diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 09e65fa5abe4ca62f3b25b1698ff97724885160a..de0967fc1a4eaf72aa4a75d8187157ffe645525e 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@
 #define FIX_441_SBA_PARAMBIN_GAINS                      /* Nokia: Fix issue 441 by changing gains in SBA path of parametric binauralizer */
 
 #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 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/ivas_mct_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c
index 0dd2552c0f161ac455ac746f48d179993dea6eac..19a0909461a40f3649436dec3bba5a52bb178bf4 100755
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c
@@ -815,8 +815,17 @@ static ivas_error ivas_mc_dec_reconfig(
                 /* remove ls conversion if it was allocated by ParamMC */
                 ivas_ls_setup_conversion_close( &st_ivas->hLsSetUpConversion );
             }
+
 #ifdef MC_PARAMUPMIX_MODE
+#ifdef FIX_469_BRSWITCH_PUPMIX
+            if ( last_mc_mode == MC_MODE_PARAMUPMIX )
+            {
+                ivas_mc_paramupmix_dec_close( &( st_ivas->hMCParamUpmix ) );
+                ivas_ls_setup_conversion_close( &( st_ivas->hLsSetUpConversion ) );
+            }
+#else
             ivas_mc_paramupmix_dec_close( &( st_ivas->hMCParamUpmix ) );
+#endif
 #endif
             /* De-allocate McMasa-related handles */
             ivas_masa_dec_close( &( st_ivas->hMasa ) );