diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/share/runMenuTest.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/share/runMenuTest.py
index 9bdc32c36004d9ec4f9a92a459324c05a0719385..ec93d83895705f63406c7146b13b341b904e81ee 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/share/runMenuTest.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/share/runMenuTest.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def signaturesToGenerate():
     TriggerFlags.Slices_all_setOff()
     TriggerFlags.EgammaSlice.setAll()
     TriggerFlags.MuonSlice.setAll()
+    TriggerFlags.METSlice.setAll()
 
 
 # generate the Chains from the Menu Dictionary
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/share/runMenuTest.ref b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/share/runMenuTest.ref
index 32f9d6da3b6b3305ab50028ff0254e3f3c57b3cc..3d4b4067f1859857366c4431c45ce63fe2f980f9 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/share/runMenuTest.ref
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigUpgradeTest/share/runMenuTest.ref
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 IOVSvcTool                              8   0     FATAL Cannot update Conditions via callback functions in MT after the first event
 TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO Chains passing step (1st row events & 2nd row decision counts
 TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO Chain name                   L1,      AfterPS, [... steps ...], Output
-TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO All                           20        20        0         0         0         0         19        
+TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO All                           20        20        0         0         0         0         20        
 TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO HLT_2mu6Comb_L1MU6            20        20        0         0         0         0         0         
 TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO HLT_2mu6Comb_L1MU6 decisions                      0         0         0         0         
 TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO HLT_2mu6_L1MU6                20        20        0         0         0         0         0         
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO HLT_mu6fast_L1MU6
 TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO HLT_mu6fast_L1MU6 decisions                       3         0         0         0         
 TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO HLT_mu6noL1_L1MU6             20        20        4         0         0         0         0         
 TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO HLT_mu6noL1_L1MU6 decisions                       6         0         0         0         
+TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO HLT_xe30_cell_L1XE10          20        20        12        0         0         0         12        
+TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO HLT_xe30_cell_L1XE10 decisions                    12        0         0         0         
+TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO HLT_xe65_cell_L1XE50          20        20        3         0         0         0         3         
+TrigSignatureMoniMT                                INFO HLT_xe65_cell_L1XE50 decisions                    3         0         0         0         
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerMenuMT/python/HLTMenuConfig/MET/MetDef.py b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerMenuMT/python/HLTMenuConfig/MET/MetDef.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..af329787a669f4d62717fca6b140eb4bef35ad75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerMenuMT/python/HLTMenuConfig/MET/MetDef.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2019 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+
+from AthenaCommon.Logging import logging
+logging.getLogger().info("Importing %s",__name__)
+log = logging.getLogger("TriggerMenuMT.HLTMenuConfig.Met.MetDef")
+
+
+from TriggerMenuMT.HLTMenuConfig.Menu.ChainConfigurationBase import ChainConfigurationBase
+from TriggerMenuMT.HLTMenuConfig.Menu.MenuComponents import ChainStep
+
+from TriggerMenuMT.HLTMenuConfig.MET.metMenuDefs import metCellMenuSequence # still needs to be created/renamed metsecquencesetup
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------
+# fragments generating configuration will be functions in New JO, 
+# so let's make them functions already now
+#----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    
+def MetCellSequenceCfg( flags ):    
+    return metCellMenuSequence()
+
+
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------
+# Class to configure chain
+#----------------------------------------------------------------
