diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index d824e1f7929788ce7b20e4bb8ccc0579e3a8e2fc..e5633fd9e55c8828ff3ead537ef9d72d6cc0dfae 100755
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 #define FIX_1741_REVERB_TIMES_Q_FORMAT                  /* Philips: reverberation times in Q26 format instead of Q31 */
 #define FIX_1831_REVERB_REGRESSION                      /* Philips: fixes reverb regression issues  */
 #define FIX_1835_REVERB_ACTIVATION                      /* FhG: Modified reverberation activation logic and corrected factEQ calculation */
+#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_SBA_SIGNALING_BITS_B                  /* FhG: issue 1061: option B: signal sba order additionally in OSBA */
 #define NONBE_FIX_ISM_XOVER_BR                          /* FhG: issue 1072: select OSBA coding method depending on number of object and bitrate */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1028_1DB_TCX_LEVEL_DROP               /* VA: Harmonize the logic setting LP weighting factor between TCX encoder and TCX decoder */
diff --git a/lib_isar/isar_prot.h b/lib_isar/isar_prot.h
index 112ee1155fc9eddb2ae34719993fea4759495d3b..2472af19bcb8c9eefa1dba9cb46140686d3bc264 100644
--- a/lib_isar/isar_prot.h
+++ b/lib_isar/isar_prot.h
@@ -318,7 +318,14 @@ void isar_set_split_rend_ht_setup_fx(
     IVAS_QUATERNION Quaternions[MAX_PARAM_SPATIAL_SUBFRAMES],
     Word32 Rmat_fx[MAX_PARAM_SPATIAL_SUBFRAMES][3][3] );
 
+#ifdef LC3PLUS_LEA_COMPAT_BITRATES_48_6
+Word32 isar_get_lc3plus_bitrate(
+    const Word32 SplitRendBitRate,
+    const ISAR_SPLIT_REND_POSE_CORRECTION_MODE poseCorrectionMode,
+    const Word32 nChannels,
+    const Word32 codecFrameDurationUs );
 
+#endif
 ivas_error isar_split_rend_validate_config(
     const ISAR_SPLIT_REND_CONFIG_DATA *pSplitRendConfig,
     const Word16 is_pcm_out );
diff --git a/lib_isar/isar_splitRendererPre.c b/lib_isar/isar_splitRendererPre.c
index b30f25ca7cd4d36a8b2972e9740ce5fbdaf1fbac..77c4d6ac97ab6bcf2300a56b2479c80863e91647 100644
--- a/lib_isar/isar_splitRendererPre.c
+++ b/lib_isar/isar_splitRendererPre.c
@@ -2700,7 +2700,11 @@ 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;
@@ -2993,7 +2997,19 @@ ivas_error isar_renderMultiTDBinToSplitBinaural(
         }
         ELSE
         {
+#ifdef LC3PLUS_LEA_COMPAT_BITRATES_48_6
+            IF( EQ_32( 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 );
+                available_bits = Mpy_32_32( available_bits, ONE_BY_FRAMES_PER_SEC_Q31 );
+            }
+            ELSE
+            {
+                available_bits = L_sub( Mpy_32_32( SplitRendBitRate, ONE_BY_FRAMES_PER_SEC_Q31 ), pBits->bits_written );
+            }
+#else
             available_bits = ( SplitRendBitRate / FRAMES_PER_SEC ) - pBits->bits_written;
+#endif
             IF( ( error = splitRendLc3plusEncodeAndWrite( hSplitBin, pBits, available_bits, in_fx, Q_in ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
             {
                 return error;
diff --git a/lib_isar/isar_splitRenderer_utils.c b/lib_isar/isar_splitRenderer_utils.c
index 62f3870d3d3d3a46a3e9979009668414e64c12f6..aabedbc5879521b4b551b6ea880227004f410b9b 100644
--- a/lib_isar/isar_splitRenderer_utils.c
+++ b/lib_isar/isar_splitRenderer_utils.c
@@ -737,6 +737,35 @@ Word32 isar_get_lcld_bitrate(
     return -1;
 }
 
+#ifdef LC3PLUS_LEA_COMPAT_BITRATES_48_6
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function isar_get_lc3plus_bitrate()
+ *
+ *
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+Word32 isar_get_lc3plus_bitrate(
+    const Word32 SplitRendBitRate,
+    const ISAR_SPLIT_REND_POSE_CORRECTION_MODE poseCorrectionMode,
+    const Word32 nChannels,
+    const Word32 codecFrameDurationUs )
+{
+    Word32 bitrate;
+    bitrate = isar_get_lcld_bitrate( SplitRendBitRate, poseCorrectionMode );
+    /* Check for LC3plus LEA 48_6 LC3 compatibility mode signalling */
+    test();
+    test();
+    test();
+    if ( EQ_32( ISAR_SPLIT_REND_POSE_CORRECTION_MODE_NONE, poseCorrectionMode ) && EQ_32( bitrate, 256000 ) && EQ_32( nChannels, 2 ) && EQ_32( codecFrameDurationUs, 10000 ) )
+    {
+        bitrate = 2 * 126000;
+        move32();
+    }
+
+    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 d4809fc30a79de1b4a59ca6c59d58abc6a0e8048..60f5debc6019359708dd3bc66a2dd6b1f0766f06 100644
--- a/lib_isar/lib_isar_pre_rend.c
+++ b/lib_isar/lib_isar_pre_rend.c
@@ -482,7 +482,20 @@ ivas_error ISAR_PRE_REND_MultiBinToSplitBinaural(
             }
             assert( Q_out[0] == Q_out[1] );
 
+
+#ifdef LC3PLUS_LEA_COMPAT_BITRATES_48_6
+            IF( EQ_32( 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 );
+                available_bits = Mpy_32_32( available_bits, ONE_BY_FRAMES_PER_SEC_Q31 );
+            }
+            ELSE
+            {
+                available_bits = L_sub( Mpy_32_32( SplitRendBitRate, ONE_BY_FRAMES_PER_SEC_Q31 ), pBits->bits_written );
+            }
+#else
             available_bits = ( SplitRendBitRate / FRAMES_PER_SEC ) - pBits->bits_written;
+#endif
             IF( ( error = splitRendLc3plusEncodeAndWrite( hSplitBin, pBits, available_bits, pOutput_fx, Q_out[0] ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
             {
                 return error;