diff --git a/apps/decoder.c b/apps/decoder.c
index 968dc79ec2b69bcff8bc225c0203931c3f9ccb9f..11f85e6d12d932028fcd6486ba2bd940bf6c6ddf 100644
--- a/apps/decoder.c
+++ b/apps/decoder.c
@@ -70,11 +70,15 @@ static
 #endif
     int32_t frame = 0; /* Counter of frames */
 
-#define MIN_NUM_BITS_ACTIVE_FRAME  56
-#define NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_4K4      88
-#define NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_7K8      156
-#define NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_9K3      186
-#define NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_10K2     204
+#define MIN_NUM_BITS_ACTIVE_FRAME 56
+#ifdef REMOVE_SID_HARM_LEFTOVERS
+#define NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_5K2 104
+#else
+#define NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_4K4  88
+#define NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_7K8  156
+#define NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_9K3  186
+#define NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_10K2 204
+#endif
 #define META_LINE_LENGTH           200
 #define MAX_FRAME_SIZE             ( 48000 / 50 )
 #define MAX_NUM_OUTPUT_CHANNELS    16
@@ -350,7 +354,11 @@ int main(
                 fprintf( stderr, "\nError: input bitstream file %s couldn't be read\n\n", arg.inputBitstreamFilename );
                 goto cleanup;
             }
+#ifdef REMOVE_SID_HARM_LEFTOVERS
+        } while ( bfi || num_bits < MIN_NUM_BITS_ACTIVE_FRAME || num_bits == NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_5K2 );
+#else
         } while ( bfi || num_bits < MIN_NUM_BITS_ACTIVE_FRAME || num_bits == NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_4K4 || num_bits == NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_7K8 || num_bits == NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_9K3 || num_bits == NUM_BITS_SID_IVAS_10K2 );
+#endif
 
         BS_Reader_Rewind( hBsReader );
 
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 8e8a24dd2ed01e212a06ede2044a6d8b371b92bb..ad2a3d318718e4bb523eaef450922b42a580a4de 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 #define FIX_MCT_PLC_RECOVERY                            /* Issue 184: scale the old synthesis part correctly in the first good frame after lost frames in MCT modes - to be activated after previous switch is merged */
 #define SBA_BR_SWITCHING                                /* Issue 114: Changes for sba bit rate switching*/
 #define FIX_AGC_WINFUNC_MEMORY                          /* Issue 62: lower agc_com.winFunc memory consumption */
+#define REMOVE_SID_HARM_LEFTOVERS                       /* Issue 192: remove leftovers from the SID bitrate harmonization */
 
 
 /* ################## End DEVELOPMENT switches ######################### */