diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 5813f5f372d6c9105693b1a9bc3f3cce568a36a0..4db69235caef2f9cb91878a659b6ffa8b4de955f 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
 #define NONBE_1240_FIX_CORE_SELECTION_ISM_SW            /* VA: issue 1240: Remove the forcing of the TCX core in ISM when switching from a high bitarte to a low one */
 #define FIX_1101_CLEANING_JBM_CALL                      /* VA: issue 1101: remove obsolete call of ivas_jbm_dec_tc_buffer_open() */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1337_MISSING_DIRECTIVITY_DISTATT_EXTREND /* Eri: issue 1337: Missing directivity setting and distance attenuation in external renderer IVAS_rend */
+#define FIX_1348_OVERFLOW                               /* FhG: fix BASOP overflow in hq_lr_dec(), brings floating-point code inline with FX */
 
 /* #################### End BASOP porting switches ############################ */
 
diff --git a/lib_dec/hq_lr_dec.c b/lib_dec/hq_lr_dec.c
index 4ee9187e7b0f2ed7b90bfa33f590f08f92338554..85583cffd5e7e6200c5081235f182014adbf8a60 100644
--- a/lib_dec/hq_lr_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/hq_lr_dec.c
@@ -260,7 +260,15 @@ void hq_lr_dec(
         frac1 = L_Extract_lc( L_tmp, &exp ); /* Extract exponent of L_tmp */
         L_tmp = Pow2( 30, frac1 );
         exp = sub( exp, 30 );
+#ifdef FIX_1348_OVERFLOW
+#ifdef BASOP_NOGLOB
+        Ep_fx[i] = L_shl_o( L_tmp, s_max( sub( exp, 6 ), -31 ), &Overflow ); /* Q -6 */
+#else
+        Ep_fx[i] = L_shl( L_tmp, s_max( sub( exp, 6 ), -31 ) ); /* Q -6 */
+#endif
+#else
         Ep_fx[i] = L_shl( L_tmp, sub( exp, 6 ) ); /* Q -6 */
+#endif
         Ep[i] = (float) ( Ep_fx[i] / pow( 2.0, -6 ) );
     }