diff --git a/src/algorithms/tracking/TrackSeeding.cc b/src/algorithms/tracking/TrackSeeding.cc
index d9c068608e..4491473623 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/tracking/TrackSeeding.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/tracking/TrackSeeding.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <boost/container/vector.hpp>
 #include <edm4eic/EDM4eicVersion.h>
 #include <Eigen/Core>
+#include <Eigen/Geometry>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <functional>
 #include <limits>
@@ -188,15 +189,9 @@ std::unique_ptr<edm4eic::TrackParametersCollection> eicrecon::TrackSeeding::make
       auto slopeZ0 = lineFit(rzHitPositions);
       const auto xypos = findPCA(RX0Y0);
 
-      //Determine charge
-      std::vector<std::pair<float,float>> xyrelPos;
-
-      for ( const auto& spptr : seed.sp() )
-      {
-        xyrelPos.emplace_back(spptr->x()-xypos.first, spptr->y()-xypos.second);
-      }
 
-      int charge = determineCharge(xyrelPos);
+      //Determine charge
+      int charge = determineCharge(xyHitPositions, xypos, RX0Y0);
 
       float theta = atan(1./std::get<0>(slopeZ0));
       // normalize to 0<theta<pi
@@ -276,23 +271,31 @@ std::pair<float, float> eicrecon::TrackSeeding::findPCA(std::tuple<float,float,f
   return std::make_pair(xmin,ymin);
 }
 
-int eicrecon::TrackSeeding::determineCharge(std::vector<std::pair<float,float>>& positions) const
+int eicrecon::TrackSeeding::determineCharge(std::vector<std::pair<float,float>>& positions, const std::pair<float,float>& PCA, std::tuple<float,float,float>& RX0Y0) const
 {
-  // determine the charge by the bend angle of the first two hits
-  int charge = 1;
+
   const auto& firstpos = positions.at(0);
-  const auto& secondpos = positions.at(1);
+  auto hit_x = firstpos.first;
+  auto hit_y = firstpos.second;
 
-  const auto firstphi = atan2(firstpos.second, firstpos.first);
-  const auto secondphi = atan2(secondpos.second, secondpos.first);
-  auto dphi = secondphi - firstphi;
-  if(dphi > M_PI) dphi -= 2.*M_PI;
-  if(dphi < -M_PI) dphi += 2*M_PI;
-  if(dphi < 0) charge = -1;
+  auto xpos = PCA.first;
+  auto ypos = PCA.second;
 
-  return charge;
+  float X0 = std::get<1>(RX0Y0);
+  float Y0 = std::get<2>(RX0Y0);
+
+  Acts::Vector3 B_z(0,0,1);
+  Acts::Vector3 radial(X0-xpos, Y0-ypos, 0);
+  Acts::Vector3 hit(hit_x-xpos, hit_y-ypos, 0);
+
+  auto cross = radial.cross(hit);
+
+  float dot = cross.dot(B_z);
+
+  return copysign(1., -dot);
 }
 
+
  /**
    * Circle fit to a given set of data points (in 2D)
    * This is an algebraic fit, due to Taubin, based on the journal article
diff --git a/src/algorithms/tracking/TrackSeeding.h b/src/algorithms/tracking/TrackSeeding.h
index 165c4b01b7..2f0b8d885b 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/tracking/TrackSeeding.h
+++ b/src/algorithms/tracking/TrackSeeding.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace eicrecon {
         Acts::SeedFinderOptions m_seedFinderOptions;
         Acts::SeedFinderOrthogonalConfig<SpacePoint> m_seedFinderConfig;
 
-        int determineCharge(std::vector<std::pair<float,float>>& positions) const;
+        int determineCharge(std::vector<std::pair<float,float>>& positions, const std::pair<float,float>& PCA, std::tuple<float,float,float>& RX0Y0) const;
         std::pair<float,float> findPCA(std::tuple<float,float,float>& circleParams) const;
         std::vector<const eicrecon::SpacePoint*> getSpacePoints(const edm4eic::TrackerHitCollection& trk_hits);
         std::unique_ptr<edm4eic::TrackParametersCollection> makeTrackParams(SeedContainer& seeds);