diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 989143e5c6a61219c9a7b6e44aba6c68f691762f..ac93b9407aa8c4bbf00dfd3f41206a6fe3bfb7b4 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
 #define MC_JBM                                          /* FhG: extend JBM beyond mono for running IVAS in VoIP mode (contribution 19) */
 #define FIX_265_MC_BRATE_SWITCHING                      /* Issue 265: fix use-of-uninitialized-value in MC bitrate switching */
 #define FIX_ANGLE_WRAPPING								/* Issue 244: Problems with angle wrapping*/
+#define FIX_245_RANGE_CODER_VOIP_MSAN                   /* Issue 245: fix use-of-uninitialized-value in range coder in VoIP mode */
 #define FIX_272_COV                                     /* Issue 272: Cleanup for code coverage related to calls to ivas_binaural_cldfb() */
 
 /* ################## End DEVELOPMENT switches ######################### */
diff --git a/lib_dec/lib_dec.c b/lib_dec/lib_dec.c
index 818433ab5840e79243c295c5bf33ac21117b5893..5b7e5f9046f57ad45be15ffb5d832cc812466074 100644
--- a/lib_dec/lib_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/lib_dec.c
@@ -541,7 +541,11 @@ ivas_error IVAS_DEC_EnableVoIP(
 
 #define WMC_TOOL_SKIP
     /* Bitstream conversion is not counted towards complexity and memory usage */
+#ifdef FIX_245_RANGE_CODER_VOIP_MSAN
+    hIvasDec->hVoIP->bs_conversion_buf = malloc( sizeof( uint16_t ) * ( MAX_BITS_PER_FRAME + 4 * 8 ) );
+#else
     hIvasDec->hVoIP->bs_conversion_buf = malloc( sizeof( uint16_t ) * MAX_BITS_PER_FRAME + 4 * 8 );
+#endif
 #undef WMC_TOOL_SKIP
 
     if ( hIvasDec->hVoIP->bs_conversion_buf == NULL )
@@ -1265,6 +1269,14 @@ static void bsCompactToSerial( const uint8_t *compact, uint16_t *serial, uint16_
 
         byte <<= 1;
     }
+
+#ifdef FIX_245_RANGE_CODER_VOIP_MSAN
+    /* Add 4 padding bytes required by core coder */
+    for ( i = 0; i < 4 * 8; ++i )
+    {
+        serial[num_bits + i] = 0;
+    }
+#endif
 #undef WMC_TOOL_SKIP
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/scripts/config/self_test.prm b/scripts/config/self_test.prm
index a998eefe2c6e82afb8f496eca9fc4bdb13b7d818..136a3c1e84c3182ec4856c767fec8af40805843d 100644
--- a/scripts/config/self_test.prm
+++ b/scripts/config/self_test.prm
@@ -933,3 +933,8 @@ networkSimulator_g192 ../scripts/dly_error_profiles/dly_error_profile_5.dat bit
 ../IVAS_cod -sba 3 80000 32 testv/stv3OA32c.pcm bit
 networkSimulator_g192 ../scripts/dly_error_profiles/dly_error_profile_5.dat bit netsimoutput tracefile_sim 2 0
 ../IVAS_dec -Tracefile tracefile_dec -VOIP HOA3 32 netsimoutput testv/stv3OA32c.pcm_SBA_80000_32-32_HOA3_JBM5.tst
+
+// Multi-channel 5_1 at 384 kbps, 48kHz in, 48kHz out, 7_1_4 out, JBM Prof 5
+../IVAS_cod -mc 5_1 384000 48 testv/stv51MC48c.pcm bit
+networkSimulator_g192 ../scripts/dly_error_profiles/dly_error_profile_5.dat bit netsimoutput tracefile_sim 2 0
+../IVAS_dec -Tracefile tracefile_dec -VOIP 7_1_4 48 netsimoutput testv/stv51MC48c.pcm_MC51_384000_48-48_7_1_4_JBM5.tst
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