diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.c b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.c
index 374d1cfd55..a90be5f7f0 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ static void nr_pdcp_entity_recv_pdu(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity,
   int              sdap_header_size = 0;
   int              rx_deliv_sn;
   uint32_t         rx_deliv_hfn;
+  uint32_t         mac = 0;
+  uint32_t         header = 0;
 
   if (entity->entity_suspended) {
     LOG_W(PDCP, "PDCP entity %d is suspended. Quit RX procedure.\n", entity->rb_id);
@@ -121,6 +123,21 @@ static void nr_pdcp_entity_recv_pdu(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity,
 
   rcvd_count = (rcvd_hfn << entity->sn_size) | rcvd_sn;
 
+  /* the MAC-I/header/rcvd_count is needed by some RRC procedures, store it */
+  if (entity->has_integrity || entity->type == NR_PDCP_SRB) {
+    mac = (uint32_t)buffer[size-4]
+        | ((uint32_t)buffer[size-3] << 8)
+        | ((uint32_t)buffer[size-2] << 16)
+        | ((uint32_t)buffer[size-1] << 24);
+
+    /* higher byte of 'header' is its size, next 2 or 3 bytes are the header */
+    header = (uint32_t)header_size << 24;
+    if (header_size == 2)
+      header |= (buffer[0] << 16) | (buffer[1] << 8);
+    else
+      header |= (buffer[0] << 16) | (buffer[1] << 8) | buffer[2];
+  }
+
   if (entity->has_ciphering)
     entity->cipher(entity->security_context,
                    buffer + header_size + sdap_header_size,
@@ -152,7 +169,8 @@ static void nr_pdcp_entity_recv_pdu(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity,
 
   sdu = nr_pdcp_new_sdu(rcvd_count,
                         (char *)buffer + header_size,
-                        size - header_size - integrity_size);
+                        size - header_size - integrity_size,
+                        mac, header);
   entity->rx_list = nr_pdcp_sdu_list_add(entity->rx_list, sdu);
   entity->rx_size += size-header_size;
 
@@ -168,7 +186,8 @@ static void nr_pdcp_entity_recv_pdu(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity,
     while (entity->rx_list != NULL && count == entity->rx_list->count) {
       nr_pdcp_sdu_t *cur = entity->rx_list;
       entity->deliver_sdu(entity->deliver_sdu_data, entity,
-                          cur->buffer, cur->size);
+                          cur->buffer, cur->size,
+                          cur->mac, cur->header, cur->count);
       entity->rx_list = cur->next;
       entity->rx_size -= cur->size;
       entity->stats.txsdu_pkts++;
@@ -358,7 +377,8 @@ static void check_t_reordering(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity)
   while (entity->rx_list != NULL && entity->rx_list->count < entity->rx_reord) {
     nr_pdcp_sdu_t *cur = entity->rx_list;
     entity->deliver_sdu(entity->deliver_sdu_data, entity,
-                        cur->buffer, cur->size);
+                        cur->buffer, cur->size,
+                        cur->mac, cur->header, cur->count);
     entity->rx_list = cur->next;
     entity->rx_size -= cur->size;
     entity->stats.txsdu_pkts++;
@@ -371,7 +391,8 @@ static void check_t_reordering(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity)
   while (entity->rx_list != NULL && count == entity->rx_list->count) {
     nr_pdcp_sdu_t *cur = entity->rx_list;
     entity->deliver_sdu(entity->deliver_sdu_data, entity,
-                        cur->buffer, cur->size);
+                        cur->buffer, cur->size,
+                        cur->mac, cur->header, cur->count);
     entity->rx_list = cur->next;
     entity->rx_size -= cur->size;
     entity->stats.txsdu_pkts++;
@@ -401,7 +422,8 @@ static void deliver_all_sdus(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity)
   while (entity->rx_list != NULL) {
     nr_pdcp_sdu_t *cur = entity->rx_list;
     entity->deliver_sdu(entity->deliver_sdu_data, entity,
-                        cur->buffer, cur->size);
+                        cur->buffer, cur->size,
+                        cur->mac, cur->header, cur->count);
     entity->rx_list = cur->next;
     entity->rx_size -= cur->size;
     entity->stats.txsdu_pkts++;
@@ -522,7 +544,8 @@ nr_pdcp_entity_t *new_nr_pdcp_entity(
     bool has_sdap_rx,
     bool has_sdap_tx,
     void (*deliver_sdu)(void *deliver_sdu_data, struct nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity,
-                        char *buf, int size),
+                        char *buf, int size,
+                        uint32_t mac, uint32_t header, uint32_t count),
     void *deliver_sdu_data,
     void (*deliver_pdu)(void *deliver_pdu_data, ue_id_t ue_id, int rb_id,
                         char *buf, int size, int sdu_id),
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.h b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.h
index 82f701f037..94689eac76 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.h
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ typedef struct nr_pdcp_entity_t {
 
