diff --git a/RecoHGCal/Configuration/python/RecoHGCal_EventContent_cff.py b/RecoHGCal/Configuration/python/RecoHGCal_EventContent_cff.py
index 77b647e6ce291..7e0076bb947bb 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/Configuration/python/RecoHGCal_EventContent_cff.py
+++ b/RecoHGCal/Configuration/python/RecoHGCal_EventContent_cff.py
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
       'keep *_ticlTrackstersTrk_*_*',
       'keep *_ticlTrackstersMIP_*_*',
       'keep *_ticlTrackstersMerge_*_*',
+      'keep *_ticlTrackstersHFNoseTrkEM_*_*',
       'keep *_ticlTrackstersHFNoseEM_*_*',
       'keep *_ticlTrackstersHFNoseMIP_*_*',
+      'keep *_ticlTrackstersHFNoseHAD_*_*',
       'keep *_ticlTrackstersHFNoseMerge_*_*',
       'keep *_pfTICL_*_*'
       )
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/PatternRecognitionbyCA.cc b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/PatternRecognitionbyCA.cc
index d668ac8d05806..f0e53b379cc83 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/PatternRecognitionbyCA.cc
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/PatternRecognitionbyCA.cc
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void PatternRecognitionbyCA<TILES>::makeTracksters(
   ticl::assignPCAtoTracksters(tmpTracksters,
                               input.layerClusters,
                               input.layerClustersTime,
-                              rhtools_.getPositionLayer(rhtools_.lastLayerEE(type)).z());
+                              rhtools_.getPositionLayer(rhtools_.lastLayerEE(type), type).z());
 
   // run energy regression and ID
   energyRegressionAndID(input.layerClusters, tmpTracksters);
@@ -246,8 +246,10 @@ void PatternRecognitionbyCA<TILES>::makeTracksters(
     tmp.swap(result);
   }
 
-  ticl::assignPCAtoTracksters(
-      result, input.layerClusters, input.layerClustersTime, rhtools_.getPositionLayer(rhtools_.lastLayerEE(type)).z());
+  ticl::assignPCAtoTracksters(result,
+                              input.layerClusters,
+                              input.layerClustersTime,
+                              rhtools_.getPositionLayer(rhtools_.lastLayerEE(type), type).z());
 
   // run energy regression and ID
   energyRegressionAndID(input.layerClusters, result);
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionAlgoFactory.cc b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionAlgoFactory.cc
index 5da8aa8c9e83a..2092262b79e8b 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionAlgoFactory.cc
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionAlgoFactory.cc
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 #include "SeedingRegionByTracks.h"
 #include "SeedingRegionGlobal.h"
 #include "SeedingRegionByL1.h"
+#include "SeedingRegionByHF.h"
 
 EDM_REGISTER_VALIDATED_PLUGINFACTORY(SeedingRegionAlgoFactory, "SeedingRegionAlgoFactory");
 
