diff --git a/examples/TEMPLATE.yml b/examples/TEMPLATE.yml
index a5039d4d1f6e327579f3466182c650a113a94dea..083ac4bb0accc9cf7626b8352e4e58effa9a3704 100755
--- a/examples/TEMPLATE.yml
+++ b/examples/TEMPLATE.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 # master_seed: 5
 ### Additional seed to specify number of preruns (used for background noise delay and FER bitstream processing); default = 0
 # prerun_seed: 2
+### flag for linux to use windows-built binaries with wine: default = false
+### this requires the wine binary to be available and will be ignored on windows
+# use_windows_codec_binaries: True,
 
 ### Any relative paths will be interpreted relative to the working directory the script is called from!
 ### Usage of absolute paths is recommended.
diff --git a/experiments/selection/BS1534-1a/config/BS1534-1a.yml b/experiments/selection/BS1534-1a/config/BS1534-1a.yml
index 22bf59ec947f8615495f34cd3414fdad0c3bb269..1c84be9f5f83617eac860069b0659247db8f3cfc 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/BS1534-1a/config/BS1534-1a.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/BS1534-1a/config/BS1534-1a.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-1a/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-1a/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/BS1534-1b/config/BS1534-1b.yml b/experiments/selection/BS1534-1b/config/BS1534-1b.yml
index f1806aeadb0e629b025b0eb64bd245a22052d161..8f2f9869ea61ec566d6417e8a03e78b75f9699a4 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/BS1534-1b/config/BS1534-1b.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/BS1534-1b/config/BS1534-1b.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-1b/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-1b/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/BS1534-2a/config/BS1534-2a.yml b/experiments/selection/BS1534-2a/config/BS1534-2a.yml
index ad09975a6228261ba53903e1097e77dd3127180d..d10ff8ced10560d283cb2cf5f5278ebb7396b726 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/BS1534-2a/config/BS1534-2a.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/BS1534-2a/config/BS1534-2a.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-2a/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-2a/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/BS1534-2b/config/BS1534-2b.yml b/experiments/selection/BS1534-2b/config/BS1534-2b.yml
index 84ad3bc6d5d3e92f5b4317cf21e14422748ed298..7340490f58402b0e878c71e1db6daafa811dbd64 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/BS1534-2b/config/BS1534-2b.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/BS1534-2b/config/BS1534-2b.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-2b/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-2b/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/BS1534-3a/config/BS1534-3a.yml b/experiments/selection/BS1534-3a/config/BS1534-3a.yml
index 9285c32814f9192c7e17212b698c81b2a7b80467..dad8771b3f5c96535071368aa435fcb1775ad229 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/BS1534-3a/config/BS1534-3a.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/BS1534-3a/config/BS1534-3a.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-3a/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-3a/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/BS1534-3b/config/BS1534-3b.yml b/experiments/selection/BS1534-3b/config/BS1534-3b.yml
index 14f877fca87c5ce7beee633db968939f5d98f592..9bc83f0bde8dd2583aaab1abcc50186f4e6e5fd5 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/BS1534-3b/config/BS1534-3b.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/BS1534-3b/config/BS1534-3b.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-3b/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-3b/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/BS1534-4a/config/BS1534-4a.yml b/experiments/selection/BS1534-4a/config/BS1534-4a.yml
index 73b4264f1fba9081bd06cbfb979b0f113a6b9ecd..bbafb275321fcd330eb1f833894963730531994f 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/BS1534-4a/config/BS1534-4a.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/BS1534-4a/config/BS1534-4a.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-4a/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-4a/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/BS1534-4b/config/BS1534-4b.yml b/experiments/selection/BS1534-4b/config/BS1534-4b.yml
index c24a219aebff1c4b4e451c657cf7fdc2296b0cc9..27e23869d3a0a17d699fa6dd354020c5bd194e52 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/BS1534-4b/config/BS1534-4b.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/BS1534-4b/config/BS1534-4b.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-4b/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-4b/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/BS1534-5a/config/BS1534-5a.yml b/experiments/selection/BS1534-5a/config/BS1534-5a.yml
