diff --git a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/MicroEventContent_cff.py b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/MicroEventContent_cff.py
index 498963e8e4740..e9118bbbedc07 100644
--- a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/MicroEventContent_cff.py
+++ b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/MicroEventContent_cff.py
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
     'keep recoCentrality_hiCentrality_*_*',
     'keep int_centralityBin_*_*',
     'keep recoHFFilterInfo_hiHFfilters_*_*',
+    'keep *_offlineSlimmedPrimaryVerticesRecovery_*_*',
     'keep *_hiEvtPlane_*_*',
     'keep *_hiEvtPlaneFlat_*_*'
 ]
diff --git a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/slimming_cff.py b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/slimming_cff.py
index 6fe16e0dce688..8921858d017ea 100644
--- a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/slimming_cff.py
+++ b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/slimming_cff.py
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
 from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.run2_miniAOD_pp_on_AA_103X_cff import run2_miniAOD_pp_on_AA_103X
 run2_miniAOD_pp_on_AA_103X.toReplaceWith(slimmingTask,cms.Task(primaryVertexAssociationCleaned,slimmingTask.copy()))
 
+from RecoHI.HiTracking.miniAODVertexRecovery_cff import offlinePrimaryVerticesRecovery, offlineSlimmedPrimaryVerticesRecovery
+pp_on_AA_2018.toReplaceWith(
+    slimmingTask,
+    cms.Task(slimmingTask.copy(), offlinePrimaryVerticesRecovery, offlineSlimmedPrimaryVerticesRecovery))
+
 from Configuration.Eras.Modifier_phase2_timing_cff import phase2_timing
 _phase2_timing_slimmingTask = cms.Task(slimmingTask.copy(),
                                        offlineSlimmedPrimaryVertices4D)
diff --git a/RecoHI/HiTracking/python/miniAODVertexRecovery_cff.py b/RecoHI/HiTracking/python/miniAODVertexRecovery_cff.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e32f951a04722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RecoHI/HiTracking/python/miniAODVertexRecovery_cff.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
+
+from RecoVertex.PrimaryVertexProducer.OfflinePrimaryVertices_cfi import offlinePrimaryVertices
+
+offlinePrimaryVerticesRecovery = offlinePrimaryVertices.clone(
+
+  isRecoveryIteration = True,
+  recoveryVtxCollection = "offlinePrimaryVertices",
+
+  TkFilterParameters = dict(
+        maxNormalizedChi2 = 999.0,
+        minPixelLayersWithHits= 0,
+        minSiliconLayersWithHits = 0,
+        maxD0Significance = 999.0, 
+        minPt = 0.0,
+        maxEta = 999.0,
+        trackQuality = "any"
+  ),
+
+  TkClusParameters = dict(
+        algorithm = "gap",
+        TkGapClusParameters = cms.PSet(
+            zSeparation = cms.double(1.0)       
+        )
+  ),
+
+  vertexCollections = [offlinePrimaryVertices.vertexCollections[0].clone()]
+)    
+
+from PhysicsTools.PatAlgos.slimming.offlineSlimmedPrimaryVertices_cfi import offlineSlimmedPrimaryVertices
+offlineSlimmedPrimaryVerticesRecovery = offlineSlimmedPrimaryVertices.clone(
+    src = "offlinePrimaryVerticesRecovery",
+    score = None
+)
diff --git a/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/interface/PrimaryVertexProducer.h b/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/interface/PrimaryVertexProducer.h
index 16df19b2f0754..4405178d579da 100644
--- a/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/interface/PrimaryVertexProducer.h
+++ b/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/interface/PrimaryVertexProducer.h
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ class PrimaryVertexProducer : public edm::stream::EDProducer<> {
   edm::ParameterSet theConfig;
   bool fVerbose;
 
+  bool fRecoveryIteration;
+  edm::EDGetTokenT<reco::VertexCollection> recoveryVtxToken;
+
   edm::EDGetTokenT<reco::BeamSpot> bsToken;
   edm::EDGetTokenT<reco::TrackCollection> trkToken;
   edm::EDGetTokenT<edm::ValueMap<float> > trkTimesToken;
diff --git a/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/plugins/PrimaryVertexProducer.cc b/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/plugins/PrimaryVertexProducer.cc
index dcd042d5408bf..abdb054a95f8c 100644
--- a/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/plugins/PrimaryVertexProducer.cc
+++ b/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/plugins/PrimaryVertexProducer.cc
@@ -115,6 +115,19 @@ PrimaryVertexProducer::PrimaryVertexProducer(const edm::ParameterSet& conf) : th
     algorithms.push_back(algorithm);
     produces<reco::VertexCollection>(algorithm.label);
   }
+
+  //check if this is a recovery iteration
+  fRecoveryIteration = conf.getParameter<bool>("isRecoveryIteration");
+  if (fRecoveryIteration) {
+    if (algorithms.empty()) {
+      throw VertexException("PrimaryVertexProducerAlgorithm: No algorithm specified. ");
+    } else if (algorithms.size() > 1) {
+      throw VertexException(
+          "PrimaryVertexProducerAlgorithm: Running in Recovery mode and more than one algorithm specified.  Please "
+          "only one algorithm.");
+    }
+    recoveryVtxToken = consumes<reco::VertexCollection>(conf.getParameter<edm::InputTag>("recoveryVtxCollection"));
+  }
 }
 
 PrimaryVertexProducer::~PrimaryVertexProducer() {
@@ -149,6 +162,22 @@ void PrimaryVertexProducer::produce(edm::Event& iEvent, const edm::EventSetup& i
     edm::LogError("UnusableBeamSpot") << "Beamspot with invalid errors " << beamVertexState.error().matrix();
   }
 
+  //if this is a recovery iteration, check if we already have a valid PV
+  if (fRecoveryIteration) {
+    auto const& oldVertices = iEvent.get(recoveryVtxToken);
+    //look for the first valid (not-BeamSpot) vertex
+    for (auto const& old : oldVertices) {
+      if (!(old.isFake())) {
+        //found a valid vertex, write the first one to the collection and return
+        //otherwise continue with regular vertexing procedure
+        auto result = std::make_unique<reco::VertexCollection>();
+        result->push_back(old);
+        iEvent.put(std::move(result), algorithms.begin()->label);
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // get RECO tracks from the event
   // `tks` can be used as a ptr to a reco::TrackCollection
   edm::Handle<reco::TrackCollection> tks;
@@ -414,6 +443,8 @@ void PrimaryVertexProducer::fillDescriptions(edm::ConfigurationDescriptions& des
     psd0.add<std::string>("algorithm", "DA_vect");
     desc.add<edm::ParameterSetDescription>("TkClusParameters", psd0);
   }
+  desc.add<bool>("isRecoveryIteration", false);
+  desc.add<edm::InputTag>("recoveryVtxCollection", {""});
 
   descriptions.add("primaryVertexProducer", desc);
 }
diff --git a/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/python/OfflinePrimaryVertices_cfi.py b/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/python/OfflinePrimaryVertices_cfi.py
index 418ebf4205376..2a5b1e5104b4f 100644
--- a/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/python/OfflinePrimaryVertices_cfi.py
+++ b/RecoVertex/PrimaryVertexProducer/python/OfflinePrimaryVertices_cfi.py
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@
                maxDistanceToBeam = cms.double(1.0),
                )
       ]
-    )
-                                        
+    ),
+    
+    isRecoveryIteration = cms.bool(False),
+    recoveryVtxCollection = cms.InputTag("")
 
                                         
 )