 DEFINE_EDM_VALIDATED_PLUGIN(SeedingRegionAlgoFactory, ticl::SeedingRegionByTracks, "SeedingRegionByTracks");
 DEFINE_EDM_VALIDATED_PLUGIN(SeedingRegionAlgoFactory, ticl::SeedingRegionGlobal, "SeedingRegionGlobal");
 DEFINE_EDM_VALIDATED_PLUGIN(SeedingRegionAlgoFactory, ticl::SeedingRegionByL1, "SeedingRegionByL1");
+DEFINE_EDM_VALIDATED_PLUGIN(SeedingRegionAlgoFactory, ticl::SeedingRegionByHF, "SeedingRegionByHF");
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByHF.cc b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByHF.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f995a42777118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByHF.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <set>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "SeedingRegionByHF.h"
+
+using namespace ticl;
+
+SeedingRegionByHF::SeedingRegionByHF(const edm::ParameterSet &conf, edm::ConsumesCollector &sumes)
+    : SeedingRegionAlgoBase(conf, sumes),
+      hfhits_token_(sumes.consumes<HFRecHitCollection>(conf.getParameter<edm::InputTag>("hits"))),
+      minAbsEta_(conf.getParameter<double>("minAbsEta")),
+      maxAbsEta_(conf.getParameter<double>("maxAbsEta")),
+      minEt_(conf.getParameter<double>("minEt")) {
+  geo_token_ = sumes.esConsumes<CaloGeometry, CaloGeometryRecord, edm::Transition::BeginRun>();
+}
+
+SeedingRegionByHF::~SeedingRegionByHF() {}
+
+void SeedingRegionByHF::initialize(const edm::EventSetup &es) { geometry_ = &es.getData(geo_token_); }
+
+void SeedingRegionByHF::makeRegions(const edm::Event &ev,
+                                    const edm::EventSetup &es,
+                                    std::vector<TICLSeedingRegion> &result) {
+  const auto &recHits = ev.get(hfhits_token_);
+
+  for (const auto &erh : recHits) {
+    const HcalDetId &detid = (HcalDetId)erh.detid();
+    if (erh.energy() < minEt_)
+      continue;
+
+    const GlobalPoint &globalPosition =
+        geometry_->getSubdetectorGeometry(DetId::Hcal, HcalForward)->getGeometry(detid)->getPosition(detid);
+    auto eta = globalPosition.eta();
+
+    if (std::abs(eta) < minAbsEta_ || std::abs(eta) > maxAbsEta_)
+      continue;
+
+    int iSide = int(eta > 0);
+    int idx = 0;
+    edm::ProductID hfSeedId = edm::ProductID(detid.rawId());
+
+    auto phi = globalPosition.phi();
+    double theta = 2 * atan(exp(eta));
+    result.emplace_back(
+        globalPosition, GlobalVector(GlobalVector::Polar(theta, phi, erh.energy())), iSide, idx, hfSeedId);
+  }
+
+  // sorting seeding region by descending momentum
+  std::sort(result.begin(), result.end(), [](const TICLSeedingRegion &a, const TICLSeedingRegion &b) {
+    return a.directionAtOrigin.perp2() > b.directionAtOrigin.perp2();
+  });
+}
+
+void SeedingRegionByHF::fillPSetDescription(edm::ParameterSetDescription &desc) {
+  desc.add<edm::InputTag>("hits", edm::InputTag("hfreco"));
+  desc.add<int>("algo_verbosity", 0);
+  desc.add<double>("minAbsEta", 3.0);
+  desc.add<double>("maxAbsEta", 4.0);
+  desc.add<double>("minEt", 5);
+  SeedingRegionAlgoBase::fillPSetDescription(desc);
+}
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByHF.h b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByHF.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..795299c8b31a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByHF.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Author: dalfonso@cern.ch
+// Date: 02/2021
+
+#ifndef RecoHGCal_TICL_SeedingRegionByHF_h
+#define RecoHGCal_TICL_SeedingRegionByHF_h
+#include <memory>  // unique_ptr
+#include <string>
+#include "RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionAlgoBase.h"
+
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/ESHandle.h"
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/Event.h"
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/Frameworkfwd.h"
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/MakerMacros.h"
+#include "FWCore/MessageLogger/interface/MessageLogger.h"
+#include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ConfigurationDescriptions.h"
+#include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ParameterSetDescription.h"
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/ConsumesCollector.h"
+#include "CommonTools/Utils/interface/StringCutObjectSelector.h"
+#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/ESGetToken.h"
+
+#include "DataFormats/HcalRecHit/interface/HFRecHit.h"
+#include "DataFormats/HcalRecHit/interface/HcalRecHitCollections.h"
+#include "Geometry/CaloGeometry/interface/CaloGeometry.h"
+#include "Geometry/CaloGeometry/interface/CaloSubdetectorGeometry.h"
+#include "Geometry/Records/interface/CaloGeometryRecord.h"
+
+namespace ticl {
+  class SeedingRegionByHF final : public SeedingRegionAlgoBase {
+  public:
+    SeedingRegionByHF(const edm::ParameterSet& conf, edm::ConsumesCollector& sumes);
+    ~SeedingRegionByHF() override;
+
+    void initialize(const edm::EventSetup& es) override;
+
+    void makeRegions(const edm::Event& ev, const edm::EventSetup& es, std::vector<TICLSeedingRegion>& result) override;
+    static void fillPSetDescription(edm::ParameterSetDescription& desc);
+    static edm::ParameterSetDescription makePSetDescription();
+
+  private:
+    void buildFirstLayers();
+
+    edm::EDGetTokenT<HFRecHitCollection> hfhits_token_;
+
+    int algoVerbosity_ = 0;
+
+    double minAbsEta_;
+    double maxAbsEta_;
+    double minEt_;
+
+    edm::ESGetToken<CaloGeometry, CaloGeometryRecord> geo_token_;
+    const CaloGeometry* geometry_;
+  };
+}  // namespace ticl
+#endif
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByTracks.cc b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByTracks.cc
index c7b07b757775b..0be82627ea2a5 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByTracks.cc
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByTracks.cc
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ SeedingRegionByTracks::SeedingRegionByTracks(const edm::ParameterSet &conf, edm:
     : SeedingRegionAlgoBase(conf, sumes),
       tracks_token_(sumes.consumes<reco::TrackCollection>(conf.getParameter<edm::InputTag>("tracks"))),
       cutTk_(conf.getParameter<std::string>("cutTk")),
+      detector_(conf.getParameter<std::string>("detector")),
       propName_(conf.getParameter<std::string>("propagator")),
-      hdc_token_(sumes.esConsumes<HGCalDDDConstants, IdealGeometryRecord, edm::Transition::BeginRun>(
-          edm::ESInputTag("", detectorName_))),
       bfield_token_(sumes.esConsumes<MagneticField, IdealMagneticFieldRecord, edm::Transition::BeginRun>()),
       propagator_token_(sumes.esConsumes<Propagator, TrackingComponentsRecord, edm::Transition::BeginRun>(
-          edm::ESInputTag("", propName_))) {}
+          edm::ESInputTag("", propName_))) {
+  std::string detectorName_ = (detector_ == "HFNose") ? "HGCalHFNoseSensitive" : "HGCalEESensitive";
+  hdc_token_ = sumes.esConsumes<HGCalDDDConstants, IdealGeometryRecord, edm::Transition::BeginRun>(
+      edm::ESInputTag("", detectorName_));
+}
 
