diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 7b61ed4b4a6cba050fc97b98cb3f1ba9a301671c..c825b037b4c1677a8b485b8603f48816be9ba9bb 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 #define FIX_890_ARRAY_SIZE                              /* Nokia: issue #890: mismatch in 2D array size declaration and use */
 #define BE_FIX_887_GCC_WARNING_ARRAY_SIZE               /* VoiceAge: Issue 887: change array size definition to avoid warning with gcc 11.4.0 */
 #define FIX_247_EXTERNAL_RENDERER_COMMAND_LINE          /* VA: issue 247: harmonize command-line options names of external renderer with the decoder */
+#define BE_893_SIMPLIFY_STRONG_LIMITING_LOGIC
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_limiter.c b/lib_rend/ivas_limiter.c
index 0953e8a825dc3aecfe8a51b004da4a2400884199..ff6d4f3884b617ce29596b4bafd325c5bd03d470 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_limiter.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_limiter.c
@@ -51,9 +51,37 @@ static int16_t detect_strong_saturations(
     const int16_t BER_detect,       /* i  : BER detect flag                 */
     int16_t *strong_saturation_cnt, /* i/o: counter of strong saturations   */
     const float max_val,            /* i  : maximum absolute value          */
-    float *frame_gain               /* i/o: frame gain value                */
+#ifdef BE_893_SIMPLIFY_STRONG_LIMITING_LOGIC
+    const float frame_gain /* i  : frame gain value                */
+#else
+    float *frame_gain /* i/o: frame gain value                */
+#endif
 )
 {
+#ifdef BE_893_SIMPLIFY_STRONG_LIMITING_LOGIC
+    if ( BER_detect )
+    {
+        *strong_saturation_cnt = 50;
+    }
+    else if ( max_val > 3 * IVAS_LIMITER_THRESHOLD && *strong_saturation_cnt > 0 )
+    {
+        /* strong_saturation_cnt stays unchanged.
+         * `if` condition still needs to be checked to avoid reaching the final `else` clause*/
+    }
+    else if ( max_val > 10 * IVAS_LIMITER_THRESHOLD )
+    {
+        *strong_saturation_cnt += 20;
+        *strong_saturation_cnt = min( *strong_saturation_cnt, 50 );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ( *strong_saturation_cnt )--;
+        *strong_saturation_cnt = max( *strong_saturation_cnt, 0 );
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return frame_gain < 0.3f;
+#else
     int16_t apply_strong_limiting;
 
     apply_strong_limiting = 0;
@@ -92,6 +120,7 @@ static int16_t detect_strong_saturations(
     }
 
     return apply_strong_limiting;
+#endif
 }
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*
@@ -325,15 +354,30 @@ void limiter_process(
     /* Detection of very strong saturations */
     if ( strong_saturation_cnt != NULL )
     {
-        apply_strong_limiting = detect_strong_saturations( BER_detect, strong_saturation_cnt, max_val, &frame_gain );
+        apply_strong_limiting = detect_strong_saturations( BER_detect, strong_saturation_cnt, max_val, frame_gain );
     }
 
+#ifdef BE_893_SIMPLIFY_STRONG_LIMITING_LOGIC
+    /* Apply strong limiting? */
+    if ( apply_strong_limiting )
+    {
+        frame_gain /= 3.0f;
+    }
+    /* ...otherwise limit gain reduction to 20dB. Any peaks that require gain reduction
+     * higher than this are most likely due to bit errors during decoding and should have
+     * been handled by the strong limiting mechanism */
+    else if ( frame_gain < 0.1f )
+    {
+        frame_gain = 0.1f;
+    }
+#else
     /* Limit gain reduction to 20dB. Any peaks that require gain reduction
      * higher than this are most likely due to bit errors during decoding */
     if ( frame_gain < 0.1f && !apply_strong_limiting )
     {
         frame_gain = 0.1f;
     }
+#endif
 
     if ( apply_limiting )
     {