diff --git a/apps/renderer.c b/apps/renderer.c
index 995e1b99d81cc6b195fd88b9bfd2abc3d4692021..b90244b3ad1c60b2bf037194f2697507d9c6cc8b 100644
--- a/apps/renderer.c
+++ b/apps/renderer.c
@@ -1083,7 +1083,18 @@ int main(
             fprintf( stderr, "\nFailed to read renderer configuration from file %s\n", args.renderConfigFilePath );
             goto cleanup;
         }
-
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1337_MISSING_DIRECTIVITY_DISTATT_EXTREND
+        if ( ( error = RenderConfigReader_getDirectivity( renderConfigReader, args.directivityPatternId, renderConfig.directivity ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
+        {
+            fprintf( stderr, "Failed to get directivity patterns for one or more of IDs: %d %d %d %d\n\n", args.directivityPatternId[0], args.directivityPatternId[1], args.directivityPatternId[2], args.directivityPatternId[3] );
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+        if ( ( error = RenderConfigReader_getDistanceAttenuation( renderConfigReader, renderConfig.distAtt ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
+        {
+            fprintf( stderr, "Failed to get Distance Attenuation \n\n" );
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+#endif
         if ( args.outConfig.audioConfig == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB )
         {
             aeID = args.aeSequence.count > 0 ? args.aeSequence.pID[0] : 65535;
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 9473a7cc22bd2f34a9d5d4b7cfb26b587897199c..8dd815456f3a6c1bb31b839e843d4f7795c44323 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
 #define NONBE_1250_MCMASA_LS_OUTPUT                     /* VA: issue 1250: fix crash in McMASA to custom LS output decoding */
 #define NONBE_1302_FIX_OMASA_JBM_FLUSH                  /* VA: issue 1302: fix OMASA JBM bitrate switching flush in binaural output */
 #define NONBE_1324_TC_BUFFER_MEMOERY_KEEP               /* VA: issue 1324: do not reset TSM memory in JBM bitrate switching */
+#define NONBE_FIX_1337_MISSING_DIRECTIVITY_DISTATT_EXTREND /* Eri: issue 1337: Missing directivity setting and distance attenuation in external renderer IVAS_rend */
 
 /* ##################### End NON-BE switches ########################### */