diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index b21c1cd51eafaf5f23ab90bec9974982c08a524a..7c3a25bdb6a3e1bfcfda8a23f02822015dd2f2b2 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
 #define NONBE_FIX_1028_1DB_TCX_LEVEL_DROP               /* VA: Harmonize the logic setting LP weighting factor between TCX encoder and TCX decoder */
 #define CONF_DISTATT                                    /* Eri: Make distance attenuation configurable */
 #define FIX_1052_EXT_OUTPUT                             /* VA: issue 1052: define EXT decoder output configuration for stereo and MC formats */ 
+#define NONBE_1215_FIX_JBM_MAX_SCALING                  /* FhG: issue 1215: Fix assert hit in a specific VoIP decoder config. Caused by integer overflow in max scaling calculation. */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1070_USAN_SEGFAULT_MC_TO_BIN_BTSW_HEADROT   /* fix 1070 USAN: nullptr-with-offset and Segfaults in 7_1_4 to BINAURAL and BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB decoding with bitrate switching and head rotation*/ 
 #define FIX_1068_ASAN_IN_MC_2_BINAURAL_ROOM_IR          /* issue 1068 : Memory leak in MC to BINAURAL_ROOM decoding with bitrate switching*/
 #define NONBE_FIX_MC_LFE_LPF                                  /* Dlb: Adding the LFE LPF filter back for MC content. */
diff --git a/lib_dec/jbm_jb4sb.c b/lib_dec/jbm_jb4sb.c
index 1c6fdf0fcc713df65338fe309531e8d9e734a2ab..8d45414cb79f30632a60b04cbe1ddee53802484d 100644
--- a/lib_dec/jbm_jb4sb.c
+++ b/lib_dec/jbm_jb4sb.c
@@ -807,7 +807,15 @@ static void JB4_adaptActivePlayout(
                            ( dropRateMax - dropRateMin ) / dropGapMax +
                        dropRateMin;
                 *scale = ( 1000 - rate ) / 10;
+#ifdef NONBE_1215_FIX_JBM_MAX_SCALING
+                /* Limit max scaling to the duration of one frame. APA will not exceed this limit
+                 * anyway due to the 50% limitation of APA_MIN_SCALE and APA_MAX_SCALE. Limiting
+                 * the value to a sensible range here avoids integer overflows at later stages when
+                 * converting maxScaling from milliseconds to samples. */
+                *maxScaling = JB4_MIN( currPlayoutDelay - targetMax, 1000 / IVAS_NUM_FRAMES_PER_SEC );
+#else
                 *maxScaling = currPlayoutDelay - targetMax;
+#endif
             }
         }
     }
@@ -823,7 +831,15 @@ static void JB4_adaptActivePlayout(
              currPlayoutDelay < targetMaxStretch && currPlayoutDelay < (uint32_t) ( 110 + h->rfDelay / 4 ) )
         {
             *scale = 120;
+#ifdef NONBE_1215_FIX_JBM_MAX_SCALING
+            /* Limit max scaling to the duration of one frame. APA will not exceed this limit
+             * anyway due to the 50% limitation of APA_MIN_SCALE and APA_MAX_SCALE. Limiting
+             * the value to a sensible range here avoids integer overflows at later stages when
+             * converting maxScaling from milliseconds to samples. */
+            *maxScaling = JB4_MIN( targetMaxStretch - currPlayoutDelay, 1000 / IVAS_NUM_FRAMES_PER_SEC );
+#else
             *maxScaling = targetMaxStretch - currPlayoutDelay;
+#endif
         }
     }