diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 6d9d98192d4f87e54492ddad3e63b8d410068ef7..d2ccffc1d20787ab7b7cf9f4020c903c0199fdda 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
 
 #define FIX_1576_LCLD_CRASH_DIFFERENT_CODEC_ISAR_FRAME_SIZE  /* Dolby: float issue 1576: fix for crash in LCLD mode when codec frame size is less than isar frame size */
 #define FIX_2585_BIT_ALLOCATION_DIFF                    /* VA : issue 2585, bit allocation different behaviors between float and fixed-point for corner cases */
+#define FIX_BASOP_2442_MASA2TC_TO_MONO_AND_AMBI         /* Nokia: BASOP issue 2442: Aligns float with identical diffuse gain limitation to minimize diff */
 
 /* ##################### End NON-BE switches ########################### */
 
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_output_synthesis_dec.c b/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_output_synthesis_dec.c
index 11f20412ca2990563ca26b20d8261bbb27d62066..d4b4eaf096d003ddf06ea2779486589774134610 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_output_synthesis_dec.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_output_synthesis_dec.c
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
 #define DIRAC_AVG_LENGTH_SYNTH_MS_FAST 10
 #define DIRAC_ALPHA_MAX_FAST           0.12f
 #define DIRECTION_SMOOTHNESS_ALPHA     0.01f
+#ifdef FIX_BASOP_2442_MASA2TC_TO_MONO_AND_AMBI
+#define DIRAC_SMALL_DIFF_POW_LIM      65536.0f
+#define DIRAC_SMALL_DIFF_POW_MAX_GAIN 2.0f
+#endif
 
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1250,6 +1254,9 @@ void ivas_dirac_dec_output_synthesis_process_subframe_psd_ls(
     float *alpha_synthesis_fast;
     int16_t alphaMaxBin;
     int16_t alphaMaxBinFast;
+#ifdef FIX_BASOP_2442_MASA2TC_TO_MONO_AND_AMBI
+    float diff_gain_limit;
+#endif
 
     push_wmops( "dirac_out_synth_sfr" );
 
@@ -1434,17 +1441,26 @@ void ivas_dirac_dec_output_synthesis_process_subframe_psd_ls(
             /*diffuse*/
             *p_power_diff_smooth_prev = g1 * ( *p_power_smooth_diff++ ) + g2 * ( *p_power_diff_smooth_prev ) + EPSILON;
             *( p_cy_auto_diff_smooth_prev ) = g1 * ( *( p_cy_auto_diff_smooth++ ) ) + g2 * ( *( p_cy_auto_diff_smooth_prev ) );
-
+#ifdef FIX_BASOP_2442_MASA2TC_TO_MONO_AND_AMBI
+            diff_gain_limit = *p_power_diff_smooth_prev < DIRAC_SMALL_DIFF_POW_LIM ? DIRAC_SMALL_DIFF_POW_MAX_GAIN : DIRAC_GAIN_LIMIT;
+#endif
             *( p_gains_diff ) = sqrtf( *( p_cy_auto_diff_smooth_prev++ ) / ( *( p_power_diff_smooth_prev++ ) ) );
 
             if ( *( p_gains_diff ) < 0.f )
             {
                 *( p_gains_diff ) = 0.f;
             }
+#ifdef FIX_BASOP_2442_MASA2TC_TO_MONO_AND_AMBI
+            else if ( *( p_gains_diff ) > diff_gain_limit )
+            {
+                *( p_gains_diff ) = diff_gain_limit;
+            }
+#else
             else if ( *( p_gains_diff ) > DIRAC_GAIN_LIMIT )
             {
                 *( p_gains_diff ) = DIRAC_GAIN_LIMIT;
             }
+#endif
             p_gains_diff++;
         }