diff --git a/DataFormats/Reconstruction/include/ReconstructionDataFormats/MatchInfoTOF.h b/DataFormats/Reconstruction/include/ReconstructionDataFormats/MatchInfoTOF.h
index 1816e8604c0be..7bcfd7af0911a 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Reconstruction/include/ReconstructionDataFormats/MatchInfoTOF.h
+++ b/DataFormats/Reconstruction/include/ReconstructionDataFormats/MatchInfoTOF.h
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ class MatchInfoTOF
                       hasT0_1BCbefore = 0x1 << 8,
                       hasT0_2BCbefore = 0x1 << 9 };
 
+  void setFT0Best(double val, float res = 200.)
+  {
+    mFT0Best = val;
+    mFT0BestRes = res;
+  }
+  double getFT0Best() const { return mFT0Best; }
+  float getFT0BestRes() const { return mFT0BestRes; }
+
  private:
   int mIdLocal;                      // track id in sector of the pair track-TOFcluster
   float mChi2;                       // chi2 of the pair track-TOFcluster
@@ -106,7 +114,10 @@ class MatchInfoTOF
   float mTgeant = 0.0;        ///< geant time in MC
   double mT0true = 0.0;       ///< t0true
 
-  ClassDefNV(MatchInfoTOF, 8);
+  double mFT0Best = 0.0;     //< best info for collision time
+  float mFT0BestRes = 200.0; //< resolution (in ps) of the best info for collision time
+
+  ClassDefNV(MatchInfoTOF, 9);
 };
 } // namespace dataformats
 } // namespace o2
diff --git a/Detectors/GlobalTracking/src/MatchTOF.cxx b/Detectors/GlobalTracking/src/MatchTOF.cxx
index 89d6f8347373d..d5406f092ac55 100644
--- a/Detectors/GlobalTracking/src/MatchTOF.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/GlobalTracking/src/MatchTOF.cxx
@@ -1702,8 +1702,8 @@ void MatchTOF::BestMatches(std::vector<o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco>& match
     matchingPair.setT0true(TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getT0true());
 
     // let's check if cluster has multiple-hits (noferini)
-    if (TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()].getNumOfContributingChannels() > 1) {
-      const auto& tofcl = TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()];
+    const auto& tofcl = TOFClusWork[matchingPair.getTOFClIndex()];
+    if (tofcl.getNumOfContributingChannels() > 1) {
       // has an additional hit Up or Down (Z-dir)
       matchingPair.setHitPatternUpDown(tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kUp) ||
                                        tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kUpLeft) ||
@@ -1719,6 +1719,19 @@ void MatchTOF::BestMatches(std::vector<o2::dataformats::MatchInfoTOFReco>& match
                                           tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kDownRight) ||
                                           tofcl.isAdditionalChannelSet(o2::tof::Cluster::kUpRight));
     }
+
+    // estimate collision time using FT0 info if available
+    ULong64_t bclongtofCal = (matchingPair.getSignal() - 10000) * o2::tof::Geo::BC_TIME_INPS_INV;
+    double t0Best = bclongtofCal * o2::tof::Geo::BC_TIME_INPS; // here just BC
+    float t0BestRes = 200;
+    if (FITRecPoints.size() > 0) {
+      int index = findFITIndex(bclongtofCal, FITRecPoints, mFirstTForbit);
+      if (index > -1 && FITRecPoints[index].isValidTime(1) && FITRecPoints[index].isValidTime(2)) { // require A and C
+        t0Best += FITRecPoints[index].getCollisionTime(0);
+        t0BestRes = 15;
+      }
+    }
+    matchingPair.setFT0Best(t0Best, t0BestRes);
     matchedTracks[trkTypeSplitted].push_back(matchingPair); // array of MatchInfoTOF
 
     // get fit info
diff --git a/Detectors/GlobalTrackingWorkflow/src/tof-matcher-workflow.cxx b/Detectors/GlobalTrackingWorkflow/src/tof-matcher-workflow.cxx
index 8dc56794817a5..9a95c83617210 100644
--- a/Detectors/GlobalTrackingWorkflow/src/tof-matcher-workflow.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/GlobalTrackingWorkflow/src/tof-matcher-workflow.cxx
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ WorkflowSpec defineDataProcessing(ConfigContext const& configcontext)
     }
   }
 
-  if (!writecalib) {
-    useFIT = false;
-  }
+  //  if (!writecalib) {
+  //    useFIT = false;
+  //  }
 
   LOG(debug) << "TOF MATCHER WORKFLOW configuration";
   LOG(debug) << "TOF track inputs = " << configcontext.options().get<std::string>("track-sources");