diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index fe92d9fa10b579f404933e8cab903e3fbf4556ae..65c66cb23f5f61a3da86a600797e5cd2a5b24260 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
 /* all switches in this category should start with "NONBE_" */
 
 #define NONBE_FIX_1141_OSBA_ROOM_RENDERING                    /* FhG: Fix for issue 1141: render objects in OSBA decoder with room effect */
+#define NONBE_FIX_981_PARAMBIN_DEFAULT_EARLY_PART             /* Nokia: Set default early part energy correction to unity for BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB */
 
 
 #define NONE_BE_FIX_816_LFE_PLC_FLOAT                   /* DLB: issue 816: reduce required precision to float for LFE-PLC*/
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_dec_binaural_functions.c b/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_dec_binaural_functions.c
index 9c0b1c8374b6c143c6d51f2ed1530e56b52408eb..75816d6519a1a134b6a58782d4addaefe19e0627 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_dec_binaural_functions.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_dec_binaural_functions.c
@@ -217,7 +217,18 @@ ivas_error ivas_dirac_dec_init_binaural_data(
         }
         else if ( renderer_type == RENDERER_BINAURAL_PARAMETRIC_ROOM ) /* Indication of binaural rendering with room effect */
         {
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_981_PARAMBIN_DEFAULT_EARLY_PART
+            if ( st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->output_config == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_ROOM_IR )
+            {
+                mvr2r( ( *phHrtfParambin )->parametricEarlyPartEneCorrection, hDiracDecBin->earlyPartEneCorrection, nBins );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                set_f( hDiracDecBin->earlyPartEneCorrection, 1.0f, CLDFB_NO_CHANNELS_MAX );
+            }
+#else
             mvr2r( ( *phHrtfParambin )->parametricEarlyPartEneCorrection, hDiracDecBin->earlyPartEneCorrection, nBins );
+#endif
 
             /* reconfiguration needed when Reverb. parameters are changed -> close and open the handle again */
             if ( hDiracDecBin->hReverb != NULL && ( ( hDiracDecBin->hReverb->numBins != nBins ) ||
diff --git a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
index 2d4369c172191aafdbdbf9ee25e6759e88412e37..49f557135f7cfb74f3ddf1af150eb9a27dc46a07 100644
--- a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
+++ b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
@@ -8344,7 +8344,18 @@ static ivas_error ivas_masa_ext_rend_parambin_init(
         }
         else if ( renderer_type == RENDERER_BINAURAL_PARAMETRIC_ROOM ) /* Indication of binaural rendering with room effect */
         {
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_981_PARAMBIN_DEFAULT_EARLY_PART
+            if ( *inputMasa->base.ctx.pOutConfig == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_ROOM_IR )
+            {
+                mvr2r( ( *phHrtfParambin )->parametricEarlyPartEneCorrection, hDiracDecBin->earlyPartEneCorrection, nBins );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                set_f( hDiracDecBin->earlyPartEneCorrection, 1.0f, CLDFB_NO_CHANNELS_MAX );
+            }
+#else
             mvr2r( ( *phHrtfParambin )->parametricEarlyPartEneCorrection, hDiracDecBin->earlyPartEneCorrection, nBins );
+#endif
 
             if ( hDiracDecBin->hReverb == NULL && pos_idx == 0 ) /* open reverb only for the main direction */
             {