diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ba3842349..5d6e6806ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ it in future.
 * Use STL vectors for SBT digitisation
 * Use maximum splitting (99) for vector branches instead of no splitting (-1)
 * Make TTree branch split level configurable in BaseDetector, set splitLevel=1 for MTC
+* Store channel coordinates in the digi containers to avoid reading geofile
 
 #### Geometry Configuration System
 
diff --git a/SND/MTC/MTCDetHit.cxx b/SND/MTC/MTCDetHit.cxx
index 617e9163bc..7714e778ed 100644
--- a/SND/MTC/MTCDetHit.cxx
+++ b/SND/MTC/MTCDetHit.cxx
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 
 #include "MTCDetHit.h"
 
+#include <TMath.h>
 #include <TRandom.h>
 
+#include <vector>
+
 #include "FairRunSim.h"
 #include "MTCDetPoint.h"
 #include "MTCDetector.h"
@@ -45,29 +48,41 @@ MTCDetHit::MTCDetHit(int SiPMChan, const std::vector<MTCDetPoint*>& points,
   Float_t total_light_yield = 0.0f;
   Float_t earliest_to_A = std::numeric_limits<Float_t>::max();
   Float_t earliest_to_B = std::numeric_limits<Float_t>::max();
+  const size_t n = points.size();
   Float_t signal_sum = 0.0f;
   bool hit_flag = false;
 
   // Separate handling for scintillating mat (plane_type == 2)
   if (plane_type == 2) {
+    Float_t x_temp = 0.0, y_temp = 0.0, z_temp = 0.0;
     for (auto* pt : points) {
       signal_sum += pt->GetEnergyLoss();
       // Track earliest arrival time
       Float_t arrival = pt->GetTime();
       earliest_to_B = std::min(earliest_to_B, arrival);
+      x_temp += pt->GetX();
+      y_temp += pt->GetY();
+      z_temp += pt->GetZ();
     }
     flag = true;
     time = gRandom->Gaus(earliest_to_B, time_res);
+    // for scintillating tiles set simulated coordinates so far as the realistic
+    // geometry is not yet done.
+    Xch = x_temp / n;
+    Ych = y_temp / n;
+    Zch = z_temp / n;
     signals = signal_sum;
     return;
   }
 
   // Fiber hit processing
-  const size_t n = points.size();
   total_light_yield = 0.0f;
 
   TVector3 sipmA, sipmB;
   MTCDet->GetSiPMPosition(SiPMChan, sipmA, sipmB);
+  // Define only X and Z coordinates for Sci-Fi.
+  Xch = sipmB.X();
+  Zch = sipmB.Z();
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
     auto* pt = points[i];
diff --git a/SND/MTC/MTCDetHit.h b/SND/MTC/MTCDetHit.h
index 5ade135148..d3c1998953 100644
--- a/SND/MTC/MTCDetHit.h
+++ b/SND/MTC/MTCDetHit.h
@@ -57,23 +57,25 @@ class MTCDetHit : public ShipHit {
   }
   Int_t GetSiPM() const { return (static_cast<int>(fDetectorID / 1000) % 10); }
   Int_t GetSiPMChan() const { return (fDetectorID % 1000); }
+  TVector3 GetChannelCoordinates() const { return TVector3(Xch, Ych, Zch); }
   Float_t GetEnergy() const;
   void setInvalid() { flag = false; }
   bool isValid() const { return flag; }
   /*
-          SND@LHC comment: from Guido (22.9.2021): A threshold of 3.5pe should
-     be used, which corresponds to 0.031MeV. 1 SiPM channel has 104 pixels,
-     pixel can only see 0 or >0 photons.
+  SND@LHC comment: from Guido (22.9.2021): A threshold of 3.5pe should
+  be used, which corresponds to 0.031MeV. 1 SiPM channel has 104 pixels,
+  pixel can only see 0 or >0 photons.
   */
  private:
   Float_t signals = 0;
   Float_t time;
+  Float_t Xch = 0.0, Ych = 0.0, Zch = 0.0;
   Float_t light_attenuation(Float_t distance);
   Float_t sipm_saturation(Float_t ly);
   Float_t n_pixels_to_qdc(Float_t npix);
   Float_t flag;  ///< flag
 
-  ClassDef(MTCDetHit, 4);
+  ClassDef(MTCDetHit, 5);
 };
 
 #endif  // SND_MTC_MTCDETHIT_H_