diff --git a/PWGLF/Tasks/Strangeness/lambdapolsp.cxx b/PWGLF/Tasks/Strangeness/lambdapolsp.cxx
index 8f4e3c5dad6..7f9525bdb60 100644
--- a/PWGLF/Tasks/Strangeness/lambdapolsp.cxx
+++ b/PWGLF/Tasks/Strangeness/lambdapolsp.cxx
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ struct lambdapolsp {
   Configurable<int> QxyNbins{"QxyNbins", 100, "Number of bins in QxQy histograms"};
   Configurable<float> lbinQxy{"lbinQxy", -5.0, "lower bin value in QxQy histograms"};
   Configurable<float> hbinQxy{"hbinQxy", 5.0, "higher bin value in QxQy histograms"};
+  Configurable<int> cfgMaxOccupancy{"cfgMaxOccupancy", 1000, "maximum occupancy of tracks in neighbouring collisions in a given time range"};
+  Configurable<int> cfgMinOccupancy{"cfgMinOccupancy", 0, "maximum occupancy of tracks in neighbouring collisions in a given time range"};
+
   // events
   Configurable<float> cfgCutVertex{"cfgCutVertex", 10.0f, "Accepted z-vertex range"};
   Configurable<float> cfgCutCentralityMax{"cfgCutCentralityMax", 50.0f, "Accepted maximum Centrality"};
@@ -342,7 +345,10 @@ struct lambdapolsp {
       return;
     }
     histos.fill(HIST("hCentrality2"), centrality);
-    if (additionalEvSel2 && (!collision.selection_bit(o2::aod::evsel::kNoCollInTimeRangeStandard))) {
+    /*if (additionalEvSel2 && (!collision.selection_bit(o2::aod::evsel::kNoCollInTimeRangeStandard))) {
+      return;
+      }*/
+    if (additionalEvSel2 && (collision.trackOccupancyInTimeRange() > cfgMaxOccupancy || collision.trackOccupancyInTimeRange() < cfgMinOccupancy)) {
       return;
     }
     histos.fill(HIST("hCentrality3"), centrality);