diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 396d21f6c5d590a5d54dd45eecd6344858e022b5..bd7f2f34cf7608109dd97ab96c5b1954b524d2a7 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -144,4 +144,6 @@
 
 #define NONBE_FIX_TCX5_INTERLEAVING_FOR_FS_IN_UNEQUAL_FS_OUT /* FhG: apply correct TCX5 grouping/interleaving when input_fs != output_fs */
 
+#define FIX_1803_PRED_CAUSING_BWE_OVERSHOOT     /* VA: Reduces complexity and improve precision of pred_ivas, solve 1803 */
+
 #endif
diff --git a/lib_com/pred_lt4_fx.c b/lib_com/pred_lt4_fx.c
index 465138bde1fd083c8ed2a0beade5da3fa290ea2f..77876ff623ba072b157bb0413fd9d3eb11c6a8a5 100644
--- a/lib_com/pred_lt4_fx.c
+++ b/lib_com/pred_lt4_fx.c
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ void pred_lt4_ivas_fx(
 )
 {
     Word16 i, j;
+#ifndef FIX_1803_PRED_CAUSING_BWE_OVERSHOOT
     Word32 s;
+#endif
     const Word16 *x0, *x1, *x2;
     const Word32 *c1, *c2;
 #ifdef BASOP_NOGLOB_DECLARE_LOCAL
@@ -51,27 +53,43 @@ void pred_lt4_ivas_fx(
 
     FOR( j = 0; j < L_subfr; j++ )
     {
+#ifdef FIX_1803_PRED_CAUSING_BWE_OVERSHOOT
+        Word64 s64 = 0;
+        move64();
+#endif
         x1 = x0++;                       /* Q_exc */
         x2 = x1 + 1;                     /* Q_exc */
         c1 = ( &win[frac] );             /* Q14 */
         c2 = ( &win[up_sample - frac] ); /* Q14 */
-
+#ifndef FIX_1803_PRED_CAUSING_BWE_OVERSHOOT
         {
             Word64 s64 = 0;
             move64();
+#endif
             FOR( i = 0; i < nb_coef; i++ )
             {
+#ifdef FIX_1803_PRED_CAUSING_BWE_OVERSHOOT
                 /*s += (*x1--) * (*c1) + (*x2++) * (*c2);*/
-                s64 = W_mac_32_32( s64, L_deposit_l( *x1-- ), ( *c1 ) ); /* Q_exc + Q32 */
-                s64 = W_mac_32_32( s64, L_deposit_l( *x2++ ), ( *c2 ) ); /* Q_exc + Q32 */
-
+                s64 = W_mac_32_16( s64, *c1, *x1 ); /* Q_exc + Q32 */
+                s64 = W_mac_32_16( s64, *c2, *x2 ); /* Q_exc + Q32 */
+                x1--;
+                x2++;
+#else
+            /*s += (*x1--) * (*c1) + (*x2++) * (*c2);*/
+            s64 = W_mac_32_32( s64, L_deposit_l( *x1-- ), ( *c1 ) ); /* Q_exc + Q32 */
+            s64 = W_mac_32_32( s64, L_deposit_l( *x2++ ), ( *c2 ) ); /* Q_exc + Q32 */
+#endif
                 c1 += up_sample;
                 c2 += up_sample;
             }
+#ifndef FIX_1803_PRED_CAUSING_BWE_OVERSHOOT
             s = W_sat_l( W_shr( s64, 16 ) ); /* Q_exc + Q16 */
         }
-
         excO[j] = round_fx_o( s, &Overflow ); /* Q_exc */
+#else
+        excO[j] = extract_h( W_round48_L_o( s64, &Overflow ) );      /*W_round48_L_o is saturating if needed, the Overflow is sent out is case specific implementation has a different W_round48_L_o*/
+#endif
+
         move16();
     }
     return;