diff --git a/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/include/ITSWorkflow/TrackerSpec.h b/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/include/ITSWorkflow/TrackerSpec.h
index c960ec7f6112a..044f74b0c0204 100644
--- a/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/include/ITSWorkflow/TrackerSpec.h
+++ b/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/include/ITSWorkflow/TrackerSpec.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class TrackerDPL : public framework::Task
   std::string mMode = "sync";
   const o2::itsmft::TopologyDictionary* mDict = nullptr;
   std::unique_ptr<o2::gpu::GPUReconstruction> mRecChain = nullptr;
+  std::unique_ptr<o2::gpu::GPUChainITS> mChainITS = nullptr;
   std::unique_ptr<parameters::GRPObject> mGRP = nullptr;
   std::unique_ptr<Tracker> mTracker = nullptr;
   std::unique_ptr<Vertexer> mVertexer = nullptr;
diff --git a/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/src/TrackerSpec.cxx b/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/src/TrackerSpec.cxx
index bf37577964864..2ebddc9ab9c2d 100644
--- a/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/src/TrackerSpec.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/ITSMFT/ITS/workflow/src/TrackerSpec.cxx
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ void TrackerDPL::init(InitContext& ic)
   mTimer.Stop();
   mTimer.Reset();
 
-  auto* chainITS = mRecChain->AddChain<o2::gpu::GPUChainITS>();
-  mVertexer = std::make_unique<Vertexer>(chainITS->GetITSVertexerTraits());
+  mChainITS.reset(mRecChain->AddChain<o2::gpu::GPUChainITS>());
+  mVertexer = std::make_unique<Vertexer>(mChainITS->GetITSVertexerTraits());
   mTracker = std::make_unique<Tracker>(new TrackerTraitsCPU);
 
   auto filename = ic.options().get<std::string>("grp-file");
@@ -208,14 +208,14 @@ void TrackerDPL::run(ProcessingContext& pc)
   const auto& multEstConf = FastMultEstConfig::Instance(); // parameters for mult estimation and cuts
   FastMultEst multEst;                                     // mult estimator
 
-  TimeFrame mTimeFrame;
-  mTracker->adoptTimeFrame(mTimeFrame);
+  TimeFrame* timeFrame = mChainITS->GetITSTimeframe();
+  mTracker->adoptTimeFrame(*timeFrame);
   mTracker->setBz(mBz);
 
   gsl::span<const unsigned char>::iterator pattIt = patterns.begin();
 
   gsl::span<itsmft::ROFRecord> rofspan(rofs);
-  mTimeFrame.loadROFrameData(rofspan, compClusters, pattIt, mDict, labels);
+  timeFrame->loadROFrameData(rofspan, compClusters, pattIt, mDict, labels);
   pattIt = patterns.begin();
   std::vector<int> savedROF;
   auto logger = [&](std::string s) { LOG(info) << s; };
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void TrackerDPL::run(ProcessingContext& pc)
     }
     cutTotalMult += !multCut;
     processingMask.push_back(multCut);
-    mTimeFrame.addPrimaryVertices(vtxVecLoc);
+    timeFrame->addPrimaryVertices(vtxVecLoc);
 
     vtxROF.setNEntries(vtxVecLoc.size());
     for (const auto& vtx : vtxVecLoc) {
@@ -282,23 +282,23 @@ void TrackerDPL::run(ProcessingContext& pc)
   LOG(info) << fmt::format("\t - Cluster multiplicity selection rejected {}/{} ROFs", cutClusterMult, rofspan.size());
   LOG(info) << fmt::format("\t - Vertex multiplicity selection rejected {}/{} ROFs", cutVertexMult, rofspan.size());
   LOG(info) << fmt::format(" - Vertex seeding total elapsed time: {} ms for {} clusters in {} ROFs", vertexerElapsedTime, nclUsed, rofspan.size());
-  LOG(info) << fmt::format(" - Beam position computed for the TF: {}, {}", mTimeFrame.getBeamX(), mTimeFrame.getBeamY());
+  LOG(info) << fmt::format(" - Beam position computed for the TF: {}, {}", timeFrame->getBeamX(), timeFrame->getBeamY());
 
   if (mCosmicsProcessing && nclUsed > 1500 * rofspan.size()) {
     LOG(fatal) << "Cosmics processing was requested with an average detector occupancy exceeding 1.e-7, aborting.";
   }
 