 SeedingRegionByTracks::~SeedingRegionByTracks() {}
 
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ void SeedingRegionByTracks::fillPSetDescription(edm::ParameterSetDescription &de
                         "1.48 < abs(eta) < 3.0 && pt > 1. && quality(\"highPurity\") && "
                         "hitPattern().numberOfLostHits(\"MISSING_OUTER_HITS\") < 5");
   desc.add<std::string>("propagator", "PropagatorWithMaterial");
+  desc.add<std::string>("detector", "HGCAL");
   SeedingRegionAlgoBase::fillPSetDescription(desc);
 }
 
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByTracks.h b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByTracks.h
index fc8f0f539ef22..328a351d482f7 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByTracks.h
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionByTracks.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace ticl {
     std::once_flag initializeGeometry_;
     const HGCalDDDConstants* hgcons_;
     const StringCutObjectSelector<reco::Track> cutTk_;
-    inline static const std::string detectorName_ = "HGCalEESensitive";
+    const std::string detector_;
     edm::ESHandle<Propagator> propagator_;
     const std::string propName_;
     edm::ESHandle<MagneticField> bfield_;
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/TICLSeedingRegionProducer.cc b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/TICLSeedingRegionProducer.cc
index ca4a80c3784e7..a25a61820c23e 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/TICLSeedingRegionProducer.cc
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/TICLSeedingRegionProducer.cc
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
 #include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/PluginDescription.h"
 #include "FWCore/Framework/interface/ConsumesCollector.h"
 #include "RecoHGCal/TICL/plugins/SeedingRegionAlgoBase.h"
+#include "SeedingRegionAlgoFactory.h"
 #include "SeedingRegionByL1.h"
 #include "SeedingRegionByTracks.h"
 #include "SeedingRegionGlobal.h"
-#include "SeedingRegionAlgoFactory.h"
+#include "SeedingRegionByHF.h"
 
 using namespace ticl;
 
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/EMStep_cff.py b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/EMStep_cff.py
index 0aa6f9ca50fd9..be4ee499fddc8 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/EMStep_cff.py
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/EMStep_cff.py
@@ -51,21 +51,25 @@
 
 filteredLayerClustersHFNoseEM = filteredLayerClustersEM.clone(
     LayerClusters = 'hgcalLayerClustersHFNose',
-    LayerClustersInputMask = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:InitialLayerClustersMask",
+    LayerClustersInputMask = 'ticlTrackstersHFNoseTrkEM',
     iteration_label = "EMn",
+    min_cluster_size = 2, # inclusive
     algo_number = 9
-#no tracking mask for EM for now
 )
 
