diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 76b6649a1f3663ff781241abc3594e0da1224cd9..12a2924643a2f3740388df2358cc9ab663171f23 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@
 /* all switches in this category should start with "NONBE_" */
 
 #define NON_BE_FIX_1137_GSC_IVAS_FXFLT_DECODING               /* VA: Add fix point bit allocation for special GSC mode such that float and fixed point have the same final bit allocation */
-                         
+#define NONBE_FIX_1132_THRESHOLD_POW_IN_SWB_TBE               /* VA: issue 1132: prevent division by extremely low energy value in SWB TBE */
+
 /* ##################### End NON-BE switches ########################### */
 
 /* ################## End DEVELOPMENT switches ######################### */
diff --git a/lib_dec/swb_tbe_dec.c b/lib_dec/swb_tbe_dec.c
index cfa34da4a8cf92c607e44a12d65d14d6c33d084d..5f2978157d26f560b47f708c2094955f313b359a 100644
--- a/lib_dec/swb_tbe_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/swb_tbe_dec.c
@@ -328,6 +328,15 @@ void wb_tbe_dec(
         prev_pow = sum2_f( shaped_wb_excitation, L_SHB_LAHEAD / 4 );
         curr_pow = sum2_f( shaped_wb_excitation + L_SHB_LAHEAD / 4, L_SHB_LAHEAD / 4 );
 
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1132_THRESHOLD_POW_IN_SWB_TBE
+        if ( st->element_mode > EVS_MONO )
+        {
+            /* prevent too low values of energy */
+            prev_pow = max( 0.00001f, prev_pow );
+            curr_pow = max( 0.00001f, curr_pow );
+        }
+#endif
+
         if ( voice_factors[0] > 0.75f )
         {
             curr_pow *= 0.25;
@@ -341,6 +350,7 @@ void wb_tbe_dec(
         {
             scale = (float) sqrt( curr_pow / prev_pow );
         }
+
         for ( i = 0; i < L_SHB_LAHEAD / 4 - 1; i++ )
         {
             shaped_wb_excitation[i] *= scale;
@@ -1059,9 +1069,19 @@ void swb_tbe_dec(
         }
 
         mvr2r( shaped_shb_excitationTemp, &shaped_shb_excitation[L_SHB_LAHEAD], L_FRAME16k );
+
         prev_pow = sum2_f( shaped_shb_excitation, L_SHB_LAHEAD + 10 );
         curr_pow = sum2_f( shaped_shb_excitation + L_SHB_LAHEAD + 10, L_SHB_LAHEAD + 10 );
 
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1132_THRESHOLD_POW_IN_SWB_TBE
+        if ( st->element_mode > EVS_MONO )
+        {
+            /* prevent too low values of energy */
+            prev_pow = max( 0.00001f, prev_pow );
+            curr_pow = max( 0.00001f, curr_pow );
+        }
+#endif
+
         if ( voice_factors[0] > 0.75f )
         {
             curr_pow *= 0.25;
diff --git a/lib_enc/swb_tbe_enc.c b/lib_enc/swb_tbe_enc.c
index 89d31b2be86ae8766709b6812a67656329cdbdcb..8f93f4241e343d21389cba63a053aa9e0ff72bed 100644
--- a/lib_enc/swb_tbe_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/swb_tbe_enc.c
@@ -383,6 +383,15 @@ void wb_tbe_enc(
     prev_pow = sum2_f( shaped_wb_excitation, L_SHB_LAHEAD / 4 );
     curr_pow = sum2_f( shaped_wb_excitation + L_SHB_LAHEAD / 4, L_SHB_LAHEAD / 4 );
 
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1132_THRESHOLD_POW_IN_SWB_TBE
+    if ( st->element_mode > EVS_MONO )
+    {
+        /* prevent too low values of energy */
+        prev_pow = max( 0.00001f, prev_pow );
+        curr_pow = max( 0.00001f, curr_pow );
+    }
+#endif
+
     if ( voice_factors[0] > 0.75f )
     {
         curr_pow = (float) ( curr_pow * 0.25 );
@@ -1060,6 +1069,15 @@ void swb_tbe_enc(
         prev_pow = sum2_f( shaped_shb_excitation, L_SHB_LAHEAD + 10 );
         curr_pow = sum2_f( shaped_shb_excitation + L_SHB_LAHEAD + 10, L_SHB_LAHEAD + 10 );
 
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1132_THRESHOLD_POW_IN_SWB_TBE
+        if ( st->element_mode > EVS_MONO )
+        {
+            /* prevent too low values of energy */
+            prev_pow = max( 0.00001f, prev_pow );
+            curr_pow = max( 0.00001f, curr_pow );
+        }
+#endif
+
         if ( voice_factors[0] > 0.75f )
         {
             curr_pow = (float) ( curr_pow * 0.25 );