   /* callbacks provided to the PDCP module */
   void (*deliver_sdu)(void *deliver_sdu_data, struct nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity,
-                      char *buf, int size);
+                      char *buf, int size,
+                      uint32_t mac, uint32_t header, uint32_t count);
   void *deliver_sdu_data;
   void (*deliver_pdu)(void *deliver_pdu_data, ue_id_t ue_id, int rb_id,
                       char *buf, int size, int sdu_id);
@@ -179,7 +180,8 @@ nr_pdcp_entity_t *new_nr_pdcp_entity(
     bool has_sdap_rx,
     bool has_sdap_tx,
     void (*deliver_sdu)(void *deliver_sdu_data, struct nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity,
-                        char *buf, int size),
+                        char *buf, int size,
+                        uint32_t mac, uint32_t header, uint32_t count),
     void *deliver_sdu_data,
     void (*deliver_pdu)(void *deliver_pdu_data, ue_id_t ue_id, int rb_id,
                         char *buf, int size, int sdu_id),
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.c b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.c
index 8d3ce255e3..e1d659b3d4 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.c
@@ -658,7 +658,8 @@ uint64_t nr_pdcp_module_init(uint64_t _pdcp_optmask, int id)
 }
 
 static void deliver_sdu_drb(void *_ue, nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity,
-                            char *buf, int size)
+                            char *buf, int size,
+                            uint32_t mac, uint32_t header, uint32_t count)
 {
   nr_pdcp_ue_t *ue = _ue;
   int rb_id;
@@ -741,7 +742,8 @@ static void deliver_pdu_drb_gnb(void *deliver_pdu_data, ue_id_t ue_id, int rb_id
 }
 
 static void deliver_sdu_srb(void *_ue, nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity,
-                            char *buf, int size)
+                            char *buf, int size,
+                            uint32_t mac, uint32_t header, uint32_t count)
 {
   nr_pdcp_ue_t *ue = _ue;
   int srb_id;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_sdu.c b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_sdu.c
index 47d95156e3..48af4b945a 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_sdu.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_sdu.c
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-nr_pdcp_sdu_t *nr_pdcp_new_sdu(uint32_t count, char *buffer, int size)
+nr_pdcp_sdu_t *nr_pdcp_new_sdu(uint32_t count, char *buffer, int size,
+                               uint32_t mac, uint32_t header)
 {
   nr_pdcp_sdu_t *ret = calloc(1, sizeof(nr_pdcp_sdu_t));
   if (ret == NULL)
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ nr_pdcp_sdu_t *nr_pdcp_new_sdu(uint32_t count, char *buffer, int size)
     exit(1);
   memcpy(ret->buffer, buffer, size);
   ret->size = size;
+  ret->mac = mac;
+  ret->header = header;
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_sdu.h b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_sdu.h
index 3d4e50a4ce..91d63fefe1 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_sdu.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_sdu.h
@@ -28,10 +28,20 @@ typedef struct nr_pdcp_sdu_t {
   uint32_t             count;
   char                 *buffer;
   int                  size;
+  uint32_t             mac;
+  /* 'header' is decomposed into two parts: higher byte is the size of the
+   * header (2 or 3 bytes), then the next two or three bytes are the header
+   * so the size is: (header >> 24) & 0xff
+   * and first byte of header is: (header >> 16) & 0xff
+   * second byte of header is: (header >> 8) & 0xff
+   * and if there is a third, it is: header & 0xff
+   */
+  uint32_t             header;
   struct nr_pdcp_sdu_t *next;
 } nr_pdcp_sdu_t;
 
-nr_pdcp_sdu_t *nr_pdcp_new_sdu(uint32_t count, char *buffer, int size);
+nr_pdcp_sdu_t *nr_pdcp_new_sdu(uint32_t count, char *buffer, int size,
+                               uint32_t mac, uint32_t header);
 nr_pdcp_sdu_t *nr_pdcp_sdu_list_add(nr_pdcp_sdu_t *l, nr_pdcp_sdu_t *sdu);
 int nr_pdcp_sdu_in_list(nr_pdcp_sdu_t *l, uint32_t count);
 void nr_pdcp_free_sdu(nr_pdcp_sdu_t *sdu);