 ticlTrackstersHFNoseEM = ticlTrackstersEM.clone(
     detector = "HFNose",
     layer_clusters = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose",
     layer_clusters_hfnose_tiles = "ticlLayerTileHFNose",
-    original_mask = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:InitialLayerClustersMask",
+    original_mask = "ticlTrackstersHFNoseTrkEM",
     filtered_mask = "filteredLayerClustersHFNoseEM:EMn",
     seeding_regions = "ticlSeedingGlobalHFNose",
     time_layerclusters = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:timeLayerCluster",
-    min_layers_per_trackster = 6
+    itername = "EMn",
+    filter_on_categories = [0, 1],
+    min_layers_per_trackster = 5,
+    pid_threshold = 0.,
+    shower_start_max_layer = 5 ### inclusive
 )
 
 ticlHFNoseEMStepTask = cms.Task(ticlSeedingGlobalHFNose
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/HADStep_cff.py b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/HADStep_cff.py
index 72efaebc201ec..9af07d2e4faf4 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/HADStep_cff.py
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/HADStep_cff.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
-from RecoHGCal.TICL.TICLSeedingRegions_cff import ticlSeedingGlobal
+from RecoHGCal.TICL.TICLSeedingRegions_cff import ticlSeedingGlobal, ticlSeedingGlobalHFNose
 from RecoHGCal.TICL.ticlLayerTileProducer_cfi import ticlLayerTileProducer as _ticlLayerTileProducer
 from RecoHGCal.TICL.trackstersProducer_cfi import trackstersProducer as _trackstersProducer
 from RecoHGCal.TICL.filteredLayerClustersProducer_cfi import filteredLayerClustersProducer as _filteredLayerClustersProducer
@@ -44,3 +44,32 @@
     ,ticlTrackstersHAD
     ,ticlMultiClustersFromTrackstersHAD)
 
+filteredLayerClustersHFNoseHAD = _filteredLayerClustersProducer.clone(
+    min_cluster_size = 2, # inclusive
+    algo_number = 9,
+    iteration_label = "HADn",
+    LayerClusters = 'hgcalLayerClustersHFNose',
+    LayerClustersInputMask = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:InitialLayerClustersMask"
+)
+
+ticlTrackstersHFNoseHAD = _trackstersProducer.clone(
+    detector = "HFNose",
+    layer_clusters = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose",
+    layer_clusters_hfnose_tiles = "ticlLayerTileHFNose",
+    original_mask = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:InitialLayerClustersMask",
+    filtered_mask = "filteredLayerClustersHFNoseHAD:HADn",
+    seeding_regions = "ticlSeedingGlobalHFNose",
+    time_layerclusters = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:timeLayerCluster",
+    # For the moment we mask everything w/o requirements since we are last
+    pid_threshold = 0.,
+    skip_layers = 1,
+    min_layers_per_trackster = 5,
+    min_cos_theta = 0.866,    # ~30 degrees
+    min_cos_pointing = 0.819, # ~35 degrees
+    max_delta_time = -1,
+    itername = "HADRONIC"
+    )
+
+ticlHFNoseHADStepTask = cms.Task(ticlSeedingGlobalHFNose
+                                 ,filteredLayerClustersHFNoseHAD
+                                 ,ticlTrackstersHFNoseHAD)
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/TICLSeedingRegions_cff.py b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/TICLSeedingRegions_cff.py
index e5d55aaec4883..0013688c98db3 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/TICLSeedingRegions_cff.py
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/TICLSeedingRegions_cff.py
@@ -15,3 +15,16 @@
 ticlSeedingGlobalHFNose = _ticlSeedingRegionProducer.clone(
   seedingPSet = _ticlSeedingRegionProducer.seedingPSet.clone(type="SeedingRegionGlobal")
 )
+
+# fixme: empty seed, need to work on propagator
+ticlSeedingTrkHFNose = _ticlSeedingRegionProducer.clone(
+    seedingPSet = _ticlSeedingRegionProducer.seedingPSet.clone(
+        type="SeedingRegionByTracks",
+        cutTk = cms.string('3. < abs(eta) < 4. && pt > 1. && quality("highPurity") && hitPattern().numberOfLostHits("MISSING_OUTER_HITS") < 5'),
+        detector = cms.string("HFNose")
+    )
+)
+
+ticlSeedingByHFHFNose = _ticlSeedingRegionProducer.clone(
+  seedingPSet = _ticlSeedingRegionProducer.seedingPSet.clone(type="SeedingRegionByHF")
+)
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/TrkEMStep_cff.py b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/TrkEMStep_cff.py
index 458f489f696ec..826e194f6f7ff 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/TrkEMStep_cff.py
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/TrkEMStep_cff.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
-from RecoHGCal.TICL.TICLSeedingRegions_cff import ticlSeedingTrk
+from RecoHGCal.TICL.TICLSeedingRegions_cff import ticlSeedingTrk, ticlSeedingTrkHFNose
 from RecoHGCal.TICL.trackstersProducer_cfi import trackstersProducer as _trackstersProducer
 from RecoHGCal.TICL.filteredLayerClustersProducer_cfi import filteredLayerClustersProducer as _filteredLayerClustersProducer
 from RecoHGCal.TICL.multiClustersFromTrackstersProducer_cfi import multiClustersFromTrackstersProducer as _multiClustersFromTrackstersProducer
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # CA - PATTERN RECOGNITION
 
