diff --git a/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass1.cpp b/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass1.cpp
index a65ec0ef7d793..081f8e9cbd98a 100644
--- a/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass1.cpp
+++ b/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass1.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,23 @@ void MusicXMLParserPass1::addError(const String& error)
     }
 }
 
+void MusicXMLParserPass1::setExporterSoftware(String& exporter)
+{
+    if (exporter.contains(u"sibelius")) {
+        if (exporter.contains(u"dolet 6")) {
+            m_exporterSoftware = MusicXMLExporterSoftware::DOLET6;
+        } else if (exporter.contains(u"dolet 8")) {
+            m_exporterSoftware = MusicXMLExporterSoftware::DOLET8;
+        } else {
+            m_exporterSoftware = MusicXMLExporterSoftware::SIBELIUS;
+        }
+    } else if (exporter.contains(u"finale")) {
+        m_exporterSoftware = MusicXMLExporterSoftware::FINALE;
+    } else if (exporter.contains(u"noteflight")) {
+        m_exporterSoftware = MusicXMLExporterSoftware::NOTEFLIGHT;
+    }
+}
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 //   initPartState
 //---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -951,7 +968,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserPass1::createMeasuresAndVboxes(Score* score,
             ++pageNr;
 
             if (pageNr == 1) {
-                vbox = addCreditWords(score, crWords, pageSize, true, m_exporterString.contains(u"sibelius"));
+                vbox = addCreditWords(score, crWords, pageSize, true, sibOrDolet());
                 if (i == 0 && vbox) {
                     vbox->setExcludeFromOtherParts(false);
                 }
@@ -978,11 +995,22 @@ void MusicXMLParserPass1::createMeasuresAndVboxes(Score* score,
 
         // add a footer vbox if the next measure is on a new page or end of score has been reached
         if ((pageStartMeasureNrs.count(int(i + 1)) || i == (ml.size() - 1)) && pageNr == 1) {
-            addCreditWords(score, crWords, pageSize, false, m_exporterString.contains(u"sibelius"));
+            addCreditWords(score, crWords, pageSize, false, sibOrDolet());
         }
     }
 }
 
+bool MusicXMLParserPass1::sibOrDolet() const
+{
+    return m_exporterSoftware == MusicXMLExporterSoftware::SIBELIUS || m_exporterSoftware == MusicXMLExporterSoftware::DOLET6
+           || m_exporterSoftware == MusicXMLExporterSoftware::DOLET8;
+}
+
+bool MusicXMLParserPass1::dolet() const
+{
+    return m_exporterSoftware == MusicXMLExporterSoftware::DOLET6 || m_exporterSoftware == MusicXMLExporterSoftware::DOLET8;
+}
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 //   determineMeasureStart
 //---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1272,7 +1300,8 @@ void MusicXMLParserPass1::identification()
             // TODO
             while (m_e.readNextStartElement()) {
                 if (m_e.name() == "software") {
-                    m_exporterString += m_e.readText().toLower();
+                    String exporterString = m_e.readText().toLower();
+                    setExporterSoftware(exporterString);
                 } else if (m_e.name() == "supports" && m_e.asciiAttribute("element") == "beam" && m_e.asciiAttribute("type") == "yes") {
                     m_hasBeamingInfo = true;
                     m_e.skipCurrentElement();
@@ -2248,7 +2277,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserPass1::scoreInstrument(const String& partId, const String& cu
              */
 
             // Finale exports all instrument names as 'Grand Piano' - use part name
-            if (m_exporterString.contains(u"finale")) {
+            if (exporterSoftware() == MusicXMLExporterSoftware::FINALE) {
                 instrName = m_parts[partId].getName();
                 if (instrName.size() <= 1) {
                     instrName = curPartGroupName;
diff --git a/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass1.h b/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass1.h
index d039879cdee1a..a3f6465a7d4cf 100644
--- a/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass1.h
+++ b/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass1.h
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ enum class MxmlTupletFlag : char {
     STOP_CURRENT = 8
 };
 
