diff --git a/odxtools/parameters/nrcconstparameter.py b/odxtools/parameters/nrcconstparameter.py
index 487c75f0..3419dbd3 100644
--- a/odxtools/parameters/nrcconstparameter.py
+++ b/odxtools/parameters/nrcconstparameter.py
@@ -22,13 +22,19 @@
 
 @dataclass
 class NrcConstParameter(Parameter):
-    """A param of type NRC-CONST defines a set of values to be matched.
+    """A param of type NRC-CONST defines a set of values to be matched for a negative response to apply.
 
-    An NRC-CONST can only be used in a negative response.
-    Its encoding behaviour is similar to a VALUE parameter with a TEXTTABLE.
-    However, an NRC-CONST is used for matching a response (similar to a CODED-CONST).
+    The behaviour of NRC-CONST parameters is similar to CODED-CONST
+    parameters in that they allow to specify which coding objects
+    apply to a binary string, but in contrast to CODED-CONST
+    parameters they allow to specify multiple values. Thus, the value
+    of a CODED-CONST parameter is usually set using an overlapping
+    VALUE parameter. Since NRC-CONST parameters can only be specified
+    for negative responses, they can thus be regarded as a multiplexer
+    mechanism that is specific to negative responses.
 
     See ASAM MCD-2 D (ODX), p. 77-79.
+
     """
 
     diag_coded_type: DiagCodedType
@@ -83,12 +89,12 @@ def internal_data_type(self) -> DataType:
     @property
     @override
     def is_required(self) -> bool:
-        return len(self.coded_values) > 1
+        return False
 
     @property
     @override
     def is_settable(self) -> bool:
-        return True
+        return False
 
     @override
     def _encode_positioned_into_pdu(self, physical_value: Optional[ParameterValue],
@@ -103,12 +109,20 @@ def _encode_positioned_into_pdu(self, physical_value: Optional[ParameterValue],
             else:
                 coded_value = physical_value
         else:
-            # If the user does not select a value, just select
-            # any. (This branch should only be taken if there is only
-            # one possible coded value because if there are more,
-            # specifying a parameter value is mandatory,
-            # cf. the `.is_required` property.)
-            coded_value = self.coded_values[0]
+            # If the user did not select a value, the value of the
+            # this parameter is set by another parameter which
+            # overlaps with it. We thus just move the cursor.
+            bit_pos = encode_state.cursor_bit_position
+            bit_len = self.diag_coded_type.get_static_bit_length()
+
+            if bit_len is None:
+                odxraise("The diag coded type of NRC-CONST parameters must "
+                         "exhibit a static size")
+                return
+
+            encode_state.cursor_byte_position += (bit_pos + bit_len + 7) // 8
+            encode_state.cursor_bit_position = 0
+            return
 
         self.diag_coded_type.encode_into_pdu(cast(AtomicOdxType, coded_value), encode_state)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_encoding.py b/tests/test_encoding.py
index 8eeb3b9b..8eebe829 100644
--- a/tests/test_encoding.py
+++ b/tests/test_encoding.py
@@ -190,6 +190,23 @@ def test_encode_nrc_const(self) -> None:
             is_highlow_byte_order_raw=None,
             is_condensed_raw=None,
         )
+        dop = DataObjectProperty(
+            odx_id=OdxLinkId("dop.id", doc_frags),
+            short_name="dop_sn",
+            long_name="example dop",
+            description=None,
+            admin_data=None,
+            diag_coded_type=diag_coded_type,
+            physical_type=PhysicalType(DataType.A_UINT32, display_radix=None, precision=None),
+            compu_method=IdenticalCompuMethod(
+                internal_type=DataType.A_UINT32, physical_type=DataType.A_UINT32),
+            unit_ref=None,
+            sdgs=[],
+            internal_constr=None,
+            physical_constr=None,
+        )
+        odxlinks = OdxLinkDatabase()
+        odxlinks.update(dop._build_odxlinks())
         param1 = CodedConstParameter(
             short_name="param1",
             long_name=None,
@@ -212,6 +229,19 @@ def test_encode_nrc_const(self) -> None:
             bit_position=None,
             sdgs=[],
         )
+        param3 = ValueParameter(
+            short_name="param3",
+            long_name=None,
+            description=None,
+            semantic=None,
+            dop_ref=OdxLinkRef.from_id(dop.odx_id),
+            dop_snref=None,
+            physical_default_value_raw=None,
+            byte_position=1,
+            bit_position=None,
+            sdgs=[],
+        )
+        param3._resolve_odxlinks(odxlinks)
         resp = Response(
             odx_id=OdxLinkId("response_id", doc_frags),
             short_name="response_sn",
@@ -220,13 +250,13 @@ def test_encode_nrc_const(self) -> None:
             admin_data=None,
             sdgs=[],
             response_type=ResponseType.POSITIVE,
-            parameters=NamedItemList([param1, param2]),
+            parameters=NamedItemList([param1, param2, param3]),
             byte_size=None,
         )
 
         with self.assertRaises(EncodeError):
-            resp.encode()  # "No value for required parameter param2 specified"
-        self.assertEqual(resp.encode(param2=0xAB), bytearray([0x12, 0xAB]))
+            resp.encode()  # "No value for required parameter param3 specified"
+        self.assertEqual(resp.encode(param3=0xAB), bytearray([0x12, 0xAB]))
         self.assertRaises(EncodeError, resp.encode, param2=0xEF)
 
     def test_encode_overlapping(self) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_somersault.py b/tests/test_somersault.py
index 085fcb11..7c79f197 100644
--- a/tests/test_somersault.py
+++ b/tests/test_somersault.py
@@ -322,10 +322,9 @@ def test_free_param_info(self) -> None:
             expected_output = ("forward_soberness_check: uint\n"
                                "num_flips: uint\n"
                                "sault_time: uint\n"
-                               "reason: NRC_const; choices = [0, 1, 2]\n"
                                "flips_successfully_done: uint\n")
             actual_output = stdout.getvalue()
-            self.assertEqual(actual_output, expected_output)
+            self.assertEqual(expected_output, actual_output)
 
     def test_decode_response(self) -> None:
         ecu = odxdb.ecus.somersault_lazy