diff --git a/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/Bounds.h b/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/Bounds.h
index dde787fe6e9a3..06f4f0d5f6ce7 100644
--- a/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/Bounds.h
+++ b/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/Bounds.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class Bounds {
     return inside( Local3DPoint(p.x(), p.y(), 0), err, scale);
   }
 
+  virtual float significanceInside(const Local3DPoint&, const LocalError&) const;
+
   virtual Bounds* clone() const = 0;
   
   std::pair<float,float> const & phiSpan() const { return m_span.phiSpan(); }
diff --git a/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/RectangularPlaneBounds.h b/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/RectangularPlaneBounds.h
index 747a5152b6a99..30e2ad24d87e2 100644
--- a/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/RectangularPlaneBounds.h
+++ b/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/RectangularPlaneBounds.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class RectangularPlaneBounds final : public Bounds {
 
   bool inside( const Local2DPoint& p, const LocalError& err, float scale=1.f) const override;
 
+  float significanceInside(const Local3DPoint&, const LocalError&) const override;
+
+
   // compatible of being inside or outside...
  std::pair<bool,bool> inout( const Local3DPoint& p, const LocalError& err, float scale=1.f) const;
 
diff --git a/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/TrapezoidalPlaneBounds.h b/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/TrapezoidalPlaneBounds.h
index 23cb165206d9d..928106c2db1b8 100644
--- a/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/TrapezoidalPlaneBounds.h
+++ b/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/TrapezoidalPlaneBounds.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ class TrapezoidalPlaneBounds /* final */ : public Bounds {
 
   bool inside( const Local2DPoint& p, const LocalError& err, float scale) const override;
 
+  float significanceInside(const Local3DPoint&, const LocalError&) const override;
+
+
   /** returns the 4 parameters needed for construction, in the order
    * ( half bottom edge, half top edge, half thickness, half apothem).
    * Beware! This order is different from the one in the constructor!
diff --git a/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/src/Bounds.cc b/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/src/Bounds.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2db2f1f9b8543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/src/Bounds.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include "DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/Bounds.h"
+#include "DataFormats/GeometrySurface/interface/GeomExceptions.h"
+
+float Bounds::significanceInside(const Local3DPoint&, const LocalError&) const {
+    throw GeometryError("howMuchInside not implemented");
+}
+
diff --git a/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/src/RectangularPlaneBounds.cc b/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/src/RectangularPlaneBounds.cc
index f871a835eedf0..78f7396a9aa0a 100644
--- a/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/src/RectangularPlaneBounds.cc
+++ b/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/src/RectangularPlaneBounds.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ bool RectangularPlaneBounds::inside( const Local2DPoint& p, const LocalError& er
       (std::abs(p.y()) < halfLength + std::sqrt(err.yy())*scale);
 }
 
+float RectangularPlaneBounds::significanceInside(const Local3DPoint& p, const LocalError& err) const {
+   return std::max((std::abs(p.x()) - halfWidth )/std::sqrt(err.xx()),
+                   (std::abs(p.y()) - halfLength)/std::sqrt(err.yy())
+                  );
+}
+
 
 std::pair<bool,bool> RectangularPlaneBounds::inout( const Local3DPoint& p, const LocalError& err, float scale) const {
   float xl = std::abs(p.x()) -  std::sqrt(err.xx())*scale;
diff --git a/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/src/TrapezoidalPlaneBounds.cc b/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/src/TrapezoidalPlaneBounds.cc
index 424e6e853a728..c8eb88bf08d49 100644
--- a/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/src/TrapezoidalPlaneBounds.cc
+++ b/DataFormats/GeometrySurface/src/TrapezoidalPlaneBounds.cc
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ bool TrapezoidalPlaneBounds::inside( const Local2DPoint& p, const LocalError& er
   return Bounds::inside(p,err,scale);
 }
 
+float TrapezoidalPlaneBounds::significanceInside(const Local3DPoint& p, const LocalError& err) const {
+   return std::max( 
+                   (std::abs(p.y())-hapothem)/std::sqrt(err.yy()),
+                   (std::abs(p.x())-tan_a*std::abs(p.y()+offset))/std::sqrt(err.xx())
+                  );
+}
+
+
+
 Bounds* TrapezoidalPlaneBounds::clone() const { 
   return new TrapezoidalPlaneBounds(*this);
 }
diff --git a/TrackingTools/MeasurementDet/src/LayerMeasurements.cc b/TrackingTools/MeasurementDet/src/LayerMeasurements.cc
index 882c417ae182e..2834c0dd7b809 100644
--- a/TrackingTools/MeasurementDet/src/LayerMeasurements.cc
+++ b/TrackingTools/MeasurementDet/src/LayerMeasurements.cc
@@ -186,13 +186,17 @@ void LayerMeasurements::addInvalidMeas( vector<TrajectoryMeasurement>& measVec,
 {
   if (!measVec.empty()) {
     // invalidMeas on Det of most compatible hit
+    auto const & ts = measVec.front().predictedState();
+    auto toll = measVec.front().recHitR().det()->surface().bounds().significanceInside(ts.localPosition(),ts.localError().positionError());
     measVec.emplace_back(measVec.front().predictedState(), 
-			 std::make_shared<InvalidTrackingRecHit>(*measVec.front().recHit()->det(), TrackingRecHit::missing),
-			 0.,&layer);
+			 std::make_shared<InvalidTrackingRecHit>(*measVec.front().recHitR().det(), TrackingRecHit::missing),
+			 toll,&layer);
   }
   else if (!group.empty()) {
     // invalid state on first compatible Det
-    measVec.emplace_back(group.front().trajectoryState(), 
-			 std::make_shared<InvalidTrackingRecHit>(*group.front().det(), TrackingRecHit::missing), 0.,&layer);
+    auto const & ts = group.front().trajectoryState();
+    auto toll = group.front().det()->surface().bounds().significanceInside(ts.localPosition(),ts.localError().positionError());
+      measVec.emplace_back(group.front().trajectoryState(), 
+    			 std::make_shared<InvalidTrackingRecHit>(*group.front().det(), TrackingRecHit::missing), toll,&layer);
   }
 }