diff --git a/CommonTools/RecoAlgos/interface/RecoTrackSelectorBase.h b/CommonTools/RecoAlgos/interface/RecoTrackSelectorBase.h
index 4bfad1f2cea64..e92c77a79b3c3 100644
--- a/CommonTools/RecoAlgos/interface/RecoTrackSelectorBase.h
+++ b/CommonTools/RecoAlgos/interface/RecoTrackSelectorBase.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class RecoTrackSelectorBase {
         maxChi2_(cfg.getParameter<double>("maxChi2")),
         minHit_(cfg.getParameter<int>("minHit")),
         minPixelHit_(cfg.getParameter<int>("minPixelHit")),
+        maxPixelHit_(cfg.getParameter<int>("maxPixelHit")),
         minLayer_(cfg.getParameter<int>("minLayer")),
         min3DLayer_(cfg.getParameter<int>("min3DLayer")),
         usePV_(false),
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ class RecoTrackSelectorBase {
     desc.add<int>("minHit", 0);
     desc.add<int>("minLayer", 3);
     desc.add<int>("minPixelHit", 0);
+    desc.add<int>("maxPixelHit", 99);
     desc.add<std::vector<std::string> >("algorithm", {});
     desc.add<std::vector<std::string> >("algorithmMaskContains", {});
     desc.add<std::vector<std::string> >("originalAlgorithm", {});
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ class RecoTrackSelectorBase {
 
     return ((algo_ok & quality_ok) && t.hitPattern().numberOfValidHits() >= minHit_ &&
             t.hitPattern().numberOfValidPixelHits() >= minPixelHit_ &&
+            t.hitPattern().numberOfValidPixelHits() <= maxPixelHit_ &&
             t.hitPattern().trackerLayersWithMeasurement() >= minLayer_ &&
             t.hitPattern().pixelLayersWithMeasurement() + t.hitPattern().numberOfValidStripLayersWithMonoAndStereo() >=
                 min3DLayer_ &&
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ class RecoTrackSelectorBase {
   double maxChi2_;
   int minHit_;
   int minPixelHit_;
+  int maxPixelHit_;
   int minLayer_;
   int min3DLayer_;
   bool usePV_;
diff --git a/CommonTools/RecoAlgos/python/recoTrackSelectorPSet_cfi.py b/CommonTools/RecoAlgos/python/recoTrackSelectorPSet_cfi.py
index 7ece5edef0b70..ab85c304fc701 100644
--- a/CommonTools/RecoAlgos/python/recoTrackSelectorPSet_cfi.py
+++ b/CommonTools/RecoAlgos/python/recoTrackSelectorPSet_cfi.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     min3DLayer = cms.int32(0),
     minHit = cms.int32(0),
     minPixelHit = cms.int32(0),
+    maxPixelHit = cms.int32(99),
     beamSpot = cms.InputTag("offlineBeamSpot"),
     usePV = cms.bool(False),
     vertexTag = cms.InputTag('offlinePrimaryVertices'),
diff --git a/CommonTools/UtilAlgos/interface/ObjectSelectorProducer.h b/CommonTools/UtilAlgos/interface/ObjectSelectorProducer.h
index c2d3090bcf01d..af226760cdadc 100644
--- a/CommonTools/UtilAlgos/interface/ObjectSelectorProducer.h
+++ b/CommonTools/UtilAlgos/interface/ObjectSelectorProducer.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class ObjectSelectorProducer : public Base {
   /// constructor
   explicit ObjectSelectorProducer(const edm::ParameterSet& cfg)
       : Base(cfg),
+        throwOnMissing_(cfg.template getParameter<bool>("throwOnMissing")),
         srcToken_(
             this->template consumes<typename Selector::collection>(cfg.template getParameter<edm::InputTag>("src"))),
         selectorInit_(this->consumesCollector()),
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ class ObjectSelectorProducer : public Base {
 
   static void fillDescriptions(edm::ConfigurationDescriptions& descriptions) {
     edm::ParameterSetDescription desc;
+    desc.add<bool>("throwOnMissing", true);
     desc.add<edm::InputTag>("src", edm::InputTag(""));
     Selector::fillPSetDescription(desc);
     descriptions.addWithDefaultLabel(desc);
@@ -56,6 +58,13 @@ class ObjectSelectorProducer : public Base {
     selectorInit_.init(selector_, evt, es);
     edm::Handle<typename Selector::collection> source;
     evt.getByToken(srcToken_, source);
+
+    // If the input source is not valid AND throwOnMissing is false skip the event
+    // This is necessary when filtering e.g. HLT collection that are not available for all events
+    if (!source.isValid() && !throwOnMissing_) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     StoreManager manager(source);
     selector_.select(source, evt, es);
     manager.cloneAndStore(selector_.begin(), selector_.end(), evt);
@@ -63,6 +72,7 @@ class ObjectSelectorProducer : public Base {
     postProcessor_.process(filtered, evt);
   }
   /// source collection label
+  const bool throwOnMissing_;
   edm::EDGetTokenT<typename Selector::collection> srcToken_;
   /// Object collection selector
   Init selectorInit_;
diff --git a/Validation/RecoTrack/python/HLTmultiTrackValidator_cff.py b/Validation/RecoTrack/python/HLTmultiTrackValidator_cff.py
index 152810f17c043..e2418e360d245 100644
--- a/Validation/RecoTrack/python/HLTmultiTrackValidator_cff.py
+++ b/Validation/RecoTrack/python/HLTmultiTrackValidator_cff.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from Validation.RecoTrack.HLTmultiTrackValidator_cfi import *
 from SimGeneral.TrackingAnalysis.trackingParticleNumberOfLayersProducer_cff import *
+from Validation.RecoTrack.cutsRecoTracks_cfi import cutsRecoTracks as _cutsRecoTracks
 
 hltTrackValidator = hltMultiTrackValidator.clone(
     label = [
@@ -15,12 +16,30 @@
     ]
 )
 
