%s", diff->getName(),
 		  diffc->getName());
@@ -738,6 +747,9 @@ void emit_drc (pp_t *pp)
   emit_overhang (pp, Technology::T->poly, "allpolynonfet", "allfet",
 		 Technology::T->poly->getOverhang (0));
 
+
+  
+
   int pspacing = 0;
   for (int i=0; i < Technology::T->num_devs; i++) {
     for (int j=0; j < 2; j++) {