diff --git a/src/lte/model/lte-spectrum-value-helper.cc b/src/lte/model/lte-spectrum-value-helper.cc
index 317ed4e87..3bd30ef10 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/lte-spectrum-value-helper.cc
+++ b/src/lte/model/lte-spectrum-value-helper.cc
@@ -332,7 +332,29 @@ LteSpectrumValueHelper::CreateTxPowerSpectralDensity (uint32_t earfcn, uint8_t t
   return txPsd;
 }
 
+Ptr<SpectrumValue>
+LteSpectrumValueHelper::CreateUlTxPowerSpectralDensity (uint16_t earfcn, uint8_t txBandwidthConfiguration, double powerTx, std::vector <int> activeRbs)
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (earfcn << (uint16_t) txBandwidthConfiguration << powerTx << activeRbs);
 
+  Ptr<SpectrumModel> model = GetSpectrumModel (earfcn, txBandwidthConfiguration);
+  Ptr<SpectrumValue> txPsd = Create <SpectrumValue> (model);
+
+  // powerTx is expressed in dBm. We must convert it into natural unit.
+  double powerTxW = std::pow (10., (powerTx - 30) / 10);
+
+  double txPowerDensity = (powerTxW / (activeRbs.size() * 180000));
+
+  for (std::vector <int>::iterator it = activeRbs.begin (); it != activeRbs.end (); it++)
+    {
+      int rbId = (*it);
+      (*txPsd)[rbId] = txPowerDensity;
+    }
+
+  NS_LOG_LOGIC (*txPsd);
+
+  return txPsd;
+}
 
 Ptr<SpectrumValue>
 LteSpectrumValueHelper::CreateNoisePowerSpectralDensity (uint32_t earfcn, uint8_t txBandwidthConfiguration, double noiseFigure)
diff --git a/src/lte/model/lte-spectrum-value-helper.h b/src/lte/model/lte-spectrum-value-helper.h
index 2df860e84..044b82359 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/lte-spectrum-value-helper.h
+++ b/src/lte/model/lte-spectrum-value-helper.h
@@ -152,6 +152,23 @@ public:
                                                           std::map<int, double> powerTxMap,
                                                           std::vector <int> activeRbs);
 
+  /**
+   * create a spectrum value representing the uplink power spectral
+   * density of a signal to be transmitted. See 3GPP TS 36.101 for
+   * a definition of most of the parameters described here.
+   * This function splits the power over the active RBs instead of
+   * the entire bandwidth
+   * \param earfcn the carrier frequency (EARFCN) of the transmission
+   * \param powerTx the total power in dBm over the whole bandwidth
+   * \param activeRbs the list of Active Resource Blocks (PRBs)
+   *
+   * \return a pointer to a newly allocated SpectrumValue representing the TX Power Spectral Density in W/Hz for each Resource Block
+   */
+  static Ptr<SpectrumValue> CreateUlTxPowerSpectralDensity (uint16_t earfcn,
+                                                            uint8_t bandwidth,
+                                                            double powerTx,
+                                                            std::vector <int> activeRbs);
+
   /**
    * create a SpectrumValue that models the power spectral density of AWGN
    *
diff --git a/src/lte/model/lte-ue-phy.cc b/src/lte/model/lte-ue-phy.cc
index 01abf0a79..72ae2977b 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/lte-ue-phy.cc
+++ b/src/lte/model/lte-ue-phy.cc
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ LteUePhy::CreateTxPowerSpectralDensity ()
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
   LteSpectrumValueHelper psdHelper;
-  Ptr<SpectrumValue> psd = psdHelper.CreateTxPowerSpectralDensity (m_ulEarfcn, m_ulBandwidth, m_txPower, GetSubChannelsForTransmission ());
+  Ptr<SpectrumValue> psd = psdHelper.CreateUlTxPowerSpectralDensity (m_ulEarfcn, m_ulBandwidth, m_txPower, GetSubChannelsForTransmission ());
 
   return psd;
 }
diff --git a/src/lte/test/lte-test-frequency-reuse.cc b/src/lte/test/lte-test-frequency-reuse.cc
index 93d7bb971..51d6f6176 100644
--- a/src/lte/test/lte-test-frequency-reuse.cc
+++ b/src/lte/test/lte-test-frequency-reuse.cc
@@ -524,9 +524,28 @@ LteFrAreaTestCase::UlDataRxStart (Ptr<const SpectrumValue> spectrumValue)
   NS_LOG_DEBUG ("UL DATA Power allocation :");
   Values::const_iterator it;
   uint32_t i = 0;
+  uint32_t numActiveRbs = 0;
+
+  // At the moment I could not find a better way to find total number
+  // of active RBs. This method is independent of the bandwidth
+  // configuration done in a test scenario, thus, it requires
+  // minimum change to the script.
   for (it = spectrumValue->ConstValuesBegin (); it != spectrumValue->ConstValuesEnd (); it++)
     {
-      double power =  (*it) * (m_ulBandwidth * 180000);
+      // Count the RB as active if it is part of
+      // the expected UL RBs and has Power Spectral Density (PSD) > 0
+      if (m_expectedUlRb[numActiveRbs] == true && (*it) > 0)
+        {
+          numActiveRbs++;
+        }
+    }
+  NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Total number of active RBs = " << numActiveRbs);
+
+  // The uplink power control and the uplink PSD
+  // calculation only consider active resource blocks.
+  for (it = spectrumValue->ConstValuesBegin (); it != spectrumValue->ConstValuesEnd (); it++)
+    {
+      double power =  (*it) * (numActiveRbs * 180000);
       NS_LOG_DEBUG ("RB " << i << " POWER: " << power << " expectedUlPower: " << m_expectedUlPower);
       if (m_expectedUlRb[i] == false && power > 0)
         {