diff --git a/executables/nr-ue.c b/executables/nr-ue.c
index 50e7b68bf5..9eafacee52 100644
--- a/executables/nr-ue.c
+++ b/executables/nr-ue.c
@@ -886,7 +886,9 @@ void *UE_thread(void *arg)
       stream_status = STREAM_STATUS_SYNCING;
       syncInFrame(UE, &sync_timestamp, intialSyncOffset);
       openair0_write_reorder_clear_context(&UE->rfdevice);
-      shiftForNextFrame = 0; // will be used to track clock drift
+      UE->max_pos_acc = get_nrUE_params()->ntn_ta_commondrift * 1e-6 * fp->samples_per_frame / get_nrUE_params()->time_sync_I; // ntn_ta_commondrift is in µs/s, max_pos_acc * time_sync_I is in samples/frame
+      shiftForNextFrame = -(UE->init_sync_frame + trashed_frames + 2) * UE->max_pos_acc * get_nrUE_params()->time_sync_I; // compensate for the time drift that happened during initial sync
+      LOG_D(PHY, "max_pos_acc = %d, shiftForNextFrame = %d\n", UE->max_pos_acc, shiftForNextFrame);
       // read in first symbol
       AssertFatal(fp->ofdm_symbol_size + fp->nb_prefix_samples0
                       == UE->rfdevice.trx_read_func(&UE->rfdevice,
diff --git a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h
index 984058a939..5b745cec61 100644
--- a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h
+++ b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define  CONFIG_HLP_TIME_SYNC_I            "coefficient for Integrating part of time sync PI controller\n"
 #define  CONFIG_HLP_NTN_KOFFSET            "NTN cellSpecificKoffset-r17 (number of slots for a given subcarrier spacing of 15 kHz)\n"
 #define  CONFIG_HLP_NTN_TA_COMMON          "NTN ta-Common, but given in ms\n"
+#define  CONFIG_HLP_NTN_TA_COMMONDRIFT     "NTN ta-CommonDrift, but given in µs/s\n"
 
 /***************************************************************************************************************************************/
 /* command line options definitions, CMDLINE_XXXX_DESC macros are used to initialize paramdef_t arrays which are then used as argument
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
   {"time-sync-I",                  CONFIG_HLP_TIME_SYNC_I,     0,               .dblptr=&(nrUE_params.time_sync_I),          .defdblval=0.2,    TYPE_DOUBLE,   0}, \
   {"ntn-koffset",                  CONFIG_HLP_NTN_KOFFSET,     0,               .uptr=&(nrUE_params.ntn_koffset),            .defuintval=0,     TYPE_UINT,     0}, \
   {"ntn-ta-common",                CONFIG_HLP_NTN_TA_COMMON,   0,               .dblptr=&(nrUE_params.ntn_ta_common),        .defdblval=0.0,    TYPE_DOUBLE,   0}, \
+  {"ntn-ta-commondrift",           CONFIG_HLP_NTN_TA_COMMONDRIFT, 0,            .dblptr=&(nrUE_params.ntn_ta_commondrift),   .defdblval=0.0,    TYPE_DOUBLE,   0}, \
   {"agc",                          CONFIG_HLP_AGC,             PARAMFLAG_BOOL,  .iptr=&(nrUE_params.agc),                   .defintval=0,       TYPE_INT,   0}, \
 }
 // clang-format on
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ typedef struct {
   double time_sync_I;
   unsigned int ntn_koffset;
   double ntn_ta_common;
+  double ntn_ta_commondrift;
   int agc;
   char *usrp_args;
   char *tx_subdev;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c
index fc4212d604..4eddc6b780 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void nr_ue_init_mac(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac)
 
   // Fake SIB19 reception for NTN
   // TODO: remove this and implement the actual SIB19 reception instead!
-  if (get_nrUE_params()->ntn_koffset || get_nrUE_params()->ntn_ta_common) {
+  if (get_nrUE_params()->ntn_koffset || get_nrUE_params()->ntn_ta_common || get_nrUE_params()->ntn_ta_commondrift) {
     NR_SIB19_r17_t *sib19_r17 = calloc(1, sizeof(*sib19_r17));
     sib19_r17->ntn_Config_r17 = calloc(1, sizeof(*sib19_r17->ntn_Config_r17));
 
@@ -98,9 +98,11 @@ void nr_ue_init_mac(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac)
     }
 
     // NTN ta-Common-r17
-    if (get_nrUE_params()->ntn_ta_common) {
+    if (get_nrUE_params()->ntn_ta_common || get_nrUE_params()->ntn_ta_commondrift) {
       sib19_r17->ntn_Config_r17->ta_Info_r17 = calloc(1, sizeof(*sib19_r17->ntn_Config_r17->ta_Info_r17));
       sib19_r17->ntn_Config_r17->ta_Info_r17->ta_Common_r17 = get_nrUE_params()->ntn_ta_common / 4.072e-6; // ta-Common-r17 is in units of 4.072e-3 µs, ntn_ta_common is in ms
+      if (get_nrUE_params()->ntn_ta_commondrift)
+        asn1cCallocOne(sib19_r17->ntn_Config_r17->ta_Info_r17->ta_CommonDrift_r17, get_nrUE_params()->ntn_ta_commondrift / 0.2e-3); // is in units of 0.2e-3 µs/s, ntn_ta_commondrift is in µs/s
     }
 
     nr_rrc_mac_config_req_sib19_r17(mac->ue_id, sib19_r17);