diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 9401a6f974d56ba972b07ee213d3fa4d6bec44b6..c313a39f88e1926b2ecbf092ac8ce70815c30385 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
 #define FIX_1152_UNINIT_VAL_IN_ITD_VAD_COMPUTATION      /* FhG: fix uninitialized value being used in ITD VAD mid signal computation that does not affect synthesis, but crashes BASOPs */
 #define FIX_1157_OBSOLETE_DMX_TABLE                     /* FhG: remove obsolte ParamMC DMX table ivas_param_mc_dmx_fac_CICP19_4tc[] */
 #define FIX_1135_EXT_RENDERER_HANDLES                   /* VA: issue 1135: Memory usage reduction in external renderer: Allocate only handles that are really needed. */
+#define FIX_1159_SPLIT_RENDERING_CONFIG                 /* VA: issue 1159: Execute split rendering config only for split rendering outputs. */
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
diff --git a/lib_dec/lib_dec.c b/lib_dec/lib_dec.c
index da4bc043921bf7136fa4a75222e6ee2b773e301a..c95d24f0ea586fd3d313c9cfdc4001ff8a2b7f7a 100644
--- a/lib_dec/lib_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/lib_dec.c
@@ -2230,10 +2230,17 @@ ivas_error IVAS_DEC_FeedRenderConfig(
         hRenderConfig->split_rend_config.poseCorrectionMode = ISAR_SPLIT_REND_POSE_CORRECTION_MODE_NONE;
     }
 
-    if ( ( error = isar_split_rend_validate_config( &hRenderConfig->split_rend_config, ( hIvasDec->st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->output_config == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_SPLIT_PCM ) ? 1 : 0 ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
+#ifdef FIX_1159_SPLIT_RENDERING_CONFIG
+    if ( is_split_rendering_enabled( hIvasDec->st_ivas->hDecoderConfig, hRenderConfig ) )
     {
-        return error;
+#endif
+        if ( ( error = isar_split_rend_validate_config( &hRenderConfig->split_rend_config, ( hIvasDec->st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->output_config == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_SPLIT_PCM ) ? 1 : 0 ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
+        {
+            return error;
+        }
+#ifdef FIX_1159_SPLIT_RENDERING_CONFIG
     }
+#endif
 
     return IVAS_ERR_OK;
 }
diff --git a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
index 15e4c20ab3738962f986efd09cb403b14c235371..5d47e23e3be7079b839e28ab477e51475a9247fc 100644
--- a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
+++ b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
@@ -609,7 +609,9 @@ static ivas_error validateOutputSampleRate(
         /* Otherwise rendering to binaural, support the same set as IVAS decoder */
         switch ( sampleRate )
         {
+#ifndef FIX_1159_SPLIT_RENDERING_CONFIG
             case 8000:
+#endif
             case 16000:
             case 32000:
             case 48000:
@@ -2930,7 +2932,7 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_Open(
     {
         if ( ( hIvasRend->splitRendWrapper = (SPLIT_REND_WRAPPER *) malloc( sizeof( SPLIT_REND_WRAPPER ) ) ) == NULL )
         {
-            return IVAS_ERROR( IVAS_ERR_FAILED_ALLOC, "Cannot allocate memory for IVAS decoder handle" );
+            return IVAS_ERROR( IVAS_ERR_FAILED_ALLOC, "Cannot allocate memory for IVAS renderer handle" );
         }
 
         isar_init_split_rend_handles( hIvasRend->splitRendWrapper );
@@ -4253,7 +4255,7 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_InitConfig(
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetRenderConfig(
-    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,            /* i/o: IVAS decoder handle         */
+    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,            /* i/o: IVAS renderer handle        */
     const IVAS_RENDER_CONFIG_HANDLE hRCout /* o  : Render configuration handle */
 )
 {
@@ -4316,7 +4318,7 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetRenderConfig(
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 ivas_error IVAS_REND_FeedRenderConfig(
-    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                /* i/o: IVAS decoder handle         */
+    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                /* i/o: IVAS renderer handle        */
     const IVAS_RENDER_CONFIG_DATA renderConfig /* i  : Render configuration struct */
 )
 {
@@ -4466,10 +4468,17 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_FeedRenderConfig(
 
     hRenderConfig->split_rend_config.codec = renderConfig.split_rend_config.codec;
 
