diff --git a/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h b/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h
index 831bbe496a..b4bbfd15a4 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/defs_gNB.h
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ typedef struct PHY_VARS_gNB_s {
   time_stats_t ul_indication_stats;
   time_stats_t slot_indication_stats;
   time_stats_t schedule_response_stats;
+  time_stats_t ulsch_decoding_stats;
   time_stats_t ulsch_ldpc_decoding_stats;
   time_stats_t ulsch_deinterleaving_stats;
   time_stats_t ulsch_channel_estimation_stats;
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
index 0a348e9c03..a85e9afea0 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
@@ -428,7 +428,12 @@ static int nr_ulsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB, int frame_rx, int slot_rx, int
   //----------------------------------------------------------
   //--------------------- ULSCH decoding ---------------------
   //----------------------------------------------------------
-
+  /* Do ULSCH decoding time measurement only when number of PUSCH is limited to 1
+   * (valid for unitary physical simulators). ULSCH processing lopp is then executed
+   * only once, which ensures exactly one start and stop of the ULSCH decoding time
+   * measurement per processed TB.*/
+  if (gNB->max_nb_pusch == 1)
+    start_meas(&gNB->ulsch_decoding_stats);
   int nbDecode =
       nr_ulsch_decoding(gNB, ULSCH_id, gNB->pusch_vars[ULSCH_id].llr, frame_parms, pusch_pdu, frame_rx, slot_rx, harq_pid, G);
 
@@ -916,6 +921,12 @@ int phy_procedures_gNB_uespec_RX(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB, int frame_rx, int slot_rx)
       delNotifiedFIFO_elt(req);
       totalDecode--;
     }
+  /* Do ULSCH decoding time measurement only when number of PUSCH is limited to 1
+   * (valid for unitary physical simulators). ULSCH processing loop is then executed
+   * only once, which ensures exactly one start and stop of the ULSCH decoding time
+   * measurement per processed TB.*/
+  if (gNB->max_nb_pusch == 1)
+    stop_meas(&gNB->ulsch_decoding_stats);
   for (int i = 0; i < gNB->max_nb_srs; i++) {
     NR_gNB_SRS_t *srs = &gNB->srs[i];
     if (srs) {
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
index 374234e55d..1a5bf3bb19 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     reset_meas(&gNB->rx_pusch_stats);
     reset_meas(&gNB->rx_pusch_init_stats);
     reset_meas(&gNB->rx_pusch_symbol_processing_stats);
+    reset_meas(&gNB->ulsch_decoding_stats);
     reset_meas(&gNB->ulsch_channel_estimation_stats);
     reset_meas(&UE->ulsch_ldpc_encoding_stats);
     reset_meas(&UE->ulsch_rate_matching_stats);
@@ -1548,6 +1549,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       printStatIndent2(&gNB->ulsch_channel_estimation_stats, "ULSCH channel estimation time");
       printStatIndent2(&gNB->rx_pusch_init_stats, "RX PUSCH Initialization time");
       printStatIndent2(&gNB->rx_pusch_symbol_processing_stats, "RX PUSCH Symbol Processing time");
+      printStatIndent(&gNB->ulsch_decoding_stats,"ULSCH total decoding time");
 
       printf("\nUE TX\n");
       printStatIndent(&UE->ulsch_encoding_stats,"ULSCH total encoding time");