diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index bd6797caad04a8dfdac10b9f4296ba9abd76cf0b..553d57a7555de1362bc76b4a806ed09fe88c63bb
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 #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 */
 #define FIX_MCT_UNINIT_MEM                              /* Issue 166: Reading of uninitialized memory in TCX range coder */
-
+#define FIX_IGF_NOISE_REPETITION                        /* Issue 182: fix repetition of same noise in IGF */
 
 
 /* ################## End DEVELOPMENT switches ######################### */
diff --git a/lib_dec/dec_tcx.c b/lib_dec/dec_tcx.c
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 20e4dedbe327dbbb2f9b22a6477c661995d0ae5d..5b74ca0f6f4031481dee33aaa409d6b6eb362fe1
--- a/lib_dec/dec_tcx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/dec_tcx.c
@@ -1309,8 +1309,25 @@ void decoder_tcx_noisefilling(
         IGFDecReplicateTCX10State( st->hIGFDec );
     }
 
+#ifdef FIX_IGF_NOISE_REPETITION
+    if ( st->element_mode != EVS_MONO )
+    {
+        if ( bfi )
+        {
+            nf_seed = st->seed_tcx_plc;
+        }
+        else if ( nf_seed == 0 )
+        {
+            nf_seed = *st->hIGFDec->igfData.igfInfo.nfSeed;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     if ( st->igf )
     {
+#ifdef FIX_IGF_NOISE_REPETITION
+        *st->hIGFDec->igfData.igfInfo.nfSeed = (int16_t) ( nf_seed * 31821L + 13849L );
+#else
         if ( bfi && st->element_mode != EVS_MONO )
         {
             *st->hIGFDec->igfData.igfInfo.nfSeed = (int16_t) ( st->seed_tcx_plc * 31821L + 13849L );
@@ -1319,6 +1336,7 @@ void decoder_tcx_noisefilling(
         {
             *st->hIGFDec->igfData.igfInfo.nfSeed = (int16_t) ( nf_seed * 31821L + 13849L );
         }
+#endif
     }
 
     return;