-    if ( ( error = isar_split_rend_validate_config( &hRenderConfig->split_rend_config, ( hIvasRend->outputConfig == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_SPLIT_PCM ) ? 1 : 0 ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
+#ifdef FIX_1159_SPLIT_RENDERING_CONFIG
+    if ( hIvasRend->outputConfig == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_SPLIT_CODED || hIvasRend->outputConfig == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_SPLIT_PCM )
     {
-        return error;
+#endif
+        if ( ( error = isar_split_rend_validate_config( &hRenderConfig->split_rend_config, ( hIvasRend->outputConfig == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_SPLIT_PCM ) ? 1 : 0 ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
+        {
+            return error;
+        }
+#ifdef FIX_1159_SPLIT_RENDERING_CONFIG
     }
+#endif
 
     /* Must re-initialize split rendering config in case renderer config is updated after adding renderer inputs */
     /* if its not initialized yet then no need to re-initialize, initialization will happen while adding inputs*/
@@ -7975,7 +7984,7 @@ int32_t IVAS_REND_GetCntFramesLimited(
  *---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetHrtfHandle(
-    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,    /* i/o: IVAS decoder handle      */
+    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,    /* i/o: IVAS renderer handle     */
     IVAS_DEC_HRTF_HANDLE **hHrtfTD /* o  : HRTF handle              */
 )
 {
@@ -7997,7 +8006,7 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetHrtfHandle(
  *---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetHrtfCRendHandle(
-    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,             /* i/o: IVAS decoder handle      */
+    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,             /* i/o: IVAS renderer handle     */
     IVAS_DEC_HRTF_CREND_HANDLE **hSetOfHRTF /* o  : Set of HRTF handle       */
 )
 {
@@ -8019,7 +8028,7 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetHrtfCRendHandle(
  *---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetHrtfFastConvHandle(
-    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                   /* i/o: IVAS decoder handle    */
+    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                   /* i/o: IVAS renderer handle   */
     IVAS_DEC_HRTF_FASTCONV_HANDLE **hHrtfFastConv /* o  : FASTCONV HRTF handle   */
 )
 {
@@ -8041,7 +8050,7 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetHrtfFastConvHandle(
  *---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetHrtfParamBinHandle(
-    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                   /* i/o: IVAS decoder handle                 */
+    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                   /* i/o: IVAS renderer handle                */
     IVAS_DEC_HRTF_PARAMBIN_HANDLE **hHrtfParambin /* o  : Parametric binauralizer HRTF handle */
 )
 {
@@ -8062,7 +8071,7 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetHrtfParamBinHandle(
  *---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetHrtfStatisticsHandle(
-    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                       /* i/o: IVAS decoder handle     */
+    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                       /* i/o: IVAS renderer handle    */
     IVAS_DEC_HRTF_STATISTICS_HANDLE **hHrtfStatistics /* o  : HRTF statistics handle  */
 )
 {
diff --git a/lib_rend/lib_rend.h b/lib_rend/lib_rend.h
index 819d85b1899d7c7678865d0ea9f5e57719847801..299e4ede26fbe5b9992f4a3749a9d204d1dccca1 100644
--- a/lib_rend/lib_rend.h
+++ b/lib_rend/lib_rend.h
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_InitConfig(
 );
 
 ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetRenderConfig(
-    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                     /* i/o: IVAS decoder handle                                 */
+    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                     /* i/o: IVAS renderer handle                                */
     const IVAS_RENDER_CONFIG_HANDLE hRCout          /* o  : Render configuration handle                         */
 );
 
 ivas_error IVAS_REND_FeedRenderConfig(
-    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                     /* i/o: IVAS decoder handle                                 */
+    IVAS_REND_HANDLE hIvasRend,                     /* i/o: IVAS renderer handle                                */
     const IVAS_RENDER_CONFIG_DATA renderConfig      /* i  : Render configuration struct                         */
 );