+enum class MusicXMLExporterSoftware : char {
+    SIBELIUS,
+    DOLET6,
+    DOLET8,
+    FINALE,
+    NOTEFLIGHT,
+    OTHER
+};
+
 typedef muse::Flags<MxmlTupletFlag> MxmlTupletFlags;
 
 struct MxmlTupletState {
@@ -195,21 +204,24 @@ class MusicXMLParserPass1
     void insertAdjustedDuration(Fraction key, Fraction value) { m_adjustedDurations.insert({ key, value }); }
     std::map<Fraction, Fraction>& adjustedDurations() { return m_adjustedDurations; }
     void insertSeenDenominator(int val) { m_seenDenominators.emplace(val); }
-    String exporterString() const { return m_exporterString; }
+    MusicXMLExporterSoftware exporterSoftware() const { return m_exporterSoftware; }
+    bool sibOrDolet() const;
+    bool dolet() const;
 
 private:
     // functions
     void addError(const String& error);        // Add an error to be shown in the GUI
+    void setExporterSoftware(String& exporter);
 
     // generic pass 1 data
     muse::XmlStreamReader m_e;
-    String m_exporterString;                    // Name of the software which exported the file
+    MusicXMLExporterSoftware m_exporterSoftware = MusicXMLExporterSoftware::OTHER;   // Software which exported the file
     int m_divs = 0;                              // Current MusicXML divisions value
-    std::map<String, MusicXmlPart> m_parts;     // Parts data, mapped on part id
+    std::map<String, MusicXmlPart> m_parts;      // Parts data, mapped on part id
     std::set<int> m_systemStartMeasureNrs;       // Measure numbers of measures starting a page
     std::set<int> m_pageStartMeasureNrs;         // Measure numbers of measures starting a page
-    std::vector<Fraction> m_measureLength;           // Length of each measure
-    std::vector<Fraction> m_measureStart;            // Start time of each measure
+    std::vector<Fraction> m_measureLength;       // Length of each measure
+    std::vector<Fraction> m_measureStart;        // Start time of each measure
     CreditWordsList m_credits;                   // All credits collected
     PartMap m_partMap;                           // TODO merge into MusicXmlPart ??
     std::map<String, MusicXMLInstruments> m_instruments;   // instruments for each part, mapped on part id
diff --git a/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp b/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
index fa0c364b7776f..81c054e514c9f 100644
--- a/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
+++ b/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
@@ -2196,10 +2196,11 @@ void MusicXMLParserPass2::part()
     // Clean up unterminated ties
     for (auto tie : m_ties) {
         if (tie.second) {
-            cleanupUnterminatedTie(tie.second, m_score, m_pass1.exporterString().contains(u"dolet 6"));
+            cleanupUnterminatedTie(tie.second, m_score, m_pass1.exporterSoftware() == MusicXMLExporterSoftware::DOLET6);
             m_ties[tie.first] = nullptr;
         }
     }
+
     m_ties.clear();
 
