diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index b69b5ed2c5bc6b6973e3a9ae29b4aa61b39cf752..9dad824fba4d86267d5c91cf9f4996b8c50fdd81 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #define FIX_1942_ASSERTION_LOWSHELF                          /* FhG: Modified the target_gains_db_fx calculation in compute_t60_coeffs_fx() */
 #define FIX_1944_CRASH_FOR_STEREO                            /* FhG: improve TonalMDCTConceal_InsertNoise calculation precision */
 #define FIX_1970_SBA_CRASH                                   /* Dlb: Fix for issue 1970, SBA crash */
+#define FIX_1978_SAT_MISSING_IN_GAIN_ENC                     /* VA:  Fix add saturation missing that lead to a crash in P800-10 */
 
 #define FIX_1946_CRASH_JBM_PROCESSING                        /* FhG: Increased guard bits of DFT_fx */
 /* #################### Start BASOP porting switches ############################ */
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
 #define FIX_1129_EXT_REND_OUTPUT_HIGH                   /* Philips: issue 1129: External renderer BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB format output level too high compared to internal rendering output */
 #define NONBE_1328_FIX_NON_LINEARITY                    /* VA: Fix possible issue when computing bwe_exc_extended and previous frame were almost 0, float issue 1328  */
 
+
 /* #################### End BASOP porting switches ############################ */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/lib_enc/gain_enc_fx.c b/lib_enc/gain_enc_fx.c
index 9468fff6017c9c9c08aacb8f5cb33fc62d763bcf..868374446a02808b79d4a5e0881aee1ba3a8148d 100644
--- a/lib_enc/gain_enc_fx.c
+++ b/lib_enc/gain_enc_fx.c
@@ -728,10 +728,18 @@ void gain_enc_SQ_fx(
 
     *gain_pit = round_fx_o( L_shl_o( L_div, add( exp, exp_div ), &Overflow ), &Overflow ); /*Q14*/
 
+#ifdef FIX_1978_SAT_MISSING_IN_GAIN_ENC
+    L_tmp1 = L_mult_sat( coeff[1], coeff[4] ); /*Q31*/
+#else
     L_tmp1 = L_mult( coeff[1], coeff[4] ); /*Q31*/
+#endif
     exp1 = add( exp_coeff[1], exp_coeff[4] );
 
+#ifdef FIX_1978_SAT_MISSING_IN_GAIN_ENC
+    L_tmp2 = L_mult_sat( coeff[0], coeff[3] ); /*Q31*/
+#else
     L_tmp2 = L_mult( coeff[0], coeff[3] ); /*Q31*/
+#endif
     exp2 = add( exp_coeff[0], exp_coeff[3] );
 
     IF( GT_16( exp1, exp2 ) )