index e9e48f8b898fdb838167a6b8e062245adf08a995..6e6b313f89f14abbdb797457042b95fa6a5d5f82 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/BS1534-5a/config/BS1534-5a.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/BS1534-5a/config/BS1534-5a.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-5a/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-5a/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/BS1534-5b/config/BS1534-5b.yml b/experiments/selection/BS1534-5b/config/BS1534-5b.yml
index eeb4c4dd2da3fb6a90ea491e171ff0c71b4ac568..021418ab8749a53c369410c35ea00c9cfb8ed711 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/BS1534-5b/config/BS1534-5b.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/BS1534-5b/config/BS1534-5b.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-5b/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-5b/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/BS1534-6a/config/BS1534-6a.yml b/experiments/selection/BS1534-6a/config/BS1534-6a.yml
index 66d9b043eef9cdfd8eafc41549f99308036c07d4..eb27ea94a9c2a9d1b4b82a31e39145a6f895fd23 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/BS1534-6a/config/BS1534-6a.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/BS1534-6a/config/BS1534-6a.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-6a/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-6a/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/BS1534-6b/config/BS1534-6b.yml b/experiments/selection/BS1534-6b/config/BS1534-6b.yml
index 4998c7b24e594840490396aa696412247fea26dc..1f7b5409d72a8462a893e33fd975cf5663265d84 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/BS1534-6b/config/BS1534-6b.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/BS1534-6b/config/BS1534-6b.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-6b/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/BS1534-6b/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/P800-1/config/P800-1.yml b/experiments/selection/P800-1/config/P800-1.yml
index bd78848f6addb87c495b99fdb3e047c1792ee5df..e810f021ea4c6b31ca60a91f60dd43a965243072 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/P800-1/config/P800-1.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/P800-1/config/P800-1.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/P800-1/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/P800-1/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/P800-2/config/P800-2.yml b/experiments/selection/P800-2/config/P800-2.yml
index af6d38ccf162aa1f0d05f88713ea2fa878de25e6..22d0703776d94a6e12d32d8dc1ed07e93f0cae45 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/P800-2/config/P800-2.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/P800-2/config/P800-2.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/P800-2/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/P800-2/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/P800-3/config/P800-3.yml b/experiments/selection/P800-3/config/P800-3.yml
index feb754a435a44e5a60065ca326d0977474d70a6a..696d5a9ef28490597bf1b7de9370223b329bb49e 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/P800-3/config/P800-3.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/P800-3/config/P800-3.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/P800-3/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/P800-3/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/P800-4/config/P800-4.yml b/experiments/selection/P800-4/config/P800-4.yml
index d48a900ec4a73922a4d3f1dbb2f2b0160a74a5d7..9c305937389b525d1720b7ce8be9f8fc0b1a38c4 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/P800-4/config/P800-4.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/P800-4/config/P800-4.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/P800-4/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/P800-4/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/P800-5/config/P800-5.yml b/experiments/selection/P800-5/config/P800-5.yml
index de93f64d2d9266f936c584076cfe56a930d9a396..2bc3d2b2424e15cbe64f596ec9a642e6b2d292c9 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/P800-5/config/P800-5.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/P800-5/config/P800-5.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/P800-5/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/P800-5/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/P800-6/config/P800-6.yml b/experiments/selection/P800-6/config/P800-6.yml
index c1dab2ea18a194ac85869002e43fb5b640bf85ec..adabe89c7e379a3501909d761105458dc86cd69b 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/P800-6/config/P800-6.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/P800-6/config/P800-6.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/P800-6/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/P800-6/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/experiments/selection/P800-7/config/P800-7.yml b/experiments/selection/P800-7/config/P800-7.yml
index 03f1a48f666231ce3d74ad368a8dda3bfee03051..4427e46bff5d4b837dbf9db6b4efd55a69a7b1cc 100644
--- a/experiments/selection/P800-7/config/P800-7.yml
+++ b/experiments/selection/P800-7/config/P800-7.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ prerun_seed: 2
 
 input_path: "experiments/selection/P800-7/proc_input"
 output_path: "experiments/selection/P800-7/proc_output"
+use_windows_codec_binaries: True
 
