diff --git a/HLTrigger/special/interface/HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter.h b/HLTrigger/special/interface/HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b2cb4ed0e091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HLTrigger/special/interface/HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#ifndef _HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter_H
+#define _HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter_H
+
+// system include files
+#include <memory>
+
+// user include files
+#include "HLTrigger/HLTcore/interface/HLTFilter.h"
+
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/Event.h"
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/EventSetup.h"
+#include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ParameterSet.h"
+#include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ConfigurationDescriptions.h"
+#include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ParameterSetDescription.h"
+#include "FWCore/MessageLogger/interface/MessageLogger.h"
+#include "DataFormats/Common/interface/Handle.h"
+#include "DataFormats/SiPixelCluster/interface/SiPixelCluster.h"
+#include "DataFormats/SiPixelDetId/interface/PixelSubdetector.h"
+#include "DataFormats/SiPixelDetId/interface/PixelBarrelName.h"
+#include "DataFormats/SiPixelDetId/interface/PixelEndcapName.h"
+#include "DataFormats/HLTReco/interface/TriggerFilterObjectWithRefs.h"
+#include "DataFormats/HLTReco/interface/TriggerTypeDefs.h"
+#include "DataFormats/Common/interface/DetSetVector.h"
+#include "DataFormats/SiPixelDigi/interface/PixelDigi.h"
+#include "DataFormats/SiPixelCluster/interface/SiPixelCluster.h"
+#include "DataFormats/HcalRecHit/interface/HcalRecHitCollections.h"
+
+//
+// class declaration
+//
+
+class HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter : public HLTFilter {
+public:
+  explicit HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter(const edm::ParameterSet&);
+  ~HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter();
+  static void fillDescriptions(edm::ConfigurationDescriptions & descriptions);
+
+private:
+  virtual bool hltFilter(edm::Event&, const edm::EventSetup&, trigger::TriggerFilterObjectWithRefs & filterproduct) const override;
+
+  edm::InputTag inputTag_;          // input tag identifying product containing pixel clusters
+  edm::EDGetTokenT<edmNew::DetSetVector<SiPixelCluster> > inputToken_;
+  edm::EDGetTokenT<HFRecHitCollection> HFHitsToken_;
+  edm::InputTag HFHits_;
+  double eCut_HF_;
+  double eMin_HF_;
+  double offset_;
+  double slope_;
+
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/HLTrigger/special/src/HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter.cc b/HLTrigger/special/src/HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..73568a9d2a8ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HLTrigger/special/src/HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/Frameworkfwd.h"
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/stream/EDFilter.h"
+
+#include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ParameterSet.h"
+#include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ConfigurationDescriptions.h"
+#include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ParameterSetDescription.h"
+
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/MakerMacros.h"
+#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/StreamID.h"
+
+#include "DataFormats/SiPixelCluster/interface/SiPixelCluster.h"
+#include "DataFormats/Common/interface/DetSetVector.h"
+#include "DataFormats/SiPixelDigi/interface/PixelDigi.h"
+#include "DataFormats/HcalRecHit/interface/HcalRecHitCollections.h"
+
+//
+// class declaration
+//
+
+class HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter : public edm::stream::EDFilter<> {
+public:
+  explicit HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter(const edm::ParameterSet&);
+  ~HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter();
+  static void fillDescriptions(edm::ConfigurationDescriptions & descriptions);
+
+private:
+  virtual void beginStream(edm::StreamID) override;
+  virtual bool filter(edm::Event&, const edm::EventSetup&) override; 
+  virtual void endStream() override;
+  
+  edm::InputTag inputTag_;          // input tag identifying product containing pixel clusters
+  edm::EDGetTokenT<edmNew::DetSetVector<SiPixelCluster> > inputToken_;