-  mTimeFrame.setMultiplicityCutMask(processingMask);
+  timeFrame->setMultiplicityCutMask(processingMask);
   mTracker->clustersToTracks(logger, fatalLogger);
-  if (mTimeFrame.hasBogusClusters()) {
-    LOG(warning) << fmt::format(" - The processed timeframe had {} clusters with wild z coordinates, check the dictionaries", mTimeFrame.hasBogusClusters());
+  if (timeFrame->hasBogusClusters()) {
+    LOG(warning) << fmt::format(" - The processed timeframe had {} clusters with wild z coordinates, check the dictionaries", timeFrame->hasBogusClusters());
   }
 
   for (unsigned int iROF{0}; iROF < rofs.size(); ++iROF) {
 
     auto& rof{rofs[iROF]};
-    tracks = mTimeFrame.getTracks(iROF);
-    trackLabels = mTimeFrame.getTracksLabel(iROF);
+    tracks = timeFrame->getTracks(iROF);
+    trackLabels = timeFrame->getTracksLabel(iROF);
     auto number{tracks.size()};
     auto first{allTracks.size()};
     int offset = -rof.getFirstEntry(); // cluster entry!!!
diff --git a/GPU/GPUTracking/Base/GPUReconstruction.cxx b/GPU/GPUTracking/Base/GPUReconstruction.cxx
index 927ae511e0f9d..678b98d7a50fb 100644
--- a/GPU/GPUTracking/Base/GPUReconstruction.cxx
+++ b/GPU/GPUTracking/Base/GPUReconstruction.cxx
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ void GPUReconstruction::GetITSTraits(std::unique_ptr<o2::its::TrackerTraits>* tr
   }
 }
 
+void GPUReconstruction::GetITSTimeframe(std::unique_ptr<o2::its::TimeFrame>* timeFrame)
+{
+  timeFrame->reset(new o2::its::TimeFrame);
+}
+
 int GPUReconstruction::SetNOMPThreads(int n)
 {
 #ifdef WITH_OPENMP
diff --git a/GPU/GPUTracking/Base/GPUReconstruction.h b/GPU/GPUTracking/Base/GPUReconstruction.h
index 98e1449465a04..4d802abcb94af 100644
--- a/GPU/GPUTracking/Base/GPUReconstruction.h
+++ b/GPU/GPUTracking/Base/GPUReconstruction.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace its
 {
 class TrackerTraits;
 class VertexerTraits;
+class TimeFrame;
 } // namespace its
 } // namespace o2
 
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ class GPUReconstruction
 
   // Helpers to fetch processors from other shared libraries
   virtual void GetITSTraits(std::unique_ptr<o2::its::TrackerTraits>* trackerTraits, std::unique_ptr<o2::its::VertexerTraits>* vertexerTraits);
+  virtual void GetITSTimeframe(std::unique_ptr<o2::its::TimeFrame>* timeFrame);
   bool slavesExist() { return mSlaves.size() || mMaster; }
 
   // Getters / setters for parameters
diff --git a/GPU/GPUTracking/Global/GPUChainITS.cxx b/GPU/GPUTracking/Global/GPUChainITS.cxx
index c1818df0335ce..06e31d390f1da 100644
--- a/GPU/GPUTracking/Global/GPUChainITS.cxx
+++ b/GPU/GPUTracking/Global/GPUChainITS.cxx
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ VertexerTraits* GPUChainITS::GetITSVertexerTraits()
 #endif
   return mITSVertexerTraits.get();
 }
+TimeFrame* GPUChainITS::GetITSTimeframe()
+{
+  mRec->GetITSTimeframe(&mITSTimeFrame);
+  return mITSTimeFrame.get();
+}
 
 int GPUChainITS::PrepareEvent() { return 0; }
 
diff --git a/GPU/GPUTracking/Global/GPUChainITS.h b/GPU/GPUTracking/Global/GPUChainITS.h
index 63478f8c80ddf..e6e728f70a9d0 100644
--- a/GPU/GPUTracking/Global/GPUChainITS.h
+++ b/GPU/GPUTracking/Global/GPUChainITS.h
@@ -46,12 +46,13 @@ class GPUChainITS : public GPUChain
 
   o2::its::TrackerTraits* GetITSTrackerTraits();
   o2::its::VertexerTraits* GetITSVertexerTraits();
+  o2::its::TimeFrame* GetITSTimeframe();
 
  protected:
   GPUChainITS(GPUReconstruction* rec, unsigned int maxTracks = GPUCA_MAX_ITS_FIT_TRACKS);
   std::unique_ptr<o2::its::TrackerTraits> mITSTrackerTraits;
   std::unique_ptr<o2::its::VertexerTraits> mITSVertexerTraits;
-
+  std::unique_ptr<o2::its::TimeFrame> mITSTimeFrame;
   unsigned int mMaxTracks;
 };
 } // namespace GPUCA_NAMESPACE::gpu