diff --git a/apps/isar_post_rend.c b/apps/isar_post_rend.c
index 6ff92edc432007dd083f990978bb5d20b666d7b3..64aab53ed057511ce8f8a2079e1b6903933aadc9 100644
--- a/apps/isar_post_rend.c
+++ b/apps/isar_post_rend.c
@@ -985,6 +985,9 @@ int main(
 
     while ( 1 )
     {
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+        int16_t bfi = 0;
+#endif
         int16_t num_in_channels;
         num_in_channels = inBuffer.config.numChannels;
 
@@ -993,7 +996,11 @@ int main(
         {
             ivas_error error_tmp;
             numSamplesRead = (int16_t) inBufferSize;
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+            error_tmp = split_rend_read_bits_from_file( hSplitRendFileReadWrite, bitsBuffer.bits, &bitsBuffer.config.bitsRead, &bitsBuffer.config.bitsWritten, &bfi );
+#else
             error_tmp = split_rend_read_bits_from_file( hSplitRendFileReadWrite, bitsBuffer.bits, &bitsBuffer.config.bitsRead, &bitsBuffer.config.bitsWritten );
+#endif
             if ( error_tmp != IVAS_ERR_OK )
             {
                 if ( error_tmp == IVAS_ERR_END_OF_FILE )
@@ -1060,19 +1067,33 @@ int main(
         /* Read from split renderer bfi file if specified */
         if ( splitRendBFIReader != NULL && splitBinNeedsNewFrame )
         {
+#ifndef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
             int16_t bfi;
+#endif
             if ( ( error = SplitRendBFIFileReading( splitRendBFIReader, &bfi ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
             {
                 fprintf( stderr, "\nError in SplitRendBFIFileReading(): %s\n", ivas_error_to_string( error ) );
                 goto cleanup;
             }
 
+#ifndef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+            if ( ( error = ISAR_POST_REND_SetSplitRendBFI( hIsarPostRend, bfi ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
+            {
+                fprintf( stderr, "Error in ISAR_POST_REND_SetSplitRendBFI(): %s\n", ivas_error_to_string( error ) );
+                exit( -1 );
+            }
+#endif
+        }
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+        if ( splitBinNeedsNewFrame )
+        {
             if ( ( error = ISAR_POST_REND_SetSplitRendBFI( hIsarPostRend, bfi ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
             {
                 fprintf( stderr, "\nError in ISAR_POST_REND_SetSplitRendBFI(): %s\n", ivas_error_to_string( error ) );
                 goto cleanup;
             }
         }
+#endif
 
         for ( i = 0; i < args.inConfig.numBinBuses; ++i )
         {
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index df4047ce4a9a760571e63111b21d587eaa184420..92a2e7a0f8f71e7bc3e6088d6c5b4c34bc83c480 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
 
 #define NONBE_1244_FIX_SWB_BWE_MEMORY                   /* VA: issue 1244: fix to SWB BWE memory in case of switching from FB coding - pending a review by Huawei */ 
 #define NONBE_FIX_1180_HQMDCT_PHECU_LT_MUTING           /* Ericsson: issue 1180, corrected long term mute loop attnuation after 200ms  in PhECU-PLC  */
+#define NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST               /* VA: issue 1293: fix G.192 decoder crash when first frame is lost */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1297_SPAR_JBM_MEM_SAN                 /*Dolby: issue 1297, SPAR + JBM + BR switch memory sanitizer*/  
 #define NONBE_1289_STEREO_SW_TO_MONO                    /* VA: issue 1289: Fix glitch when stereo signal is decoded to mono n TD->DFT switching */
 #define NONBE_1122_JBM_FIX_PLAYOUT_DELAY_IN_DTX         /* FhG: Avoid JBM ignoring safety margin and setting playout delay to 0 during DTX */
diff --git a/lib_dec/lib_dec.c b/lib_dec/lib_dec.c
index 70036f9465e4ab4a661fa562d48030d49b35798f..52c50f0140496d590077f5157aad63e11f2b3475 100644
--- a/lib_dec/lib_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/lib_dec.c
@@ -1094,6 +1094,13 @@ ivas_error IVAS_DEC_GetSamplesDecoder(
         return IVAS_ERR_UNEXPECTED_NULL_POINTER;
     }
 
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+    if ( !hIvasDec->hasBeenFedFirstGoodFrame && !hIvasDec->isInitialized ) /* note: 'isInitialized' is related to EVS decoder */
+    {
+        return IVAS_ERR_OK;
+    }
+#endif
+
     /* If TSM is generally enabled, we have to wait for the first good frame.
                Otherwise, we directly decode the first frame in any case. */
     if ( !hIvasDec->isInitialized || hIvasDec->hasBeenFedFrame )
@@ -1234,6 +1241,15 @@ ivas_error IVAS_DEC_GetEditableParameters(
         return IVAS_ERR_UNEXPECTED_NULL_POINTER;
     }
 
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+    if ( !hIvasDec->hasBeenFedFirstGoodFrame )
+    {
+        hIvasEditableParameters->num_obj = 0;
+
+        return IVAS_ERR_OK;
+    }
+#endif
+
     st_ivas = hIvasDec->st_ivas;
     ism_mode = st_ivas->ism_mode;
 
@@ -1373,6 +1389,13 @@ ivas_error IVAS_DEC_SetEditableParameters(
         return IVAS_ERR_UNEXPECTED_NULL_POINTER;
     }
 