     if (m_hasDrumset) {
@@ -3213,7 +3214,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserDirection::direction(const String& partId,
     bool isVocalStaff = m_pass1.isVocalStaff(partId);
     bool isPercussionStaff = m_pass1.isPercussionStaff(partId);
     bool isExpressionText = false;
-    bool delayOttava = m_pass1.exporterString().contains(u"sibelius");
+    bool delayOttava = m_pass1.exporterSoftware() == MusicXMLExporterSoftware::SIBELIUS;
     m_systemDirection = m_e.attribute("system") == "only-top";
     //LOGD("direction track %d", track);
     std::vector<MusicXmlSpannerDesc> starts;
@@ -3520,19 +3521,23 @@ void MusicXMLParserDirection::direction(const String& partId,
             delete desc.sp;
         } else {
             if (spdesc.isStarted) {
+                // Adjustments to ottavas by the offset value are unwanted
+                const Fraction spTick = spdesc.sp && spdesc.sp->isOttava() ? tick : tick + m_offset;
                 if (spdesc.sp && spdesc.sp->isOttava() && delayOttava) {
                     // Sibelius writes ottava ends 1 note too early
                     m_pass2.setDelayedOttava(spdesc.sp);
                     m_pass2.delayedOttava()->setTrack2(m_track);
-                    m_pass2.delayedOttava()->setTick2(tick + m_offset);
+                    m_pass2.delayedOttava()->setTick2(spTick);
+                    // need to set tick again later
                     m_pass2.clearSpanner(desc);
                 } else {
-                    handleSpannerStop(spdesc.sp, m_track, tick + m_offset, spanners);
+                    handleSpannerStop(spdesc.sp, m_track, spTick, spanners);
                     m_pass2.clearSpanner(desc);
                 }
             } else {
                 spdesc.sp = desc.sp;
-                spdesc.tick2 = tick + m_offset;
+                const Fraction spTick = spdesc.sp && spdesc.sp->isOttava() ? tick : tick + m_offset;
+                spdesc.tick2 = spTick;
                 spdesc.track2 = m_track;
                 spdesc.isStopped = true;
             }
@@ -3876,7 +3881,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserDirection::otherDirection()
         // TODO: Multiple sets of maps for exporters other than Dolet 6/Sibelius
         // TODO: Add more symbols from Sibelius
         std::map<String, String> otherDirectionStrings;
-        if (m_pass1.exporterString().contains(u"dolet")) {
+        if (m_pass1.dolet()) {
             otherDirectionStrings = {
                 { String(u"To Coda"), String(u"To Coda") },
                 { String(u"Segno"), String(u"<sym>segno</sym>") },
@@ -4114,7 +4119,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserDirection::textToDynamic(String& text)
     }
     String simplifiedText = MScoreTextToMXML::toPlainText(text).simplified();
     // Correct finale's incorrect dynamic export
-    if (m_pass1.exporterString().contains(u"finale")) {
+    if (m_pass1.exporterSoftware() == MusicXMLExporterSoftware::FINALE) {
         static const std::map<String,
                               String> finaleDynamicSubs
             = { { u"π", u"pp" }, { u"P", u"mp" }, { u"F", u"mf" }, { u"ƒ", u"ff" }, { u"Ï", u"fff" }, { u"S", u"sf" }, { u"ß", u"sfz" },
@@ -4515,7 +4520,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserDirection::handleTempo(String& wordsString)
     };
 
     MetronomeTextMap textMap;
-    if (m_pass1.exporterString().contains(u"sibelius")) {
+    if (m_pass1.sibOrDolet()) {
         textMap = sibeliusSyms;
     } else if (m_fontFamily == u"MetTimes Plain") {
         textMap = metTimesSyms;
@@ -4822,19 +4827,22 @@ void MusicXMLParserDirection::octaveShift(const String& type, const int number,
         } else {
             Ottava* o = spdesc.isStopped ? toOttava(spdesc.sp) : Factory::createOttava(m_score->dummy());
 
-            // if (placement.empty()) placement = "above";  // TODO ? set default
-
-            if (type == u"down" && ottavasize == 8) {
-                o->setOttavaType(OttavaType::OTTAVA_8VA);
-            }
-            if (type == u"down" && ottavasize == 15) {
-                o->setOttavaType(OttavaType::OTTAVA_15MA);
-            }
-            if (type == u"up" && ottavasize == 8) {
-                o->setOttavaType(OttavaType::OTTAVA_8VB);
+            if (type == u"down") {
+                m_placement = m_placement.empty() ? u"above" : m_placement;
+                if (ottavasize == 8) {
+                    o->setOttavaType(OttavaType::OTTAVA_8VA);
+                } else if (ottavasize == 15) {
+                    o->setOttavaType(OttavaType::OTTAVA_15MA);
+                }
             }
-            if (type == u"up" && ottavasize == 15) {
-                o->setOttavaType(OttavaType::OTTAVA_15MB);
+
+            if (type == u"up") {
+                m_placement = m_placement.empty() ? u"below" : m_placement;
+                if (ottavasize == 8) {
+                    o->setOttavaType(OttavaType::OTTAVA_8VB);
+                } else if (ottavasize == 15) {
+                    o->setOttavaType(OttavaType::OTTAVA_15MB);
+                }
             }
 
