diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h b/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
index af85c3b0bc334800e11ccf2ca267109609fe7088..c799dabd042388a6f1468b842fdb51c9b35d844c 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
@@ -320,6 +320,10 @@ typedef enum
 #define ISM_Q_STEP                              2.5f
 #define ISM_Q_STEP_BORDER                       5.0f
 
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_944_FEC_OMASA_1SEP_OBJ_MASA
+#define ISM_FEC_MAX                             10
+#endif
+
 #define ISM_RADIUS_NBITS                        6 
 #define ISM_RADIUS_MIN                          0.0f
 #define ISM_RADIUS_DELTA                        0.25f /* Max radius = (2^ISM_RADIUS_NBITS-1)*0.25 = 15.75 */
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index ee5a95573b5c87efed4e58d42bbdc5ecef3c8d90..583f331a1f8de189de71af03d874741800dd1173 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 #define NONBE_FIX_943_RECONFIG_IGF_AFTER_SETTING_BW           /* FhG: issue 943: fix crash in BW switchin from WB in MDCT-Stereo core encoder */
 #define FIX_911_REMOVE_CREND_DUPLICATION                /* VA: issue 911: resolve duplication of CRend binaural external renderer function */
 #define FIX_938_GCC_12_WARNINGS                         /* VA: issue #938: remove set_f(.,.,0) call in which length is always 0 to remove GCC 12.0 warning */
+#define NONBE_FIX_944_FEC_OMASA_1SEP_OBJ_MASA                 /* Nokia: issue 944: fix FEC error in OMASA */
 
 /* #################### End BASOP porting switches ############################ */
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_enc.c
index e73f131fa3827c8178e20d4dff0dddab8c52775a..db2e60fada703ae07198684798ebe0859e058598 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_enc.c
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ ivas_error ivas_enc(
     else if ( ivas_format == MASA_ISM_FORMAT )
     {
         float *data_separated_object;
-
         int16_t idx_separated_object;
         int16_t flag_omasa_ener_brate;
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_ism_metadata_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_ism_metadata_enc.c
index 7f6828e4d77106f4fa3be6df0edf26bf4c465636..91e768465cc89b93883fafb1c163ef2a89b6c473 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_ism_metadata_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_ism_metadata_enc.c
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@
 #define ISM_MAX_ELEVATION_DIFF_IDX ( ISM_ELEVATION_NBITS - 1 /*zero*/ - 1 /*sign*/ )
 #define ISM_MAX_RADIUS_DIFF_IDX    ( ISM_RADIUS_NBITS - 1 /*zero*/ - 1 /*sign*/ )
 
-#define ISM_FEC_MAX              10
+#ifndef NONBE_FIX_944_FEC_OMASA_1SEP_OBJ_MASA
+#define ISM_FEC_MAX 10
+#endif
 #define ISM_MD_FEC_DIFF          10
 #define ISM_MD_INC_DIFF_CNT_MAX  6
 #define ISM_MD_FEC_CNT_MAX       25
@@ -441,6 +443,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_ism_metadata_enc(
                     }
 
                     idx_angle1_abs = ism_quant_meta( hIsmMetaData->azimuth, &valQ, ism_azimuth_borders, ISM_Q_STEP, ISM_Q_STEP_BORDER, 1 << ISM_AZIMUTH_NBITS );
+
                     encode_angle_indices( hBstr, &( hIsmMetaData->position_angle ), hIsmMetaData->last_ism_metadata_flag, hSCE[0]->hCoreCoder[0]->ini_frame, idx_angle1_abs, 0, &flag_abs_azimuth[ch], NULL );
                 }
                 else
@@ -455,6 +458,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_ism_metadata_enc(
                         idx_angle1_abs = hParamIsm->azi_index[ch];
                         idx_angle2_abs = hParamIsm->ele_index[ch];
                     }
+
                     encode_angle_indices( hBstr, &( hIsmMetaData->position_angle ), hIsmMetaData->last_ism_metadata_flag, ini_frame, idx_angle1_abs, idx_angle2_abs, &flag_abs_azimuth[ch], &flag_abs_elevation[ch] );
 
                     /*----------------------------------------------------------------*
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_omasa_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_omasa_enc.c
index 0e1cc50e6d883030937be53d2e40e8ed9677ba4c..9414d527c0feb688fe542b8ed011800b3c6b074a 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_omasa_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_omasa_enc.c
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
 #include "wmc_auto.h"
 
 
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_944_FEC_OMASA_1SEP_OBJ_MASA
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Local constants
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#define OMASA_FEC_MAX 5
+#endif
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Local function prototypes
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -133,6 +141,9 @@ ivas_error ivas_omasa_enc_open(
     set_zero( hOMasa->broadband_energy_prev, MAX_NUM_OBJECTS + MASA_MAX_TRANSPORT_CHANNELS );
     hOMasa->prev_selected_object = 0;
     hOMasa->changing_object = 0;
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_944_FEC_OMASA_1SEP_OBJ_MASA
+    hOMasa->since_obj_change_cnt = 0;
+#endif
 
     input_frame = (int16_t) ( st_ivas->hEncoderConfig->input_Fs / FRAMES_PER_SEC );
     for ( i = 0; i < input_frame; i++ )
@@ -495,6 +506,24 @@ void ivas_omasa_enc(
         {
             hOMasa->broadband_energy_prev[i] = broadband_energy[i];
         }
+
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_944_FEC_OMASA_1SEP_OBJ_MASA
+        /* force absolute MD coding in case of change of separated object */
+        if ( hOMasa->prev_selected_object != selected_object )
+        {
+            hOMasa->since_obj_change_cnt = 0;
+            hIsmMeta[0]->position_angle.angle1_diff_cnt = ISM_FEC_MAX;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            hOMasa->since_obj_change_cnt++;
+            hOMasa->since_obj_change_cnt = min( OMASA_FEC_MAX, hOMasa->since_obj_change_cnt );
+            if ( hOMasa->since_obj_change_cnt < OMASA_FEC_MAX )
+            {
+                hIsmMeta[0]->position_angle.angle1_diff_cnt = ISM_FEC_MAX;
+            }
+        }
+#endif
         hOMasa->prev_selected_object = selected_object;
 
         /* Separate the selected object */
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_stat_enc.h b/lib_enc/ivas_stat_enc.h
index 59363a41a4ca943b642696987319437e7e85e8f7..5184b4ba1512331b3a213ebe606b16e4656d8946 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_stat_enc.h
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_stat_enc.h
@@ -792,6 +792,9 @@ typedef struct ivas_omasa_enc_state_structure
     float broadband_energy_prev[MAX_NUM_OBJECTS + MASA_MAX_TRANSPORT_CHANNELS];
     int16_t prev_selected_object;
     uint8_t changing_object;
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_944_FEC_OMASA_1SEP_OBJ_MASA
+    int16_t since_obj_change_cnt;
+#endif
     float fade_out_gain[L_FRAME48k];
     float fade_in_gain[L_FRAME48k];