diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index a72b234fcbbe23021e797e5df5ef954411586987..464fc3e9e0d28df6b1cd771859ce637687c66c53 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 #define FIX_1962_FORMAT_CONV_SPECTRAL_DIFF                   /* FhG: Improved precision of targetEnergy in ivas_ls_setup_conversion_process_mdct_fx() */
 #define FIX_2003_CON_TCX_OVERFLOW                            /* FhG: Use a dynamic scaling factor for the synth buffer at the output of con_tcx_ivas_fx() */
 #define OPT_TCXLTP_FILTER_LOOP                               /* FhG: optimize loop in tcx_ltp_synth_filter */
-
+#define FIX_2602_NONBE_SAT_IN_SWB_TBE_SCALE                  /* Dolby/FhG: fix for issue 2026: Saturation in SWB TBE re-scaling function preventing StereoDownmix complexity job to complete */
 
 /* #################### Start BASOP porting switches ############################ */
 
diff --git a/lib_dec/swb_tbe_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/swb_tbe_dec_fx.c
index 0de93c9375e25eaec4129c64295af52d17564ef2..c3291bde24f95ec52e5fe52d111b5e27d64af6b0 100644
--- a/lib_dec/swb_tbe_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/swb_tbe_dec_fx.c
@@ -2705,8 +2705,12 @@ void swb_tbe_dec_fx(
 
     FOR( i = 0; i < L_SHB_LAHEAD; i++ )
     {
-        L_tmp = Mult_32_16( Lscale, shaped_shb_excitation[i] );     /* Q_bwe_exc + (31-exp) - 15 */
-        shaped_shb_excitation[i] = round_fx( L_shl( L_tmp, exp ) ); /* Q_bwe_exc */
+        L_tmp = Mult_32_16( Lscale, shaped_shb_excitation[i] ); /* Q_bwe_exc + (31-exp) - 15 */
+#ifdef FIX_2602_NONBE_SAT_IN_SWB_TBE_SCALE
+        shaped_shb_excitation[i] = round_fx_sat( L_shl_sat( L_tmp, exp ) ); /* Q_bwe_exc */
+#else
+        shaped_shb_excitation[i] = round_fx( L_shl( L_tmp, exp ) );     /* Q_bwe_exc */
+#endif
         move16();
     }
     IF( exp < 0 )
@@ -2727,8 +2731,12 @@ void swb_tbe_dec_fx(
             L_tmp1 = Mult_32_16( L_shl_sat( 1, sub( 31, exp ) ), temp ); /* Q31-exp */
             temp = sub( 32767 /*1.0f Q15*/, temp );
             Lscale = L_add( Mult_32_16( Lscale, temp ), L_tmp1 );
-            L_tmp = Mult_32_16( Lscale, shaped_shb_excitation[i] );     /* Q_bwe_exc + (31-exp) - 15 */
+            L_tmp = Mult_32_16( Lscale, shaped_shb_excitation[i] ); /* Q_bwe_exc + (31-exp) - 15 */
+#ifdef FIX_2602_NONBE_SAT_IN_SWB_TBE_SCALE
+            shaped_shb_excitation[i] = round_fx_sat( L_shl_sat( L_tmp, exp ) ); /* Q_bwe_exc */
+#else
             shaped_shb_excitation[i] = round_fx( L_shl( L_tmp, exp ) ); /* Q_bwe_exc */
+#endif
             move16();
         }
     }
@@ -2740,8 +2748,12 @@ void swb_tbe_dec_fx(
             L_tmp1 = Mult_32_16( L_shl_sat( 1, sub( 31, exp ) ), temp ); /* Q31-exp */
             temp = sub( 32767 /*1.0f Q15*/, temp );
             Lscale = L_add( Mult_32_16( Lscale, temp ), L_tmp1 );
-            L_tmp = Mult_32_16( Lscale, shaped_shb_excitation[i] );     /* Q_bwe_exc + (31-exp) - 15 */
+            L_tmp = Mult_32_16( Lscale, shaped_shb_excitation[i] ); /* Q_bwe_exc + (31-exp) - 15 */
+#ifdef FIX_2602_NONBE_SAT_IN_SWB_TBE_SCALE
+            shaped_shb_excitation[i] = round_fx_sat( L_shl_sat( L_tmp, exp ) ); /* Q_bwe_exc */
+#else
             shaped_shb_excitation[i] = round_fx( L_shl( L_tmp, exp ) ); /* Q_bwe_exc */
+#endif
             move16();
         }
     }