             const Color color = Color::fromString(m_e.asciiAttribute("color").ascii());
@@ -6550,7 +6558,7 @@ Note* MusicXMLParserPass2::note(const String& partId,
             String noteheadValue = m_e.readText();
             if (noteheadValue == "none") {
                 hasHead = false;
-            } else if (noteheadValue == "named" && m_pass1.exporterString().contains(u"noteflight")) {
+            } else if (noteheadValue == "named" && m_pass1.exporterSoftware() == MusicXMLExporterSoftware::NOTEFLIGHT) {
                 headScheme = NoteHeadScheme::HEAD_PITCHNAME;
             } else {
                 headGroup = convertNotehead(noteheadValue);
@@ -6847,7 +6855,8 @@ Note* MusicXMLParserPass2::note(const String& partId,
             Notation notation = Notation(u"tied");
             const String type2 = u"type";
             notation.addAttribute(type2, tieType);
-            addTie(notation, m_score, note, cr->track(), m_ties, m_logger, &m_e, m_pass1.exporterString().contains(u"dolet 6"));
+            addTie(notation, m_score, note, cr->track(), m_ties, m_logger, &m_e,
+                   m_pass1.exporterSoftware() == MusicXMLExporterSoftware::DOLET6);
         }
     }
 
@@ -7449,7 +7458,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserPass2::harmony(const String& partId, Measure* measure, const
 
