diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 4dfb7d8e4f2bc54f21a393f44163f12c3de42a49..1b2c564d798cfe361e91a89774ab8d5f3053f23c 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 /* ##################### End NON-BE switches ########################### */
 #define FIX_740_HQ_CORE_OVA // Proposed fix to solve overlap and add issue for HQ_CORE
 #define FIX_746  // proposed fix to solve low bit-rate frame boundaries issues 
+#define FIX_SATURATION_725  // Propose fix for saturation in AVQ
 
 /* ################## End DEVELOPMENT switches ######################### */
 
diff --git a/lib_dec/vlpc_2st_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/vlpc_2st_dec_fx.c
index ae35bc31a8f36758831b033683fb8d01dd8f0a2f..1a86fdb916225d738b853a5eb51f0a303e39f404 100644
--- a/lib_dec/vlpc_2st_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/vlpc_2st_dec_fx.c
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #include "options.h"
 #include "prot_fx1.h"
 #include "prot_fx2.h"
+//#ifdef DEBUGGING  to be removed
+#include <assert.h>
+//#endif
 
 void vlpc_2st_dec(
     Word16 *lsfq,       /* i/o: i:1st stage   o:1st+2nd stage   */
@@ -32,7 +35,16 @@ void vlpc_2st_dec(
 
     FOR (i=0; i<M; i++)
     {
-        lsfq[i] = add(lsfq[i], shl(mult_r(w[i], shl(xq[i],10)),2));                         /*14Q1*1.28*/ 	move16();
+#ifdef FIX_SATURATION_725
+        //#ifdef DEBUGGING  to be removed
+        assert( abs_s( xq[i] ) <= 32 );                                           /* If xq > 32 for IVAS, we might need a different loop implementation */
+                                                                                  //#endif
+        lsfq[i] = add( lsfq[i], shl( mult_r( w[i], shl_sat( xq[i], 10 ) ), 2 ) ); /*14Q1*1.28*/
+        move16();
+#else
+        lsfq[i] = add( lsfq[i], shl( mult_r( w[i], shl( xq[i], 10 ) ), 2 ) ); /*14Q1*1.28*/
+        move16();
+#endif
     }
 
     /* reorder */