 ################################################
 ### Input configuration
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/constants.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/constants.py
index 762c11b31802c1ef52c757e1aa6981fce3bdecc4..5cc4760948bee91dc956d5b99ef03bda7b01d3ef 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/constants.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/constants.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from ivas_processing_scripts.utils import find_binary, get_binary_paths, get_gitsha
+from ivas_processing_scripts.utils import get_binary_paths, get_gitsha
 
 LOGGER_SUFFIX = ".log"
 LOGGER_FORMAT = (
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     "date": f"{datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d_%H.%M.%S')}",
     "git_sha": f"{get_gitsha()}",
     "multiprocessing": True,
+    "use_windows_codec_binaries": False,
     "delete_tmp": False,
     "master_seed": 0,
     "prerun_seed": 0,
@@ -69,22 +70,6 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     },
     "condition_in_output_filename": False,
 }
-DEFAULT_CONFIG_EVS = {
-    "cod": {
-        "bin": find_binary("EVS_cod", raise_error=False),
-    },
-    "dec": {
-        "bin": find_binary("EVS_dec", raise_error=False),
-    },
-}
-DEFAULT_CONFIG_IVAS = {
-    "cod": {
-        "bin": find_binary("IVAS_cod", raise_error=False),
-    },
-    "dec": {
-        "bin": find_binary("IVAS_dec", raise_error=False),
-    },
-}
 
 DEFAULT_CONFIG_BINARIES = {
     "binary_paths": get_binary_paths(
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/chains.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/chains.py
index c11be9a1bc54700ee37cb9d3e6624fefcea19935..24d7e80655ee28d6bc2ce816c1e28f98fc65f460 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/chains.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/chains.py
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ def get_processing_chain(
                     "preamble": preamble,
                     "evs_lfe_9k6bps_nb": evs_lfe_9k6bps_nb,
                     "sba_fmt": cond_cfg.get("sba_fmt", tmp_in_fmt),
+                    "use_windows_codec_binaries": cfg.use_windows_codec_binaries,
                 }
             )
         )
@@ -408,6 +409,7 @@ def get_processing_chain(
                     "multiprocessing": cfg.multiprocessing,
                     "tx": tx_cfg,
                     "preamble": preamble,
+                    "use_windows_codec_binaries": cfg.use_windows_codec_binaries,
                 }
             )
         )
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/config.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/config.py
index 1fef013bafddc9642d6ce29fca050ca99e52cd4f..09776a791b391b3d997bb2248257291636d99e23 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/config.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/config.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #  the United Nations Convention on Contracts on the International Sales of Goods.
 #
 
+import platform
 from copy import deepcopy
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -37,8 +38,6 @@ import yaml
 
 from ivas_processing_scripts.constants import (
     DEFAULT_CONFIG,
-    DEFAULT_CONFIG_EVS,
-    DEFAULT_CONFIG_IVAS,
     REQUIRED_KEYS,
     REQUIRED_KEYS_ESDRU,
     REQUIRED_KEYS_EVS,
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ from ivas_processing_scripts.constants import (
     REQUIRED_KEYS_MNRU,
     SUPPORTED_CONDITIONS,
 )
-from ivas_processing_scripts.utils import get_abs_path
+from ivas_processing_scripts.utils import find_binary, get_abs_path
 
 
 def merge_dicts(base: dict, other: dict) -> None:
@@ -64,6 +63,21 @@ def merge_dicts(base: dict, other: dict) -> None:
             base[k] = other[k]
 
