diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 801ffdfb4f3bb1670498f3718d60a159343e7837..9a99079a85175bc8df09cd6f153c70eaddeb6ac1 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
 #define NONBE_1217_INIT_OBJ_EDIT                        /* VA: issue 1217: do object editing only when objects metadata is available */
 #define NONBE_1217_OBJ_EDIT_FOA                         /* VA/Nokia: isse 1217: fix crash in object editing to FOA output in ParamISM */
 
+#define NONBE_1230_DECODE_MASA_ISM_AZIMUTH_PREC_FROM_BASOP        /* Nokia: Fixes ivas_decode_masaism_metadata decision logic change due to precision difference; this is the fix in floating point */
 /* ##################### End NON-BE switches ########################### */
 
 /* ################## End DEVELOPMENT switches ######################### */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_masa_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_masa_dec.c
index f0cb1b4563b173d574924494f6a502a395149fb7..2fc4da68457397ff808169900241875b9c7f4ca8 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_masa_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_masa_dec.c
@@ -2418,13 +2418,23 @@ static int16_t ivas_decode_masaism_metadata(
                 if ( azimuth * hMasaIsmData->q_azimuth_old[obj] > 0 )
                 {
                     delta_phi = 180.0f / (float) ( no_phi_masa[bits_ism[obj] - 1][idx_el] ); /* 360/2*/
+#ifdef NONBE_1230_DECODE_MASA_ISM_AZIMUTH_PREC_FROM_BASOP
+                    /* this is equivalent to testing if 'azimuth - hMasaIsmData->q_azimuth_old[obj] > delta_phi' with limited precision */
+                    if ( roundf( 100 * ( no_phi_masa[bits_ism[obj] - 1][idx_el] ) * ( azimuth - hMasaIsmData->q_azimuth_old[obj] ) ) / 100.0f > 180.0f )
+#else
                     if ( azimuth - hMasaIsmData->q_azimuth_old[obj] > delta_phi )
+#endif
                     {
                         azimuth -= delta_phi;
                     }
                     else
                     {
+#ifdef NONBE_1230_DECODE_MASA_ISM_AZIMUTH_PREC_FROM_BASOP
+                        /* this is equivalent to testing if 'hMasaIsmData->q_azimuth_old[obj] - azimuth > delta_phi' with limited precision */
+                        if ( roundf( 100 * ( no_phi_masa[bits_ism[obj] - 1][idx_el] ) * ( hMasaIsmData->q_azimuth_old[obj] - azimuth ) ) / 100.0f > 180.0f )
+#else
                         if ( hMasaIsmData->q_azimuth_old[obj] - azimuth > delta_phi )
+#endif
                         {
                             azimuth += delta_phi;
                         }