diff --git a/lib_com/cnst.h b/lib_com/cnst.h
index 379dd7c85efcc4364abdc8ace259b771f93d7c8c..ae84dbd2c9285d5219b4e7d6b48ed787bb1d3be3 100644
--- a/lib_com/cnst.h
+++ b/lib_com/cnst.h
@@ -532,12 +532,16 @@ enum
     IND_STEREO_ICBWE_MSFLAG,
     IND_SHB_ENER_SF,
     IND_SHB_RES_GS,
+#ifndef FIX_1486_IND_SHB_RES
     IND_SHB_RES_GS1,
     IND_SHB_RES_GS2,
     IND_SHB_RES_GS3,
     IND_SHB_RES_GS4,
     IND_SHB_RES_GS5,
     IND_SHB_VF,
+#else
+    IND_SHB_VF = IND_SHB_RES_GS + 5,
+#endif
     IND_SHB_LSF,
     IND_SHB_MIRROR = IND_SHB_LSF + 5,
     IND_SHB_GRID,
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index daa609ed4784d0aec8826dadec02ddef1bf6fcd9..3f158a8e89e5866193ff8bd205c886265559cfed 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 #define FIX_1439_SPEEDUP_ivas_swb_tbe_dec_fx                    /*FhG: reduces WMOPS - bit-exact*/
 #define FIX_1439_SPEEDUP_synthesise_fb_high_band_fx             /*FhG: reduces WMOPS - bit-exact*/
 #define FIX_1481_HARDCODE_DIV                          /* FhG: hardcode division results in stereo_dmx_evs_init_encoder_fx() */
+#define FIX_1486_IND_SHB_RES                   /* VA: Fix for issue 1486: align the usage of IND_SHB_RES_GS indices with float code */
 
 #define TEST_HR
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/swb_tbe_enc_fx.c b/lib_enc/swb_tbe_enc_fx.c
index 633ede535775d594e9912f67cab67c34ae15ac16..acfc5043cec79f665bf1d4c83dfb290258480398 100644
--- a/lib_enc/swb_tbe_enc_fx.c
+++ b/lib_enc/swb_tbe_enc_fx.c
@@ -5683,7 +5683,11 @@ static void Quant_shb_res_gshape_fx(
         move16();
         IF( NE_16( st_fx->codec_mode, MODE2 ) )
         {
+#ifdef FIX_1486_IND_SHB_RES
+            push_indice( st_fx->hBstr, IND_SHB_RES_GS + i, idxSubGain_fx[i], NUM_BITS_SHB_RES_GS );
+#else
             push_indice( st_fx->hBstr, IND_SHB_RES_GS1 + i, idxSubGain_fx[i], NUM_BITS_SHB_RES_GS );
+#endif
         }
     }
 }
@@ -5719,7 +5723,11 @@ static void Quant_shb_res_gshape_ivas_fx(
         }
         ELSE
         {
+#ifdef FIX_1486_IND_SHB_RES
+            push_indice( st->hBstr, IND_SHB_RES_GS + i, idxSubGain_fx[i], NUM_BITS_SHB_RES_GS );
+#else
             push_indice( st->hBstr, IND_SHB_RES_GS1 + i, idxSubGain_fx[i], NUM_BITS_SHB_RES_GS );
+#endif
         }
     }
 }