diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ec4b88b340442969d09175465634f45932a8de6d..33b25d459c924ccaf43ac7661a96d618f855988c
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 /*#define TDREND_HRTF_TABLE_METHODS*/           /* Enable HRTF lookup from tables, for testing & evaluation. Supply file in table format to use. Note that a suitable HR filter lookup method should be written if the filters sample point grids are not in the formats. */
 /*#define TDREND_STANDALONE*/                   /* Used when renderer is built in standalone form, without IVAS encoding/decoding (see scripts/object_renderer_standalone). This is just here to ensure this is cleaned out by prepare_instrumentation.sh */
 
-/*#define DEBUG_SBA*/                          /* debug DIRAC/SPAR in-out */
+/*#define DEBUG_SBA*/                           /* debug DIRAC/SPAR in-out */
 #ifdef DEBUG_SBA
 /*#define DEBUG_LBR_SBA*/                       /* debug low bitrate SBA (SPAR+DirAC) */
 /*#define DEBUG_SBA_AUDIO_DUMP*/                /* SBA intermediate audio wav file dumping */
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
 
 #define MC_PARAMUPMIX_MODE                              /* Dlb: Contribution 39: Multichannel Parametric Upmix */
 #define FIX_469_BRSWITCH_PUPMIX                         /* Dlb: Fix issue 469 for Param Upmix bitrate switching */
+#define FIX_MASA_DELAY_PRINTOUT                         /* VA: issue 444: fix MASA decoder delay printout */
 
 #define HODIRAC                                         /* FhG: Contribution 32: Sector-based HO-DirAC method for SBA at high bitrates */
 #define DIRAC_ALLOC_HARM                                /* VA: harmonize DirAC parameters allocation/deallocation */
diff --git a/lib_dec/lib_dec.c b/lib_dec/lib_dec.c
index 20429118336c7ce4b4251990527e34ddd837fe24..95fd02a0c136dc0cc8960fd43be19b73d20bb214 100644
--- a/lib_dec/lib_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/lib_dec.c
@@ -1622,6 +1622,14 @@ ivas_error IVAS_DEC_GetDelay(
     nSamples[2] = (int16_t) roundf( (float) st_ivas->binaural_latency_ns * hDecoderConfig->output_Fs / 1000000000.f );
     nSamples[0] = nSamples[1] + nSamples[2];
 
+#ifdef FIX_MASA_DELAY_PRINTOUT
+    if ( st_ivas->ivas_format == MASA_FORMAT )
+    {
+        /* note: in MASA, all delay is compensated at the decoder by default, so subtract the encoder delay for print-out */
+        nSamples[1] -= NS2SA( hDecoderConfig->output_Fs, IVAS_ENC_DELAY_NS );
+    }
+#endif
+
     *timeScale = hDecoderConfig->output_Fs;
 
     return IVAS_ERR_OK;