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+    if ( !hIvasDec->hasBeenFedFirstGoodFrame )
+    {
+        return IVAS_ERR_OK;
+    }
+#endif
+
     st_ivas = hIvasDec->st_ivas;
     ism_mode = st_ivas->ism_mode;
 
@@ -1606,7 +1629,12 @@ ivas_error IVAS_DEC_PrepareRenderer(
         return IVAS_ERR_UNEXPECTED_NULL_POINTER;
     }
 
-    ivas_dec_prepare_renderer( hIvasDec->st_ivas );
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+    if ( hIvasDec->hasBeenFedFirstGoodFrame || hIvasDec->isInitialized ) /* note: 'isInitialized' is related to EVS decoder */
+#endif
+    {
+        ivas_dec_prepare_renderer( hIvasDec->st_ivas );
+    }
 
     hIvasDec->hasBeenPreparedRendering = true;
 
@@ -1743,9 +1771,14 @@ ivas_error IVAS_DEC_GetSamplesRenderer(
         {
             *needNewFrame = false;
         }
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+        *nOutSamples = nSamplesRendered;
+#endif
     }
 
+#ifndef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
     *nOutSamples = nSamplesRendered;
+#endif
 
     return IVAS_ERR_OK;
 }
@@ -1849,6 +1882,13 @@ ivas_error IVAS_DEC_GetSplitBinauralBitstream(
         return error;
     }
 
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+    if ( !hIvasDec->hasBeenFedFirstGoodFrame )
+    {
+        return IVAS_ERR_OK;
+    }
+#endif
+
     /* change buffer layout */
     for ( i = 0; i < numSamplesPerChannelToDecode; ++i )
     {
diff --git a/lib_isar/lib_isar_post_rend.c b/lib_isar/lib_isar_post_rend.c
index 8709ce9b839a647c709394de76fb1f8ea22c4951..7e050abc068ffad6beb394193e3b8bf346a2ad61 100644
--- a/lib_isar/lib_isar_post_rend.c
+++ b/lib_isar/lib_isar_post_rend.c
@@ -1539,6 +1539,17 @@ static ivas_error renderSplitBinauralWithPostRot(
     }
     else
     {
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+        if ( splitBinInput->numCachedSamples == 0 )
+        {
+            numSamplesPerChannelCacheSize = (int16_t) ( *splitBinInput->base.ctx.pOutSampleRate * bits.isar_frame_size_ms / 1000 ) - outAudio.config.numSamplesPerChannel;
+            splitBinInput->numCachedSamples = numSamplesPerChannelCacheSize;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            splitBinInput->numCachedSamples -= outAudio.config.numSamplesPerChannel;
+        }
+#endif
         if ( splitBinInput->base.inConfig == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_SPLIT_CODED )
         {
             for ( ch_idx = 0; ch_idx < BINAURAL_CHANNELS; ch_idx++ )
diff --git a/lib_util/split_render_file_read_write.c b/lib_util/split_render_file_read_write.c
index e0c7df92d64c4ff04b548ebc7c0eb6d71d442f83..9cc6e4bf7e33946f0b77d5794bf5794cc82770a0 100644
--- a/lib_util/split_render_file_read_write.c
+++ b/lib_util/split_render_file_read_write.c
@@ -331,11 +331,20 @@ ivas_error split_rend_write_bitstream_to_file(
  *
  *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+ivas_error split_rend_read_bits_from_file(
+    SplitFileReadWrite *hSplitRendFileReadWrite,
+    uint8_t *bits,
+    int32_t *bits_read,
+    int32_t *bits_written,
+    int16_t *bfi )
+#else
 ivas_error split_rend_read_bits_from_file(
     SplitFileReadWrite *hSplitRendFileReadWrite,
     uint8_t *bits,
     int32_t *bits_read,
     int32_t *bits_written )
+#endif
 {
     char header[SPLIT_RENDERER_FRAME_HEADER_LEN] = "SPLIT_FRAME";
     char header_read[SPLIT_RENDERER_FRAME_HEADER_LEN];
@@ -398,6 +407,13 @@ ivas_error split_rend_read_bits_from_file(
 
     *bits_read = 0;
     *bits_written = bit_len;
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+    *bfi = 0;
+    if ( bit_len == 0 )
+    {
+        *bfi = 1;
+    }
+#endif
 
     return IVAS_ERR_OK;
 }
diff --git a/lib_util/split_render_file_read_write.h b/lib_util/split_render_file_read_write.h
index 1362ce1226e3eaaf9b0ae7263c1eb6c0d1ea5fee..4450eeded41e6be5efceb93834b83e5d39f21c31 100644
--- a/lib_util/split_render_file_read_write.h
+++ b/lib_util/split_render_file_read_write.h
@@ -73,11 +73,20 @@ ivas_error split_rend_write_bitstream_to_file(
     int32_t *bits_written );
 
 /* read split rend coded bits from file */
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_CRASH_FIRST_FRAME_LOST
+ivas_error split_rend_read_bits_from_file(
+    SplitFileReadWrite *hSplitRendFileReadWrite,
+    uint8_t *bits,
+    int32_t *bits_read,
+    int32_t *bits_written,
+    int16_t *bfi );
+#else
 ivas_error split_rend_read_bits_from_file(
     SplitFileReadWrite *hSplitRendFileReadWrite,
     uint8_t *bits,
     int32_t *bits_read,
     int32_t *bits_written );
+#endif
 
 /* read split pre rend delay */
 ivas_error split_rend_read_pre_rend_delay_ns(