diff --git a/lib/codeclib.c b/lib/codeclib.c
index 5d1c172af..eae298639 100644
--- a/lib/codeclib.c
+++ b/lib/codeclib.c
@@ -5187,6 +5187,8 @@ static void evs_def_init(struct codec_def_s *def) {
 }
 
 static int evs_dtx(decoder_t *dec, GQueue *out, int ptime) {
+	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "pushing empty/lost frame to EVS decoder");
+	evs_push_frame(dec, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, out);
 	return 0;
 }