diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
index d80a279952..ee0c226af4 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
@@ -293,7 +293,13 @@ typedef struct {
 } NR_PRACH_RESOURCES_t;
 
 typedef struct {
+  bool active;
+  uint32_t preamble_index;
+  uint32_t ssb_index;
+  uint32_t prach_mask;
+} NR_pdcch_order_config_t;
 
+typedef struct {
   // pointer to RACH config dedicated
   NR_RACH_ConfigDedicated_t *rach_ConfigDedicated;
   /// state of RA procedure
@@ -361,8 +367,7 @@ typedef struct {
   /// Transmitted UE Contention Resolution Identifier
   uint8_t cont_res_id[6];
 
-  /// BeamfailurerecoveryConfig
-  NR_BeamFailureRecoveryConfig_t RA_BeamFailureRecoveryConfig;
+  NR_pdcch_order_config_t pdcch_order;
 
   NR_PRACH_RESOURCES_t prach_resources;
 } RA_config_t;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_proto.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_proto.h
index 22f0cbaf84..f86f646c5f 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_proto.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_proto.h
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void free_rach_structures(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *nr_mac, int bwp_id);
 void schedule_RA_after_SR_failure(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac);
 void nr_Msg1_transmitted(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac);
 void nr_Msg3_transmitted(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, uint8_t CC_id, frame_t frameP, slot_t slotP, uint8_t gNB_id);
-void trigger_MAC_UE_RA(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac);
+void trigger_MAC_UE_RA(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, dci_pdu_rel15_t *pdcch_order);
 void nr_get_Msg3_MsgA_PUSCH_payload(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, uint8_t *buf, int TBS_max);
 void handle_time_alignment_timer_expired(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac);
 int8_t nr_ue_process_dci_freq_dom_resource_assignment(nfapi_nr_ue_pusch_pdu_t *pusch_config_pdu,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
index b16def686f..ccf02df0c1 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
@@ -216,8 +216,6 @@ bool init_RA(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, int frame)
                                          n_prbs,
                                          start_prb);
 
-  // TODO if the Random Access procedure is initiated by PDCCH order
-  // and if the ra-PreambleIndex explicitly provided by PDCCH is not 0b000000
 
   // TODO if the Random Access procedure was initiated for SI request
   // and the Random Access Resources for SI request have been explicitly provided by RRC
@@ -228,10 +226,14 @@ bool init_RA(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, int frame)
 
   NR_RACH_ConfigCommonTwoStepRA_r16_t *twostep_conf = NULL;
   NR_RACH_ConfigDedicated_t *rach_Dedicated = ra->rach_ConfigDedicated;
-  if (rach_Dedicated && rach_Dedicated->cfra) {
-    // if the Random Access procedure was initiated for reconfiguration with sync and
-    // if the contention-free Random Access Resources for 4-step RA type have been explicitly provided
-    // in rach-ConfigDedicated for the BWP selected for Random Access procedure
+
+  // if the Random Access procedure is initiated by PDCCH order
+  // and if the ra-PreambleIndex explicitly provided by PDCCH is not 0b000000
+  bool pdcch_order = (ra->pdcch_order.active && ra->pdcch_order.preamble_index != 0xb000000) ? true : false;
+  // or if the Random Access procedure was initiated for reconfiguration with sync and
+  // if the contention-free Random Access Resources for 4-step RA type have been explicitly provided
+  // in rach-ConfigDedicated for the BWP selected for Random Access procedure
+  if ((rach_Dedicated && rach_Dedicated->cfra) || pdcch_order) {
     LOG_I(MAC, "Initialization of 4-Step CFRA procedure\n");
     ra->ra_type = RA_4_STEP;
     ra->cfra = true;
@@ -1049,12 +1051,19 @@ void nr_ra_failed(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, uint8_t CC_id, NR_PRACH_RESOURCES_t *pr
   }
 }
 
-void trigger_MAC_UE_RA(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac)
+void trigger_MAC_UE_RA(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, dci_pdu_rel15_t *pdcch_order)
 {
   LOG_W(NR_MAC, "Triggering new RA procedure for UE with RNTI %x\n", mac->crnti);
   mac->state = UE_PERFORMING_RA;
   reset_ra(mac, false);
-  mac->ra.msg3_C_RNTI = true;
+  RA_config_t *ra = &mac->ra;
+  ra->msg3_C_RNTI = true;
+  if (pdcch_order) {
+    ra->pdcch_order.active = true;
+    ra->pdcch_order.preamble_index = pdcch_order->ra_preamble_index;
+    ra->pdcch_order.ssb_index = pdcch_order->ss_pbch_index;
+    ra->pdcch_order.prach_mask = pdcch_order->prach_mask_index;
+  }
 }
 
 void prepare_msg4_msgb_feedback(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, int pid, int ack_nack)
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c
index c150cc29cd..d6f0226482 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c
@@ -2929,7 +2929,7 @@ void nr_ue_send_sdu(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, nr_downlink_indication_t *dl_info, in
         nr_timer_start(mac->data_inactivity_timer);
       // DL data arrival during RRC_CONNECTED when UL synchronisation status is "non-synchronised"
       if (!nr_timer_is_active(&mac->time_alignment_timer) && mac->state == UE_CONNECTED && !get_softmodem_params()->phy_test) {
-        trigger_MAC_UE_RA(mac);
+        trigger_MAC_UE_RA(mac, NULL);
         break;
       }
       nr_ue_process_mac_pdu(mac, dl_info, pdu_id);
@@ -2991,7 +2991,11 @@ static void extract_10_si_rnti(dci_pdu_rel15_t *dci_pdu_rel15, const uint8_t *dc
   EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->system_info_indicator, 1);
 }
 
