diff --git a/api/audio/echo_canceller3_config.h b/api/audio/echo_canceller3_config.h
index 55665caa33..592dce4550 100644
--- a/api/audio/echo_canceller3_config.h
+++ b/api/audio/echo_canceller3_config.h
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ struct EchoCanceller3Config {
   } erle;
 
   struct EpStrength {
-    float lf = 10.f;
-    float mf = 10.f;
-    float hf = 10.f;
+    float lf = 1.f;
+    float mf = 1.f;
+    float hf = 1.f;
     float default_len = 0.f;
     bool echo_can_saturate = true;
     bool bounded_erl = false;
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/aec3/aec_state.h b/modules/audio_processing/aec3/aec_state.h
index ebfa62f062..4f5c8717b1 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/aec3/aec_state.h
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/aec3/aec_state.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class AecState {
   bool UseLinearFilterOutput() const { return use_linear_filter_output_; }
 
   // Returns the estimated echo path gain.
-  bool EchoPathGain() const { return filter_analyzer_.Gain(); }
+  float EchoPathGain() const { return filter_analyzer_.Gain(); }
 
   // Returns whether the render signal is currently active.
   bool ActiveRender() const { return blocks_with_active_render_ > 200; }
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/aec3/residual_echo_estimator.cc b/modules/audio_processing/aec3/residual_echo_estimator.cc
index 19f65d098e..da152e9f70 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/aec3/residual_echo_estimator.cc
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/aec3/residual_echo_estimator.cc
@@ -24,12 +24,17 @@ bool EnableSoftTransparentMode() {
   return !field_trial::IsEnabled("WebRTC-Aec3SoftTransparentModeKillSwitch");
 }
 
+bool OverrideEstimatedEchoPathGain() {
+  return !field_trial::IsEnabled("WebRTC-Aec3OverrideEchoPathGainKillSwitch");
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 
 ResidualEchoEstimator::ResidualEchoEstimator(const EchoCanceller3Config& config)
     : config_(config),
       S2_old_(config_.filter.main.length_blocks),
-      soft_transparent_mode_(EnableSoftTransparentMode()) {
+      soft_transparent_mode_(EnableSoftTransparentMode()),
+      override_estimated_echo_path_gain_(OverrideEstimatedEchoPathGain()) {
   Reset();
 }
 
@@ -74,9 +79,15 @@ void ResidualEchoEstimator::Estimate(
                          0.f, a - config_.echo_model.stationary_gate_slope * b);
                    });
 
-    float echo_path_gain = aec_state.TransparentMode() && soft_transparent_mode_
-                               ? 0.01f
-                               : aec_state.EchoPathGain();
+    float echo_path_gain;
+    if (override_estimated_echo_path_gain_) {
+      echo_path_gain =
+          aec_state.TransparentMode() && soft_transparent_mode_ ? 0.01f : 1.f;
+    } else {
+      echo_path_gain = aec_state.TransparentMode() && soft_transparent_mode_
+                           ? 0.01f
+                           : aec_state.EchoPathGain();
+    }
     NonLinearEstimate(echo_path_gain, X2, Y2, R2);
 
     // If the echo is saturated, estimate the echo power as the maximum echo
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/aec3/residual_echo_estimator.h b/modules/audio_processing/aec3/residual_echo_estimator.h
index d03b89a464..5c8ba55368 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/aec3/residual_echo_estimator.h
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/aec3/residual_echo_estimator.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class ResidualEchoEstimator {
   std::array<float, kFftLengthBy2Plus1> X2_noise_floor_;
   std::array<int, kFftLengthBy2Plus1> X2_noise_floor_counter_;
   const bool soft_transparent_mode_;
+  const bool override_estimated_echo_path_gain_;
 
   RTC_DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(ResidualEchoEstimator);
 };