diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_qmetadata_com.c b/lib_com/ivas_qmetadata_com.c
index b30743b540fe57f1dbe3f8b6b3ff8e9490b7529d..efa54d16ab4d9adbc7c21345674d171b14b1769e 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_qmetadata_com.c
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_qmetadata_com.c
@@ -444,6 +444,12 @@ void update_bits_next_block(
                 q_direction->band_data[j].bits_sph_idx[k] -= 1;
                 diff--;
             }
+#ifdef FIX_FLOAT_1565_UPDATE_BITS_INCREMENT
+            if ( q_direction->band_data[j].bits_sph_idx[k] == 0 )
+            {
+                k++;
+            }
+#endif
         }
     }
     *p_diff = diff;
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 8c46419b816308610ca5a7be78e42c0eeaa3d23a..4d4f76c0eec813fdf3a8dfb5c23bb69c2b141972 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_BASOP_2612_RESET_DECIM_MEM                  /* FhG: BASOP #2612: reset (zero) the 16k resampler memory of the secondary channel on DFT->TD stereo switch (otherwise -> fx overshoot) */
 #define FIX_FLOAT_1600_OMASA_WRONG_RENDER_PATH          /* Nokia: float issue 1600: fix initialization condition of stereo type detection for OMASA */
+#define FIX_FLOAT_1565_UPDATE_BITS_INCREMENT            /* Nokia: float issue 1565: potential partial fix by incrementing counter in else path */
 
 /* ##################### End NON-BE switches ########################### */