diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 9d4867232d102ee8f04f16f4669783e24adbc0ab..d963b98fada9907718fc622f8364efc5b56e60bc 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 #define FIX_1990_SANITIZER_IN_REVERB_LOAD                    /* Nokia: Fix issue part of issue 1990 by introducing missing free of structure - keep until #2059 is addressed */
 #define FIX_1999_TEMPORARY_DISABLE_DIST_ATT_CHECK            /* Eri: Issue 1999: Range check on float values of distance attenuation, while the float values are not propagated to this function. The test is not correct, but configurable distance attenuation is not used in Characterization.*/
 #define OPT_IGF_GET_WHITE_SPEC_DATA                          /* FhG: optimized version of IGF_getWhiteSpectralData_ivas() */
+#define FIX_2081_REVISE_H1_SCALING                           /* VA: accommodate for H1 overshoot that was causing assert in set_impule. Not BE with MASA on LTV with bitrate switching for only 2 instances */
 
 
 /* #################### Start BASOP porting switches ############################ */
diff --git a/lib_enc/enc_tran_fx.c b/lib_enc/enc_tran_fx.c
index a4d713fbd0bc781758a10638d6c3a04f428947cc..6e31679bf019aea75183664699fc723b291a9bdf 100644
--- a/lib_enc/enc_tran_fx.c
+++ b/lib_enc/enc_tran_fx.c
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ Word16 encod_tran_fx(
         L_tmp = L_msu( L_tmp, y1[L_SUBFR - 1], gain_pit );
         L_tmp = L_shl_sat( L_tmp, sub( 1, shift ) ); /* Q_new + 15 */
         hLPDmem->mem_w0 = round_fx_sat( L_tmp );     /*Q_new-1*/
+
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------*
          * Construct adaptive part of the excitation
          * Save the non-enhanced excitation for FEC_exc
@@ -434,8 +435,12 @@ Word16 encod_tran_ivas_fx(
     Word16 tc_subfr,          /* i/o: TC subframe classification                        Q0*/
     Word16 position,          /* i  : maximum of residual signal index                  Q0*/
     Word16 *unbits,           /* i/o: number of unused bits                             Q0*/
-    const Word16 shift,       /* i  : Scaling to get 12 bits                            */
-    const Word16 Q_new        /* i  : Input scaling                                     */
+#ifdef FIX_2081_REVISE_H1_SCALING
+    const Word16 shift_r, /* i  : Scaling to get 12 bits                            */
+#else
+    const Word16 shift, /* i  : Scaling to get 12 bits                            */
+#endif
+    const Word16 Q_new /* i  : Input scaling                                     */
 )
 {
     Word16 xn[L_SUBFR];                       /* Target vector for pitch search               */
@@ -468,10 +473,18 @@ Word16 encod_tran_ivas_fx(
     Word16 shift_wsp;
     Word32 L_tmp;
     Word16 q_h1;
+#ifdef FIX_2081_REVISE_H1_SCALING
+    Word16 shift, tmp;
+#endif
     BSTR_ENC_HANDLE hBstr = st_fx->hBstr;
     SC_VBR_ENC_HANDLE hSC_VBR = st_fx->hSC_VBR;
     LPD_state_HANDLE hLPDmem = st_fx->hLPDmem;
 
+#ifdef FIX_2081_REVISE_H1_SCALING
+    shift = shift_r; /* for IVAS, shift_r is always 0 */
+                     /* will be reusing the EVS shift strategy later on to allow of H1 overshoot */
+    move16();
+#endif
     L_frame_fx = st_fx->L_frame;
     move16();
 
@@ -480,6 +493,7 @@ Word16 encod_tran_ivas_fx(
     /*------------------------------------------------------------------*
      * Initializations
      *------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
     gain_pit = 0;
     move16();
     gain_code = L_deposit_l( 0 );
@@ -521,6 +535,7 @@ Word16 encod_tran_ivas_fx(
     {
         shift_wsp = sub( shift_wsp, 1 );
     }
+
     /*----------------------------------------------------------------*
      * ACELP subframe loop
      *----------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -540,9 +555,21 @@ Word16 encod_tran_ivas_fx(
                               res_fx, L_SUBFR, p_Aw, st_fx->preemph_fac, xn, cn, h1 );
 
         q_h1 = sub( 14, norm_s( h1[0] ) );
+#ifdef FIX_2081_REVISE_H1_SCALING
+        tmp = sub( 14, norm_arr( h1, L_SUBFR ) );
+        shift = sub( q_h1, tmp ); /* shift is initialized to shift_r ( to 0) at the beginning of the scope, re-compute shift_wsp in case it has changed */
+        shift_wsp = add( Q_new, shift );
+        if ( LT_32( st_fx->core_brate, MIN_BRATE_AVQ_EXC ) )
+        {
+            shift_wsp = sub( shift_wsp, 1 );
+        }
+#endif
         Copy_Scale_sig( h1, h2_fx, L_SUBFR, sub( 11, q_h1 ) ); /*Q11*/
+#ifdef FIX_2081_REVISE_H1_SCALING
+        Scale_sig( h1, L_SUBFR, add( sub( 14, q_h1 ), shift ) );
+#else
         Scale_sig( h1, L_SUBFR, sub( 14, q_h1 ) );
-
+#endif
         /* scaling of xn[] to limit dynamic at 12 bits */
         Scale_sig( xn, L_SUBFR, shift );