diff --git a/MC/config/PWGDQ/external/generator/GeneratorCocktailPromptCharmoniaToMuonEvtGen_pp5TeV.C b/MC/config/PWGDQ/external/generator/GeneratorCocktailPromptCharmoniaToMuonEvtGen_pp5TeV.C
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7121a97a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/config/PWGDQ/external/generator/GeneratorCocktailPromptCharmoniaToMuonEvtGen_pp5TeV.C
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+// usage
+// o2-sim -j 4 -n 10 -g external  -o sgn  --configKeyValues "GeneratorExternal.fileName=GeneratorCocktailPromptCharmoniaToMuonEvtGen_pp5TeV.C;GeneratorExternal.funcName=GeneratorCocktailPromptCharmoniaToMuonEvtGen_pp5TeV()"
+//
+R__ADD_INCLUDE_PATH($O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT/MC/config/PWGDQ/EvtGen)
+R__ADD_INCLUDE_PATH($O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT/MC/config/PWGDQ/PromptQuarkonia)
+R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libpythia6)
+#include "GeneratorCocktail.C"
+#include "GeneratorEvtGen.C"
+
+namespace o2
+{
+namespace eventgen
+{
+
+class O2_GeneratorParamJpsi : public GeneratorTGenerator
+{
+
+ public:
+  O2_GeneratorParamJpsi() : GeneratorTGenerator("ParamJpsi")
+  {
+    paramJpsi = new GeneratorParam(1, -1, PtJPsipp5TeV, YJPsipp5TeV, V2JPsipp5TeV, IpJPsipp5TeV);
+    paramJpsi->SetMomentumRange(0., 1.e6);
+    paramJpsi->SetPtRange(0, 999.);
+    paramJpsi->SetYRange(-4.2, -2.3);
+    paramJpsi->SetPhiRange(0., 360.);
+    paramJpsi->SetDecayer(new TPythia6Decayer());
+    paramJpsi->SetForceDecay(kNoDecay); // particle left undecayed
+    // - - paramJpsi->SetTrackingFlag(1);  // (from AliGenParam) -> check this
+    setTGenerator(paramJpsi);
+  };
+
+  ~O2_GeneratorParamJpsi()
+  {
+    delete paramJpsi;
+  };
+
+  Bool_t Init() override
+  {
+    GeneratorTGenerator::Init();
+    paramJpsi->Init();
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  void SetNSignalPerEvent(Int_t nsig) { paramJpsi->SetNumberParticles(nsig); }
+
+  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+  static Double_t PtJPsipp5TeV(const Double_t* px, const Double_t* /*dummy*/)
+  {
+    // jpsi pT in pp at 5.02 TeV, tuned on https://www.hepdata.net/record/ins1935680
+    Double_t x = *px;
+    Float_t p0, p1, p2, p3;
+    p0 = 1;
+    p1 = 4.30923;
+    p2 = 1.82061;
+    p3 = 4.37563;
+    return p0 * x / TMath::Power(1. + TMath::Power(x / p1, p2), p3);
+  }
+
+  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+  static Double_t YJPsipp5TeV(const Double_t* py, const Double_t* /*dummy*/)
+  {
+    // jpsi y in pp at 5.02 TeV, tuned on https://www.hepdata.net/record/ins1935680
+    Double_t y = *py;
+    Float_t p0, p1, p2;
+    p0 = 1;
+    p1 = 0.0338222;
+    p2 = 2.96748;
+    return p0 * TMath::Exp(-(1. / 2.) * TMath::Power(((y - p1) / p2), 2));
+  }
+
+  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+  static Double_t V2JPsipp5TeV(const Double_t* /*dummy*/, const Double_t* /*dummy*/)
+  {
+    // jpsi v2
+    return 0.;
+  }
+
+  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+  static Int_t IpJPsipp5TeV(TRandom*)
+  {
+    return 443;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  GeneratorParam* paramJpsi = nullptr;
+};
+
+class O2_GeneratorParamPsi : public GeneratorTGenerator
+{
+
+ public:
+  O2_GeneratorParamPsi() : GeneratorTGenerator("ParamPsi")
+  {
+    paramPsi = new GeneratorParam(1, -1, PtPsipp5TeV, YPsipp5TeV, V2Psipp5TeV, IpPsipp5TeV);
+    paramPsi->SetMomentumRange(0., 1.e6);
+    paramPsi->SetPtRange(0, 999.);
+    paramPsi->SetYRange(-4.2, -2.3);
+    paramPsi->SetPhiRange(0., 360.);
+    paramPsi->SetDecayer(new TPythia6Decayer());
+    paramPsi->SetForceDecay(kNoDecay); // particle left undecayed
+    // - - paramJpsi->SetTrackingFlag(1);  // check this
+    setTGenerator(paramPsi);
+  };
+
+  ~O2_GeneratorParamPsi()
+  {
+    delete paramPsi;
+  };
+
+  Bool_t Init() override
+  {
+    GeneratorTGenerator::Init();
+    paramPsi->Init();
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  void SetNSignalPerEvent(Int_t nsig) { paramPsi->SetNumberParticles(nsig); }
+
+  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+  static Double_t PtPsipp5TeV(const Double_t* px, const Double_t* /*dummy*/)
+  {
+    // psi2s pT in pp at 5.02 TeV, tuned on https://www.hepdata.net/record/ins1935680
+    Double_t x = *px;
+    Float_t p0, p1, p2, p3;
+    p0 = 1;
+    p1 = 2.6444;
+    p2 = 6.17572;
+    p3 = 0.701753;
+    return p0 * x / TMath::Power(1. + TMath::Power(x / p1, p2), p3);
+  }
+
