diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index e9b94dbadab05e6867f7e01f0d4f17b0d0f7d937..fd3235f5ce1d475a16f8a70a84c03e602f404db4 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 #define FIX_1435_MOVE_STEREO_PANNING                    /* VA: issue 1435: do the EVS stereo panning in the renderer */
 #define FIX_BASOP_2201_HARMONIZE_HRTF_FILE_READER_CREND /* OR : Fix issue basop 2201 hrtf_file_reader crend differs between basop ivas-main and ivas-float-update */
 #define FIX_2245_INIT_FD_CNG_EVS                        /* Dolby/VA: Issue 2245: initialize FD CNG with EVS-type of init function */
+#define FIX_2252_SCALING_SAVE_HB_SYNTH                  /* VA: issue 2252: fix use-of-uninit-value in save_hb_synth_fx[] scaling in FOA decoding with bitstream that starts with an SID */
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
diff --git a/lib_dec/acelp_core_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/acelp_core_dec_fx.c
index 958b8064dd6e701622ce10fa131cf5c17c18d638..521ab4f18ded4dca417d33988f1d015effc8d06e 100644
--- a/lib_dec/acelp_core_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/acelp_core_dec_fx.c
@@ -2334,9 +2334,17 @@ ivas_error acelp_core_dec_fx(
 
     IF( NE_16( st->element_mode, EVS_MONO ) )
     {
+#ifdef FIX_2252_SCALING_SAVE_HB_SYNTH
+        IF( save_hb_synth_fx16 != NULL )
+#else
         IF( save_hb_synth_fx16 )
+#endif
         {
+#ifdef FIX_2252_SCALING_SAVE_HB_SYNTH
+            Copy_Scale_sig_32_16( save_hb_synth_fx, save_hb_synth_fx16, output_frame, 0 ); // Q0
+#else
             Copy_Scale_sig_32_16( save_hb_synth_fx, save_hb_synth_fx16, L_FRAME48k, 0 ); // Q0
+#endif
         }
         Copy_Scale_sig_32_16( synth_fx, synth_fx16, output_frame, 0 ); // Q_syn2
     }