     const HarmonyDesc newHarmonyDesc(track, ha, fd);
     bool insert = true;
-    if (m_pass1.exporterString().contains(u"dolet")) {
+    if (m_pass1.sibOrDolet()) {
         const int ticks = (sTime + offset).ticks();
         for (auto itr = harmonyMap.begin(); itr != harmonyMap.end(); itr++) {
             if (itr->first != ticks) {
@@ -8689,7 +8698,8 @@ void MusicXMLParserNotations::addToScore(ChordRest* const cr, Note* const note,
         } else if (note && (notation.name() == "glissando" || notation.name() == "slide")) {
             addGlissandoSlide(notation, note, glissandi, spanners, m_logger, &m_e);
         } else if (note && notation.name() == "tied") {
-            addTie(notation, m_score, note, cr->track(), ties, m_logger, &m_e, m_pass1.exporterString().contains(u"dolet 6"));
+            addTie(notation, m_score, note, cr->track(), ties, m_logger, &m_e,
+                   m_pass1.exporterSoftware() == MusicXMLExporterSoftware::DOLET6);
         } else if (note && notation.parent() == "technical") {
             addTechnical(notation, note);
         } else {
diff --git a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testDoletOttavas.xml b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testDoletOttavas.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9cb4976ee2d21
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testDoletOttavas.xml differ
diff --git a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testDoletOttavas_ref.mscx b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testDoletOttavas_ref.mscx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..92af5f061eb6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testDoletOttavas_ref.mscx
@@ -0,0 +1,285 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<museScore version="4.40">
+  <Score>
+    <Division>480</Division>
+    <Style>
+      <pageWidth>8.50197</pageWidth>
+      <pageHeight>11.003</pageHeight>
+      <pagePrintableWidth>7.50197</pagePrintableWidth>
+      <pageEvenLeftMargin>0.5</pageEvenLeftMargin>
+      <pageOddLeftMargin>0.5</pageOddLeftMargin>
+      <pageEvenTopMargin>0.5</pageEvenTopMargin>
+      <pageEvenBottomMargin>0.5</pageEvenBottomMargin>
+      <pageOddTopMargin>0.5</pageOddTopMargin>
+      <pageOddBottomMargin>0.5</pageOddBottomMargin>
+      <pageTwosided>0</pageTwosided>
+      <minSystemDistance>12</minSystemDistance>
+      <lyricsOddFontFace>Times New Roman</lyricsOddFontFace>
+      <lyricsEvenFontFace>Times New Roman</lyricsEvenFontFace>
+      <barWidth>0.15625</barWidth>
+      <endBarWidth>0.5</endBarWidth>
+      <stemWidth>0.125</stemWidth>
+      <staffLineWidth>0.09375</staffLineWidth>
+      <ledgerLineWidth>0.15625</ledgerLineWidth>
+      <chordSymbolAFontFace>Times New Roman</chordSymbolAFontFace>
+      <chordSymbolBFontFace>Times New Roman</chordSymbolBFontFace>
+      <romanNumeralFontFace>Times New Roman</romanNumeralFontFace>
+      <nashvilleNumberFontFace>Times New Roman</nashvilleNumberFontFace>
+      <smallNoteMag>0.75</smallNoteMag>
+      <graceNoteMag>0.6</graceNoteMag>
+      <slurEndWidth>0.0625</slurEndWidth>
+      <slurMidWidth>0.21875</slurMidWidth>
+      <tieEndWidth>0.0625</tieEndWidth>
+      <tieMidWidth>0.21875</tieMidWidth>
+      <tupletFontFace>Times New Roman</tupletFontFace>
+      <titleFontFace>Times New Roman</titleFontFace>
+      <subTitleFontFace>Times New Roman</subTitleFontFace>
+      <composerFontFace>Times New Roman</composerFontFace>
+      <lyricistFontFace>Times New Roman</lyricistFontFace>
+      <fingeringFontFace>Times New Roman</fingeringFontFace>
+      <lhGuitarFingeringFontFace>Times New Roman</lhGuitarFingeringFontFace>
+      <rhGuitarFingeringFontFace>Times New Roman</rhGuitarFingeringFontFace>
+      <stringNumberFontFace>Times New Roman</stringNumberFontFace>
+      <harpPedalDiagramFontFace>Times New Roman</harpPedalDiagramFontFace>
+      <harpPedalTextDiagramFontFace>Times New Roman</harpPedalTextDiagramFontFace>
+      <longInstrumentFontFace>Times New Roman</longInstrumentFontFace>
