diff --git a/src/TypeDef.h b/src/TypeDef.h
index e2d8c914..818bf420 100644
--- a/src/TypeDef.h
+++ b/src/TypeDef.h
@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@
 */
 #define RADIOLIB_ERR_INVALID_NUM_BROAD_ADDRS                   (-601)
 
+/*!
+  \brief FEC cannot be enabled for variable packet length mode
+*/
+#define RADIOLIB_ERR_FEC_UNAVAILABLE                           (-602)
+
 // SX126x-specific status codes
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/modules/CC1101/CC1101.cpp b/src/modules/CC1101/CC1101.cpp
index 9407523b..6039915f 100644
--- a/src/modules/CC1101/CC1101.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/CC1101/CC1101.cpp
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ int16_t CC1101::setOutputPower(int8_t power) {
   }
 }
 
-int16_t CC1101::setSyncWord(uint8_t* syncWord, uint8_t len, uint8_t maxErrBits, bool requireCarrierSense) {
+int16_t CC1101::setSyncWord(uint8_t* syncWord, uint8_t len, uint8_t maxErrBits, bool requireCarrierSense, bool repeatSyncWord) {
   if((maxErrBits > 1) || (len != 2)) {
     return(RADIOLIB_ERR_INVALID_SYNC_WORD);
   }
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ int16_t CC1101::setSyncWord(uint8_t* syncWord, uint8_t len, uint8_t maxErrBits,
   }
 
   // enable sync word filtering
-  int16_t state = enableSyncWordFiltering(maxErrBits, requireCarrierSense);
+  int16_t state = enableSyncWordFiltering(maxErrBits, requireCarrierSense, repeatSyncWord);
   RADIOLIB_ASSERT(state);
 
   // set sync word register
@@ -786,7 +786,19 @@ int16_t CC1101::variablePacketLengthMode(uint8_t maxLen) {
   return(setPacketMode(RADIOLIB_CC1101_LENGTH_CONFIG_VARIABLE, maxLen));
 }
 
-int16_t CC1101::enableSyncWordFiltering(uint8_t maxErrBits, bool requireCarrierSense) {
+int16_t CC1101::setForwardErrorCorrection(bool enable) {
+  if(_packetLengthConfig == RADIOLIB_CC1101_LENGTH_CONFIG_FIXED) {
+    return(SPIsetRegValue(RADIOLIB_CC1101_REG_MDMCFG1, (enable ? RADIOLIB_CC1101_FEC_ON : RADIOLIB_CC1101_FEC_OFF), 7, 7));
+  } else {
+    return(RADIOLIB_ERR_FEC_UNAVAILABLE);
+  }
+}
+
+int16_t CC1101::enableSyncWordFiltering(uint8_t maxErrBits, bool requireCarrierSense, bool repeatSyncWord) {
+  if (repeatSyncWord) {
+    // if 32-bit sync word emulation is enabled, maxErrBits parameter is useless since it's always 30/32
+    return(SPIsetRegValue(RADIOLIB_CC1101_REG_MDMCFG2, (requireCarrierSense ? RADIOLIB_CC1101_SYNC_MODE_30_32_THR : RADIOLIB_CC1101_SYNC_MODE_30_32), 2, 0));
+  }
   switch(maxErrBits){
     case 0:
       // in 16 bit sync word, expect all 16 bits
diff --git a/src/modules/CC1101/CC1101.h b/src/modules/CC1101/CC1101.h
index bb245cbe..2244c1e2 100644
--- a/src/modules/CC1101/CC1101.h
+++ b/src/modules/CC1101/CC1101.h
@@ -765,9 +765,11 @@ class CC1101: public PhysicalLayer {
 
       \param requireCarrierSense Require carrier sense above threshold in addition to sync word.
 
+      \param repeatSyncWord Enable repeated transmission in TX to emulate 32-bit sync word and force 32-bit word detection in RX.
+
       \returns \ref status_codes
     */
-    int16_t setSyncWord(uint8_t syncH, uint8_t syncL, uint8_t maxErrBits = 0, bool requireCarrierSense = false);
+    int16_t setSyncWord(uint8_t syncH, uint8_t syncL, uint8_t maxErrBits = 0, bool requireCarrierSense = false, bool repeatSyncWord = false);
 
     /*!
       \brief Sets 1 or 2 bytes of sync word.
@@ -780,9 +782,11 @@ class CC1101: public PhysicalLayer {
 
       \param requireCarrierSense Require carrier sense above threshold in addition to sync word.
 
+      \param repeatSyncWord Enable repeated transmission in TX to emulate 32-bit sync word and force 32-bit word detection in RX.
+
       \returns \ref status_codes
     */
-    int16_t setSyncWord(uint8_t* syncWord, uint8_t len, uint8_t maxErrBits = 0, bool requireCarrierSense = false);
+    int16_t setSyncWord(uint8_t* syncWord, uint8_t len, uint8_t maxErrBits = 0, bool requireCarrierSense = false, bool repeatSyncWord = false);
 
     /*!
       \brief Sets preamble length.
@@ -863,6 +867,13 @@ class CC1101: public PhysicalLayer {
     */
     int16_t variablePacketLengthMode(uint8_t maxLen = RADIOLIB_CC1101_MAX_PACKET_LENGTH);
 
+     /*!
+      \brief Enable or disable forward error correction for fixed length packets.
+
+      \returns \ref status_codes
+    */
+    int16_t setForwardErrorCorrection(bool enable = true);
+
      /*!
       \brief Enable sync word filtering and generation.
 
@@ -870,9 +881,11 @@ class CC1101: public PhysicalLayer {
 
       \param requireCarrierSense Require carrier sense above threshold in addition to sync word.
 
+      \param repeatSyncWord Enable repeated transmission in TX to emulate 32-bit sync word and force 32-bit word detection in RX.
+
       \returns \ref status_codes
     */
-    int16_t enableSyncWordFiltering(uint8_t maxErrBits = 0, bool requireCarrierSense = false);
+    int16_t enableSyncWordFiltering(uint8_t maxErrBits = 0, bool requireCarrierSense = false, bool repeatSyncWord);
 
      /*!
       \brief Disable preamble and sync word filtering and generation.