+  edm::EDGetTokenT<HFRecHitCollection> HFHitsToken_;
+  edm::InputTag HFHits_;
+  double eCut_HF_;
+  double eMin_HF_;
+  double offset_;
+  double slope_;
+};
+
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/Event.h"
+#include "FWCore/Framework/interface/EventSetup.h"
+#include "FWCore/MessageLogger/interface/MessageLogger.h"
+#include "DataFormats/Common/interface/Handle.h"
+#include "DataFormats/HLTReco/interface/TriggerFilterObjectWithRefs.h"
+#include "DataFormats/HLTReco/interface/TriggerTypeDefs.h"
+
+//
+// constructors and destructor
+//
+
+HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter::HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter(const edm::ParameterSet& config)
+{
+  inputTag_      = config.getParameter<edm::InputTag>("inputTag");
+  HFHits_        = config.getParameter<edm::InputTag>("HFHitCollection");
+  eCut_HF_       = config.getParameter<double>("eCut_HF");
+  eMin_HF_       = config.getParameter<double>("eMin_HF");
+  offset_        = config.getParameter<double>("offset");
+  slope_         = config.getParameter<double>("slope");
+
+  inputToken_ = consumes<edmNew::DetSetVector<SiPixelCluster> >(inputTag_);
+  HFHitsToken_ = consumes<HFRecHitCollection>(HFHits_); 
+}
+
+HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter::~HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter()
+{
+}
+
+void
+HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter::fillDescriptions(edm::ConfigurationDescriptions& descriptions) {
+  edm::ParameterSetDescription desc;
+  desc.add<edm::InputTag>("inputTag",edm::InputTag("hltSiPixelClusters"));
+  desc.add<edm::InputTag>("HFHitCollection",edm::InputTag("hltHfreco"));
+  desc.add<double>("eCut_HF",0);
+  desc.add<double>("eMin_HF",0);
+  desc.add<double>("offset",0);
+  desc.add<double>("slope",0);
+  descriptions.add("hltPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter",desc);
+}
+
+//
+// member functions
+//
+
+// ------------ method called to produce the data  ------------
+bool HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter::filter(edm::Event& event, const edm::EventSetup& iSetup) {
+
+  using namespace edm;
+  // get hold of products from Event
+  edm::Handle<edmNew::DetSetVector<SiPixelCluster> > clusterColl;
+  event.getByToken(inputToken_, clusterColl);
+
+  unsigned int clusterSize = clusterColl->dataSize();
+  LogDebug("") << "Number of clusters accepted: " << clusterSize;
+
+  edm::Handle<HFRecHitCollection> HFRecHitsH;
+  event.getByToken(HFHitsToken_,HFRecHitsH);
+
+  double sumE = 0.;
+  for (HFRecHitCollection::const_iterator it=HFRecHitsH->begin(); it!=HFRecHitsH->end(); it++) {
+      if (it->energy()>eCut_HF_) {    
+          sumE += it->energy();
+      }
+  }
+
+  bool accept = false;
+  double thres = slope_ * sumE - offset_;
+  if(sumE > eMin_HF_ && clusterSize < thres )
+  {
+      accept = true;
+  }
+
+  return accept;
+}
+
+// ------------ method called once each stream before processing any runs, lumis or events  ------------
+void
+HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter::beginStream(edm::StreamID)
+{
+}
+
+// ------------ method called once each stream after processing all runs, lumis and events  ------------
+void
+HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter::endStream() {
+}
+
+// define as a framework module
+
+DEFINE_FWK_MODULE(HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter);
diff --git a/HLTrigger/special/src/SealModule.cc b/HLTrigger/special/src/SealModule.cc
index e22a16f1ff922..49e34e5a8d0a3 100644
--- a/HLTrigger/special/src/SealModule.cc
+++ b/HLTrigger/special/src/SealModule.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "HLTrigger/special/interface/HLTRegionalEcalResonanceFilter.h"
 
 #include "HLTrigger/special/interface/HLTPixelAsymmetryFilter.h"
+#include "HLTrigger/special/interface/HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter.h"
 #include "HLTrigger/special/interface/HLTHFAsymmetryFilter.h"
 #include "HLTrigger/special/interface/HLTTrackerHaloFilter.h"
 
@@ -65,5 +66,6 @@ DEFINE_FWK_MODULE(HLTEcalResonanceFilter);
 DEFINE_FWK_MODULE(HLTRegionalEcalResonanceFilter);
 
 DEFINE_FWK_MODULE(HLTPixelAsymmetryFilter);
+DEFINE_FWK_MODULE(HLTPixelActivityHFSumEnergyFilter);
 DEFINE_FWK_MODULE(HLTHFAsymmetryFilter);
 DEFINE_FWK_MODULE(HLTTrackerHaloFilter);