diff --git a/api/audio/echo_canceller3_config.h b/api/audio/echo_canceller3_config.h
index cce04d4707..52fac67092 100644
--- a/api/audio/echo_canceller3_config.h
+++ b/api/audio/echo_canceller3_config.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct EchoCanceller3Config {
   struct RenderLevels {
     float active_render_limit = 100.f;
     float poor_excitation_render_limit = 150.f;
+    float poor_excitation_render_limit_ds8 = 20.f;
   } render_levels;
 
   struct GainUpdates {
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/aec3/echo_path_delay_estimator.cc b/modules/audio_processing/aec3/echo_path_delay_estimator.cc
index 14cf8daac9..bc9cde4577 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/aec3/echo_path_delay_estimator.cc
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/aec3/echo_path_delay_estimator.cc
@@ -38,13 +38,16 @@ EchoPathDelayEstimator::EchoPathDelayEstimator(
                           ? kBlockSize / down_sampling_factor_
                           : kBlockSize),
       capture_decimator_(down_sampling_factor_),
-      matched_filter_(data_dumper_,
-                      DetectOptimization(),
-                      sub_block_size_,
-                      kMatchedFilterWindowSizeSubBlocks,
-                      config.delay.num_filters,
-                      kMatchedFilterAlignmentShiftSizeSubBlocks,
-                      config.render_levels.poor_excitation_render_limit),
+      matched_filter_(
+          data_dumper_,
+          DetectOptimization(),
+          sub_block_size_,
+          kMatchedFilterWindowSizeSubBlocks,
+          config.delay.num_filters,
+          kMatchedFilterAlignmentShiftSizeSubBlocks,
+          GetDownSamplingFactor(config) == 8
+              ? config.render_levels.poor_excitation_render_limit_ds8
+              : config.render_levels.poor_excitation_render_limit),
       matched_filter_lag_aggregator_(data_dumper_,
                                      matched_filter_.GetMaxFilterLag()) {
   RTC_DCHECK(data_dumper);