diff --git a/doc/FEATURE_SET.md b/doc/FEATURE_SET.md
index 9443fbd56e67fae3fc2e0e48d3fe479740768030..2fc7115193c66dc59f843f2b0eab87413489269e 100644
--- a/doc/FEATURE_SET.md
+++ b/doc/FEATURE_SET.md
@@ -307,8 +307,10 @@ The following features are valid for the gNB and the 5G-NR UE.
 - MAC <-> PHY data interface using FAPI P7 interface for BCH PDU, DCI PDU, PDSCH PDU
 - Scheduler procedures for SIB1
 - Scheduler procedures for RA
-  - Contention free RA procedure
-  - Contention based RA procedure
+  - Contention Free RA procedure
+  - Contention Based RA procedure
+    - Msg3 can transfer uplink CCCH, DTCH or DCCH messages
+    - CBRA can be performed using MAC CE or C-RNTI
 - Scheduler procedures for CSI-RS
 - MAC downlink scheduler
   - phy-test scheduler (fixed allocation and usable also without UE)
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.h
index ced29f066f14a93123597b8633114476daa6fba6..8182e1c930837a1daf15a5e44b46b313a7d41850 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.h
@@ -192,8 +192,13 @@ uint8_t get_transformPrecoding(const NR_BWP_UplinkCommon_t *initialUplinkBWP,
                                uint8_t configuredGrant);
 
 void nr_mac_gNB_rrc_ul_failure(const module_id_t Mod_instP,
-                            const int CC_idP,
-                            const frame_t frameP,
-                            const sub_frame_t subframeP,
-                            const rnti_t rntiP) ;
+                               const int CC_idP,
+                               const frame_t frameP,
+                               const sub_frame_t subframeP,
+                               const rnti_t rntiP);
+
+void nr_mac_gNB_rrc_ul_failure_reset(const module_id_t Mod_instP,
+                                     const frame_t frameP,
+                                     const sub_frame_t subframeP,
+                                     const rnti_t rntiP);
 #endif
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index d14cf09f999cdef022653ac7b752cc14f86f3372..313dd6236e46e24c868bf85e448ff57fdb36eded 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -822,6 +822,24 @@ void nr_rx_sdu(const module_id_t gnb_mod_idP,
             ra->state = Msg4;
             ra->Msg4_frame = (frameP + 2) % 1024;
             ra->Msg4_slot = 1;
+            
+            if (ra->msg3_dcch_dtch) {
+              // Check if the UE identified by C-RNTI still exists at the gNB
+              int UE_id_C = find_nr_UE_id(gnb_mod_idP, ra->crnti);
+              if (UE_id_C < 0) {
+                // The UE identified by C-RNTI no longer exists at the gNB
+                // Let's abort the current RA, so the UE will trigger a new RA later but using RRCSetupRequest instead. A better solution may be implemented
+                mac_remove_nr_ue(gnb_mod_idP, ra->rnti);
+                nr_clear_ra_proc(gnb_mod_idP, CC_idP, frameP, ra);
+                return;
+              } else {
+                // The UE identified by C-RNTI still exists at the gNB
+                // Reset uplink failure flags/counters/timers at MAC and at RRC so gNB will resume again scheduling resources for this UE
+                UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id_C].pusch_consecutive_dtx_cnt = 0;
+                UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id_C].ul_failure = 0;
+                nr_mac_gNB_rrc_ul_failure_reset(gnb_mod_idP, frameP, slotP, ra->crnti);
+              }
+            }
             LOG_I(NR_MAC, "Scheduling RA-Msg4 for TC_RNTI 0x%04x (state %d, frame %d, slot %d)\n",
                   (ra->msg3_dcch_dtch?ra->crnti:ra->rnti), ra->state, ra->Msg4_frame, ra->Msg4_slot);
           }
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/L2_nr_interface.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/L2_nr_interface.c
index 9cef23a6c51718a44147bfa5adef3009a4917a5a..d781cb7e9bfbd4498eee2dd5629f123c60f3ae0e 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/L2_nr_interface.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/L2_nr_interface.c
@@ -383,3 +383,17 @@ void nr_mac_gNB_rrc_ul_failure(const module_id_t Mod_instP,
     LOG_D(RRC,"Frame %d, Subframe %d: UL failure: UE %x unknown \n",frameP,subframeP,rntiP);
   }
 }
+
+void nr_mac_gNB_rrc_ul_failure_reset(const module_id_t Mod_instP,
+                                     const frame_t frameP,
+                                     const sub_frame_t subframeP,
+                                     const rnti_t rntiP) {
+  struct rrc_gNB_ue_context_s *ue_context_p = NULL;
+  ue_context_p = rrc_gNB_get_ue_context(RC.nrrrc[Mod_instP], rntiP);
+  if (ue_context_p != NULL) {
+    LOG_W(RRC,"Frame %d, Subframe %d: UE %x UL failure reset, deactivating timer\n",frameP,subframeP,rntiP);
+    ue_context_p->ue_context.ul_failure_timer=0;
+  } else {
+    LOG_W(RRC,"Frame %d, Subframe %d: UL failure reset: UE %x unknown \n",frameP,subframeP,rntiP);
+  }
+}