diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 86ff4ca1d2582787220bcd432c2a0e8f4912a0e0..6d89e62aab87bdf08ce1a1884d290a8ff2ac5f07 100755
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@
 #define FIX_557_CRASH_IN_ISM_DTX                        /* VA issue 557: fix crash in 1ISM 48 kbps DTX */
 #define FIX_563_PARAMMC_LIMITER                         /* FhG: issue 563: fix ILD limiter when coming from silence w/o transient set             */
 
+#define FIX_560_VAD_FLAG                                /* Eri: Issue 560 - VAD flag issue for unified stereo */
+
 #define IGF_TUNING_96                                   /* FhG: Issue 546: slight tuning of IGF config used in 96 kbps stereo, 128 kbps SBA and others */
 #define FIX_549_DMX_GAIN                                /* FhG: issue 549: ParamISM output too quiet */
 #define FIX_522_ISM_FIRST_SID                           /* VA: fix ISM decoder crash if first received frame is an SID */
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_core_pre_proc_front.c b/lib_enc/ivas_core_pre_proc_front.c
index b9e5061ed53206dfc55d4428d176c72ecf132dbd..879062ff3de40ae66f0245c78f5f023a7f191160 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_core_pre_proc_front.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_core_pre_proc_front.c
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ ivas_error pre_proc_front_ivas(
     float temp1F_icatdmResampBuf[L_FILT_MAX]; /* temp buffers for ICA TDM resamplers */
     int16_t old_pitch1;                       /* previous frame OL pitch[1] @12.8 kHz */
     int16_t LR_localVAD;
+#ifndef FIX_560_VAD_FLAG
     int16_t LR_vad_flag;
+#endif
     ivas_error error;
 
     push_wmops( "pre_proc_front" );
@@ -180,7 +182,9 @@ ivas_error pre_proc_front_ivas(
     res_cod_SNR_M = tmpF;
 
     LR_localVAD = 0;
+#ifndef FIX_560_VAD_FLAG
     LR_vad_flag = 0;
+#endif
 
     if ( hSCE != NULL )
     {
@@ -208,7 +212,9 @@ ivas_error pre_proc_front_ivas(
         {
             /* Combine localVAD and vad_flag from LR processing */
             LR_localVAD = hCPE->hCoreCoder[0]->localVAD || hCPE->hCoreCoder[1]->localVAD;
+#ifndef FIX_560_VAD_FLAG
             LR_vad_flag = hCPE->hFrontVad[0]->hVAD->vad_flag || hCPE->hFrontVad[1]->hVAD->vad_flag;
+#endif
         }
 
         if ( hCPE->hStereoTD != NULL )
@@ -462,8 +468,10 @@ ivas_error pre_proc_front_ivas(
         /* Add down mix stereo activity to LR vad_flag_dtx */
         *vad_flag_dtx = *vad_flag_dtx || st->vad_flag;
 
+#ifndef FIX_560_VAD_FLAG
         /* Combine the LR VAD flag and stereo downmix VAD flag */
         st->vad_flag = ( LR_vad_flag || st->vad_flag );
+#endif
 
         /* Determine hangover flag status based on LR localVAD and downmix localVAD */
         *vad_hover_flag = *vad_flag_dtx && !( LR_localVAD || st->localVAD );