+      <shortInstrumentFontFace>Times New Roman</shortInstrumentFontFace>
+      <partInstrumentFontFace>Times New Roman</partInstrumentFontFace>
+      <expressionFontFace>Times New Roman</expressionFontFace>
+      <tempoFontFace>Times New Roman</tempoFontFace>
+      <tempoChangeFontFace>Times New Roman</tempoChangeFontFace>
+      <metronomeFontFace>Times New Roman</metronomeFontFace>
+      <measureNumberFontFace>Times New Roman</measureNumberFontFace>
+      <mmRestRangeFontFace>Times New Roman</mmRestRangeFontFace>
+      <translatorFontFace>Times New Roman</translatorFontFace>
+      <systemTextFontFace>Times New Roman</systemTextFontFace>
+      <staffTextFontFace>Times New Roman</staffTextFontFace>
+      <rehearsalMarkFontFace>Times New Roman</rehearsalMarkFontFace>
+      <repeatLeftFontFace>Times New Roman</repeatLeftFontFace>
+      <repeatRightFontFace>Times New Roman</repeatRightFontFace>
+      <frameFontFace>Times New Roman</frameFontFace>
+      <glissandoFontFace>Times New Roman</glissandoFontFace>
+      <bendFontFace>Times New Roman</bendFontFace>
+      <headerFontFace>Times New Roman</headerFontFace>
+      <footerFontFace>Times New Roman</footerFontFace>
+      <copyrightFontFace>Times New Roman</copyrightFontFace>
+      <pageNumberFontFace>Times New Roman</pageNumberFontFace>
+      <instrumentChangeFontFace>Times New Roman</instrumentChangeFontFace>
+      <stickingFontFace>Times New Roman</stickingFontFace>
+      <user1FontFace>Times New Roman</user1FontFace>
+      <user2FontFace>Times New Roman</user2FontFace>
+      <user3FontFace>Times New Roman</user3FontFace>
+      <user4FontFace>Times New Roman</user4FontFace>
+      <user5FontFace>Times New Roman</user5FontFace>
+      <user6FontFace>Times New Roman</user6FontFace>
+      <user7FontFace>Times New Roman</user7FontFace>
+      <user8FontFace>Times New Roman</user8FontFace>
+      <user9FontFace>Times New Roman</user9FontFace>
+      <user10FontFace>Times New Roman</user10FontFace>
+      <user11FontFace>Times New Roman</user11FontFace>
+      <user12FontFace>Times New Roman</user12FontFace>
+      <Spatium>1.75</Spatium>
+      </Style>
+    <showInvisible>1</showInvisible>
+    <showUnprintable>1</showUnprintable>
+    <showFrames>1</showFrames>
+    <showMargins>0</showMargins>
+    <metaTag name="arranger"></metaTag>
+    <metaTag name="composer"></metaTag>
+    <metaTag name="copyright"></metaTag>
+    <metaTag name="lyricist"></metaTag>
+    <metaTag name="movementNumber"></metaTag>
+    <metaTag name="movementTitle"></metaTag>
+    <metaTag name="source"></metaTag>
+    <metaTag name="translator"></metaTag>
+    <metaTag name="workNumber"></metaTag>
+    <metaTag name="workTitle"></metaTag>
+    <Part id="1">
+      <Staff id="1">
+        <StaffType group="pitched">
+          <name>stdNormal</name>
+          </StaffType>
+        <hideWhenEmpty>3</hideWhenEmpty>
+        </Staff>
+      <trackName>[Unnamed (treble staff)]</trackName>
+      <Instrument id="grand-piano">
+        <trackName></trackName>
+        <minPitchP>21</minPitchP>
+        <maxPitchP>108</maxPitchP>
+        <minPitchA>21</minPitchA>
+        <maxPitchA>108</maxPitchA>
+        <instrumentId>keyboard.piano.grand</instrumentId>
+        <clef staff="2">F</clef>
+        <singleNoteDynamics>0</singleNoteDynamics>
+        <Articulation>
+          <velocity>100</velocity>
+          <gateTime>95</gateTime>
+          </Articulation>
+        <Articulation name="staccatissimo">
+          <velocity>100</velocity>
+          <gateTime>33</gateTime>
+          </Articulation>
+        <Articulation name="staccato">
+          <velocity>100</velocity>
+          <gateTime>50</gateTime>
+          </Articulation>
+        <Articulation name="portato">
+          <velocity>100</velocity>
+          <gateTime>67</gateTime>
+          </Articulation>
+        <Articulation name="tenuto">
+          <velocity>100</velocity>
+          <gateTime>100</gateTime>
+          </Articulation>
+        <Articulation name="marcato">
