diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 5c079fce2cc95976007f99cb6aca5453e324be0a..447cc343dc7184977e5bdad22e2792d2084dbb36 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 #define TMP_1342_WORKAROUND_DEC_FLUSH_BROKEN_IN_SR      /* FhG: Temporary workaround for incorrect implementation of decoder flush with split rendering */
 #define NONBE_1122_KEEP_EVS_MODE_UNCHANGED              /* FhG: Disables fix for issue 1122 in EVS mode to keep BE tests green. This switch should be removed once the 1122 fix is added to EVS via a CR.  */
 #define FIX_FLOAT_1539_G192_FORMAT_SWITCH               /* Nokia: reintroduce format switching for g192 bitstreams */
+#define FIX_BASOP_2593_E_BAND_N_INIT                    /* FhG: basop issue 2593: revise initialization of hItd->E_band_n */
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_stat_enc.h b/lib_enc/ivas_stat_enc.h
index d2769d73da8b40babc9821f9df3db966d01ecdc7..26b8df00bebd23458bd9657b4d06eb8c58ff632f 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_stat_enc.h
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_stat_enc.h
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ typedef struct stereo_itd_data_struct
     int16_t itd_cnt;      /* Consecutive valid ITD counter */
     float prev_sum_nrg_L_lb;
     float prev_xcorr_lb[STEREO_DFT_XCORR_LB_MAX];
+#ifndef FIX_BASOP_2593_E_BAND_N_INIT
     float E_band_n[STEREO_DFT_ITD_VAD_BAND_NUM];
+#endif
     int16_t vad_frm_cnt;
     int16_t pre_vad;
     int16_t itd_nonzero_cnt;
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc.c
index 1908ec1e6da2c08b0395c19320fea67ff9336adf..a529164ae90da7c029654e2b04336d17126c41d2 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc.c
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ static FILE *pF = NULL;
 #define STEREO_DFT_NRG_PAST_MAX_BAND    9
 #define STEREO_DFT_NRG_PAST_MAX_BAND_LB 4
 #define STEREO_DFT_DMX_CROSSOVER        ( int16_t )( 132 * ( (float) ( STEREO_DFT_N_NS_ENC ) / STEREO_DFT_N_NS ) + 0.5f ) /* crossover bin between binwise and bandwise DMX */
-#define ITD_VAD_E_BAND_N_INIT           200000
-#define ITD_SID_PREV_FRAMES             5
+#ifndef FIX_BASOP_2593_E_BAND_N_INIT
+#define ITD_VAD_E_BAND_N_INIT 200000
+#endif
+#define ITD_SID_PREV_FRAMES 5
 
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -542,7 +544,9 @@ void stereo_enc_itd_init(
     hItd->itd_cnt = 0;
     hItd->prev_sum_nrg_L_lb = 0.f;
     set_zero( hItd->prev_xcorr_lb, STEREO_DFT_XCORR_LB_MAX );
+#ifndef FIX_BASOP_2593_E_BAND_N_INIT
     set_f( hItd->E_band_n, (float) ITD_VAD_E_BAND_N_INIT, STEREO_DFT_ITD_VAD_BAND_NUM );
+#endif
     hItd->vad_frm_cnt = 0;
     hItd->pre_vad = 0;
     hItd->itd_nonzero_cnt = 0;
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c
index 186dee9c6af9a656a0360cdda8d523df1f324b2e..45b13726f52dbb9eeabc627078fbcdf6088f7e3b 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dft_enc_itd.c
@@ -621,6 +621,9 @@ void stereo_dft_enc_compute_itd(
     float xcorr_lb[STEREO_DFT_XCORR_LB_MAX];
     float num_cor, den_cor_cur, den_cor_prev, cor_lb_avrg;
     float cor_lb[XCORR_LB_NUM_BANDS];
+#ifdef FIX_BASOP_2593_E_BAND_N_INIT
+    float E_band_n[STEREO_DFT_ITD_VAD_BAND_NUM];
+#endif
     float Spd_L[STEREO_DFT_N_32k_ENC / 2 + 1];
     float Spd_R[STEREO_DFT_N_32k_ENC / 2 + 1];
     int16_t vad_flag_itd;
@@ -811,7 +814,11 @@ void stereo_dft_enc_compute_itd(
     mvr2r( &Spd_L[1], &xcorr_lb[1], STEREO_DFT_XCORR_LB_MAX - 1 );
     sum_nrg_L_lb = sum_nrg_L_lb + sum_f( &Spd_L[1], 11 );
 
+#ifdef FIX_BASOP_2593_E_BAND_N_INIT
+    vad_flag_itd = stereo_dft_enc_itd_vad( E_band_n, &( hItd->vad_frm_cnt ), Spd_L, Spd_R, &mssnr );
+#else
     vad_flag_itd = stereo_dft_enc_itd_vad( hItd->E_band_n, &( hItd->vad_frm_cnt ), Spd_L, Spd_R, &mssnr );
+#endif
 
     vad_flag_itd = vad_flag_itd && vad_flag_dtx[0];