-static void extract_10_c_rnti(dci_pdu_rel15_t *dci_pdu_rel15, const uint8_t *dci_pdu, int pos, const int N_RB)
+static bool extract_10_c_rnti(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac,
+                              dci_pdu_rel15_t *dci_pdu_rel15,
+                              const uint8_t *dci_pdu,
+                              int pos,
+                              const int N_RB)
 {
   LOG_D(NR_MAC_DCI, "Received dci 1_0 C rnti\n");
 
@@ -3014,29 +3018,31 @@ static void extract_10_c_rnti(dci_pdu_rel15_t *dci_pdu_rel15, const uint8_t *dci
     EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->ss_pbch_index, 6);
     //  prach_mask_index  4 bits
     EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->prach_mask_index, 4);
+    trigger_MAC_UE_RA(mac, dci_pdu_rel15);
+    return true;
   } // end if
-  else {
-    // Time domain assignment 4bit
-    EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->time_domain_assignment.val, 4);
-    // VRB to PRB mapping  1bit
-    EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->vrb_to_prb_mapping.val, 1);
-    // MCS 5bit  //bit over 32, so dci_pdu ++
-    EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->mcs, 5);
-    // New data indicator 1bit
-    EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->ndi, 1);
-    // Redundancy version  2bit
-    EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->rv, 2);
-    // HARQ process number  4/5 bit
-    EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->harq_pid.val, dci_pdu_rel15->harq_pid.nbits);
-    // Downlink assignment index  2bit
-    EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->dai[0].val, 2);
-    // TPC command for scheduled PUCCH  2bit
-    EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->tpc, 2);
-    // PUCCH resource indicator  3bit
-    EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->pucch_resource_indicator, 3);
-    // PDSCH-to-HARQ_feedback timing indicator 3bit
-    EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->pdsch_to_harq_feedback_timing_indicator.val, 3);
-  } // end else
+
+  // Time domain assignment 4bit
+  EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->time_domain_assignment.val, 4);
+  // VRB to PRB mapping  1bit
+  EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->vrb_to_prb_mapping.val, 1);
+  // MCS 5bit  //bit over 32, so dci_pdu ++
+  EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->mcs, 5);
+  // New data indicator 1bit
+  EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->ndi, 1);
+  // Redundancy version  2bit
+  EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->rv, 2);
+  // HARQ process number  4/5 bit
+  EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->harq_pid.val, dci_pdu_rel15->harq_pid.nbits);
+  // Downlink assignment index  2bit
+  EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->dai[0].val, 2);
+  // TPC command for scheduled PUCCH  2bit
+  EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->tpc, 2);
+  // PUCCH resource indicator  3bit
+  EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->pucch_resource_indicator, 3);
+  // PDSCH-to-HARQ_feedback timing indicator 3bit
+  EXTRACT_DCI_ITEM(dci_pdu_rel15->pdsch_to_harq_feedback_timing_indicator.val, 3);
+  return false;
 }
 
 static void extract_00_c_rnti(dci_pdu_rel15_t *dci_pdu_rel15, const uint8_t *dci_pdu, int pos)
@@ -3297,7 +3303,9 @@ static nr_dci_format_t nr_extract_dci_00_10(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac,
         int n_RB = get_nrb_for_dci(mac, format, ss_type);
         if (n_RB == 0)
           return NR_DCI_NONE;
-        extract_10_c_rnti(dci_pdu_rel15, dci_pdu, pos, n_RB);
+        bool pdcch_order = extract_10_c_rnti(mac, dci_pdu_rel15, dci_pdu, pos, n_RB);
+        if (pdcch_order)
+          return NR_DCI_NONE;
       }
       else {
         format = NR_UL_DCI_FORMAT_0_0;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_scheduler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_scheduler.c
index 94f9c80277..0872787bd5 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_scheduler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_scheduler.c
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ void schedule_RA_after_SR_failure(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac)
 {
   if (get_softmodem_params()->phy_test)
     return; // cannot trigger RA in phytest mode
-  trigger_MAC_UE_RA(mac);
+  trigger_MAC_UE_RA(mac, NULL);
   // release PUCCH for all Serving Cells;
   // release SRS for all Serving Cells;
   release_PUCCH_SRS(mac);
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ void nr_ue_ul_scheduler(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, nr_uplink_indication_t *ul_info)
             && (mac->state == UE_CONNECTED || (ra->ra_state == nrRA_WAIT_RAR && ra->cfra))) {
           if (!nr_timer_is_active(&mac->time_alignment_timer) && mac->state == UE_CONNECTED && !get_softmodem_params()->phy_test) {
             // UL data arrival during RRC_CONNECTED when UL synchronisation status is "non-synchronised"
-            trigger_MAC_UE_RA(mac);
+            trigger_MAC_UE_RA(mac, NULL);
             return;
           }
           // Getting IP traffic to be transmitted