diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 7122ed7fc17b58145eb0ac93674d9a3f74a797bd..62d3338c8e22244a73ee196c5e18e87935917083 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
 #define USE_NEW_HRTF_BINARY_FILE_FORMAT                 /* Orange: to activate when decided to change the hrtf binary file format */
 #define FIX_WARNING_RENDER_CONFIG                       /* Orange: fix warning on windows build */
 #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 LC3PLUS_LEA_COMPAT_BITRATES_48_6                /* FhG: treat split-rendering 256kbps lc3plus 10ms 0dof bitrate as sentinel value for LEA compatible 48_6 bitrate (124 kbps per channel)  */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1091_PMC_LOW_SIGNAL_BURSTS            /* FhG: fix for #1091, fix limit calculation for the regularized inverse of Kx to avoid bursts in very low signals  */
 #define FIX_1053_REVERB_RECONFIGURATION                 /* Philips: issue 1053: fix for dynamic switching of acoustic environment */
 #define NONBE_FIX_SBA_SIGNALING_BITS_B                  /* FhG: issue 1061: option B: signal sba order additionally in OSBA */
diff --git a/lib_isar/isar_prot.h b/lib_isar/isar_prot.h
index f16d5762dd0118d5d191b0df2701064bbfb6b109..c69f4305cdcb3b0947ad4327d798983c0ac962b4 100644
--- a/lib_isar/isar_prot.h
+++ b/lib_isar/isar_prot.h
@@ -290,6 +290,14 @@ void isar_set_split_rend_ht_setup(
     float Rmat[MAX_PARAM_SPATIAL_SUBFRAMES][3][3] );
 
 
+#ifdef LC3PLUS_LEA_COMPAT_BITRATES_48_6
+int32_t isar_get_lc3plus_bitrate(
+    const int32_t SplitRendBitRate,
+    const ISAR_SPLIT_REND_POSE_CORRECTION_MODE poseCorrectionMode,
+    const int32_t nChannels,
+    const int32_t codecFrameDurationUs );
+#endif
+
 ivas_error isar_split_rend_validate_config(
     const ISAR_SPLIT_REND_CONFIG_DATA *pSplitRendConfig,
     const int16_t pcm_out_flag );
diff --git a/lib_isar/isar_splitRendererPre.c b/lib_isar/isar_splitRendererPre.c
index 1829618db5fd3c4c184e409964e54cac8f3f825c..0e214e79e61f234767d77c0325c6accb7739ef1a 100644
--- a/lib_isar/isar_splitRendererPre.c
+++ b/lib_isar/isar_splitRendererPre.c
@@ -1744,7 +1744,11 @@ ivas_error split_renderer_open_lc3plus(
     config.channels = BINAURAL_CHANNELS;
 
     if ( ( error = ISAR_LC3PLUS_ENC_Open( config,
+#ifdef LC3PLUS_LEA_COMPAT_BITRATES_48_6
+                                          isar_get_lc3plus_bitrate( pSplitRendConfig->splitRendBitRate, pSplitRendConfig->poseCorrectionMode, config.channels, config.lc3plus_frame_duration_us ),
+#else
                                           isar_get_lcld_bitrate( pSplitRendConfig->splitRendBitRate, pSplitRendConfig->poseCorrectionMode ),
+#endif
                                           &hSplitRendWrapper->hLc3plusEnc ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
     {
         return error;
@@ -1963,7 +1967,18 @@ ivas_error isar_renderMultiTDBinToSplitBinaural(
         }
         else
         {
+#ifdef LC3PLUS_LEA_COMPAT_BITRATES_48_6
+            if ( pBits->pose_correction == ISAR_SPLIT_REND_POSE_CORRECTION_MODE_NONE )
+            {
+                available_bits = isar_get_lc3plus_bitrate( SplitRendBitRate, hSplitBin->multiBinPoseData.poseCorrectionMode, hSplitBin->hLc3plusEnc->config.channels, hSplitBin->hLc3plusEnc->config.lc3plus_frame_duration_us ) / FRAMES_PER_SEC;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                available_bits = ( SplitRendBitRate / FRAMES_PER_SEC ) - pBits->bits_written;
+            }
+#else
             available_bits = ( SplitRendBitRate / FRAMES_PER_SEC ) - pBits->bits_written;
+#endif
             if ( ( error = splitRendLc3plusEncodeAndWrite( hSplitBin, pBits, available_bits, in ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
             {
                 return error;
diff --git a/lib_isar/isar_splitRenderer_utils.c b/lib_isar/isar_splitRenderer_utils.c
index a7c8033a8abe6f43d4af8cc107b99e1f2eec6331..09e8ca8909ad43a8d5a672d64c95fa60d5ae18be 100644
--- a/lib_isar/isar_splitRenderer_utils.c
+++ b/lib_isar/isar_splitRenderer_utils.c
@@ -562,6 +562,32 @@ int32_t isar_get_lcld_bitrate(
     return -1;
 }
 
