diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_UE_TRANSPORT/dci_ue.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_UE_TRANSPORT/dci_ue.c
index 4a2c8481cb9e5ae903fcc18f44f022911a8ec84a..38caf7b44db67d12839e30d496be4b5e49f253f4 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_UE_TRANSPORT/dci_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_UE_TRANSPORT/dci_ue.c
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ void dci_decoding_procedure0(LTE_UE_PDCCH **pdcch_vars,
 
       if (((L>1) && ((crc == si_rnti)||
 		     (crc == p_rnti)||
-                     (crc == ra_rnti)))||
+                     (crc == ra_rnti)||(crc == 0xfff9)))||
           (crc == pdcch_vars[eNB_id]->crnti))   {
         dci_alloc[*dci_cnt].dci_length = sizeof_bits;
         dci_alloc[*dci_cnt].rnti       = crc;
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ void dci_decoding_procedure0(LTE_UE_PDCCH **pdcch_vars,
 #endif
         }
 
-        if (crc==si_rnti) {
+        if (crc==si_rnti || crc==0xfff9) {
           dci_alloc[*dci_cnt].format     = format_si;
           *dci_cnt = *dci_cnt+1;
         } else if (crc==p_rnti) {
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_UE/phy_procedures_lte_ue.c b/openair1/SCHED_UE/phy_procedures_lte_ue.c
index 102f59a22374b5484ebacbf93f1e6283ec0ab4c4..0e0705cf2fd31b91d247dfdb473929b6507105d8 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_UE/phy_procedures_lte_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_UE/phy_procedures_lte_ue.c
@@ -2672,7 +2672,7 @@ int ue_pdcch_procedures(uint8_t eNB_id,PHY_VARS_UE *ue,UE_rxtx_proc_t *proc,uint
         LOG_E(PHY,"[UE  %d] Frame %d, subframe %d: Problem in DCI!\n",ue->Mod_id,frame_rx,subframe_rx);
         dump_dci(&ue->frame_parms, &dci_alloc_rx[i]);
       }
-    } else if ((dci_alloc_rx[i].rnti == SI_RNTI) &&
+    } else if ((dci_alloc_rx[i].rnti == SI_RNTI || dci_alloc_rx[i].rnti == 0xfff9) &&
                ((dci_alloc_rx[i].format == format1A) || (dci_alloc_rx[i].format == format1C))) {
       if (LOG_DEBUGFLAG(DEBUG_UE_PHYPROC)) {
         LOG_D(PHY,"[UE  %d] subframe %d: Found rnti %x, format 1%s, dci_cnt %d\n",ue->Mod_id,subframe_rx,dci_alloc_rx[i].rnti,dci_alloc_rx[i].format==format1A?"A":"C",i);
@@ -2681,7 +2681,7 @@ int ue_pdcch_procedures(uint8_t eNB_id,PHY_VARS_UE *ue,UE_rxtx_proc_t *proc,uint
       if (generate_ue_dlsch_params_from_dci(frame_rx,
                                             subframe_rx,
                                             (void *)&dci_alloc_rx[i].dci_pdu,
-                                            SI_RNTI,
+                                            dci_alloc_rx[i].rnti,//SI_RNTI (to enable MBMS dedicated SI-RNTI = 0xfff9
                                             dci_alloc_rx[i].format,
                                             ue->pdcch_vars[ue->current_thread_id[subframe_rx]][eNB_id],
                                             ue->pdsch_vars_SI[eNB_id],