 ticlTrackstersTrkEM = _trackstersProducer.clone(
-    filtered_mask = cms.InputTag("filteredLayerClustersTrkEM", "TrkEM"),
+    filtered_mask = "filteredLayerClustersTrkEM:TrkEM",
     seeding_regions = "ticlSeedingTrk",
     filter_on_categories = [0, 1],
     pid_threshold = 0.5,
@@ -49,3 +49,31 @@
     ,ticlTrackstersTrkEM
     ,ticlMultiClustersFromTrackstersTrkEM)
 
+filteredLayerClustersHFNoseTrkEM = filteredLayerClustersTrkEM.clone(
+    LayerClusters = 'hgcalLayerClustersHFNose',
+    LayerClustersInputMask = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:InitialLayerClustersMask",
+    min_cluster_size = 2, # inclusive
+    algo_number = 9,
+    iteration_label = "TrkEMn"
+)
+
+ticlTrackstersHFNoseTrkEM = ticlTrackstersTrkEM.clone(
+    detector = "HFNose",
+    layer_clusters = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose",
+    layer_clusters_hfnose_tiles = "ticlLayerTileHFNose",
+    original_mask = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:InitialLayerClustersMask",
+    filtered_mask = "filteredLayerClustersHFNoseTrkEM:TrkEMn",
+    seeding_regions = "ticlSeedingTrkHFNose",
+    time_layerclusters = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose:timeLayerCluster",
+    itername = "TrkEMn",
+    filter_on_categories = [0, 1],
+    min_layers_per_trackster = 5,
+    pid_threshold = 0.,
+    shower_start_max_layer = 5 #inclusive
+
+)
+
+ticlHFNoseTrkEMStepTask = cms.Task(ticlSeedingTrkHFNose
+    ,filteredLayerClustersHFNoseTrkEM
+    ,ticlTrackstersHFNoseTrkEM)
+
diff --git a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/iterativeTICL_cff.py b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/iterativeTICL_cff.py
index a3e8851ab68d4..9c961d580d09e 100644
--- a/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/iterativeTICL_cff.py
+++ b/RecoHGCal/TICL/python/iterativeTICL_cff.py
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
 
 ticlLayerTileHFNoseTask = cms.Task(ticlLayerTileHFNose)
 
