diff --git a/Rich/RichFutureMCUtils/src/component/DecodedDataFromMCRichHits.cpp b/Rich/RichFutureMCUtils/src/component/DecodedDataFromMCRichHits.cpp
index add3b2a2de019c415c3bf3cc364ef0f59900404e..d8067b837c8302ccee88edcc76fee507a433236e 100644
--- a/Rich/RichFutureMCUtils/src/component/DecodedDataFromMCRichHits.cpp
+++ b/Rich/RichFutureMCUtils/src/component/DecodedDataFromMCRichHits.cpp
@@ -98,33 +98,32 @@ namespace Rich::Future::MC {
         for ( const auto mchit : mchits ) {
           const auto id = mchit->sensDetID();
           if ( id.isValid() ) {
-
             // Apply all sorts MC based filtering here, e.g. signal only, timing windows etc.
             // To be extended as needed
             if ( m_rejectBackground && mchit->isBackground() ) {
               _ri_verbo << id << " Rejected as background" << endmsg;
               continue;
             }
-
             // finally save this id -> hit mapping
             hitsPerPix[id].push_back( mchit );
-
           } // hit is valid
         }   // mc hit loop
       };
 
-      // Spillover locations
-      auto addSpilloverHits = [&]( auto const& mchits ) {
-        if ( mchits.exist() ) { addMCHits( *mchits.get() ); }
-      };
-
-      // add the hits
+      // add the main event hits
       addMCHits( main_mchits );
-      addSpilloverHits( m_prevHits );
-      addSpilloverHits( m_prevPrevHits );
-      addSpilloverHits( m_nextHits );
-      addSpilloverHits( m_nextNextHits );
-      addSpilloverHits( m_lhcBkgHits );
+
+      // ... and if requested spillover hits
+      if ( m_enableSpillover ) {
+        auto addSpilloverHits = [&]( auto const& mchits ) {
+          if ( mchits.exist() ) { addMCHits( *mchits.get() ); }
+        };
+        addSpilloverHits( m_prevHits );
+        addSpilloverHits( m_prevPrevHits );
+        addSpilloverHits( m_nextHits );
+        addSpilloverHits( m_nextNextHits );
+        addSpilloverHits( m_lhcBkgHits );
+      }
 
       // Form list of unique IDs
       LHCb::RichSmartID::Vector ids;
@@ -216,6 +215,9 @@ namespace Rich::Future::MC {
 
     /// Reject background hits
     Gaudi::Property<bool> m_rejectBackground{this, "RejectBackground", false};
+
+    /// Include spillover events
+    Gaudi::Property<bool> m_enableSpillover{this, "EnableSpillover", true};
   };
 
   // Declaration of the Algorithm Factory