diff --git a/MC/CustomGenerators/DPG/Pythia8_Pileup.C b/MC/CustomGenerators/DPG/Pythia8_Pileup.C
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7919ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/CustomGenerators/DPG/Pythia8_Pileup.C
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#if !defined(__CINT__) || defined(__MAKECINT__)
+//For ROOT6
+R__ADD_INCLUDE_PATH($ALIDPG_ROOT)
+#include "Utils/GetTriggerBCMaskAndMu.C"
+#endif
+
+/// Standalone macro to generate MB Pythia8 events signal+pile-up background
+AliGenerator *GeneratorCustom(){
+
+#if defined(__CINT__)
+  // For ROOT5
+  gROOT->LoadMacro("$ALIDPG_ROOT/Utils/GetTriggerBCMaskAndMu.C++");
+#endif
+  
+  Double_t mu=0.001; 
+  TString bcm=GetTriggerBCMaskAndMu(mu);
+  
+  //printf("   BC mask = %s\n",bcm.Data());
+  //printf("   mu = %f\n",mu);
+  //printf("   Energy = %f\n",energyConfig);
+  
+  // Set the pileup interaction generator
+  // The second argument is the pileup rate
+  // in terms of event rate per bunch crossing
+  AliGenCocktail *ctl = (AliGenCocktail*)GeneratorCocktail("Pythia8_Pileup");
+
+  // this is the Pythia8 generator for the trigger event,
+  // which could contain an impact parameter cut
+  AliGenerator *pythia   = GeneratorPythia8();
+  
+  AliGenPileup *genpil = new AliGenPileup();
+  // this is the Pythia8 generator for the pileup events,
+  // which is configured wihtout impact parameter cuts
+  AliGenerator * pythiaPU = GeneratorPythia8();
+  genpil->SetGenerator(pythiaPU,mu);
+  // Set the beam time structure
+  // Details on the syntax in STEER/AliTriggerBCMask
+  genpil->SetBCMask(bcm.Data());
+  // Do not generate the trigger interaction!
+  genpil->GenerateTrigInteraction(kFALSE);
+  genpil->Print();
+  
+  ctl->AddGenerator(genpil, "Pileup" , 1.);
+  ctl->AddGenerator(pythia, "Pythia8", 1.);
+  
+  return ctl;
+
+}
diff --git a/MC/CustomGenerators/DPG/Pythia8_Pileup_bkg.C b/MC/CustomGenerators/DPG/Pythia8_Pileup_bkg.C
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18b3cee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/CustomGenerators/DPG/Pythia8_Pileup_bkg.C
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#if !defined(__CINT__) || defined(__MAKECINT__)
+//For ROOT6
+R__ADD_INCLUDE_PATH($ALIDPG_ROOT)
+#include "Utils/GetTriggerBCMaskAndMu.C"
+#endif
+
+AliGenerator *GeneratorCustom(){
+
+  // This is the pp MB Pythia8 pileup generator for pileup background for embedded productions
+  // The trigger event is the signal that will be added on top, generated with other macro
+  
+#if defined(__CINT__)
+  // For ROOT5
+  gROOT->LoadMacro("$ALIDPG_ROOT/Utils/GetTriggerBCMaskAndMu.C++");
+#endif
+  
+  Double_t mu = 0.001; 
+  TString bcm = GetTriggerBCMaskAndMu(mu);
+  
+  //printf("   BC mask = %s\n",bcm.Data());
+  //printf("   mu = %f\n",mu);
+  //printf("   Energy = %f\n",energyConfig);
+  
+  AliGenPileup *genpil = new AliGenPileup();
+  // this is the Pythia8 generator for the pileup events,
+  // which is configured wihtout impact parameter cuts
+  AliGenerator * pythia = GeneratorPythia8();
+  genpil->SetGenerator(pythia, mu);
+  // Set the beam time structure
+  // Details on the syntax in STEER/AliTriggerBCMask
+  genpil->SetBCMask(bcm.Data());
+  // Do not generate the trigger interaction! This will go in the signal
+  genpil->GenerateTrigInteraction(kFALSE);
+  genpil->Print();
+  
+  return genpil;
+
+}
diff --git a/MC/ExtractEmbeddedWrapper.C b/MC/ExtractEmbeddedWrapper.C
index 3a8054ff..9870cf58 100644
--- a/MC/ExtractEmbeddedWrapper.C
+++ b/MC/ExtractEmbeddedWrapper.C
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 /*****************************************************************/
 /*****************************************************************/
 
-#if ROOT_VERSION_CODE >= ROOT_VERSION(6,0,0)
+//#if ROOT_VERSION_CODE >= ROOT_VERSION(6,0,0)
+#if !defined(__CINT__) || defined(__MAKECINT__)
+#include "TSystem.h"
+#include "TROOT.h"
 #include "ExtractEmbedded.C"
 #endif
 
@@ -18,11 +21,14 @@ void ExtractEmbeddedWrapper(Bool_t keepMixed = kFALSE)
   Printf("Run the extraction of embedded signal (keepMixed = %d)",keepMixed);
 
   gSystem->Exec("ln -s $ALIDPG_ROOT/MC/ExtractEmbedded.C ExtractEmbedded.C");
+#if defined(__CINT__)
+    // for root5
   if(gROOT->LoadMacro("ExtractEmbedded.C+") != 0) {
     Printf("ERROR: Problem when loading ExtractEmbedded.C");
     abort();
     return;
   }
+#endif
 
   if(ExtractEmbedded(keepMixed,"AliESDs_EMB.root","AliESDs.root", "AliESDfriends_EMB.root", "AliESDfriends.root") == kFALSE){
     Printf("ERROR: Problem when running ExtractEmbedded");