diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h b/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
index b56c3d35b18d9c7a64691bed6dff7d443194e563..58e8d441bb0922b61e3e81976499df4d308f344b 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
@@ -1222,7 +1222,11 @@ enum
 #define MASA_TRANSP_BITS                        1
 #define NO_BITS_MASA_ISM_NO_OBJ                 2
 #ifdef IVAS_FLOAT_FIXED
+#ifdef NON_BE_FIX_BASOP_819_THRESHOLD_MASA2TOTAL
+#define MASA2TOTAL_THR                          0.9799999f
+#else
 #define MASA2TOTAL_THR                          0.98f
+#endif
 #define MASA2TOTAL_THR_Q30                      1052266987 // 0.98f in Q30
 //Maximum error in float to fixed conversion : 0.005%
 //Assuming the accuracy of 99.995%
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index b9d043c2cf0021eacbf79d0204b815869d555363..929964dc0ed234e4e858bffdcf21033fcf7b611f 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
 
 #define NONBE_MDCT_ST_DTX_SKIP_DEWHITENING_OF_NOISE_SHAPES_ON_SID_FRAMES /* FhG: issue 1133: skip de-whitening of bg noise shape after frameloss period if the first good frame is an SID */
 #define NONBE_MDCT_ST_PLC_DO_NOT_SCALE_OLD_OUT_IF_FIRST_GOOD_IS_SID /* FhG: issue 1133: in TCX PLC, don't scale hHQ_core->old_out after applying fade to noise in burst frame error */
+#define NON_BE_FIX_BASOP_819_THRESHOLD_MASA2TOTAL
 
 /* ##################### End NON-BE switches ########################### */
 #define FIX_740_HQ_CORE_OVA // Proposed fix to solve overlap and add issue for HQ_CORE
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c
index 819a42d3eb1ca4ba68519dcc899cd412b7d92c7f..e0a8fdeb14d48430f55b74c8bd6619beb2ad4aab 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_qmetadata_enc.c
@@ -7654,7 +7654,9 @@ void ivas_omasa_encode_masa_to_total(
     float dct_data[MAX_PARAM_SPATIAL_SUBFRAMES * MASA_FREQUENCY_BANDS];
     int16_t bits_pos, nb_bits;
     int16_t n_streams, len_stream;
-
+#ifdef NON_BE_FIX_BASOP_819_THRESHOLD_MASA2TOTAL
+    int32_t int_tmp;
+#endif
 
     bits_pos = hMetaData->nb_bits_tot;
     k = 0;
@@ -7805,6 +7807,10 @@ void ivas_omasa_encode_masa_to_total(
         {
             masa_to_total_energy_ratio[i][j] = max( 0.0f, q_dct_data[k] );
             masa_to_total_energy_ratio[i][j] = min( 1.0f, masa_to_total_energy_ratio[i][j] );
+#ifdef NON_BE_FIX_BASOP_819_THRESHOLD_MASA2TOTAL
+            int_tmp = (int32_t) ( MASA_SUR_COH_PRECISION * masa_to_total_energy_ratio[i][j] );
+            masa_to_total_energy_ratio[i][j] = (float) ( int_tmp * MASA_SUR_COH_THRESHOLD );
+#endif
             k++;
         }
     }