-iterHFNoseTICLTask = cms.Task(
-    ticlLayerTileHFNoseTask,
-    ticlHFNoseMIPStepTask,
-    ticlHFNoseEMStepTask
+iterHFNoseTICLTask = cms.Task(ticlLayerTileHFNoseTask
+    ,ticlHFNoseTrkEMStepTask
+    ,ticlHFNoseEMStepTask
+    ,ticlHFNoseHADStepTask
+    ,ticlHFNoseMIPStepTask
 )
diff --git a/SimCalorimetry/HGCalAssociatorProducers/python/LCToCPAssociation_cfi.py b/SimCalorimetry/HGCalAssociatorProducers/python/LCToCPAssociation_cfi.py
index ca29d5bd8eb10..956ce90365dba 100644
--- a/SimCalorimetry/HGCalAssociatorProducers/python/LCToCPAssociation_cfi.py
+++ b/SimCalorimetry/HGCalAssociatorProducers/python/LCToCPAssociation_cfi.py
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@
 premix_stage2.toModify(layerClusterCaloParticleAssociation,
     label_cp = "mixData:MergedCaloTruth"
 )
+
+layerClusterCaloParticleAssociationHFNose = layerClusterCaloParticleAssociation.clone(
+    label_lc = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose"
+)
diff --git a/SimCalorimetry/HGCalAssociatorProducers/python/LCToSCAssociation_cfi.py b/SimCalorimetry/HGCalAssociatorProducers/python/LCToSCAssociation_cfi.py
index 4d2515b0e0191..b070e219ce25a 100644
--- a/SimCalorimetry/HGCalAssociatorProducers/python/LCToSCAssociation_cfi.py
+++ b/SimCalorimetry/HGCalAssociatorProducers/python/LCToSCAssociation_cfi.py
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@
 premix_stage2.toModify(layerClusterSimClusterAssociation,
     label_scl = "mixData:MergedCaloTruth"
 )
+
+layerClusterSimClusterAssociationHFNose = layerClusterSimClusterAssociation.clone(
+    label_lcl = "hgcalLayerClustersHFNose"
+)
diff --git a/SimGeneral/MixingModule/python/caloTruthProducer_cfi.py b/SimGeneral/MixingModule/python/caloTruthProducer_cfi.py
index d257b553e3f92..0696591ad7b32 100644
--- a/SimGeneral/MixingModule/python/caloTruthProducer_cfi.py
+++ b/SimGeneral/MixingModule/python/caloTruthProducer_cfi.py
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
 from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.premix_stage1_cff import premix_stage1
 premix_stage1.toModify(caloParticles, premixStage1 = True)
 
-#from Configuration.Eras.Modifier_phase2_hfnose_cff import phase2_hfnose
-#phase2_hfnose.toModify(
-#    caloParticles,
-#    simHitCollections = dict(
-#        hgc = caloParticles.simHitCollections.hgc + [cms.InputTag('g4SimHits','HFNoseHits')],
+from Configuration.Eras.Modifier_phase2_hfnose_cff import phase2_hfnose
+phase2_hfnose.toModify(
+    caloParticles,
+    simHitCollections = dict(
+        hgc = caloParticles.simHitCollections.hgc + [cms.InputTag('g4SimHits','HFNoseHits')],
 #        hcal = cms.VInputTag(cms.InputTag('g4SimHits','HcalHits'))
-#    )
-#)
+    )
+)
 
 from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.run3_ecalclustering_cff import run3_ecalclustering
 run3_ecalclustering.toModify(
diff --git a/Validation/Configuration/python/hgcalSimValid_cff.py b/Validation/Configuration/python/hgcalSimValid_cff.py
index 4a3128e97816d..2fc76100faa36 100644
--- a/Validation/Configuration/python/hgcalSimValid_cff.py
+++ b/Validation/Configuration/python/hgcalSimValid_cff.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 from SimCalorimetry.HGCalSimProducers.hgcHitAssociation_cfi import lcAssocByEnergyScoreProducer, scAssocByEnergyScoreProducer
 from SimCalorimetry.HGCalAssociatorProducers.LCToCPAssociation_cfi import layerClusterCaloParticleAssociation as layerClusterCaloParticleAssociationProducer
 from SimCalorimetry.HGCalAssociatorProducers.LCToSCAssociation_cfi import layerClusterSimClusterAssociation as layerClusterSimClusterAssociationProducer
+from SimCalorimetry.HGCalAssociatorProducers.LCToCPAssociation_cfi import layerClusterCaloParticleAssociationHFNose as layerClusterCaloParticleAssociationProducerHFNose
+from SimCalorimetry.HGCalAssociatorProducers.LCToSCAssociation_cfi import layerClusterSimClusterAssociationHFNose as layerClusterSimClusterAssociationProducerHFNose
 
 from Validation.HGCalValidation.simhitValidation_cff    import *
 from Validation.HGCalValidation.digiValidation_cff      import *
@@ -37,3 +39,6 @@
                                + hgcalValidatorSequence
                                + hgcalTiclPFValidation
                                + hgcalPFJetValidation)
+
+_hfnose_hgcalAssociatorsTask = hgcalAssociators.copy()
+_hfnose_hgcalAssociatorsTask.add(layerClusterCaloParticleAssociationProducerHFNose, layerClusterSimClusterAssociationProducerHFNose)