diff --git a/PWGCF/EbyEFluctuations/Tasks/nchCumulantsId.cxx b/PWGCF/EbyEFluctuations/Tasks/nchCumulantsId.cxx
index 027f38957c9..a30b976e07e 100644
--- a/PWGCF/EbyEFluctuations/Tasks/nchCumulantsId.cxx
+++ b/PWGCF/EbyEFluctuations/Tasks/nchCumulantsId.cxx
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ struct NchCumulantsId {
     ConfigurableAxis subSampleAxis{"subSampleAxis", {10, 0., 10.}, "Subsample"};
     TRandom3* fRandom = new TRandom3(0); // Random number generator for subsampling
     int currentSubsample = 0;
+    Configurable<float> cfgCutPtMinKa{"cfgCutPtMinKa", 0.30, "min pT for kaon eff-correction inclusion"};
+    Configurable<float> cfgCutPtMaxKa{"cfgCutPtMaxKa", 1.20, "max pT for kaon eff-correction inclusion (purity cutoff)"};
+    Configurable<float> cfgCutPtMinPr{"cfgCutPtMinPr", 0.40, "min pT for proton eff-correction inclusion"};
+    Configurable<float> cfgCutPtMaxPr{"cfgCutPtMaxPr", 1.50, "max pT for proton eff-correction inclusion (purity cutoff)"};
   } cfgEventSelection;
 
   // Configurables for particle Identification
@@ -297,9 +301,11 @@ struct NchCumulantsId {
     double q4 = 0.;
   };
 
+  static constexpr float KmaxWeight = 10.0f; // secondary safeguard for pr and kaon eff fix
+
   inline void fillEffPower(EffPowerSums& p, float weight)
   {
-    if (weight <= 0.f) {
+    if (weight <= 0.f || weight > KmaxWeight) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -1999,19 +2005,27 @@ struct NchCumulantsId {
           fillGenTrackQA<genAnalysisDir, kPi, kNeg>(genAnalysis, mcTrack);
         } else if (pdg == kKPlus) {
           // fillGenTrackQA<genAnalysisDir, kKa>(genAnalysis, mcTrack);
-          nKaGen++;
+          if (mcTrack.pt() >= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMinKa && mcTrack.pt() <= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMaxKa) {
+            nKaGen++;
+          }
           fillGenTrackQA<genAnalysisDir, kKa, kPos>(genAnalysis, mcTrack);
         } else if (pdg == kKMinus) {
           // fillGenTrackQA<genAnalysisDir, kKa>(genAnalysis, mcTrack);
-          nAKaGen++;
+          if (mcTrack.pt() >= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMinKa && mcTrack.pt() <= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMaxKa) {
+            nAKaGen++;
+          }
           fillGenTrackQA<genAnalysisDir, kKa, kNeg>(genAnalysis, mcTrack);
         } else if (pdg == kProton) {
           // fillGenTrackQA<genAnalysisDir, kPr>(genAnalysis, mcTrack);
-          nPrGen++;
+          if (mcTrack.pt() >= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMinPr && mcTrack.pt() <= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMaxPr) {
+            nPrGen++;
+          }
           fillGenTrackQA<genAnalysisDir, kPr, kPos>(genAnalysis, mcTrack);
         } else if (pdg == kProtonBar) {
           // fillGenTrackQA<genAnalysisDir, kPr>(genAnalysis, mcTrack);
-          nAPrGen++;
+          if (mcTrack.pt() >= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMinPr && mcTrack.pt() <= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMaxPr) {
+            nAPrGen++;
+          }
           fillGenTrackQA<genAnalysisDir, kPr, kNeg>(genAnalysis, mcTrack);
         }
 
@@ -2176,15 +2190,19 @@ struct NchCumulantsId {
           }
         } else if (trackIsKaon) {
           if (track.sign() > 0) {
-            nKaRec += hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kKa][kPos]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
             fillRecoTrackQA<recoAnalysisDir, kKa, kPos>(recoAnalysis, track);
-            float weight = hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kKa][kPos]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
-            fillEffPower(kapPow, weight);
+            if (track.pt() >= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMinKa && track.pt() <= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMaxKa) {
+              nKaRec += hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kKa][kPos]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
+              float weight = hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kKa][kPos]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
+              fillEffPower(kapPow, weight);
+            }
           } else if (track.sign() < 0) {
-            nAKaRec += hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kKa][kNeg]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
             fillRecoTrackQA<recoAnalysisDir, kKa, kNeg>(recoAnalysis, track);
-            float weight = hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kKa][kNeg]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
-            fillEffPower(kamPow, weight);
+            if (track.pt() >= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMinKa && track.pt() <= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMaxKa) {
+              nAKaRec += hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kKa][kNeg]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
+              float weight = hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kKa][kNeg]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
+              fillEffPower(kamPow, weight);
+            }
           }
           // PID band QA for kaons
           if (idMethodKa == kTPCidentified) {
@@ -2195,15 +2213,19 @@ struct NchCumulantsId {
           }
         } else if (trackIsProton) {
           if (track.sign() > 0) {
-            nPrRec += hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kPr][kPos]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
             fillRecoTrackQA<recoAnalysisDir, kPr, kPos>(recoAnalysis, track);
-            float weight = hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kPr][kPos]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
-            fillEffPower(prPow, weight);
+            if (track.pt() >= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMinPr && track.pt() <= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMaxPr) {
+              nPrRec += hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kPr][kPos]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
+              float weight = hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kPr][kPos]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
+              fillEffPower(prPow, weight);
+            }
           } else if (track.sign() < 0) {
-            nAPrRec += hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kPr][kNeg]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
             fillRecoTrackQA<recoAnalysisDir, kPr, kNeg>(recoAnalysis, track);
-            float weight = hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kPr][kNeg]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
-            fillEffPower(aprPow, weight);
+            if (track.pt() >= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMinPr && track.pt() <= cfgEventSelection.cfgCutPtMaxPr) {
+              nAPrRec += hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kPr][kNeg]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
+              float weight = hPtEtaForEffCorrection[kPr][kNeg]->GetBinContent(ptEtaBin);
+              fillEffPower(aprPow, weight);
+            }
           }
           // PID band QA for protons
           if (idMethodPr == kTPCidentified) {