+#ifdef LC3PLUS_LEA_COMPAT_BITRATES_48_6
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function isar_get_lc3plus_bitrate()
+ *
+ *
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+int32_t isar_get_lc3plus_bitrate(
+    const int32_t SplitRendBitRate,
+    const ISAR_SPLIT_REND_POSE_CORRECTION_MODE poseCorrectionMode,
+    const int32_t nChannels,
+    const int32_t codecFrameDurationUs )
+{
+    int32_t bitrate;
+    bitrate = isar_get_lcld_bitrate( SplitRendBitRate, poseCorrectionMode );
+    /* Check for LC3plus LEA 48_6 LC3 compatibility mode signalling */
+    if ( ISAR_SPLIT_REND_POSE_CORRECTION_MODE_NONE == poseCorrectionMode && bitrate == 256000 && nChannels == 2 && codecFrameDurationUs == 10000 )
+    {
+
+
+        bitrate = 2 * 126000;
+    }
+    return bitrate;
+}
+#endif
+
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function isar_split_rend_validate_config()
diff --git a/lib_isar/lib_isar_pre_rend.c b/lib_isar/lib_isar_pre_rend.c
index 85a70b847b498de372ff09caf2ab69331abe7238..5867793c26e9d34d2145cfcd48ebdbc7088629bc 100644
--- a/lib_isar/lib_isar_pre_rend.c
+++ b/lib_isar/lib_isar_pre_rend.c
@@ -389,7 +389,19 @@ ivas_error ISAR_PRE_REND_MultiBinToSplitBinaural(
                 cldfbSynthesis( Cldfb_In_BinReal_p, Cldfb_In_BinImag_p, output[ch], hSplitBin->hCldfbHandles->cldfbSyn[0]->no_channels * num_slots, hSplitBin->hCldfbHandles->cldfbSyn[ch] );
             }
 
+
+#ifdef LC3PLUS_LEA_COMPAT_BITRATES_48_6
+            if ( pBits->pose_correction == ISAR_SPLIT_REND_POSE_CORRECTION_MODE_NONE )
+            {
+                available_bits = isar_get_lc3plus_bitrate( SplitRendBitRate, hSplitBin->multiBinPoseData.poseCorrectionMode, hSplitBin->hLc3plusEnc->config.channels, hSplitBin->hLc3plusEnc->config.lc3plus_frame_duration_us ) / FRAMES_PER_SEC;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                available_bits = ( SplitRendBitRate / FRAMES_PER_SEC ) - pBits->bits_written;
+            }
+#else
             available_bits = ( SplitRendBitRate / FRAMES_PER_SEC ) - pBits->bits_written;
+#endif
             if ( ( error = splitRendLc3plusEncodeAndWrite( hSplitBin, pBits, available_bits, output ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
             {
                 return error;