diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index a33f3986fc5c6b8e1cc732e2da8cbe9e8e4c131d..b21fd2c958880c625177590e69f2081eed82acee 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
 
 #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_FLOAT_1600_OMASA_WRONG_RENDER_PATH          /* Nokia: float issue 1600: fix initialization condition of stereo type detection for OMASA */
+#define FIX_FLOAT_1612_CALC_VAR_AZI                     /* FhG: float issue 1612: Address bug in calc_var_azi() */
 
 /* ##################### End NON-BE switches ########################### */
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c
index 88ecc2139abcd38b3de4e2d08a1da06ba30e642c..0eb839d546ac3191fbf1e72ce4782cfc16d3b206 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c
@@ -3747,7 +3747,11 @@ static int16_t calc_var_azi(
 
     for ( i = 0; i < idx; i++ )
     {
+#ifdef FIX_FLOAT_1612_CALC_VAR_AZI
+        dif = ( avg_azimuth_band[i] - avg_azimuth );
+#else
         dif = ( avg_azimuth_band[idx] - avg_azimuth );
+#endif
         if ( dif < 0 )
         {
             dif = -dif;