 
+def get_default_config_for_codecs(codec_name: str, ext_with_dot: str = "") -> dict:
+    cod_bin = f"{codec_name}_cod{ext_with_dot}"
+    dec_bin = f"{codec_name}_dec{ext_with_dot}"
+
+    cfg = {
+        "cod": {
+            "bin": find_binary(cod_bin, raise_error=False),
+        },
+        "dec": {
+            "bin": find_binary(dec_bin, raise_error=False),
+        },
+    }
+    return cfg
+
+
 class TestConfig:
     # avoid confusion with pytest tests due to naming
     __test__ = False
@@ -76,16 +90,20 @@ class TestConfig:
         self.tmp_dirs = []
 
         # get default config
-        cfg = DEFAULT_CONFIG
+        cfg = deepcopy(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
 
         # parse configuration file
         file_cfg = self._parse_yaml(filename)
 
         # validate configuration from file
-        self._validate(file_cfg)
+        use_windows_codec_binaries = file_cfg.get(
+            "use_windows_codec_binaries", cfg["use_windows_codec_binaries"]
+        )
+        self._validate_file_cfg(file_cfg, use_windows_codec_binaries)
 
         # merge dictionaries, overriding from config file
         merge_dicts(cfg, file_cfg)
+        self._validate_merged_config(cfg)
 
         # set attributes from merged dictionary
         self.__dict__.update(cfg)
@@ -117,7 +135,7 @@ class TestConfig:
 
         return cfg
 
-    def _validate(self, cfg: dict):
+    def _validate_file_cfg(self, cfg: dict, use_windows_codec_binaries: bool):
         """ensure configuration contains required keys"""
         MISSING_KEYS = []
         # check required keys
@@ -170,6 +188,11 @@ class TestConfig:
                         "Background noise file has to be placed outside the input folder!"
                     )
 
+        codec_bin_extension = (
+            ".exe"
+            if platform.system() == "Linux" and use_windows_codec_binaries
+            else ""
+        )
         for cond_name, cond_cfg in cfg.get("conditions_to_generate").items():
             type = cond_cfg.get("type")
             if not type:
@@ -181,7 +204,7 @@ class TestConfig:
                     f"Condition type {cond_cfg.get('type')} is unsuported! Must be one of '{SUPPORTED_CONDITIONS}'"
                 )
             elif type == "evs":
-                merged_cfg = deepcopy(DEFAULT_CONFIG_EVS)
+                merged_cfg = get_default_config_for_codecs("EVS", codec_bin_extension)
                 merge_dicts(merged_cfg, cond_cfg)
                 cfg["conditions_to_generate"][cond_name] = merged_cfg
                 if REQUIRED_KEYS_EVS.difference(
@@ -191,7 +214,7 @@ class TestConfig:
                         f"The following key(s) must be specified for EVS: {REQUIRED_KEYS_EVS}"
                     )
             elif type == "ivas":
-                merged_cfg = deepcopy(DEFAULT_CONFIG_IVAS)
+                merged_cfg = get_default_config_for_codecs("IVAS", codec_bin_extension)
                 merge_dicts(merged_cfg, cond_cfg)
                 cfg["conditions_to_generate"][cond_name] = merged_cfg
                 if REQUIRED_KEYS_IVAS.difference(
@@ -214,3 +237,12 @@ class TestConfig:
                     raise KeyError(
                         f"The following key must be specified for ESDRU: {REQUIRED_KEYS_ESDRU}"
                     )
+
+    def _validate_merged_config(self, cfg: dict):
+        # if not on windows, but "use_windows_codec_binaries" is given, assure that wine is there
+        if (
+            platform.system() == "Linux"
+            and cfg["use_windows_codec_binaries"]
+            and find_binary("wine") is None
+        ):
+            raise FileNotFoundError("Using windows binaries on Linux requires wine")
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/evs.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/evs.py
index 0653327e85ef198d583df84ecded4fe474d8a353..d99a6d66ef99d44592dfbebd51d519c7864405ed 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/evs.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/evs.py
@@ -64,12 +64,18 @@ class EVS(Processing):
         self.name = "evs"
         self.in_fmt = audio.fromtype(self.in_fmt)
         self._validate()
+        self._use_wine = (
+            platform.system() == "Linux" and self.use_windows_codec_binaries
+        )
 