+          <velocity>120</velocity>
+          <gateTime>67</gateTime>
+          </Articulation>
+        <Articulation name="sforzato">
+          <velocity>150</velocity>
+          <gateTime>100</gateTime>
+          </Articulation>
+        <Articulation name="sforzatoStaccato">
+          <velocity>150</velocity>
+          <gateTime>50</gateTime>
+          </Articulation>
+        <Articulation name="marcatoStaccato">
+          <velocity>120</velocity>
+          <gateTime>50</gateTime>
+          </Articulation>
+        <Articulation name="marcatoTenuto">
+          <velocity>120</velocity>
+          <gateTime>100</gateTime>
+          </Articulation>
+        <Channel>
+          <program value="0"/>
+          <controller ctrl="10" value="63"/>
+          </Channel>
+        </Instrument>
+      </Part>
+    <Staff id="1">
+      <VBox>
+        <height>10</height>
+        </VBox>
+      <HBox>
+        <width>5</width>
+        </HBox>
+      <Measure>
+        <voice>
+          <Clef>
+            <concertClefType>G</concertClefType>
+            <transposingClefType>G</transposingClefType>
+            <isHeader>1</isHeader>
+            </Clef>
+          <TimeSig>
+            <sigN>4</sigN>
+            <sigD>4</sigD>
+            </TimeSig>
+          <Spanner type="Ottava">
+            <Ottava>
+              <subtype>8va</subtype>
+              </Ottava>
+            <next>
+              <location>
+                <fractions>1/2</fractions>
+                </location>
+              </next>
+            </Spanner>
+          <Chord>
+            <durationType>eighth</durationType>
+            <StemDirection>up</StemDirection>
+            <Note>
+              <pitch>65</pitch>
+              <tpc>13</tpc>
+              </Note>
+            </Chord>
+          <Chord>
+            <dots>1</dots>
+            <durationType>quarter</durationType>
+            <StemDirection>up</StemDirection>
+            <Note>
+              <pitch>65</pitch>
+              <tpc>13</tpc>
+              </Note>
+            </Chord>
+          <Spanner type="Ottava">
+            <prev>
+              <location>
+                <fractions>-1/2</fractions>
+                </location>
+              </prev>
+            </Spanner>
+          <Spanner type="Ottava">
+            <Ottava>
+              <subtype>8vb</subtype>
+              </Ottava>
+            <next>
+              <location>
+                <measures>1</measures>
+                </location>
+              </next>
+            </Spanner>
+          <Chord>
+            <durationType>half</durationType>
+            <StemDirection>up</StemDirection>
+            <Note>
+              <Spanner type="Tie">
+                <Tie>
+                  </Tie>
+                <next>
+                  <location>
+                    <measures>1</measures>
+                    <fractions>-1/2</fractions>
+                    </location>
+                  </next>
+                </Spanner>
+              <pitch>65</pitch>
+              <tpc>13</tpc>
+              </Note>
+            </Chord>
+          </voice>
+        </Measure>
+      <Measure>
+        <voice>
+          <Chord>
+            <durationType>quarter</durationType>
+            <StemDirection>up</StemDirection>
+            <Note>
+              <Spanner type="Tie">
+                <prev>
+                  <location>
+                    <measures>-1</measures>
+                    <fractions>1/2</fractions>
+                    </location>
+                  </prev>
+                </Spanner>
+              <pitch>65</pitch>
+              <tpc>13</tpc>
+              </Note>
+            </Chord>
+          <Chord>
+            <durationType>quarter</durationType>
+            <StemDirection>up</StemDirection>
+            <Note>
+              <pitch>65</pitch>
+              <tpc>13</tpc>
+              </Note>
+            </Chord>
+          <Spanner type="Ottava">
+            <prev>
+              <location>
+                <measures>-1</measures>
