diff --git a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/Stage1Layer2HFBitCountAlgorithmImp.h b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/Stage1Layer2HFBitCountAlgorithmImp.h
index 11c9b3ef75364..80f4bc4a81ef7 100644
--- a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/Stage1Layer2HFBitCountAlgorithmImp.h
+++ b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/Stage1Layer2HFBitCountAlgorithmImp.h
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@
 
 namespace l1t {
 
+  class Stage1Layer2HFMinimumBias : public Stage1Layer2HFBitCountAlgorithm {
+  public:
+    Stage1Layer2HFMinimumBias(CaloParamsStage1* params);
+    virtual ~Stage1Layer2HFMinimumBias();
+    virtual void processEvent(const std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> & regions,
+			      const std::vector<l1t::CaloEmCand> & EMCands,
+			      l1t::CaloSpare * spare);
+
+  private:
+    CaloParamsStage1* params_;
+  };
+
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/plugins/L1TCaloRCTToUpgradeConverter.cc b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/plugins/L1TCaloRCTToUpgradeConverter.cc
index 5310d00691615..98ff410699ddd 100644
--- a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/plugins/L1TCaloRCTToUpgradeConverter.cc
+++ b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/plugins/L1TCaloRCTToUpgradeConverter.cc
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ L1TCaloRCTToUpgradeConverter::produce(edm::Event& iEvent, const edm::EventSetup&
 
     EmCand.setHwIso((int) em->isolated());
     //std::cout<<"ISO:    "<<EmCand.hwIso()<<"    "<<em->isolated()<<std::endl;
-    
+
     // create new format
     emcands->push_back( em->bx(), EmCand );
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ L1TCaloRCTToUpgradeConverter::produce(edm::Event& iEvent, const edm::EventSetup&
     // double phi = 0.;
     //math::PtEtaPhiMLorentzVector p4( pt+1.e-6, eta, phi, 0 );
 
-    bool tauVeto = rgn->tauVeto();
+    bool tauVeto = rgn->fineGrain(); //equivalent to tauVeto for HB/HE, includes extra info for HF
     int hwQual = (int) tauVeto;
 
     ROOT::Math::LorentzVector<ROOT::Math::PxPyPzE4D<double> > p4(0,0,0,0);
diff --git a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/plugins/L1TCaloUpgradeToGCTConverter.cc b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/plugins/L1TCaloUpgradeToGCTConverter.cc
index 3e4be6bed4ed4..8e0c0306b19f1 100644
--- a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/plugins/L1TCaloUpgradeToGCTConverter.cc
+++ b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/plugins/L1TCaloUpgradeToGCTConverter.cc
@@ -305,10 +305,29 @@ L1TCaloUpgradeToGCTConverter::produce(Event& e, const EventSetup& es)
     hfRingEtSumResult->push_back(sum);
 
     hfRingEtSumResult->resize(1*bxCounter);
-    //no hfBitCounts yet
+  }
+
+  bxCounter = 0;
+  for(int itBX=HfCounts->getFirstBX(); itBX<=HfCounts->getLastBX(); ++itBX){
+
+    bxCounter++;
+    L1GctHFBitCounts count = L1GctHFBitCounts::fromGctEmulator(itBX,
+							       0,
+							       0,
+							       0,
+							       0);
+    for (CaloSpareBxCollection::const_iterator itCaloSpare = HfCounts->begin(itBX);
+	 itCaloSpare != HfCounts->end(itBX); ++itCaloSpare){
+      for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+      {
+	count.setBitCount(i, itCaloSpare->GetRing(i));
+      }
+    }
+    hfBitCountResult->push_back(count);
     hfBitCountResult->resize(1*bxCounter);
   }
 
+
   e.put(isoEmResult,"isoEm");
   e.put(nonIsoEmResult,"nonIsoEm");
   e.put(cenJetResult,"cenJets");
diff --git a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/firmware/Stage1Layer2HFMinimumBias.cc b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/firmware/Stage1Layer2HFMinimumBias.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8f42e536d7415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/firmware/Stage1Layer2HFMinimumBias.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+///
+/// \class l1t::Stage1Layer2CentralityAlgorithm
+///
+/// \authors: Gian Michele Innocenti
+///           R. Alex Barbieri
+///
+/// Description: Centrality Algorithm HI
+
+#include "FWCore/MessageLogger/interface/MessageLogger.h"
+#include "L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/Stage1Layer2HFBitCountAlgorithmImp.h"
+#include "L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/legacyGtHelper.h"
+
+l1t::Stage1Layer2HFMinimumBias::Stage1Layer2HFMinimumBias(CaloParamsStage1* params)
+  : params_(params)
+{}
+
+
+l1t::Stage1Layer2HFMinimumBias::~Stage1Layer2HFMinimumBias()
+{}
+
+
+void l1t::Stage1Layer2HFMinimumBias::processEvent(const std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> & regions,
+							const std::vector<l1t::CaloEmCand> & EMCands,
+							l1t::CaloSpare * spare) {
+
+  int sumBits[4] = {0,0,0,0};
+
+  for(std::vector<CaloRegion>::const_iterator region = regions.begin(); region != regions.end(); region++) {
+    switch(region->hwEta() )
+    {
+    case 0: //1-
+      sumBits[1] += region->hwQual();
+      break;
+    case 1: //2-
+      sumBits[3] += region->hwQual();
+      break;
+    case 20: //2+
+      sumBits[2] += region->hwQual();
+      break;
+    case 21: //1+
+      sumBits[0] += region->hwQual();
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+  {
+    if(sumBits[i] > 0x7)
+      sumBits[i] = 0x7;
+
+    spare->SetRing(i, sumBits[i]);
+  }
+
+  const bool verbose = false;
+  if(verbose)
+  {
+    std::cout << "HF Bit Counts (HFMinimumBias)" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << bitset<12>(spare->hwPt()).to_string() << std::endl;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/firmware/Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1.cc b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/firmware/Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1.cc
index 97e4c2e6b1081..6f52d8926c802 100644
--- a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/firmware/Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1.cc
+++ b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/firmware/Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1::Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1(con
     m_jetAlgo = new Stage1Layer2JetAlgorithmImpHI(m_db); //fwv =1 => HI algo
     m_tauAlgo = new Stage1Layer2SingleTrackHI(m_db); //fwv=1 => single track seed
     m_hfRingAlgo = new Stage1Layer2CentralityAlgorithm(m_db);
-    m_hfBitAlgo = NULL;
+    m_hfBitAlgo = new Stage1Layer2HFMinimumBias(m_db);
     // m_hfRingAlgo = new Stage1Layer2FlowAlgorithm(m_db);
     // m_hfBitAlgo = new Stage1Layer2CentralityAlgorithm(m_db);
   }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1::Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1(con
     m_sumAlgo = new Stage1Layer2EtSumAlgorithmImpHW(m_db);
     m_tauAlgo = new Stage1Layer2TauAlgorithmImpHW(m_db);
     m_hfRingAlgo = new Stage1Layer2DiTauAlgorithm(m_db);
-    m_hfBitAlgo = NULL;
+    m_hfBitAlgo = new Stage1Layer2HFMinimumBias(m_db);
   }
   else{ // undefined fwv version
     edm::LogError("FWVersionError")