diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index f7ee9e9c7c2917dec1ec1273a8f5d90ad3c11084..ffde84d5d335b948a22a3196777807c73012bd40 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@
 
 #define FIX_STEREO_474                                  /* FhG fix for issue 574, crash with SBA to stereo output at 512 kbps */
 
+#define FIX_DIRAC_LS_SYNTHESIS_CONFIG_479               /* FhG: fix for issue 479, broken LS output with DirAC at high BRs */
+
 /* ################## End DEVELOPMENT switches ######################### */
 /* clang-format on */
 
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_dirac_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_dirac_dec.c
index c5485119ba67ad4b86a52602b732b5b63119e1fa..2801c9c14670057508a905b4e56782277c9c887a 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_dirac_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_dirac_dec.c
@@ -526,7 +526,11 @@ ivas_error ivas_dirac_dec_config(
     }
 
 
-    if ( nchan_transport_orig > 2 && hDirAC->hOutSetup.is_loudspeaker_setup && st_ivas->renderer_type == RENDERER_DIRAC )
+    if ( nchan_transport_orig > 2 && hDirAC->hOutSetup.is_loudspeaker_setup && st_ivas->renderer_type == RENDERER_DIRAC
+#ifdef FIX_DIRAC_LS_SYNTHESIS_CONFIG
+         && !ivas_get_hodirac_flag( ivas_total_brate, st_ivas->sba_analysis_order )
+#endif
+    )
     {
         hDirAC->synthesisConf = DIRAC_SYNTHESIS_PSD_LS;
         hDirAC->panningConf = DIRAC_PANNING_VBAP;