     def _validate(
         self,
     ):
+        need_exe_suffix = (
+            platform.system() == "Windows" or self.use_windows_codec_binaries
+        )
         if not self.cod_bin or not Path(self.cod_bin).exists():
-            if platform.system() == "Windows" and (
+            if need_exe_suffix and (
                 self.cod_bin and Path(self.cod_bin).with_suffix(".exe").exists()
             ):
                 self.cod_bin = Path(self.cod_bin).with_suffix(".exe")
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ class EVS(Processing):
                     "The EVS encoder binary was not found! Please check the configuration."
                 )
         if not self.dec_bin or not Path(self.dec_bin).exists():
-            if platform.system() == "Windows" and (
+            if need_exe_suffix and (
                 self.dec_bin and Path(self.dec_bin).with_suffix(".exe").exists()
             ):
                 self.dec_bin = Path(self.dec_bin).with_suffix(".exe")
@@ -286,6 +292,8 @@ class EVS(Processing):
         logger: Optional[logging.Logger] = None,
     ) -> None:
         cmd = [self.cod_bin]
+        if self._use_wine:
+            cmd.insert(0, "wine")
 
         # in case of LFE 9.6 kbps NB processing strip any "-max_band XX" from cmd.extend and amend by "-max_band NB"
         if proc_chan_lfe_9k6bps_nb is True:
@@ -381,6 +389,8 @@ class EVS(Processing):
         logger: Optional[logging.Logger] = None,
     ) -> None:
         cmd = [self.dec_bin]
+        if self._use_wine:
+            cmd.insert(0, "wine")
 
         if self.dec_opts:
             cmd.extend(self.dec_opts)
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas.py
index b2cae46bf38d6ea0f720a19f3f48cae302ec117f..4f85054eae1a140a3c4fe98625474f1d2c041f63 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas.py
@@ -60,10 +60,16 @@ class IVAS(Processing):
         self.out_fmt = audio.fromtype(self.out_fmt)
         if not hasattr(self, "dec_opts"):
             self.dec_opts = None
+        self._use_wine = (
+            platform.system() == "Linux" and self.use_windows_codec_binaries
+        )
 
     def _validate(self):
+        need_exe_suffix = (
+            platform.system() == "Windows" or self.use_windows_codec_binaries
+        )
         if not self.cod_bin or not Path(self.cod_bin).exists():
-            if platform.system() == "Windows" and (
+            if need_exe_suffix and (
                 self.cod_bin and Path(self.cod_bin).with_suffix(".exe").exists()
             ):
                 self.cod_bin = Path(self.cod_bin).with_suffix(".exe")
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ class IVAS(Processing):
                     "The IVAS encoder binary was not found! Please check the configuration."
                 )
         if not self.dec_bin or not Path(self.dec_bin).exists():
-            if platform.system() == "Windows" and (
+            if need_exe_suffix and (
                 self.dec_bin and Path(self.dec_bin).with_suffix(".exe").exists()
             ):
                 self.dec_bin = Path(self.dec_bin).with_suffix(".exe")
@@ -181,6 +187,8 @@ class IVAS(Processing):
             raise ValueError(f"IVAS: invalid audio input extension: {in_file.suffix}")
 
         cmd = [self.cod_bin]
+        if self._use_wine:
+            cmd.insert(0, "wine")
 
         if self.cod_opts:
             cmd.extend(self.cod_opts)
@@ -272,6 +280,9 @@ class IVAS(Processing):
         logger.debug(f"IVAS decoder {bitstream} -> {out_file}")
 
         cmd = [self.dec_bin]
+        if self._use_wine:
+            cmd.insert(0, "wine")
+
         if hasattr(self, "trajectory"):
             cmd.extend(["-T", self.trajectory])