diff --git a/Generators/share/egconfig/pythia8_NeNe.cfg b/Generators/share/egconfig/pythia8_NeNe.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fff1dbb5f3d59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Generators/share/egconfig/pythia8_NeNe.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+### beams
+Beams:idA 1000100200	# Neon
+Beams:idB 1000100200    # Neon
+Beams:eCM 10720.	# GeV
+
+### decays
+ParticleDecays:limitTau0 on	
+ParticleDecays:tau0Max 10.	
diff --git a/Generators/src/GeneratorPythia8.cxx b/Generators/src/GeneratorPythia8.cxx
index 385eb148412ef..e883ceb6470a9 100644
--- a/Generators/src/GeneratorPythia8.cxx
+++ b/Generators/src/GeneratorPythia8.cxx
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ Bool_t GeneratorPythia8::Init()
       mPythia.setUserHooksPtr((Pythia8::UserHooksPtr)powhegHooks);
     }
   }
+  /** Add 20Neon to collision particle database */
+  mPythia.particleData.addParticle(1000100200, "20Ne", 6, 30, 0, 19.992440);
   /** initialise **/
   if (!mPythia.init()) {
     LOG(fatal) << "Failed to init \'Pythia8\': init returned with error";