+  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+  static Double_t YPsipp5TeV(const Double_t* py, const Double_t* /*dummy*/)
+  {
+    // psi2s y in pp at 5.02 TeV, tuned on https://www.hepdata.net/record/ins1935680
+    Double_t y = *py;
+    Float_t p0, p1, p2;
+    p0 = 1;
+    p1 = -17.4857;
+    p2 = 2.98887;
+    return p0 * TMath::Exp(-(1. / 2.) * TMath::Power(((y - p1) / p2), 2));
+  }
+
+  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+  static Double_t V2Psipp5TeV(const Double_t* /*dummy*/, const Double_t* /*dummy*/)
+  {
+    // jpsi v2
+    return 0.;
+  }
+
+  //-------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+  static Int_t IpPsipp5TeV(TRandom*)
+  {
+    return 100443;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  GeneratorParam* paramPsi = nullptr;
+};
+
+} // namespace eventgen
+} // namespace o2
+
+FairGenerator* GeneratorCocktailPromptCharmoniaToMuonEvtGen_pp5TeV()
+{
+
+  auto genCocktailEvtGen = new o2::eventgen::GeneratorEvtGen<GeneratorCocktail>();
+
+  auto genJpsi = new o2::eventgen::O2_GeneratorParamJpsi;
+  genJpsi->SetNSignalPerEvent(4); // 4 J/psi generated per event by GeneratorParam
+  auto genPsi = new o2::eventgen::O2_GeneratorParamPsi;
+  genPsi->SetNSignalPerEvent(2);               // 2 Psi(2S) generated per event by GeneratorParam
+  genCocktailEvtGen->AddGenerator(genJpsi, 1); // 2/3 J/psi
+  genCocktailEvtGen->AddGenerator(genPsi, 1);  // 1/3 Psi(2S)
+
+  TString pdgs = "443;100443";
+  std::string spdg;
+  TObjArray* obj = pdgs.Tokenize(";");
+  genCocktailEvtGen->SetSizePdg(obj->GetEntriesFast());
+  for (int i = 0; i < obj->GetEntriesFast(); i++) {
+    spdg = obj->At(i)->GetName();
+    genCocktailEvtGen->AddPdg(std::stoi(spdg), i);
+    printf("PDG %d \n", std::stoi(spdg));
+  }
+  genCocktailEvtGen->SetForceDecay(kEvtDiMuon);
+
+  return genCocktailEvtGen;
+}
diff --git a/MC/config/PWGDQ/external/generator/generator_pythia8_withInjectedPromptSignals_gaptriggered_dq.C b/MC/config/PWGDQ/external/generator/generator_pythia8_withInjectedPromptSignals_gaptriggered_dq.C
index c0d6bfd85..6d51e5c85 100644
--- a/MC/config/PWGDQ/external/generator/generator_pythia8_withInjectedPromptSignals_gaptriggered_dq.C
+++ b/MC/config/PWGDQ/external/generator/generator_pythia8_withInjectedPromptSignals_gaptriggered_dq.C
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ public:
         break;
       case 10: // generate cocktail of prompt X_1(3872) and psi2S to Jpsi pi pi at midrapidity
         mGeneratorParam = (Generator*)GeneratorCocktailX3872AndPsi2StoJpsi_pp13TeV();
+        break;
+      case 11: // generate cocktail of prompt X_1(3872) and psi2S to Jpsi pi pi at midrapidity
+        mGeneratorParam = (Generator*)GeneratorCocktailPromptCharmoniaToMuonEvtGen_pp5TeV();
         break; 
       }
     mGeneratorParam->Init();  
diff --git a/MC/config/PWGDQ/ini/Generator_InjectedPromptCharmoniaFwdy_TriggerGap_pp5TeV.ini b/MC/config/PWGDQ/ini/Generator_InjectedPromptCharmoniaFwdy_TriggerGap_pp5TeV.ini
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..47ed20789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/config/PWGDQ/ini/Generator_InjectedPromptCharmoniaFwdy_TriggerGap_pp5TeV.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+### The external generator derives from GeneratorPythia8.
+[GeneratorExternal]
+fileName=${O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT}/MC/config/PWGDQ/external/generator/generator_pythia8_withInjectedPromptSignals_gaptriggered_dq.C
+funcName=GeneratorPythia8InjectedPromptCharmoniaGapTriggered(5,11)
+
+[GeneratorPythia8]
+config=${O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT}/MC/config/PWGDQ/pythia8/generator/pythia8_inel_triggerGap_pp5TeV.cfg
diff --git a/MC/config/PWGDQ/ini/Generator_InjectedPromptJpsiPsi2SFwdy_Pythia8_TriggerGap_pp5TeV.ini b/MC/config/PWGDQ/ini/Generator_InjectedPromptJpsiPsi2SFwdy_Pythia8_TriggerGap_pp5TeV.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a653d7ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/config/PWGDQ/ini/Generator_InjectedPromptJpsiPsi2SFwdy_Pythia8_TriggerGap_pp5TeV.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+### The external generator derives from GeneratorPythia8.
+[GeneratorExternal]
+fileName=${O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT}/MC/config/PWGDQ/external/generator/generator_pythia8Onia_PromptSignals_gaptriggered.C
+funcName=GeneratorPromptJpsiPsi2S_EvtGenFwdY(5,-4.3,-2.3)
+
+[GeneratorPythia8]
+config=${O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT}/MC/config/PWGDQ/pythia8/generator/pythia8_onia_triggerGap_pp5TeV.cfg