diff --git a/executables/nr-ue.c b/executables/nr-ue.c
index 3ffbc621bc..78019f9d97 100644
--- a/executables/nr-ue.c
+++ b/executables/nr-ue.c
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ void processSlotTX(void *arg) {
       ul_indication.frame_tx  = proc->frame_tx;
       ul_indication.slot_tx   = proc->nr_slot_tx;
       ul_indication.thread_id = proc->thread_id;
+      ul_indication.ue_sched_mode = rxtxD->ue_sched_mode;
 
       UE->if_inst->ul_indication(&ul_indication);
     }
@@ -358,6 +359,9 @@ void processSlotRX(void *arg) {
         nr_pdcp_tick(proc->frame_rx, proc->nr_slot_rx / UE->frame_parms.slots_per_subframe);
       }
     }
+    // calling UL_indication to schedule things other than PUSCH (eg, PUCCH)
+    rxtxD->ue_sched_mode = NOT_PUSCH;
+    processSlotTX(rxtxD);
 
     // Wait for PUSCH processing to finish
     notifiedFIFO_elt_t *res;
@@ -365,6 +369,7 @@ void processSlotRX(void *arg) {
     delNotifiedFIFO_elt(res);
 
   } else {
+    rxtxD->ue_sched_mode = SCHED_ALL;
     processSlotTX(rxtxD);
   }
 
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h b/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
index c9f29e2266..cc2f58805d 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
@@ -1084,6 +1084,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct nr_rxtx_thread_data_s {
   UE_nr_rxtx_proc_t proc;
   PHY_VARS_NR_UE    *UE;
+  NR_UE_SCHED_MODE_t ue_sched_mode;
   notifiedFIFO_t txFifo;
 }  nr_rxtx_thread_data_t;
 
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
index 2b8678da0e..6842411440 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
@@ -1778,6 +1778,7 @@ int phy_procedures_nrUE_RX(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
   nr_rxtx_thread_data_t *curMsg=(nr_rxtx_thread_data_t *)NotifiedFifoData(newElt);
   curMsg->proc = *proc;
   curMsg->UE = ue;
+  curMsg->ue_sched_mode = ONLY_PUSCH;
   pushTpool(&(get_nrUE_params()->Tpool), newElt);
 
 #if UE_TIMING_TRACE
diff --git a/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c b/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c
index 5acc413f38..3421e72625 100644
--- a/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c
+++ b/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ int nr_ue_ul_indication(nr_uplink_indication_t *ul_info){
   module_id_t module_id = ul_info->module_id;
   NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac = get_mac_inst(module_id);
 
-  ret = nr_ue_scheduler(NULL, ul_info);
+  if (ul_info->ue_sched_mode == PUSCH) {
+    ret = nr_ue_scheduler(NULL, ul_info);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  else if (ul_info->ue_sched_mode == SCHED_ALL)
+    ret = nr_ue_scheduler(NULL, ul_info);
 
   NR_TDD_UL_DL_ConfigCommon_t *tdd_UL_DL_ConfigurationCommon = mac->scc != NULL ? mac->scc->tdd_UL_DL_ConfigurationCommon : mac->scc_SIB->tdd_UL_DL_ConfigurationCommon;
 
diff --git a/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.h b/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.h
index 449c7bf890..1ab9954344 100755
--- a/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.h
+++ b/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.h
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@
 
 typedef struct NR_UL_TIME_ALIGNMENT NR_UL_TIME_ALIGNMENT_t;
 
+typedef enum {
+  ONLY_PUSCH,
+  NOT_PUSCH,
+  SCHED_ALL,
+} NR_UE_SCHED_MODE_t;
+
 typedef struct {
     /// module id
   module_id_t module_id;
@@ -100,6 +106,9 @@ typedef struct {
 
     /// dci reception indication structure
     fapi_nr_dci_indication_t *dci_ind;
+
+    NR_UE_SCHED_MODE_t ue_sched_mode;
+
 } nr_uplink_indication_t;
 
 // Downlink subframe P7