diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h b/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
index cd7a38580b4d2b26fa162c32e171844a86df262a..dd01994e4cd474d53201844236e79b92d380bc94 100755
--- a/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
@@ -1197,6 +1197,10 @@ enum
 #define MASA_RATIO_TOLERANCE                    0.1f
 #define MASA_RATIO_THRESHOLD                    0.015f
 #define MASA_ANGLE_TOLERANCE                    0.5f
+#ifdef  NON_BE_FIX_1048_THRESHOLD_COH_BASOP
+#define MASA_SUR_COH_THRESHOLD                  1e-7f
+#define MASA_SUR_COH_PRECISION                  1e7f
+#endif
 #define MASA_LIMIT_NO_BANDS_SUR_COH             8
 #define MINIMUM_BIT_BUDGET_NORMAL_META          100
 #define DIFF_DFRATIO_2BIT_LIMIT_IDX_HODIRAC     4
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 7b786bd041727e6fb7f67c8247a3c9f1e08f8011..872740aa8ccedaf3a0ce72da4822915bba80fc2c 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
 #define NONBE_FIX_1058_DECODER_ERROR_WITH_REVERB_ROOM   /* FhG: issue 1058: do not initialize EFAP when IntSetup is HOA3 */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1056_ISM_RATE_SWITCH                  /* FhG: Fix #1056: fix TC buffer udpate on a ISM rate switch */	
 
+#define NON_BE_FIX_1048_THRESHOLD_COH_BASOP             /* Nokia: Fix 1048 replace comparison with 0 with comparison to threshold, to align with BASOP*/
 
 /* ##################### End NON-BE switches ########################### */
 
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_qmetadata_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_qmetadata_dec.c
index 55918fc2aad03d7ba8dd615419eab937905533bf..e28615dd457d3d7bf9fe84961876cbecfd66c00f 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_qmetadata_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_qmetadata_dec.c
@@ -4070,6 +4070,10 @@ static int16_t read_surround_coherence_hr(
     IVAS_QDIRECTION *q_direction;
     int16_t min_index;
     int16_t d, idx;
+#ifdef NON_BE_FIX_1048_THRESHOLD_COH_BASOP
+    int32_t int_error_ratio_surr;
+#endif
+
     coding_subbands = hQMetaData->q_direction[0].cfg.nbands;
     q_direction = hQMetaData->q_direction;
 
@@ -4092,7 +4096,10 @@ static int16_t read_surround_coherence_hr(
             {
                 error_ratio_surr = 1.0f - q_direction[0].band_data[j].energy_ratio[sf];
             }
-
+#ifdef NON_BE_FIX_1048_THRESHOLD_COH_BASOP
+            int_error_ratio_surr = (int32_t) ( MASA_SUR_COH_PRECISION * error_ratio_surr );
+            error_ratio_surr = (float) ( int_error_ratio_surr * MASA_SUR_COH_THRESHOLD );
+#endif
             if ( error_ratio_surr <= 0 )
             {
                 error_ratio_surr = 0;
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c
index da3e6ae0163c0994ae3204fa9879e4cd9a0afbd3..9b8b2b7223ea38b7a5953d26122d71f48056d65b 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c
@@ -4926,7 +4926,9 @@ static int16_t encode_surround_coherence_hr(
     int16_t max_val = 0, nbits_max;
     int16_t no_cv_shift[MASA_MAXIMUM_CODING_SUBBANDS], min_idx;
     int16_t idx16;
-
+#ifdef NON_BE_FIX_1048_THRESHOLD_COH_BASOP
+    int32_t int_error_ratio_surr;
+#endif
     coding_subbands = hQMetaData->q_direction[0].cfg.nbands;
     all_coherence_zero = hQMetaData->all_coherence_zero;
     q_direction = &( hQMetaData->q_direction[0] );
@@ -4955,8 +4957,10 @@ static int16_t encode_surround_coherence_hr(
                 {
                     error_ratio_surr = 1.0f - q_direction[0].band_data[j].energy_ratio[sf];
                 }
-
-
+#ifdef NON_BE_FIX_1048_THRESHOLD_COH_BASOP
+                int_error_ratio_surr = (int32_t) ( MASA_SUR_COH_PRECISION * error_ratio_surr );
+                error_ratio_surr = (float) ( int_error_ratio_surr * MASA_SUR_COH_THRESHOLD );
+#endif
                 if ( error_ratio_surr <= 0 )
                 {
                     error_ratio_surr = 0;