diff --git a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_standard.py b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_standard.py
index 496b1635928bf..cf22d37912e47 100644
--- a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_standard.py
+++ b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_standard.py
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@
 workflows[136.8861] = ['',['RunEGamma2018Dml1','HLTDR2_2018ml','RECODR2_2018reHLT_skimEGamma_Prompt_L1TEgDQM','HARVEST2018_L1TEgDQM_Prompt']]
 workflows[136.8862] = ['',['RunEGamma2018Dml2','HLTDR2_2018ml','RECODR2_2018reHLT_skimEGamma_Prompt_L1TEgDQM','HARVEST2018_L1TEgDQM_Prompt']]
 
+#### Test of tau embed
+workflows[136.9] = ['', ['RunDoubleMuon2016C', 'RAWRECOTE16', 'RAWRECOLHECLEANTE16', 'EMBEDHADTE16']]
+
 ### run 2021 collisions ###
 workflows[139.001] = ['',['RunMinimumBias2021','HLTDR3_2021','RECODR3_MinBiasOffline','HARVESTD2021MB']]
 workflows[139.002] = ['',['RunZeroBias2021','HLTDR3_2021','RECODR3_ZBOffline','HARVESTD2021ZB']]
diff --git a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
index d7a461e1bda79..35da3612de014 100644
--- a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
+++ b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
@@ -513,6 +513,14 @@
 steps['RunEGamma2018Dml1']={'INPUT':InputInfo(dataSet='/EGamma/Run2018D-v1/RAW',label='2018D',events=100000,location='STD', ls=Run2018Dml1)}
 steps['RunEGamma2018Dml2']={'INPUT':InputInfo(dataSet='/EGamma/Run2018D-v1/RAW',label='2018D',events=100000,location='STD', ls=Run2018Dml2)}
 
+#### Run2 TauEmbed ####
+steps['RunDoubleMuonTE2016C']={'INPUT':InputInfo(dataSet='/DoubleMuon/Run2016C-v2/RAW',label='2016C',events=10000,location='STD', ls=Run2016C)}
+dataTE = {'--conditions': 'auto:run2_data', '--scenario': 'pp'}
+mcTE = {'--conditions': 'auto:run2_mc', '--scenario': 'pp'}
+steps['RAWRECOTE16'] = merge([{'-s': 'RAW2DIGI,L1Reco,RECO,PAT', '--datatier': 'RAWRECO', '--eventcontent': 'RAWRECO', '--data': '', '--era': 'Run2_2016_HIPM', '--customise':'Configuration/DataProcessing/RecoTLR.customisePostEra_Run2_2016,TauAnalysis/MCEmbeddingTools/customisers.customiseSelecting',}, dataTE])
+steps['RAWRECOLHECLEANTE16'] = merge([{'-s': 'RAW2DIGI,RECO', '--data': '', '--eventcontent': 'RAWRECO', '--datatier': 'RAWRECO', '--era': 'Run2_2016_HIPM', '--customise': 'Configuration/DataProcessing/RecoTLR.customisePostEra_Run2_2016,TauAnalysis/MCEmbeddingTools/customisers.customiseLHEandCleaning',}, dataTE])
+steps['EMBEDHADTE16'] = merge([{'cfg': 'TauAnalysis/MCEmbeddingTools/python/EmbeddingPythia8Hadronizer_cfi.py', '-s': 'GEN,SIM,DIGI,L1,DIGI2RAW,RAW2DIGI,RECO', '--processName': 'EmbeddingPythia8Hadronizer', '--eventcontent': 'RAWRECO', '--datatier': 'RAWRECO', '--beamspot': 'Realistic25ns13TeV2016Collision', '--customise': 'TauAnalysis/MCEmbeddingTools/customisers.customiseGenerator', '--customise_commands': '\"process.generator.nAttempts = cms.uint32(1000)\"', '--era': 'Run2_2016_HIPM',}, mcTE])
+
 def gen(fragment,howMuch):
     global step1Defaults
     return merge([{'cfg':fragment},howMuch,step1Defaults])