diff --git a/exc_controller.sv b/exc_controller.sv
index c1807fd6..e48e16fa 100644
--- a/exc_controller.sv
+++ b/exc_controller.sv
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ module exc_controller
    input  logic        fetch_enable_i,
 
    // to IF stage
-   output logic        exc_pc_sel_o,               // influences next PC, if set exception PC is used
-   output logic [1:0]  exc_pc_mux_o,               // Selector in the Fetch stage to select the rigth exception PC
+   output logic        exc_pc_sel_o,                // influences next PC, if set exception PC is used
+   output logic [1:0]  exc_pc_mux_o,                // Selector in the Fetch stage to select the rigth exception PC
+
+   input  logic        branch_done_i,               // Did we already perform a branch while waiting for the next instruction?
 
    // hwloop signals
    output logic        hwloop_enable_o,             // '1' if pc is valid (interrupt related signal)
@@ -167,9 +169,9 @@ module exc_controller
       // to the ISR without flushing the pipeline
       ExcIR: begin
 
-        if (((jump_in_id_i == `BRANCH_JALR || jump_in_id_i == `BRANCH_JAL) && new_instr_id_q == 1'b0) || jump_in_ex_i == `BRANCH_COND)
+        if (((jump_in_id_i == `BRANCH_JALR || jump_in_id_i == `BRANCH_JAL) && new_instr_id_q == 1'b0) || jump_in_ex_i == `BRANCH_COND || branch_done_i)
         begin
-            //wait one cycle
+            // wait one cycle
             if (~stall_id_i)
               exc_reason_n = ExcIRDeferred;
         end
@@ -177,7 +179,6 @@ module exc_controller
         begin
           exc_pc_sel_o     = 1'b1;
 
-
           if (irq_nm_i == 1'b1) // emergency IRQ has higher priority
             exc_pc_mux_o  = `EXC_PC_IRQ_NM;
           else // irq_i == 1'b1
diff --git a/id_stage.sv b/id_stage.sv
index af44cb8a..619277f2 100644
--- a/id_stage.sv
+++ b/id_stage.sv
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ module id_stage
     output logic [2:0]  pc_mux_sel_o,
     output logic [1:0]  exc_pc_mux_o,
 
+    input  logic        branch_done_i,
+
     input  logic        illegal_c_insn_i,
     input  logic        is_compressed_i,
 
@@ -725,6 +727,8 @@ module id_stage
     .exc_pc_sel_o         ( exc_pc_sel        ),
     .exc_pc_mux_o         ( exc_pc_mux_o      ),
 
+    .branch_done_i        ( branch_done_i     ),
+
     // hwloop signals
     .hwloop_enable_o      ( hwloop_enable     ),
 
diff --git a/if_stage.sv b/if_stage.sv
index 705edad4..f9c33c43 100644
--- a/if_stage.sv
+++ b/if_stage.sv
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ module if_stage
     input  logic  [2:0] pc_mux_sel_i,          // sel for pc multiplexer
     input  logic  [1:0] exc_pc_mux_i,          // select which exception to execute
 
+    output logic        branch_done_o,         // we already performed a branch
+
     // jump and branch target and decision
     input  logic  [1:0] jump_in_id_i,
     input  logic  [1:0] jump_in_ex_i,          // jump in EX -> get PC from jump target (could also be branch)
@@ -422,4 +424,6 @@ module if_stage
   assign if_ready_o = valid & id_ready_i;
   assign if_valid_o = (~halt_if_i) & if_ready_o & (jump_in_id_i != `BRANCH_COND);
 
+  assign branch_done_o = branch_req_Q;
+
 endmodule
diff --git a/riscv_core.sv b/riscv_core.sv
index 0f8d2821..b7c2517f 100644
--- a/riscv_core.sv
+++ b/riscv_core.sv
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ module riscv_core
   logic [2:0]    pc_mux_sel_id;     // Mux selector for next PC
   logic [1:0]    exc_pc_mux_id;     // Mux selector for exception PC
 
+  logic          branch_done;       // Branch already done
+
   // ID performance counter signals
   logic          is_decoding;
 
@@ -263,6 +265,8 @@ module riscv_core
     .pc_mux_sel_i        ( pc_mux_sel_id   ),   // sel for pc multiplexer
     .exc_pc_mux_i        ( exc_pc_mux_id   ),   // selector for exception multiplexer
 
+    .branch_done_o       ( branch_done     ),
+
     // from hwloop controller
     .hwloop_jump_i       ( hwloop_jump     ),
     .hwloop_target_i     ( hwloop_target   ),   // pc from hwloop start address
@@ -320,6 +324,8 @@ module riscv_core
     .pc_mux_sel_o                 ( pc_mux_sel_id        ),
     .exc_pc_mux_o                 ( exc_pc_mux_id        ),
 
+    .branch_done_i                ( branch_done          ),
+
     .illegal_c_insn_i             ( illegal_c_insn_id    ),
     .is_compressed_i              ( is_compressed_id     ),