diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 70355c137dca68f841b677cefd6d343eab6160a3..203ffd3acf7fc119896d3af4eef9042f5d50a383 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
 #define NONBE_1329_FIX_OSBA_CRASH                       /* FhG: issue 1329: prevent assert when bit budget is low*/
 #define NONBE_FIX_1128_OSBA_EXT_OUTPUT_ORDER            /* FhG: issue 1128: set output ambisonics order to input order for EXT output  */
 #define FIX_1138_SBA_EXT_ERROR_PRINTOUT                 /* VA: issue 1138: Fix SBA EXT output call of audioCfg2channels() */
+#define NONBE_1244_FIX_SWB_BWE_MEMORY                   /* VA: issue 1244: fix to SWB BWE memory in case of switching from FB coding - pending a review by Huawei */ 
 #define NONBE_FIX_981_PARAMBIN_DEFAULT_EARLY_PART             /* Nokia: Set default early part energy correction to unity for BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1174_MCMASA_LBR_LOOP_ERROR            /* Nokia: Fix issue 1174 by removing the unnecessary inner loop causing problems. */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1097_SBA_DTX_BRATE_SWITCHING_ENC      /* FhG: fix out-of-bound errors when switching from SID frame to active frame*/
diff --git a/lib_enc/swb_pre_proc.c b/lib_enc/swb_pre_proc.c
index 13731873884ec11ddd21bf40cd8cc01b783a5b9f..921e68bd2a9dc059ddc366e93ccf88515605109f 100644
--- a/lib_enc/swb_pre_proc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/swb_pre_proc.c
@@ -442,7 +442,11 @@ void swb_pre_proc(
                 if ( st->last_extl != SWB_BWE && st->last_extl != FB_BWE )
                 {
                     /* resample 48 kHz to 32kHz */
+#ifdef NONBE_1244_FIX_SWB_BWE_MEMORY
+                    if ( ( st->last_bwidth == FB && st->element_mode == EVS_MONO ) || ( st->bwidth == FB && st->element_mode > EVS_MONO ) ) // note: once EVS i CR fixed, the condition will simplify to "if ( st->bwidth == FB )" only
+#else
                     if ( st->last_bwidth == FB )
+#endif
                     {
                         inner_frame = L_FRAME48k;
                         inner_Fs = 48000;