diff --git a/python/solid_dmft/postprocessing/plot_correlated_bands.py b/python/solid_dmft/postprocessing/plot_correlated_bands.py
index fbb343d9..f688583f 100644
--- a/python/solid_dmft/postprocessing/plot_correlated_bands.py
+++ b/python/solid_dmft/postprocessing/plot_correlated_bands.py
@@ -668,12 +668,12 @@ def plot_kslice(fig, ax, alatt_k_w, tb_data, freq_dict, n_orb, tb_dict, tb=True,
     return ax
 
 
-def get_dmft_bands(n_orb, w90_path, w90_seed, mu_tb, add_spin=False, add_lambda=None, add_local=None,
+def get_dmft_bands(n_orb, mu_tb, w90_path=None, w90_seed=None, TB_obj=None, add_spin=False, add_lambda=None, add_local=None,
                    with_sigma=None, fermi_slice=False, qp_bands=False, orbital_order_to=None,
                    add_mu_tb=False, band_basis=False, proj_on_orb=None, trace=True, eta=0.0,
                    mu_shift=0.0, proj_nuk=None, **specs):
     '''
-    Extract tight-binding from given w90 seed_hr.dat and seed.wout files, and then extract from
+    Extract tight-binding from given w90 seed_hr.dat and seed.wout files or alternatively given TB_obj, and then extract from
     given solid_dmft calculation the self-energy and construct the spectral function A(k,w) on
     given k-path.
 
@@ -681,10 +681,14 @@ def get_dmft_bands(n_orb, w90_path, w90_seed, mu_tb, add_spin=False, add_lambda=
     ----------
     n_orb : int
         Number of Wannier orbitals in seed_hr.dat
+    mu_tb : float
+        Chemical potential of tight-binding calculation
     w90_path : string
         Path to w90 files
     w90_seed : string
         Seed of wannier90 calculation, i.e. seed_hr.dat and seed.wout
+    TB_obj : TB object
+        Tight-binding object from TB_from_wannier90
     add_spin : bool, default=False
         Extend w90 Hamiltonian by spin indices
     add_lambda : float, default=None
@@ -764,19 +768,27 @@ def get_dmft_bands(n_orb, w90_path, w90_seed, mu_tb, add_spin=False, add_lambda=
     if isinstance(proj_nuk, np.ndarray) and not band_basis:
         band_basis = True
 
-    # set up Wannier Hamiltonian
-    n_orb = 2 * n_orb if add_spin else n_orb
-    change_of_basis = change_basis(n_orb, orbital_order_to, orbital_order_w90)
-    H_add_loc = np.zeros((n_orb, n_orb), dtype=complex)
-    if not isinstance(add_local, type(None)):
-        assert np.shape(add_local) == (n_orb, n_orb), 'add_local must have dimension (n_orb, n_orb), but has '\
-                f'dimension {np.shape(add_local)}'
-        H_add_loc += add_local
-    if add_spin and add_lambda:
-        H_add_loc += lambda_matrix_w90_t2g(add_lambda)
+    if TB_obj is None:
+        assert w90_path is not None and w90_seed is not None, 'Please provide either a TB object or a path to the wannier90 files'
+        # set up Wannier Hamiltonian
+        n_orb = 2 * n_orb if add_spin else n_orb
+        change_of_basis = change_basis(n_orb, orbital_order_to, orbital_order_w90)
+        H_add_loc = np.zeros((n_orb, n_orb), dtype=complex)
+        if not isinstance(add_local, type(None)):
+            assert np.shape(add_local) == (n_orb, n_orb), 'add_local must have dimension (n_orb, n_orb), but has '\
+                    f'dimension {np.shape(add_local)}'
+            H_add_loc += add_local
+        if add_spin and add_lambda:
+            H_add_loc += lambda_matrix_w90_t2g(add_lambda)
+
+        tb = TB_from_wannier90(path=w90_path, seed=w90_seed, extend_to_spin=add_spin, add_local=H_add_loc)
+    else:
+        assert not add_spin, 'add_spin is only valid when reading from wannier90 files'
+        change_of_basis = change_basis(n_orb, orbital_order_to, orbital_order_w90)
+        tb = TB_obj
+
     eta = eta * 1j
 
-    tb = TB_from_wannier90(path=w90_path, seed=w90_seed, extend_to_spin=add_spin, add_local=H_add_loc)
     # print local H(R)
     h_of_r = np.einsum('ij, jk -> ik', np.linalg.inv(change_of_basis), np.einsum('ij, jk -> ik', tb.hoppings[(0, 0, 0)], change_of_basis))
     if n_orb <= 12:
diff --git a/test/python/test_plot_correlated_bands.py b/test/python/test_plot_correlated_bands.py
index a9e1d29b..617e1ffa 100644
--- a/test/python/test_plot_correlated_bands.py
+++ b/test/python/test_plot_correlated_bands.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def test_get_kslice_nokz(self):
         assert np.allclose(tb_data['e_mat'], emat_ref)
         assert np.allclose(alatt_k_w, Akw_ref)
 
-    def test_get_dmft_bands_reg_mesh(self):
+    def test_get_dmft_bands_reg_mesh_read_TB_obj(self):
         tb_bands = {'kmesh': 'regular', 'n_k': 7}
 
         tb_data, alatt_k_w, freq_dict = pcb.get_dmft_bands(with_sigma='calc', add_mu_tb=True,
@@ -135,5 +135,17 @@ def test_get_dmft_bands_reg_mesh(self):
         assert np.allclose(tb_data['e_mat'], emat_ref)
         assert np.allclose(alatt_k_w, Akw_ref)
 
+        # read now from TB_obj
+        w90_dict = {'TB_obj': tb_data['tb'], 'mu_tb': 12.3958, 'n_orb': 3,
+                         'orbital_order_w90': ['dxz', 'dyz', 'dxy']}
+
+        tb_data_obj, alatt_k_w_obj, freq_dict_obj = pcb.get_dmft_bands(with_sigma='calc', add_mu_tb=True,
+                                                           orbital_order_to=self.orbital_order_to,
+                                                           **w90_dict, **tb_bands, **self.sigma_dict)
+
+        assert np.allclose(tb_data_obj['e_mat'], emat_ref)
+        assert np.allclose(alatt_k_w_obj, Akw_ref)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()