+# Pixel-less track selector
+hltPixelLessTracks = _cutsRecoTracks.clone(
+    throwOnMissing = cms.bool(False), # HLT collection might be missing
+    src = "hltMergedTracks",
+    minLayer = 3,
+    maxPixelHit = 0
+)
+
+# Tracks with at least one pixel hit
+hltWithPixelTracks = _cutsRecoTracks.clone(
+    throwOnMissing = cms.bool(False), # HLT collection might be missing
+    src = "hltMergedTracks",
+    minLayer = 3,
+    minPixelHit = 1
+)
+
 hltMultiTrackValidationTask = cms.Task(
     hltTPClusterProducer
     , trackingParticleNumberOfLayersProducer
     , hltTrackAssociatorByHits
 )
 hltMultiTrackValidation = cms.Sequence(
+    hltPixelLessTracks+
+    hltWithPixelTracks+
     hltTrackValidator,
     hltMultiTrackValidationTask
 )
@@ -32,17 +51,19 @@ def _modifyForRun3(trackvalidator):
 run3_common.toModify(hltTrackValidator, _modifyForRun3)
 
 def _modifyForPhase2(trackvalidator):
-    trackvalidator.label = ["hltGeneralTracks", "hltPhase2PixelTracks", "hltInitialStepTrackSelectionHighPurity", "hltHighPtTripletStepTrackSelectionHighPurity"]
+    trackvalidator.label = ["hltGeneralTracks", "hltPhase2PixelTracks", "hltInitialStepTrackSelectionHighPurity", "hltHighPtTripletStepTrackSelectionHighPurity", "hltPixelLessTracks", "hltWithPixelTracks"]
 
 from Configuration.Eras.Modifier_phase2_tracker_cff import phase2_tracker
 phase2_tracker.toModify(hltTrackValidator, _modifyForPhase2)
+phase2_tracker.toModify(hltPixelLessTracks, src = "hltGeneralTracks")
+phase2_tracker.toModify(hltWithPixelTracks, src = "hltGeneralTracks")
 
 from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.trackingLST_cff import trackingLST
 from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.ngtScouting_cff import ngtScouting
 from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.singleIterPatatrack_cff import singleIterPatatrack
 
 def _modifyForSingleIterPatatrack(trackvalidator):
-    trackvalidator.label = ["hltGeneralTracks", "hltPhase2PixelTracks", "hltInitialStepTrackSelectionHighPurity"]
+    trackvalidator.label = ["hltGeneralTracks", "hltPhase2PixelTracks", "hltInitialStepTrackSelectionHighPurity", "hltPixelLessTracks", "hltWithPixelTracks"]
 singleIterPatatrack.toModify(hltTrackValidator, _modifyForSingleIterPatatrack)
 
 def _modifyForNGTScouting(trackvalidator):
@@ -50,5 +71,5 @@ def _modifyForNGTScouting(trackvalidator):
 (ngtScouting & ~trackingLST).toModify(hltTrackValidator, _modifyForNGTScouting)
 
 def _modifyForNGTScoutingLST(trackvalidator):
-    trackvalidator.label = ["hltGeneralTracks", "hltPhase2PixelTracks", "hltInitialStepTracksT5TCLST"]
+    trackvalidator.label = ["hltGeneralTracks", "hltPhase2PixelTracks", "hltInitialStepTracksT5TCLST", "hltPixelLessTracks", "hltWithPixelTracks"]
 (ngtScouting & trackingLST).toModify(hltTrackValidator, _modifyForNGTScoutingLST)
diff --git a/Validation/RecoTrack/src/MTVHistoProducerAlgoForTracker.cc b/Validation/RecoTrack/src/MTVHistoProducerAlgoForTracker.cc
index 8382ea9536128..bd2295205a03e 100644
--- a/Validation/RecoTrack/src/MTVHistoProducerAlgoForTracker.cc
+++ b/Validation/RecoTrack/src/MTVHistoProducerAlgoForTracker.cc
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<RecoTrackSelectorBase> MTVHistoProducerAlgoForTracker::makeRecoT
   psetTrack.addParameter("maxChi2", 1e10);
   psetTrack.addParameter("minHit", 0);
   psetTrack.addParameter("minPixelHit", 0);
+  psetTrack.addParameter("maxPixelHit", 99);
   psetTrack.addParameter("minLayer", 0);
   psetTrack.addParameter("min3DLayer", 0);
   psetTrack.addParameter("quality", std::vector<std::string>{});