diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index e8ba805e43cff7efbbfcddf3c267bfeb8a3c134f..8e98fdd041779face807c5df0cd7aae92f459cf2 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 #define FIX_1487_ACCESS_OF_UNINIT_VAL_FROM_ARR_ISM_DTX  /* FhG/VA: init nb_bits_metadata to zero */
 #define FIX_1477_OOB_INDEX_IN_D_ACELP_INDEXING          /* FhG: fix oob indexing */
 #define FIX_1494_SET_SPLITBFI_UNUSED                    /* Dolby: Fix issue 1494, remove unused function setting BFI flag in ISAR renderer */
+#define FIX_1479_MSAN_SPAR_UNINITIALIZED_VALUE          /* Dolby: Fix for issue 1479, MSAN error due to uninitialized value in SPAR */
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_spar_md_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_spar_md_dec.c
index 9c45dab2a314fbd0c71d1aab334b3fcb03d55afb..7969706b6eea0081c7194e685f0e36a587083a1d 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_spar_md_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_spar_md_dec.c
@@ -585,6 +585,11 @@ ivas_error ivas_spar_md_dec_init(
     }
     hMdDec->first_valid_frame = 1;
 
+#ifdef FIX_1479_MSAN_SPAR_UNINITIALIZED_VALUE
+    hMdDec->spar_md.res_ind = 0;
+    hMdDec->spar_md.prior_dyn_active_w_flag = 0;
+#endif
+
     return IVAS_ERR_OK;
 }