diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 123c0590c61fafc9e725d2f9bf9e294104003f1c..72e4fa35d4e2bdf0b03f06db7c6867612da96957 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
 #define FIX_FLOAT_1518                                  /* FhG: fix issue 1518: loudness differences in OSBA decoding to mono or stereo output */
 #define FIX_FLOAT_1533_BLEND_SUBFR2                     /* FhG: float issue 1533: correct blending in blend_subfr2() */
 
+#define FIX_1530_Codec_Level_Harmonization_Non_diegetic_panning /* FhG: Adjust non-diegetic panning law to harmonize codec levels with 3GPP reference software */
 /* ##################### End NON-BE switches ########################### */
 
 /* ################## End MAINTENANCE switches ######################### */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_mono_dmx_renderer.c b/lib_dec/ivas_mono_dmx_renderer.c
index 1dc065153482fb5470d867c5d74ad2ffa22bf949..0ca83dfa6728147f91528ef9114bdad8a7d01aa7 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_mono_dmx_renderer.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_mono_dmx_renderer.c
@@ -229,8 +229,14 @@ void ivas_apply_non_diegetic_panning(
 {
     float pan_left, pan_right;
 
+#ifdef FIX_1530_Codec_Level_Harmonization_Non_diegetic_panning
+    float pan = ( non_diegetic_pan_gain + 1.f ) * 0.5f;
+    pan_left = sinf( pan * EVS_PI * 0.5f );
+    pan_right = cosf( pan * EVS_PI * 0.5f );
+#else
     pan_left = ( non_diegetic_pan_gain + 1.f ) * 0.5f;
     pan_right = 1.f - pan_left;
+#endif
     v_multc( input_f, pan_right, output_f[1], output_frame );
     v_multc( input_f, pan_left, output_f[0], output_frame );