diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h b/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
index 177b9cbbd0dc8533bfbb04c1312ecfb307ce6c17..a7825d2a1da7cb7858eb00f5720c9c9f6ef45c9f 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
@@ -1188,7 +1188,11 @@ enum
 #define MASA_COHERENCE_TOLERANCE                0.1f
 #define MASA_COHERENCE_THRESHOLD                0.1f
 #define MASA_RATIO_TOLERANCE                    0.1f
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1034_DRY_MASA_RATIOS
+#define MASA_RATIO_THRESHOLD                    0.015f
+#else
 #define MASA_RATIO_THRESHOLD                    0.1f
+#endif
 #define MASA_ANGLE_TOLERANCE                    0.5f
 #define MASA_SUR_COH_THRESHOLD                  1e-7f
 #define MASA_SUR_COH_PRECISION                  1e7f
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 72745db206e0921e679a71fcc782dc6c3ffb426b..ab26334e390d8244669f3360ca8e3496fe101b3e 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
 #define NONBE_FIX_991_PARAMBIN_BINARY_HRTF              /* Nokia: issue #991: fix using of binary file HRTF in ParamBin (to actiate when USE_NEW_HRTF_BINARY_FILE_FORMAT and FIX_777_COMBI_RENDER_CONFIG_FILE are on  )*/
 #define FIX_1024_REMOVE_PARAMMC_MIXING_MAT              /* VA: issue 1024: remove unused function ivas_param_mc_get_mono_stereo_mixing_matrices() */
 #define FIX_1023_REMOVE_PARAMMC_DEC                     /* VA: issue 1023: remove unused function ivas_param_mc_dec() */
+#define NONBE_FIX_1034_DRY_MASA_RATIOS                  /* Nokia: Fix issue 1034, use of wrong numDir state. */
 
 /* #################### End BASOP porting switches ############################ */
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_masa_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_masa_enc.c
index 062d2e2a44b0a69fddbcbf473d69ea413c985ead..9d1d3117b6ee675d5bd13cd8b9eb7fdd00f6dc50 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_masa_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_masa_enc.c
@@ -1241,6 +1241,9 @@ void ivas_masa_combine_directions(
                 ambience2dir = 1.0f - ratioSum;
                 hMeta->directional_meta[0].energy_ratio[j][i] = sumVecLen[j][i] / ( hMeta->directional_meta[0].energy_ratio[j][i] + hMeta->directional_meta[1].energy_ratio[j][i] + ambience2dir / 2.0f );
                 hMeta->directional_meta[1].energy_ratio[j][i] = 0.0f;
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1034_DRY_MASA_RATIOS
+                hMeta->common_meta.diffuse_to_total_ratio[j][i] = 1.0f - hMeta->directional_meta[0].energy_ratio[j][i];
+#endif
                 if ( computeCoherence )
                 {
                     ambience1dir = 1.0f - hMeta->directional_meta[0].energy_ratio[j][i];
@@ -1429,6 +1432,9 @@ static void detect_metadata_composition(
             {
                 for ( band = 0; band < MASA_FREQUENCY_BANDS; band++ )
                 {
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1034_DRY_MASA_RATIOS
+                    hMeta->directional_meta[0].spherical_index[sf][band] = hMeta->directional_meta[1].spherical_index[sf][band];
+#endif
                     hMeta->directional_meta[0].azimuth[sf][band] = hMeta->directional_meta[1].azimuth[sf][band];
                     hMeta->directional_meta[0].elevation[sf][band] = hMeta->directional_meta[1].elevation[sf][band];
                     hMeta->directional_meta[0].energy_ratio[sf][band] = hMeta->directional_meta[1].energy_ratio[sf][band];
@@ -1505,7 +1511,11 @@ static void compensate_energy_ratios(
     uint8_t numDirs;
 
     hMeta = &( hMasa->masaMetadata );
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1034_DRY_MASA_RATIOS
+    numDirs = hMasa->config.numberOfDirections;
+#else
     numDirs = hMeta->descriptive_meta.numberOfDirections + 1;
+#endif
 
     for ( sf = 0; sf < MAX_PARAM_SPATIAL_SUBFRAMES; sf++ )
     {
@@ -2121,10 +2131,19 @@ static void copy_masa_metadata_subframe(
 )
 {
     uint8_t dir;
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1034_DRY_MASA_RATIOS
+    uint8_t band;
+#endif
 
     /* directional metadata */
     for ( dir = 0; dir < MASA_MAXIMUM_DIRECTIONS; dir++ )
     {
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1034_DRY_MASA_RATIOS
+        for ( band = 0; band < MASA_FREQUENCY_BANDS; band++ )
+        {
+            hMetaTo->directional_meta[dir].spherical_index[sfTo][band] = hMetaFrom->directional_meta[dir].spherical_index[sfFrom][band];
+        }
+#endif
         mvr2r( hMetaFrom->directional_meta[dir].azimuth[sfFrom], hMetaTo->directional_meta[dir].azimuth[sfTo], MASA_FREQUENCY_BANDS );
         mvr2r( hMetaFrom->directional_meta[dir].elevation[sfFrom], hMetaTo->directional_meta[dir].elevation[sfTo], MASA_FREQUENCY_BANDS );
         mvr2r( hMetaFrom->directional_meta[dir].energy_ratio[sfFrom], hMetaTo->directional_meta[dir].energy_ratio[sfTo], MASA_FREQUENCY_BANDS );