diff --git a/openair2/ENB_APP/MACRLC_paramdef.h b/openair2/ENB_APP/MACRLC_paramdef.h
index 55ce9d5059..fcee6142f0 100644
--- a/openair2/ENB_APP/MACRLC_paramdef.h
+++ b/openair2/ENB_APP/MACRLC_paramdef.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_STRING_MACRLC_SCHED_MODE                    "scheduler_mode"
 #define CONFIG_MACRLC_PUSCH10xSNR                          "puSch10xSnr"
 #define CONFIG_MACRLC_PUCCH10xSNR                          "puCch10xSnr"
+#define CONFIG_STRING_MACRLC_DEFAULT_SCHED_DL_ALGO         "default_sched_dl_algo"
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*                                            MacRLC  configuration parameters                                                                           */
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@
 {CONFIG_STRING_MACRLC_SCHED_MODE,                        NULL,     0,          strptr:NULL,         defstrval:"default",       TYPE_STRING,   0},        \
 {CONFIG_MACRLC_PUSCH10xSNR,  		                 NULL,     0,          iptr:NULL,           defintval:200,             TYPE_INT,      0},        \
 {CONFIG_MACRLC_PUCCH10xSNR,  		                 NULL,     0,          iptr:NULL,           defintval:200,             TYPE_INT,      0},        \
+{CONFIG_STRING_MACRLC_DEFAULT_SCHED_DL_ALGO,             NULL,     0,          strptr:NULL,         defstrval:"round_robin_dl", TYPE_STRING,   0},        \
 }
 #define MACRLC_CC_IDX                                          0
 #define MACRLC_TRANSPORT_N_PREFERENCE_IDX                      1
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@
 #define MACRLC_SCHED_MODE_IDX                                  17
 #define MACRLC_PUSCH10xSNR_IDX                                 18
 #define MACRLC_PUCCH10xSNR_IDX                                 19 
+#define MACRLC_DEFAULT_SCHED_DL_ALGO_IDX                       20
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #endif
diff --git a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
index 2200c8f013..0308c2fd79 100644
--- a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 
 #include "common/utils/LOG/log.h"
 #include "assertions.h"
@@ -260,6 +261,15 @@ void RCconfig_macrlc(int macrlc_has_f1[MAX_MAC_INST]) {
         global_scheduler_mode=SCHED_MODE_DEFAULT;
         printf("sched mode = default %d [%s]\n",global_scheduler_mode,*(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_SCHED_MODE_IDX].strptr));
       }
+
+      char *s = *MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_DEFAULT_SCHED_DL_ALGO_IDX].strptr;
+      void *d = dlsym(NULL, s);
+      AssertFatal(d, "%s(): no default scheduler DL algo '%s' found\n", __func__, s);
+      // release default, add new
+      RC.mac[j]->dl_algo.unset(&RC.mac[j]->dl_algo.data);
+      RC.mac[j]->dl_algo = *(default_sched_dl_algo_t *) d;
+      RC.mac[j]->dl_algo.data = RC.mac[j]->dl_algo.setup();
+      LOG_I(ENB_APP, "using default scheduler DL algo '%s'\n", RC.mac[j]->dl_algo.name);
     }// j=0..num_inst
   } /*else {// MacRLC_ParamList.numelt > 0 // ignore it