diff --git a/Detectors/AOD/include/AODProducerWorkflow/AODProducerWorkflowSpec.h b/Detectors/AOD/include/AODProducerWorkflow/AODProducerWorkflowSpec.h
index 615a7f96de13e..ccb132b976a2d 100644
--- a/Detectors/AOD/include/AODProducerWorkflow/AODProducerWorkflowSpec.h
+++ b/Detectors/AOD/include/AODProducerWorkflow/AODProducerWorkflowSpec.h
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ class AODProducerWorkflowDPL : public Task
   bool mThinTracks{false};
   bool mPropTracks{false};
   bool mPropMuons{false};
+  float mTrackQCKeepGlobalTracks{true};
   float mTrackQCFraction{0.00};
   int64_t mTrackQCNTrCut{4};
   float mTrackQCDCAxy{3.};
diff --git a/Detectors/AOD/src/AODProducerWorkflowSpec.cxx b/Detectors/AOD/src/AODProducerWorkflowSpec.cxx
index b18514949114d..e30bfaac1927b 100644
--- a/Detectors/AOD/src/AODProducerWorkflowSpec.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/AOD/src/AODProducerWorkflowSpec.cxx
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ void AODProducerWorkflowDPL::fillTrackTablesPerCollision(int collisionID,
 
           float weight = 0;
           static std::uniform_real_distribution<> distr(0., 1.);
-          bool writeQAData = o2::math_utils::Tsallis::downsampleTsallisCharged(data.getTrackParam(trackIndex).getPt(), mTrackQCFraction, mSqrtS, weight, distr(mGenerator));
+          bool writeQAData = o2::math_utils::Tsallis::downsampleTsallisCharged(data.getTrackParam(trackIndex).getPt(), mTrackQCFraction, mSqrtS, weight, distr(mGenerator)) || (src != GIndex::TPC && mTrackQCKeepGlobalTracks);
           auto extraInfoHolder = processBarrelTrack(collisionID, collisionBC, trackIndex, data, bcsMap);
 
           if (writeQAData) {
@@ -1719,6 +1719,7 @@ void AODProducerWorkflowDPL::init(InitContext& ic)
       LOGP(warn, "Specified non-default empty streamer mask!");
     }
   }
+  mTrackQCKeepGlobalTracks = ic.options().get<bool>("trackqc-keepglobaltracks");
   mTrackQCFraction = ic.options().get<float>("trackqc-fraction");
   mTrackQCNTrCut = ic.options().get<int64_t>("trackqc-NTrCut");
   mTrackQCDCAxy = ic.options().get<float>("trackqc-tpc-dca");
@@ -3348,6 +3349,7 @@ DataProcessorSpec getAODProducerWorkflowSpec(GID::mask_t src, bool enableSV, boo
       ConfigParamSpec{"hepmc-update", VariantType::String, "always", {"When to update HepMC Aux tables: always - force update, never - never update, all - if all keys are present, any - when any key is present (not valid yet)"}},
       ConfigParamSpec{"propagate-muons", VariantType::Bool, false, {"Propagate muons to IP"}},
       ConfigParamSpec{"thin-tracks", VariantType::Bool, false, {"Produce thinned track tables"}},
+      ConfigParamSpec{"trackqc-keepglobaltracks", VariantType::Bool, true, {"Always keep TrackQA for global tracks"}},
       ConfigParamSpec{"trackqc-fraction", VariantType::Float, float(0.1), {"Fraction of tracks to QC"}},
       ConfigParamSpec{"trackqc-NTrCut", VariantType::Int64, 4L, {"Minimal length of the track - in amount of tracklets"}},
       ConfigParamSpec{"trackqc-tpc-dca", VariantType::Float, 3.f, {"Keep TPC standalone track with this DCAxy to the PV"}},