diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h b/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
index 2a09295cb3199381b63872de7ba93d911a4c591d..3f5065e6bffb98a8f77f81629a1fec60575adc09 100755
--- a/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_cnst.h
@@ -1426,6 +1426,9 @@ typedef enum
 #define PARAM_MC_MAX_BAND_ABS_COV_DEC           10
 #define PARAM_MC_ENER_LIMIT_INTRAFRAME          (1.5f)
 #define PARAM_MC_ENER_LIMIT_INTERFRAME          (2.0f)
+#ifdef FIX_563_PARAMMC_LIMITER
+#define PARAM_MC_ENER_LIMIT_MAX_DELTA_FAC       (15.0f)
+#endif
 #define PARAM_MC_LFE_ON_THRESH                  (8000.0f)
 #define PARAM_MC_BAND_TO_MDCT_BAND_RATIO        16                          /* Ratio of resolution of CLDFB Bands to MDCT Bands */
 #define PARAM_MC_SLOT_ENC_NS                    2500000L
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index f8de808c1a4c8162b4e6a6cb94c9b240eec0e6d0..83f3db8a33c503765ab249e2b7ba096e987e9413 100755
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 #define FIX_547_NAN_IGF_DEC                             /* FhG: issue 547: fix possible nan in IGF decoder */
 #define FIX_529_BWD_ISSUE                               /* VA: issue 529: fix Bandwidth Detector not working reliably for Music and Generic Audio */
 #define FIX_557_CRASH_IN_ISM_DTX                        /* VA issue 557: fix crash in 1ISM 48 kbps DTX */
+#define FIX_563_PARAMMC_LIMITER                         /* FhG: issue 563: fix ILD limiter when coming from silence w/o transient set             */
 
 #define IGF_TUNING_96                                   /* FhG: Issue 546: slight tuning of IGF config used in 96 kbps stereo, 128 kbps SBA and others */
 #define FIX_549_DMX_GAIN                                /* FhG: issue 549: ParamISM output too quiet */
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c
index 9a82da9a270bfa54a44b100897523326cb730126..715d3fe2488fc80dcfe8d01904598fdb0572fa1c 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_mc_param_enc.c
@@ -856,7 +856,11 @@ static void ivas_param_mc_param_est_enc(
 
         for ( ; cur_param_band < num_parameter_bands; cur_param_band += 2 )
         {
+#ifdef FIX_563_PARAMMC_LIMITER
+            if ( cur_param_band < num_parameter_bands )
+#else
             if ( cur_param_band + 1 < num_parameter_bands )
+#endif
             {
                 for ( ch_idx1 = 0; ch_idx1 < nchan_transport; ++ch_idx1 )
                 {
@@ -1252,7 +1256,11 @@ static void ivas_param_mc_quantize_ilds(
     ener_fac = 10.0f * log10f( ( tot_ener + EPSILON ) / ( dmx_ener + EPSILON ) );
     delta_fac = ener_fac - hParamMC->ener_fac[freq_idx];
 
+#ifdef FIX_563_PARAMMC_LIMITER
+    if ( !hParamMC->hMetadataPMC.bAttackPresent && ( delta_fac > PARAM_MC_ENER_LIMIT_INTERFRAME ) && ( delta_fac < PARAM_MC_ENER_LIMIT_MAX_DELTA_FAC ) )
+#else
     if ( !hParamMC->hMetadataPMC.bAttackPresent && ( delta_fac > PARAM_MC_ENER_LIMIT_INTERFRAME ) )
+#endif
     {
         float limit_fac;
         limit_fac = powf( 10.0f, ( ( 0.3f * logf( delta_fac - PARAM_MC_ENER_LIMIT_INTERFRAME + 1.0f ) - ( delta_fac - PARAM_MC_ENER_LIMIT_INTERFRAME ) ) / 10.0f ) );
@@ -1261,6 +1269,13 @@ static void ivas_param_mc_quantize_ilds(
     }
 
     hParamMC->ener_fac[freq_idx] = ener_fac;
+#ifdef FIX_563_PARAMMC_LIMITER
+    /* update also combined bands ener_fac when in transient frame */
+    if ( hParamMC->hMetadataPMC.bAttackPresent && ( ( freq_idx + 1 ) < hParamMC->hMetadataPMC.nbands_coded ) )
+    {
+        hParamMC->ener_fac[freq_idx + 1] = ener_fac;
+    }
+#endif
 
     for ( k = 0; k < num_ilds_to_code; ++k )
     {