diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c
index cc6b1b9de3..e1606db970 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c
@@ -2122,6 +2122,10 @@ int get_num_dmrs(uint16_t dmrs_mask ) {
   for (int i=0;i<16;i++) num_dmrs+=((dmrs_mask>>i)&1);
   return(num_dmrs);
 }
+/* returns the total DMRS symbols in a slot*/
+uint8_t get_num_dmrs_symbols(NR_PDSCH_Config_t *pdsch_Config,int dmrs_TypeA_Position,int NrOfSymbols){
+  return get_num_dmrs(fill_dmrs_mask(pdsch_Config,dmrs_TypeA_Position,NrOfSymbols));
+}
 
 // Table 5.1.2.2.1-1 38.214
 uint8_t getRBGSize(uint16_t bwp_size, long rbg_size_config) {
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.h
index d4cc1bd2a7..8f9fbbd48e 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.h
@@ -185,4 +185,7 @@ bool set_dl_ptrs_values(NR_PTRS_DownlinkConfig_t *ptrs_config,
                         uint8_t *K_ptrs, uint8_t *L_ptrs,uint8_t *portIndex,
                         uint8_t *nERatio,uint8_t *reOffset,
                         uint8_t NrOfSymbols);
+
+uint8_t get_num_dmrs_symbols(NR_PDSCH_Config_t *pdsch_Config,int dmrs_TypeA_Position,int NrOfSymbols);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
index a9839ed985..d7218a69d7 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
@@ -504,6 +504,9 @@ void nr_simple_dlsch_preprocessor(module_id_t module_id,
         getN_PRB_DMRS(sched_ctrl->active_bwp, sched_ctrl->numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData);
     int nrOfSymbols = getNrOfSymbols(sched_ctrl->active_bwp,
                                      sched_ctrl->time_domain_allocation);
+    uint8_t N_DMRS_SLOT = get_num_dmrs_symbols(sched_ctrl->active_bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup,
+                                               RC.nrmac[module_id]->common_channels->ServingCellConfigCommon->dmrs_TypeA_Position ,
+                                               nrOfSymbols);
 
     int rbSize = 0;
     const int oh = 2 + (sched_ctrl->num_total_bytes >= 256)
@@ -515,8 +518,7 @@ void nr_simple_dlsch_preprocessor(module_id_t module_id,
                            nr_get_code_rate_dl(sched_ctrl->mcs, sched_ctrl->mcsTableIdx),
                            rbSize,
                            nrOfSymbols,
-                           N_PRB_DMRS, // FIXME // This should be multiplied by the
-                                       // number of dmrs symbols
+                           N_PRB_DMRS * N_DMRS_SLOT,
                            0 /* N_PRB_oh, 0 for initialBWP */,
                            0 /* tb_scaling */,
                            1 /* nrOfLayers */)
@@ -574,13 +576,16 @@ void nr_schedule_ue_spec(module_id_t module_id,
 
     uint8_t N_PRB_DMRS =
         getN_PRB_DMRS(sched_ctrl->active_bwp, sched_ctrl->numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData);
+
+    uint8_t N_DMRS_SLOT = get_num_dmrs_symbols(sched_ctrl->active_bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup,
+                                               RC.nrmac[module_id]->common_channels->ServingCellConfigCommon->dmrs_TypeA_Position ,
+                                               nrOfSymbols);
     const uint32_t TBS =
         nr_compute_tbs(nr_get_Qm_dl(sched_ctrl->mcs, sched_ctrl->mcsTableIdx),
                        nr_get_code_rate_dl(sched_ctrl->mcs, sched_ctrl->mcsTableIdx),
                        sched_ctrl->rbSize,
                        nrOfSymbols,
-                       N_PRB_DMRS, // FIXME // This should be multiplied by the
-                                   // number of dmrs symbols
+                       N_PRB_DMRS * N_DMRS_SLOT,
                        0 /* N_PRB_oh, 0 for initialBWP */,
                        0 /* tb_scaling */,
                        1 /* nrOfLayers */)