diff --git a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_pileup.py b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_pileup.py
index 4c42653859163..8eb32a1b10fa9 100644
--- a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_pileup.py
+++ b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_pileup.py
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@
 workflows[50208]=['',['SMS-T1tttt_mGl-1500_mLSP-100_13','DIGIUP15_PU50','RECOUP15_PU50','HARVESTUP15_PU50']]
 
 # 25 ns at 13 TeV and POSTLS1
-workflows[25200]=['',['ZEE_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25_L1TEgDQM','HARVESTUP15_PU25_L1TEgDQM']]
-workflows[25202]=['',['TTbar_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25','HARVESTUP15_PU25']]
+workflows[25200]=['',['ZEE_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25_L1TEgDQM','HARVESTUP15_PU25_L1TEgDQM','NANOUP15_PU25']]
+workflows[25202]=['',['TTbar_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25','HARVESTUP15_PU25','NANOUP15_PU25']]
 workflows[25202.1]=['',['TTbar_13','DIGIUP15APVSimu_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25','HARVESTUP15_PU25']]
 
-workflows[25203]=['',['H125GGgluonfusion_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25','HARVESTUP15_PU25']]
+workflows[25203]=['',['H125GGgluonfusion_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25','HARVESTUP15_PU25','NANOUP15_PU25']]
 workflows[25204]=['',['QQH1352T_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25','HARVESTUP15_PU25']]
-workflows[25205]=['',['ZTT_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25','HARVESTUP15_PU25']]
-workflows[25206]=['',['ZMM_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25_L1TMuDQM','HARVESTUP15_PU25_L1TMuDQM']]
+workflows[25205]=['',['ZTT_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25','HARVESTUP15_PU25','NANOUP15_PU25']]
+workflows[25206]=['',['ZMM_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25_L1TMuDQM','HARVESTUP15_PU25_L1TMuDQM','NANOUP15_PU25']]
 workflows[25207]=['',['NuGun_UP15','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25','HARVESTUP15_PU25']]
 workflows[25208]=['',['SMS-T1tttt_mGl-1500_mLSP-100_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25','HARVESTUP15_PU25']]
-workflows[25209]=['',['QCD_FlatPt_15_3000HS_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25','HARVESTUP15_PU25']]
+workflows[25209]=['',['QCD_FlatPt_15_3000HS_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25','HARVESTUP15_PU25','NANOUP15_PU25']]
 workflows[25214]=['',['TTbarLepton_13','DIGIUP15_PU25','RECOUP15_PU25','HARVESTUP15_PU25']]
 
 # LHE-based fullSim PU  workflows
diff --git a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_standard.py b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_standard.py
index 6f5683cd8d60c..8c5b6bd44385a 100644
--- a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_standard.py
+++ b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_standard.py
@@ -481,13 +481,13 @@
 ## particle guns postLS1
 workflows[1315] = ['', ['SingleElectronPt10_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
 workflows[1316] = ['', ['SingleElectronPt1000_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
-workflows[1317] = ['', ['SingleElectronPt35_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
-workflows[1318] = ['', ['SingleGammaPt10_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
+workflows[1317] = ['', ['SingleElectronPt35_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15','NANOUP15']]
+workflows[1318] = ['', ['SingleGammaPt10_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15','NANOUP15']]
 workflows[1319] = ['', ['SingleGammaPt35_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
 workflows[1306]  = ['', ['SingleMuPt1_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
-workflows[1320] = ['', ['SingleMuPt10_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
-workflows[1321] = ['', ['SingleMuPt100_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
-workflows[1322] = ['', ['SingleMuPt1000_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
+workflows[1320] = ['', ['SingleMuPt10_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15','NANOUP15']]
+workflows[1321] = ['', ['SingleMuPt100_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15','NANOUP15']]
+workflows[1322] = ['', ['SingleMuPt1000_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15','NANOUP15']]
 workflows[1323] = ['', ['NuGun_UP15','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
 
 ## 8 TeV
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
 workflows[1336] = ['', ['Wjet_Pt_3000_3500_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
 #workflows[1337] = ['', ['LM1_sfts_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
 workflows[1337] = ['', ['SMS-T1tttt_mGl-1500_mLSP-100_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
-workflows[1338] = ['', ['QCD_FlatPt_15_3000HS_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
+workflows[1338] = ['', ['QCD_FlatPt_15_3000HS_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15','NANOUP15']]
 
 workflows[1309]  = ['', ['Higgs200ChargedTaus_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
 workflows[1313] = ['', ['QCD_Pt_3000_3500_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
 workflows[1365] = ['', ['BuToJpsiK_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
 workflows[1366] = ['', ['BsToJpsiPhi_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
 
