diff --git a/openair2/COMMON/f1ap_messages_types.h b/openair2/COMMON/f1ap_messages_types.h
index 9d507df8f3..6850c784b5 100644
--- a/openair2/COMMON/f1ap_messages_types.h
+++ b/openair2/COMMON/f1ap_messages_types.h
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ typedef struct f1ap_ue_context_release_s {
   long          cause_value;
   uint8_t      *rrc_container;
   int           rrc_container_length;
+  int           srb_id;
 } f1ap_ue_context_release_req_t, f1ap_ue_context_release_cmd_t,
   f1ap_ue_context_release_cplt_t;
 
diff --git a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_cu_ue_context_management.c b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_cu_ue_context_management.c
index bfa48a4f88..61bd6e7ff5 100644
--- a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_cu_ue_context_management.c
+++ b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_cu_ue_context_management.c
@@ -900,6 +900,13 @@ int CU_send_UE_CONTEXT_RELEASE_COMMAND(instance_t instance,
     ie4->value.present                  = F1AP_UEContextReleaseCommandIEs__value_PR_RRCContainer;
     OCTET_STRING_fromBuf(&ie4->value.choice.RRCContainer, (const char *)cmd->rrc_container,
                        cmd->rrc_container_length);
+
+    // conditionally have SRBID if RRC Container
+    asn1cSequenceAdd(out->protocolIEs.list, F1AP_UEContextReleaseCommandIEs_t, ie5);
+    ie5->id = F1AP_ProtocolIE_ID_id_SRBID;
+    ie5->criticality = F1AP_Criticality_ignore;
+    ie5->value.present = F1AP_UEContextReleaseCommandIEs__value_PR_SRBID;
+    ie5->value.choice.SRBID = cmd->srb_id;
   }
 
   /* encode */
diff --git a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_ue_context_management.c b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_ue_context_management.c
index 4c119dd8ad..6f7a72b741 100644
--- a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_ue_context_management.c
+++ b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_ue_context_management.c
@@ -680,8 +680,16 @@ int DU_handle_UE_CONTEXT_RELEASE_COMMAND(instance_t       instance,
   F1AP_FIND_PROTOCOLIE_BY_ID(F1AP_UEContextReleaseCommandIEs_t, ie, container,
                              F1AP_ProtocolIE_ID_id_RRCContainer, false);
 
-  f1ap_ue_context_release_cmd->rrc_container = malloc(ie->value.choice.RRCContainer.size);
-  memcpy(f1ap_ue_context_release_cmd->rrc_container, ie->value.choice.RRCContainer.buf, ie->value.choice.RRCContainer.size);
+  if (ie != NULL) {
+    f1ap_ue_context_release_cmd->rrc_container = malloc(ie->value.choice.RRCContainer.size);
+    AssertFatal(f1ap_ue_context_release_cmd->rrc_container != NULL, "out of memory\n");
+    memcpy(f1ap_ue_context_release_cmd->rrc_container, ie->value.choice.RRCContainer.buf, ie->value.choice.RRCContainer.size);
+    f1ap_ue_context_release_cmd->rrc_container_length = ie->value.choice.RRCContainer.size;
+
+    // conditionally have SRB ID if there is RRC container
+    F1AP_FIND_PROTOCOLIE_BY_ID(F1AP_UEContextReleaseCommandIEs_t, ie, container, F1AP_ProtocolIE_ID_id_SRBID, true);
+    f1ap_ue_context_release_cmd->srb_id = ie->value.choice.SRBID;
+  }
 
   F1AP_FIND_PROTOCOLIE_BY_ID(F1AP_UEContextReleaseCommandIEs_t, ie, container,
       F1AP_ProtocolIE_ID_id_Cause, true);