diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
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 ===============================================================
+Tag name: ctsm5.3.008
+Originator(s): olyson (Keith Oleson,UCAR/TSS)
+Date: Mon 14 Oct 2024 04:03:26 PM MDT
+One-line Summary: PPE change to sa_leaf in CanopyFluxesMod.F90
+
+Purpose and description of changes
+----------------------------------
+
+ Add change to sa_leaf that was in PPE branch but did not get on master.
+
+
+Significant changes to scientifically-supported configurations
+--------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Does this tag change answers significantly for any of the following physics configurations?
+(Details of any changes will be given in the "Answer changes" section below.)
+
+    [Put an [X] in the box for any configuration with significant answer changes.]
+
+[ ] clm6_0
+
+[ ] clm5_1
+
+[ ] clm5_0
+
+[ ] ctsm5_0-nwp
+
+[ ] clm4_5
+
+
+Bugs fixed
+----------
+List of CTSM issues fixed (include CTSM Issue # and description) [one per line]:
+ Fixes #2777
+
+
+Testing summary:
+----------------
+
+ [PASS means all tests PASS; OK means tests PASS other than expected fails.]
+
+  regular tests (aux_clm: https://github.com/ESCOMP/CTSM/wiki/System-Testing-Guide#pre-merge-system-testing):
+
+    derecho ----- OK
+    izumi ------- OK
+
+
+Answer changes
+--------------
+
+Changes answers relative to baseline: Yes
+
+  Summarize any changes to answers, i.e.,
+    - what code configurations: All
+    - what platforms/compilers: All
+    - nature of change: larger than roundoff/same climate)
+
+ The changes in answers are explained in this post
+ https://github.com/ESCOMP/CTSM/issues/2777#issuecomment-2371697380
+ and the diagnostics are here
+ https://webext.cgd.ucar.edu/I2000/ctsm53n04ctsm52028_f09_saleaf/lnd/ctsm53n04ctsm52028_f09_saleaf_2000_2001_2004-ctsm53n04ctsm52028_f09_2000_2001_2004/setsIndex.html
+
+
+Other details
+-------------
+Pull Requests that document the changes (include PR ids):
+ https://github.com/ESCOMP/ctsm/pull/2788
+
+===============================================================
+===============================================================
 Tag name: ctsm5.3.007
 Originator(s): slevis (Samuel Levis,UCAR/TSS,303-665-1310)
 Date: Mon 13 Oct 2024 11:04:18 AM MDT
diff --git a/doc/ChangeSum b/doc/ChangeSum
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 Tag                   Who      Date  Summary
 ============================================================================================================================
+       ctsm5.3.008   olyson 10/14/2024 PPE change to sa_leaf in CanopyFluxesMod.F90
        ctsm5.3.007   slevis 10/14/2024 Clm60 finidat updates for ne30, f09, f19 grids
        ctsm5.3.006 samrabin 10/11/2024 Merge b4b-dev
        ctsm5.3.005     erik 10/10/2024 Hardcoded tuning adjustments for Leung_2024 dust emissions
diff --git a/src/biogeophys/CanopyFluxesMod.F90 b/src/biogeophys/CanopyFluxesMod.F90
index a969dc0583..0c5431728d 100644
--- a/src/biogeophys/CanopyFluxesMod.F90
+++ b/src/biogeophys/CanopyFluxesMod.F90
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ subroutine CanopyFluxes(bounds,  num_exposedvegp, filter_exposedvegp,
                  .or. dbh(p) < min_stem_diameter) then
                frac_rad_abs_by_stem(p) = 0.0_r8
                sa_stem(p) = 0.0_r8
+               sa_leaf(p) = sa_leaf(p) + esai(p)
             endif
 
             ! if using Satellite Phenology mode, calculate leaf and stem biomass