diff --git a/yolox/tracker/byte_tracker.py b/yolox/tracker/byte_tracker.py
index 2d004599..8bac2846 100644
--- a/yolox/tracker/byte_tracker.py
+++ b/yolox/tracker/byte_tracker.py
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
 
 class STrack(BaseTrack):
     shared_kalman = KalmanFilter()
-    def __init__(self, tlwh, score):
+    def __init__(self, tlwh, score, det_idx=None):
+        """
+        Initialize a tracklet
+        Args:
+            tlwh: (np.ndarray) bbox in format x1,y1,x2,y2
+            score: (float) bbox detection score
+            det_idx: (int) (Optional) corresponding index in object detection list
+        """
 
         # wait activate
         self._tlwh = np.asarray(tlwh, dtype=np.float)
@@ -23,6 +30,8 @@ def __init__(self, tlwh, score):
         self.score = score
         self.tracklet_len = 0
 
+        self.det_idx = det_idx
+
     def predict(self):
         mean_state = self.mean.copy()
         if self.state != TrackState.Tracked:
@@ -67,7 +76,8 @@ def re_activate(self, new_track, frame_id, new_id=False):
         if new_id:
             self.track_id = self.next_id()
         self.score = new_track.score
-
+        self.det_idx = new_track.det_idx
+        
     def update(self, new_track, frame_id):
         """
         Update a matched track
@@ -87,6 +97,8 @@ def update(self, new_track, frame_id):
 
         self.score = new_track.score
 
+        self.det_idx = new_track.det_idx
+
     @property
     # @jit(nopython=True)
     def tlwh(self):
@@ -156,17 +168,33 @@ def __init__(self, args, frame_rate=30):
         self.max_time_lost = self.buffer_size
         self.kalman_filter = KalmanFilter()
 
-    def update(self, output_results, img_info, img_size):
+    def update(self, output_results, img_info, img_size, track_det_idx=False):
+        """
+        Update tracker with detection results
+        Args:
+            output_results: detection results + Scores + det_idx (optional)
+            img_info: original image information
+            img_size: inference scaled image size
+            track_det_idx: whether to track det_idx (index corresponding to the detection results)
+        """
         self.frame_id += 1
         activated_starcks = []
         refind_stracks = []
         lost_stracks = []
         removed_stracks = []
+        
+        if track_det_idx:
+            if output_results.shape[1] == 6:
+                scores = output_results[:, 4] 
+                bboxes = output_results[:, :4]  # x1y1x2y2
+                _det_idxs = output_results[:, 5]
+            else:
+                raise ValueError('output_results shape error')
 
         if output_results.shape[1] == 5:
             scores = output_results[:, 4]
             bboxes = output_results[:, :4]
-        else:
+        elif not track_det_idx:
             output_results = output_results.cpu().numpy()
             scores = output_results[:, 4] * output_results[:, 5]
             bboxes = output_results[:, :4]  # x1y1x2y2
@@ -183,11 +211,19 @@ def update(self, output_results, img_info, img_size):
         dets = bboxes[remain_inds]
         scores_keep = scores[remain_inds]
         scores_second = scores[inds_second]
+        if track_det_idx:
+            det_idxs = _det_idxs[remain_inds]
+            det_idxs_second = _det_idxs[inds_second]
 
         if len(dets) > 0:
             '''Detections'''
-            detections = [STrack(STrack.tlbr_to_tlwh(tlbr), s) for
-                          (tlbr, s) in zip(dets, scores_keep)]
+            detections = []
+            for i, (tlbr, s) in enumerate(zip(dets, scores_keep)):
+                di = det_idxs[i]
+                if track_det_idx:
+                    detections.append(STrack(STrack.tlbr_to_tlwh(tlbr), s, di))
+                else:
+                    detections.append(STrack(STrack.tlbr_to_tlwh(tlbr), s))
         else:
             detections = []
 
@@ -223,8 +259,15 @@ def update(self, output_results, img_info, img_size):
         # association the untrack to the low score detections
         if len(dets_second) > 0:
             '''Detections'''
-            detections_second = [STrack(STrack.tlbr_to_tlwh(tlbr), s) for
-                          (tlbr, s) in zip(dets_second, scores_second)]
+            #detections_second = [STrack(STrack.tlbr_to_tlwh(tlbr), s, di) for
+            #              (tlbr, s, di) in zip(dets_second, scores_second, det_idxs_second)]
+            detections_second = []
+            for i, (tlbr, s) in enumerate(zip(dets_second, scores_second)):
+                if track_det_idx:
+                    di = det_idxs_second[i]
+                    detections_second.append(STrack(STrack.tlbr_to_tlwh(tlbr), s, di))
+                else:
+                    detections_second.append(STrack(STrack.tlbr_to_tlwh(tlbr), s))
         else:
             detections_second = []
         r_tracked_stracks = [strack_pool[i] for i in u_track if strack_pool[i].state == TrackState.Tracked]