diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index f064e71ac2c105c472a4343dd3f472a6a96f1350..0ea5510b4ff81f5d1b2eaa4d9755d0141e0fc570 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@
 #define NONBE_FIX_1174_MCMASA_LBR_LOOP_ERROR            /* Nokia: Fix issue 1174 by removing the unnecessary inner loop causing problems. */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1052_SBA_EXT_FIX                      /* VA: SBA external output support fix - do not overwrite "output_config" parameter */
 #define FIX_1113_CLDFB_REND_IN_ISAR                     /* issue 1113: fix the use of CLDFB renderer in split-rendering at the external renderer */
+#define NONBE_FIX_1110_STEREO_DTX_BRATE_SWITCHING       /* VA: issue 1110: fix encoder crash in the stereo DTX bitrate switching condition */
 
 #define NONBE_1894_OSBA_SCALING                         /* FhG: port OSBA scaling MRs (298,355,360) jointly */
 #define NONBE_1360_LFE_DELAY                            /* Dlb: LFE delay alignment when rendering in CLDFB domain*/
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_cng_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_cng_dec.c
index c0d7c02a36c84ea82dd074f7545a6beeb0e0d0c8..3d44edac647c52c0151ba89d224d8e0e86e18e0c 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_cng_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_cng_dec.c
@@ -923,6 +923,10 @@ void stereo_cna_update_params(
     }
     else
     {
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1110_STEREO_DTX_BRATE_SWITCHING
+        hFdCngDec->first_cna_noise_updated = 0;
+#endif
+
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_switching_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_switching_dec.c
index 89630fcfa11d1925d2522c3b613897de4c249a7f..087c54252b119dd1e1701e676683618b4533473d 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_switching_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_switching_dec.c
@@ -1551,6 +1551,11 @@ void stereo_switching_dec(
         mvr2r( sts[0]->old_exc, sts[1]->old_exc, L_EXC_MEM_DEC );
         mvr2r( sts[0]->lsf_old, sts[1]->lsf_old, M );
         mvr2r( sts[0]->lsp_old, sts[1]->lsp_old, M );
+
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1110_STEREO_DTX_BRATE_SWITCHING
+        sts[1]->last_core_brate = sts[0]->last_core_brate;
+#endif
+
         if ( hCPE->element_mode == IVAS_CPE_MDCT )
         {
             sts[1]->last_core = sts[0]->last_core;
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_switching_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_switching_enc.c
index 4fe1660ae094a2c0034b58fe6d615f05d6f16990..cc1f0b643516a019948ff3f94c02b17feb521e0f 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_switching_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_switching_enc.c
@@ -801,6 +801,10 @@ void stereo_switching_enc(
         mvr2r( sts[0]->lsf_old1, sts[1]->lsf_old1, M );
         mvr2r( sts[0]->lsp_old1, sts[1]->lsp_old1, M );
 
+#ifdef NONBE_FIX_1110_STEREO_DTX_BRATE_SWITCHING
+        sts[1]->last_core_brate = sts[0]->last_core_brate;
+#endif
+
         sts[1]->GSC_noisy_speech = 0;
         if ( hCPE->element_mode == IVAS_CPE_MDCT )
         {