diff --git a/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/pythia8_pp_hardQCD_136tev.ini b/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/pythia8_pp_hardQCD_136tev.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..181e014eb
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+++ b/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/pythia8_pp_hardQCD_136tev.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Diamond]
+width[2]=6.0
+
+[GeneratorExternal]
+fileName=${O2DPG_ROOT}/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator_pythia8_ALICE3.C
+funcName=generator_pythia8_ALICE3()
+
+[GeneratorPythia8]
+config=${O2DPG_ROOT}/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_hardQCD_136tev.cfg
diff --git a/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/pythia8_pp_hf_hardQCD_136tev.ini b/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/pythia8_pp_hf_hardQCD_136tev.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbfe051d3
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+++ b/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/pythia8_pp_hf_hardQCD_136tev.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Diamond]
+width[2]=6.0
+
+[GeneratorExternal]
+fileName=${O2DPG_ROOT}/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator_pythia8_ALICE3.C
+funcName=generator_pythia8_ALICE3()
+
+[GeneratorPythia8]
+config=${O2DPG_ROOT}/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_hf_hardQCD_136tev.cfg
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diff --git a/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/tests/pythia8_pp_hardQCD_136tev.C b/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/tests/pythia8_pp_hardQCD_136tev.C
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49c15680f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/tests/pythia8_pp_hardQCD_136tev.C
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+int External() {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int Pythia8()  
+{  
+  return External();  
+} 
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diff --git a/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/tests/pythia8_pp_hf_hardQCD_136tev.C b/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/tests/pythia8_pp_hf_hardQCD_136tev.C
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49c15680f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/tests/pythia8_pp_hf_hardQCD_136tev.C
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+int External() {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int Pythia8()  
+{  
+  return External();  
+} 
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diff --git a/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_hardQCD_136tev.cfg b/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_hardQCD_136tev.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bdac88560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_hardQCD_136tev.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+### Specify beams
+Beams:idA = 2212
+Beams:idB = 2212            
+Beams:eCM = 13600.              ### energy
+    
+Beams:frameType = 1
+ParticleDecays:limitTau0 = on
+ParticleDecays:tau0Max = 10.      ### match alice: 1cm/c = 10.0mm/c
+
+
+### processes: c-cbar and b-bbar processes
+HardQCD:all on
+
+# default: do nothing, Monash 2013 will do its thing
+Tune:pp = 14
+
+Random:setSeed = on
+
+### pT-hard bins
+PhaseSpace:pTHatMin = 35
+PhaseSpace:pTHatMax = 200
diff --git a/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_hf_hardQCD_136tev.cfg b/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_hf_hardQCD_136tev.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13d1a4689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_hf_hardQCD_136tev.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+### Specify beams
+Beams:idA = 2212
+Beams:idB = 2212            
+Beams:eCM = 13600.              ### energy
+    
+Beams:frameType = 1
+ParticleDecays:limitTau0 = on
+ParticleDecays:tau0Max = 10.      ### match alice: 1cm/c = 10.0mm/c
+
+
+### processes: c-cbar and b-bbar processes
+HardQCD:hardccbar on
+HardQCD:hardbbbar on
+
+# default: do nothing, Monash 2013 will do its thing
+Tune:pp = 14
+
+Random:setSeed = on
+
+### pT-hard bins
+PhaseSpace:pTHatMin = 35
+PhaseSpace:pTHatMax = 200