diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
index eb05ec5e83..b2ab03ba59 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
@@ -1954,6 +1954,7 @@ void nr_generate_Msg4(module_id_t module_idP, int CC_id, frame_t frameP, sub_fra
       // If the UE used MSG3 to transfer a DCCH or DTCH message, then contention resolution is successful upon transmission of PDCCH
       LOG_I(NR_MAC, "(ue rnti 0x%04x) CBRA procedure succeeded!\n", ra->rnti);
       nr_clear_ra_proc(module_idP, CC_id, frameP, ra);
+      UE->Msg3_dcch_dtch = true;
       UE->Msg4_ACKed = true;
 
       remove_front_nr_list(&sched_ctrl->feedback_dl_harq);
@@ -1962,6 +1963,20 @@ void nr_generate_Msg4(module_id_t module_idP, int CC_id, frame_t frameP, sub_fra
       add_tail_nr_list(&sched_ctrl->available_dl_harq, current_harq_pid);
       harq->round = 0;
       harq->ndi ^= 1;
+
+      // Pause scheduling according to:
+      // 3GPP TS 38.331 Section 12 Table 12.1-1: UE performance requirements for RRC procedures for UEs
+      const NR_COMMON_channels_t *common_channels = &RC.nrmac[module_idP]->common_channels[0];
+      const NR_SIB1_t *sib1 = common_channels->sib1 ? common_channels->sib1->message.choice.c1->choice.systemInformationBlockType1 : NULL;
+      const NR_ServingCellConfig_t *servingCellConfig = UE->CellGroup ? UE->CellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated : NULL;
+      NR_BWP_t *genericParameters = get_dl_bwp_genericParameters(sched_ctrl->active_bwp,
+                                                                 common_channels->ServingCellConfigCommon,
+                                                                 sib1);
+      uint32_t delay_ms = servingCellConfig && servingCellConfig->downlinkBWP_ToAddModList ?
+                          NR_RRC_SETUP_DELAY_MS + NR_RRC_BWP_SWITCHING_DELAY_MS : NR_RRC_SETUP_DELAY_MS;
+
+      sched_ctrl->rrc_processing_timer = (delay_ms << genericParameters->subcarrierSpacing);
+      LOG_I(NR_MAC, "(%d.%d) Activating RRC processing timer for UE %04x with %d ms\n", frameP, slotP, UE->rnti, delay_ms);
     } else {
       ra->state = WAIT_Msg4_ACK;
       LOG_D(NR_MAC,"[gNB %d][RAPROC] Frame %d, Subframe %d: RA state %d\n", module_idP, frameP, slotP, ra->state);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index 49cd9f180f..0733e84147 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -2919,7 +2919,19 @@ void nr_mac_update_timers(module_id_t module_id,
         // If needed, update the Dedicated BWP
         const int current_bwp_id = sched_ctrl->active_bwp ? sched_ctrl->active_bwp->bwp_Id : 0;
         const int current_ubwp_id = sched_ctrl->active_ubwp ? sched_ctrl->active_ubwp->bwp_Id : 0;
-        if (spCellConfigDedicated &&
+        if (UE->Msg3_dcch_dtch) {
+          // Must use Initial Downlink BWP when there is RA with Msg3 through DCCH
+          sched_ctrl->active_bwp = NULL;
+          if (current_bwp_id != 0) {
+            LOG_I(NR_MAC, "Changing to Initial DL-BWP\n");
+          }
+          // Must use Initial Uplink BWP when there is RA with Msg3 through DCCH
+          sched_ctrl->active_ubwp = NULL;
+          if (current_ubwp_id != 0) {
+            LOG_I(NR_MAC, "Changing to Initial UL-BWP\n");
+          }
+          UE->Msg3_dcch_dtch = false;
+        } else if (spCellConfigDedicated &&
             spCellConfigDedicated->downlinkBWP_ToAddModList &&
             spCellConfigDedicated->uplinkConfig &&
             spCellConfigDedicated->uplinkConfig->uplinkBWP_ToAddModList) {
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
index 1d0d9750e6..3425b3a391 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ typedef struct {
   // UE selected beam index
   uint8_t UE_beam_index;
   bool Msg4_ACKed;
+  bool Msg3_dcch_dtch;
   /// Sched CSI-RS: scheduling decisions
   NR_gNB_UCI_STATS_t uci_statS;
   float ul_thr_ue;