-workflows[1325] = ['', ['TTbar_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15','ALCATTUP15']]
+workflows[1325] = ['', ['TTbar_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15','ALCATTUP15','NANOUP15']]
 # the 3 workflows below are for tracking-specific ib test, not to be run in standard relval set.
 workflows[1325.1] = ['', ['TTbar_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15_trackingOnly','HARVESTUP15_trackingOnly']]
 workflows[1325.2] = ['', ['TTbar_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15_trackingLowPU','HARVESTUP15']]
@@ -584,10 +584,10 @@
 
 
 workflows[1326] = ['', ['WE_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
-workflows[1329] = ['', ['ZEE_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15_L1TEgDQM','HARVESTUP15_L1TEgDQM']]
+workflows[1329] = ['', ['ZEE_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15_L1TEgDQM','HARVESTUP15_L1TEgDQM','NANOUP15']]
 
 workflows[1356] = ['', ['ZEE_13_DBLMINIAOD','DIGIUP15','RECOAODUP15','HARVESTUP15','DBLMINIAODMCUP15NODQM']] 
-workflows[1331] = ['', ['ZTT_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
+workflows[1331] = ['', ['ZTT_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15','NANOUP15']]
 workflows[1332] = ['', ['H125GGgluonfusion_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
 workflows[1333] = ['', ['PhotonJets_Pt_10_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
 workflows[1334] = ['', ['QQH1352T_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
 workflows[1311] = ['', ['MinBias_13','DIGIUP15','RECOMINUP15','HARVESTMINUP15','ALCAMINUP15']]
 workflows[1328] = ['', ['QCD_Pt_80_120_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
 workflows[1327] = ['', ['WM_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
-workflows[1330] = ['', ['ZMM_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15_L1TMuDQM','HARVESTUP15_L1TMuDQM']]
+workflows[1330] = ['', ['ZMM_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15_L1TMuDQM','HARVESTUP15_L1TMuDQM','NANOUP15']]
 
 workflows[1310] = ['', ['ADDMonoJet_d3MD3_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
 workflows[1312] = ['', ['ZpMM_13','DIGIUP15','RECOUP15','HARVESTUP15']]
diff --git a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
index 8dccdfdf28b55..97efed331f898 100644
--- a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
+++ b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
@@ -2778,6 +2778,17 @@ def gen2018HiMix(fragment,howMuch):
     '--era' : 'Run2_2016',
     '--filetype':'DQM',
     }
+steps['NANOUP15']={
+    '--mc':'',
+    '--step':'NANO', # todo: remove UP from label
+    '--nThreads':'2',
+    '--conditions':'auto:run2_mc',
+    '--datatier':'NANOAODSIM',
+    '-n':'10',
+    '--eventcontent':'NANOEDMAODSIM',
+    '--filein':'file:step3_inMINIAODSIM.root',
+    '--era':'Run2_2016',
+    }
 steps['HARVESTUP15_L1TEgDQM']=merge([{'-s':'HARVESTING:@standardValidationNoHLT+@standardDQMFakeHLT+@miniAODValidation+@miniAODDQM+@L1TEgamma'},steps['HARVESTUP15']])
 steps['HARVESTUP15_L1TMuDQM']=merge([{'-s':'HARVESTING:@standardValidationNoHLT+@standardDQMFakeHLT+@miniAODValidation+@miniAODDQM+@L1TMuon'},steps['HARVESTUP15']])
 
@@ -2787,6 +2798,8 @@ def gen2018HiMix(fragment,howMuch):
 steps['HARVESTUP15_PU25_L1TEgDQM']=steps['HARVESTUP15_L1TEgDQM']
 steps['HARVESTUP15_PU25_L1TMuDQM']=steps['HARVESTUP15_L1TMuDQM']
 
+steps['NANOUP15_PU25']=steps['NANOUP15']
+
 steps['HARVESTUP15_PU50']=merge([{'-s':'HARVESTING:@standardValidationNoHLT+@standardDQMFakeHLT+@miniAODValidation+@miniAODDQM','--era' : 'Run2_50ns'},steps['HARVESTUP15']])
 steps['HARVESTUP15_PU50_L1TEgDQM']=merge([{'-s':'HARVESTING:@standardValidationNoHLT+@standardDQMFakeHLT+@miniAODValidation+@miniAODDQM+@L1TEgamma'},steps['HARVESTUP15_PU50']])
 steps['HARVESTUP15_PU50_L1TMuDQM']=merge([{'-s':'HARVESTING:@standardValidationNoHLT+@standardDQMFakeHLT+@miniAODValidation+@miniAODDQM+@L1TMuon'},steps['HARVESTUP15_PU50']])