+class MetChainConfiguration(ChainConfigurationBase):
+
+    def __init__(self, chainDict):
+        ChainConfigurationBase.__init__(self,chainDict)
+        
+    # ----------------------
+    # Assemble the chain depending on information from chainName
+    # ----------------------
+    def assembleChain(self):                            
+        MetStepNames = []
+        chainSteps = []
+        log.debug("Assembling chain for " + self.chainName)
+        # --------------------
+        # define here the names of the steps and obtain the chainStep configuration 
+        # --------------------
+
+        if 'cell' in self.chainPart['EFrecoAlg']: 
+
+            MetStepNames +=  ["Step1_met_cell"]
+            for step in MetStepNames:
+                chainSteps += [self.getMetCellStep(step)]
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("Chain configuration unknown for chain: " + self.chainName )
+            
+        myChain = self.buildChain(chainSteps)
+        return myChain
+        
+    # --------------------
+    # Configuration of cell chain
+    # --------------------
+    def getMetCellStep(self, stepName):
+        if stepName == "Step1_met_cell":
+            log.debug("Configuring step " + stepName)
+            metCellSeq = metCellMenuSequence()
+            chainStep =ChainStep(stepName, [metCellSeq])
+        else:            
+            raise RuntimeError("chainStepName unknown: " + stepName )
+                        
+        log.debug("Returning chainStep from getMetCellStep function: " + stepName)
+        return chainStep
+            
+            
+
+        
+                
diff --git a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerMenuMT/python/HLTMenuConfig/MET/generateMETChainDefs.py b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerMenuMT/python/HLTMenuConfig/MET/generateMETChainDefs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b52b840859258cbeec9673e605c1cf5c1718e8ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerMenuMT/python/HLTMenuConfig/MET/generateMETChainDefs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2019 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+
+from TriggerMenuMT.HLTMenuConfig.Menu.ChainDictTools import splitChainDict
+from TriggerMenuMT.HLTMenuConfig.MET.MetDef import MetChainConfiguration as MetChainConfiguration
+
+
+from AthenaCommon.Logging import logging
+log = logging.getLogger( 'TriggerMenuMT.HLTMenuConfig.MET.generateChainConfigs' )
+log.info("Importing %s",__name__)
+
+
+
+def generateChainConfigs( chainDict ):
+    import pprint
+    pprint.pprint( chainDict )
+
+    
+    listOfChainDicts = splitChainDict(chainDict)
+    listOfChainDefs = []
+
+    for subChainDict in listOfChainDicts:
+        
+        Met = MetChainConfiguration(subChainDict).assembleChain() 
+
+        listOfChainDefs += [Met]
+        log.debug('length of chaindefs %s', len(listOfChainDefs) )
+        
+
+    if len(listOfChainDefs)>1:
+        log.warning("Implement case for mulit-step met chain!!") 
+        theChainDef = listOfChainDefs[0] #needs to be implemented properly
+    else:
+        theChainDef = listOfChainDefs[0]
+
+    log.debug("theChainDef.name: %s" , theChainDef.name)
+    log.debug("theChainDef.seed: %s" , theChainDef.seed)
+    log.debug("theChainDef.ChainSteps: %s" , theChainDef.steps)
+
+    return theChainDef
+
+
+
+    
+
+    
diff --git a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerMenuMT/python/HLTMenuConfig/Menu/LS2_v1.py b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerMenuMT/python/HLTMenuConfig/Menu/LS2_v1.py
index 3ebf8fe73428c55689f68b43dfa53a9b6f514671..d4871354f33cc6908f7240224a2a10dbd1db8e47 100644
--- a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerMenuMT/python/HLTMenuConfig/Menu/LS2_v1.py
+++ b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerMenuMT/python/HLTMenuConfig/Menu/LS2_v1.py
@@ -49,13 +49,18 @@ def setupMenu():
         ['HLT_e5_etcut_L1EM3',      [],  [PhysicsStream], ['RATE:SingleElectron', 'BW:Electron']],
         ['HLT_e7_etcut_L1EM3',      [],  [PhysicsStream], ['RATE:SingleElectron', 'BW:Electron']],
         ]
+
+    TriggerFlags.METSlice.signatures = [
+        ['HLT_xe65_cell_L1XE50', [], [PhysicsStream], ['RATE:MET', 'BW:MET']],
+        ['HLT_xe30_cell_L1XE10', [], [PhysicsStream], ['RATE:MET', 'BW:MET']],
+    ]
+
     TriggerFlags.CombinedSlice.signatures = [
         
         #['e8_mu8_L1EM6_MU6',	   [], [PhysicsStream], ['RATE:SingleMuon', 'BW:Muon']],
         ]
     TriggerFlags.JetSlice.signatures = [ ]
     TriggerFlags.BjetSlice.signatures = [] 
-    TriggerFlags.METSlice.signatures = []
     TriggerFlags.TauSlice.signatures = []
     TriggerFlags.BphysicsSlice.signatures = [ ]
     TriggerFlags.HeavyIonSlice.signatures  = []