diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 7079776b07e3ec67dd79e380918256e57f9004aa..d19e9d6b867b416fc42b0ea709ada712c2768bcf 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@
 #define FIX_854_HILBERT_SCALING                 /* VA: reduce lost of precision due to unnecessary scaling, reduce a lot the 2 kHz tone */
 #define FIX_856_EXTRACT_L                       /* VA: Fix undesirable wrap-around */
 #define FIX_835_PARAMMC_BUFFER_VALUES                   /* FhG: issue 835: wide range of buffer values for cx in ParamMC */
+
+#define FIX_860_FER_CRASH                       /* VA: fix crash issues caused by saturation within shl */
+
 /* ################## End DEVELOPMENT switches ######################### */
 
 /* clang-format on */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_dft_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_dft_dec_fx.c
index c4988417f0adc0fc4b906da2b7a58fbbedc7f346..a03d520f9c5d5e4de1b8eb75ff71c0993f2d6a9a 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_dft_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_dft_dec_fx.c
@@ -3676,7 +3676,11 @@ void stereo_dft_dec_read_BS_fx(
                 {
                     hStereoDft->side_gain_index_previous[b] = ind1[b];
                     move16();
+#ifdef FIX_860_FER_CRASH
+                    hStereoDft->res_gains_ind_fx[0][b + STEREO_DFT_BAND_MAX] = L_shl_sat( ind1[b], 26 );
+#else
                     hStereoDft->res_gains_ind_fx[0][b + STEREO_DFT_BAND_MAX] = L_shl( ind1[b], 26 );
+#endif
                     move32();
                 }
 
@@ -3866,7 +3870,11 @@ void stereo_dft_dec_read_BS_fx(
                         stereo_dft_dequantize_res_gains_fx( ind1 + b, &I, hStereoDft->side_gain_fx + add( i_mult( add( k, k_offset ), STEREO_DFT_BAND_MAX ), b ), hStereoDft->res_pred_gain_fx + add( i_mult( add( k, k_offset ), STEREO_DFT_BAND_MAX ), b ), 1 );
                         hStereoDft->res_pred_index_previous[b] = I;
                         move16();
+#ifdef FIX_860_FER_CRASH
+                        hStereoDft->res_gains_ind_fx[1][b + STEREO_DFT_BAND_MAX] = L_shl_sat( I, 26 );
+#else
                         hStereoDft->res_gains_ind_fx[1][b + STEREO_DFT_BAND_MAX] = L_shl( I, 26 );
+#endif
                         move32();
                     }
 
@@ -3891,7 +3899,11 @@ void stereo_dft_dec_read_BS_fx(
                         stereo_dft_dequantize_res_gains_fx( ind1 + b, &I, hStereoDft->side_gain_fx + add( i_mult( add( k, k_offset ), STEREO_DFT_BAND_MAX ), b ), hStereoDft->res_pred_gain_fx + add( i_mult( add( k, k_offset ), STEREO_DFT_BAND_MAX ), b ), 1 );
                         hStereoDft->res_pred_index_previous[b] = I;
                         move16();
+#ifdef FIX_860_FER_CRASH
+                        hStereoDft->res_gains_ind_fx[1][b + STEREO_DFT_BAND_MAX] = L_shl_sat( I, 26 );
+#else
                         hStereoDft->res_gains_ind_fx[1][b + STEREO_DFT_BAND_MAX] = L_shl( I, 26 );
+#endif
                         move32();
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_icbwe_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_icbwe_dec.c
index 5476af31c91a412db9d4a9b8ba164787383c867b..76ebdf3109751f6419e2bbd2cb4e53d6c050d167 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_icbwe_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_stereo_icbwe_dec.c
@@ -1209,7 +1209,11 @@ void stereo_icBWE_dec_fx(
                     tmp = shl( tmp, 2 );
                     icbweM2Ref_fx = Sqrt16( sub( 16384, tmp ), &temp1_fx );
                     icbweM2Ref_fx = BASOP_Util_Divide1616_Scale( icbweM2Ref_fx, ratio_L_fx, &temp2_fx );
-                    icbweM2Ref_fx = shl( icbweM2Ref_fx, add( temp2_fx, sub( temp1_fx, 1 ) ) ); // Q14
+#ifdef FIX_860_FER_CRASH
+                    icbweM2Ref_fx = shl_sat( icbweM2Ref_fx, add( temp2_fx, sub( temp1_fx, 1 ) ) ); // Q14
+#else
+                    icbweM2Ref_fx = shl( icbweM2Ref_fx, add( temp2_fx, sub( temp1_fx, 1 ) ) );         // Q14
+#endif
                 }
                 ELSE
                 {
@@ -1238,7 +1242,11 @@ void stereo_icBWE_dec_fx(
                     tmp = shl( tmp, 2 );
                     icbweM2Ref_fx = Sqrt16( sub( 16384, tmp ), &temp1_fx );
                     icbweM2Ref_fx = BASOP_Util_Divide1616_Scale( icbweM2Ref_fx, sub( 32767, ratio_L_fx ), &temp2_fx );
-                    icbweM2Ref_fx = shl( icbweM2Ref_fx, add( temp2_fx, sub( temp1_fx, 1 ) ) ); // Q14
+#ifdef FIX_860_FER_CRASH
+                    icbweM2Ref_fx = shl_sat( icbweM2Ref_fx, add( temp2_fx, sub( temp1_fx, 1 ) ) ); // Q14
+#else
+                    icbweM2Ref_fx = shl( icbweM2Ref_fx, add( temp2_fx, sub( temp1_fx, 1 ) ) );         // Q14
+#endif
                 }
                 ELSE
                 {