diff --git a/MC/config/examples/hybrid/example.json b/MC/config/examples/hybrid/example.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a43766ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/config/examples/hybrid/example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "generators": [
+    {
+        "name": "pythia8",
+        "config": {
+        "config": "${O2_ROOT}/share/Generators/egconfig/pythia8_inel.cfg",
+        "hooksFileName": "",
+        "hooksFuncName": "",
+        "includePartonEvent": false,
+        "particleFilter": "",
+        "verbose": 0
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "evtpool",
+        "config": {
+        "eventPoolPath" : "${O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT}/MC/config/examples/hybrid/examplemanifest.dat",
+        "skipNonTrackable" : true,
+        "roundRobin" : false,
+        "randomize" : true,
+        "rngseed" : 0,
+        "randomphi" : false
+        }
+    }
+  ],
+  "fractions": [
+    1,
+    1
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/MC/config/examples/hybrid/examplemanifest.dat b/MC/config/examples/hybrid/examplemanifest.dat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5cbfda065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/config/examples/hybrid/examplemanifest.dat
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+alien:///alice/sim/2025/EP25i1_GeneratorHF_D2H_bbbar_Mode2_XiC_NoDecay/1/001/evtpool.root
+alien:///alice/sim/2025/EP25i1_GeneratorHF_D2H_bbbar_Mode2_XiC_NoDecay/1/002/evtpool.root
+alien:///alice/sim/2025/EP25i1_GeneratorHF_D2H_bbbar_Mode2_XiC_NoDecay/1/003/evtpool.root
+alien:///alice/sim/2025/EP25i1_GeneratorHF_D2H_bbbar_Mode2_XiC_NoDecay/1/004/evtpool.root
+alien:///alice/sim/2025/EP25i1_GeneratorHF_D2H_bbbar_Mode2_XiC_NoDecay/1/005/evtpool.root
+alien:///alice/sim/2025/EP25i1_GeneratorHF_D2H_bbbar_Mode2_XiC_NoDecay/1/006/evtpool.root
+alien:///alice/sim/2025/EP25i1_GeneratorHF_D2H_bbbar_Mode2_XiC_NoDecay/1/007/evtpool.root
+alien:///alice/sim/2025/EP25i1_GeneratorHF_D2H_bbbar_Mode2_XiC_NoDecay/1/008/evtpool.root
+alien:///alice/sim/2025/EP25i1_GeneratorHF_D2H_bbbar_Mode2_XiC_NoDecay/1/009/evtpool.root
+alien:///alice/sim/2025/EP25i1_GeneratorHF_D2H_bbbar_Mode2_XiC_NoDecay/1/010/evtpool.root
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diff --git a/MC/config/examples/ini/GeneratorExtToHybrid.ini b/MC/config/examples/ini/GeneratorExtToHybrid.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62e0986b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/config/examples/ini/GeneratorExtToHybrid.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[GeneratorHybrid]
+configFile = ${O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT}/MC/config/examples/hybrid/example.json
+switchExtToHybrid = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MC/config/examples/ini/tests/GeneratorExtToHybrid.C b/MC/config/examples/ini/tests/GeneratorExtToHybrid.C
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2694d57e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MC/config/examples/ini/tests/GeneratorExtToHybrid.C
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+int Hybrid()
+{
+  std::string path{"o2sim_Kine.root"};
+  // Check that file exists, can be opened and has the correct tree
+  TFile file(path.c_str(), "READ");
+  if (file.IsZombie())
+  {
+    std::cerr << "Cannot open ROOT file " << path << "\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+  auto tree = (TTree *)file.Get("o2sim");
+  if (!tree)
+  {
+    std::cerr << "Cannot find tree o2sim in file " << path << "\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+  std::vector<o2::MCTrack> *tracks{};
+  tree->SetBranchAddress("MCTrack", &tracks);
+
+  // Check if all events are filled
+  auto nEvents = tree->GetEntries();
+  for (Long64_t i = 0; i < nEvents; ++i)
+  {
+    tree->GetEntry(i);
+    if (tracks->empty())
+    {
+      std::cerr << "Empty entry found at event " << i << "\n";
+      return 1;
+    }
+  }
+  // Check if there are 100 events, as simulated in the o2dpg-test
+  if (nEvents != 100)
+  {
+    std::cerr << "Expected 100 events, got " << nEvents << "\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}