diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 1b2c15f872080cbde13e6d7fa2f8cb912b9fe84b..715f13d4be741ca2a39149b7c42be3676f79b40f 100755
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
 #define FIX_ISSUE_1230                          /* Ittiam: Fix for issue 1230: Basop Enc audible differences and distortion @16kbps */
 #define NONBE_1211_DTX_BR_SWITCHING             /* VA: port float issue 1211: fix crash in MASA DTX bitrate switching */
 #define FIX_1189_GSC_IVAS_OMASA                 /* VA: Fix for issue 1189: Bitstream desynchornization due to reading/writing of the GSC_IVAS_mode parameter */
+#define NONBE_1273_ISM_METADATA_COUNTER         /* VA: BASOP issue 1265, FLP issue 1273: fix counter overflow in ISM metadata encoder */
 #define FIX_1101_IVAS_SPAR_DEC_UPMIXER_SF       /* FhG: fix for issue 1101: complexity of spar dec upmixer */
 /* Note: each compile switch (FIX_1101_...) is independent from the other ones */
 #define FIX_1101_IVAS_SPAR_DEC_UPMIXER_SF_USE_MADD_ADD_WEIGHTS  /* FhG: Defines 1.0f-weight variables, uses Madd operation instead of L_add_sat */
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_ism_metadata_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_ism_metadata_enc.c
index 9bcc34dd8003099485b07e246bc3a98006ec4ce5..32138fabab3e4ac84a7d843fcbe19d72de65946b 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_ism_metadata_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_ism_metadata_enc.c
@@ -317,7 +317,10 @@ ivas_error ivas_ism_metadata_enc_fx(
                         }
                         ELSE IF( EQ_16( hIsmMeta[ch]->ism_md_fec_cnt_enc, ISM_MD_FEC_CNT_MAX ) )
                         {
-
+#ifdef NONBE_1273_ISM_METADATA_COUNTER
+                            hIsmMeta[ch]->ism_md_fec_cnt_enc = 0;
+                            move16();
+#endif
                             lowrate_metadata_flag[ch] = 1;
                             move16();
                             hIsmMeta[ch]->position_angle.angle1_diff_cnt = ISM_FEC_MAX;
@@ -639,6 +642,10 @@ ivas_error ivas_ism_metadata_enc_fx(
                 {
                     hIsmMeta[ch]->ism_md_fec_cnt_enc = add( hIsmMeta[ch]->ism_md_fec_cnt_enc, 1 );
                     move16();
+#ifdef NONBE_1273_ISM_METADATA_COUNTER
+                    hIsmMeta[ch]->ism_md_fec_cnt_enc = s_min( hIsmMeta[ch]->ism_md_fec_cnt_enc, ISM_MD_FEC_CNT_MAX );
+                    move16();
+#endif
                 }
                 ELSE
                 {
@@ -806,6 +813,10 @@ ivas_error ivas_ism_metadata_enc_fx(
         {
             hIsmMeta[ch]->ism_md_fec_cnt_enc = add( hIsmMeta[ch]->ism_md_fec_cnt_enc, 1 );
             move16();
+#ifdef NONBE_1273_ISM_METADATA_COUNTER
+            hIsmMeta[ch]->ism_md_fec_cnt_enc = s_min( hIsmMeta[ch]->ism_md_fec_cnt_enc, ISM_MD_FEC_CNT_MAX );
+            move16();
+#endif
         }
         ELSE
         {