diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index ea9a483ead8a4b4113a6bb986b6ac114d3f49ca2..0ee80d1cf2b25a0c611dacfd1933b1879d6e7dee 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@
 #define FIX_572_LFE_LPF_ENC                             /* FhG: issue 572: always apply the low pass filter to the LFE channel */
 
 #define FIX_QMETA_SID_5k2                               /* Nokia: Issue 137: enable using full 5.2k bitrate in MASA SID */
+#define FIX_578_PARAMMC_ILD_BS                          /* FhG: Issue 578: transmitt also center ILD in band 0 when LFE is active in 3TC ParamMC */
 #define FIX_UNCLR_ISSUE                                 /* VoiceAge: issue 574: Fix UNCLR mis-classifications in noisy speech stereo */
-
 /* ################## End DEVELOPMENT switches ######################### */
 /* clang-format on */
 
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_mc_param_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_mc_param_dec.c
index 32fbf135ba282ae03b1536c3a696cc01474dab61..37fb66a2aab341688a1c73b55c5df56663a00dce 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_mc_param_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_mc_param_dec.c
@@ -3055,11 +3055,19 @@ static void ivas_param_mc_bs_decode_parameter_values(
     int16_t i, j, k;
     float dequant_seq[PARAM_MC_MAX_PARAMETER_BANDS * PARAM_MC_MAX_VAL_MAP_SIZE];
     float dequant_ordered[PARAM_MC_MAX_PARAMETER_BANDS * PARAM_MC_MAX_VAL_MAP_SIZE];
+#ifdef FIX_578_PARAMMC_ILD_BS
+    int16_t n_lfe_idx;
+#endif
 
     range_coding = bit_buffer[( *bit_pos )++];
 
     /* Decoding the sequence */
+#ifdef FIX_578_PARAMMC_ILD_BS
+    n_lfe_idx = map_size - map_size_wo_lfe;
+    sz_seq = num_param_bands * ( map_size_wo_lfe ) + num_lfe_bands * n_lfe_idx;
+#else
     sz_seq = num_param_bands * ( map_size_wo_lfe ) + num_lfe_bands;
+#endif
 
     set_s( idx, 0, PARAM_MC_MAX_PARAMETER_BANDS * PARAM_MC_MAX_VAL_MAP_SIZE );
     set_zero( dequant_ordered, PARAM_MC_MAX_PARAMETER_BANDS * PARAM_MC_MAX_VAL_MAP_SIZE );
@@ -3120,7 +3128,14 @@ static void ivas_param_mc_bs_decode_parameter_values(
 
     for ( i = 0; i < num_lfe_bands; i++ )
     {
+#ifdef FIX_578_PARAMMC_ILD_BS
+        for ( j = 0; j < n_lfe_idx; j++ )
+        {
+            dequant_ordered[map_size - n_lfe_idx + j + i * map_size] = dequant_seq[k++];
+        }
+#else
         dequant_ordered[map_size - 1 + i * map_size] = dequant_seq[k++];
+#endif
     }
 
     if ( !( *BER_detect ) )
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c
index 715d3fe2488fc80dcfe8d01904598fdb0572fa1c..461d878ec2739e07d3c729daa2ed89def94ee208 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c
@@ -1658,12 +1658,25 @@ static void ivas_param_mc_encode_parameter(
         {
             if ( hMetadataPMC->bAttackPresent || hMetadataPMC->param_frame_idx == hMetadataPMC->coding_band_mapping[i] )
             {
-                /* LFE ICC is always the last ICC in coding band 0 */
+                /* LFE ICC/ILDs are always the last ones in coding band 0 */
+#ifdef FIX_578_PARAMMC_ILD_BS
+                int16_t n_lfe_idx, k;
+                n_lfe_idx = map_size - map_size_wo_lfe;
+                for ( k = 0; k < n_lfe_idx; k++ )
+                {
+                    idx = quant_idx[( i + 1 ) * map_size - n_lfe_idx + k];
+                    seq[sz_seq] = idx;
+                    seq_delta[sz_seq] = idx - idx_prev + idx_offset;
+                    idx_prev = idx;
+                    sz_seq++;
+                }
+#else
                 idx = quant_idx[( i + 1 ) * map_size - 1];
                 seq[sz_seq] = idx;
                 seq_delta[sz_seq] = idx - idx_prev + idx_offset;
                 idx_prev = idx;
                 sz_seq++;
+#endif
             }
         }
     }