+                </location>
+              </prev>
+            </Spanner>
+          <Rest>
+            <durationType>half</durationType>
+            </Rest>
+          <BarLine>
+            <subtype>end</subtype>
+            </BarLine>
+          </voice>
+        </Measure>
+      </Staff>
+    </Score>
+  </museScore>
diff --git a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testSibOttavas.xml b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testSibOttavas.xml
index 9cb4976ee2d21..2feec15ed9192 100644
Binary files a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testSibOttavas.xml and b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testSibOttavas.xml differ
diff --git a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testSibOttavas_ref.mscx b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testSibOttavas_ref.mscx
index 92af5f061eb6c..19a25ec046b74 100644
--- a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testSibOttavas_ref.mscx
+++ b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testSibOttavas_ref.mscx
@@ -3,82 +3,138 @@
   <Score>
     <Division>480</Division>
     <Style>
-      <pageWidth>8.50197</pageWidth>
-      <pageHeight>11.003</pageHeight>
-      <pagePrintableWidth>7.50197</pagePrintableWidth>
-      <pageEvenLeftMargin>0.5</pageEvenLeftMargin>
-      <pageOddLeftMargin>0.5</pageOddLeftMargin>
-      <pageEvenTopMargin>0.5</pageEvenTopMargin>
-      <pageEvenBottomMargin>0.5</pageEvenBottomMargin>
-      <pageOddTopMargin>0.5</pageOddTopMargin>
-      <pageOddBottomMargin>0.5</pageOddBottomMargin>
+      <pageWidth>8.5</pageWidth>
+      <pageHeight>11.0024</pageHeight>
+      <pagePrintableWidth>7.5073</pagePrintableWidth>
+      <pageEvenLeftMargin>0.49635</pageEvenLeftMargin>
+      <pageOddLeftMargin>0.49635</pageOddLeftMargin>
+      <pageEvenTopMargin>0.49635</pageEvenTopMargin>
+      <pageEvenBottomMargin>0.49635</pageEvenBottomMargin>
+      <pageOddTopMargin>0.49635</pageOddTopMargin>
+      <pageOddBottomMargin>0.49635</pageOddBottomMargin>
       <pageTwosided>0</pageTwosided>
       <minSystemDistance>12</minSystemDistance>
-      <lyricsOddFontFace>Times New Roman</lyricsOddFontFace>
-      <lyricsEvenFontFace>Times New Roman</lyricsEvenFontFace>
+      <lyricsLineThickness>0.09375</lyricsLineThickness>
+      <lyricsDashLineThickness>0.15625</lyricsDashLineThickness>
+      <lyricsOddFontFace>Quicksand</lyricsOddFontFace>
+      <lyricsOddFontSize>11.4715</lyricsOddFontSize>
+      <lyricsEvenFontFace>Quicksand</lyricsEvenFontFace>
+      <lyricsEvenFontSize>11.4715</lyricsEvenFontSize>
       <barWidth>0.15625</barWidth>
       <endBarWidth>0.5</endBarWidth>
+      <bracketWidth>0.5</bracketWidth>
       <stemWidth>0.125</stemWidth>
       <staffLineWidth>0.09375</staffLineWidth>
       <ledgerLineWidth>0.15625</ledgerLineWidth>
-      <chordSymbolAFontFace>Times New Roman</chordSymbolAFontFace>
-      <chordSymbolBFontFace>Times New Roman</chordSymbolBFontFace>
-      <romanNumeralFontFace>Times New Roman</romanNumeralFontFace>
-      <nashvilleNumberFontFace>Times New Roman</nashvilleNumberFontFace>
+      <hairpinLineWidth>0.125</hairpinLineWidth>
+      <pedalLineWidth>0.15625</pedalLineWidth>
+      <chordSymbolAFontFace>Quicksand</chordSymbolAFontFace>
+      <chordSymbolAFontSize>11.9365</chordSymbolAFontSize>
+      <chordSymbolBFontFace>Quicksand</chordSymbolBFontFace>
+      <chordSymbolBFontSize>11.9365</chordSymbolBFontSize>
+      <romanNumeralFontFace>Quicksand</romanNumeralFontFace>
+      <nashvilleNumberFontFace>Quicksand</nashvilleNumberFontFace>
+      <nashvilleNumberFontSize>11.9365</nashvilleNumberFontSize>
       <smallNoteMag>0.75</smallNoteMag>
       <graceNoteMag>0.6</graceNoteMag>
       <slurEndWidth>0.0625</slurEndWidth>
-      <slurMidWidth>0.21875</slurMidWidth>
+      <slurMidWidth>0.15625</slurMidWidth>
       <tieEndWidth>0.0625</tieEndWidth>
-      <tieMidWidth>0.21875</tieMidWidth>
-      <tupletFontFace>Times New Roman</tupletFontFace>
-      <titleFontFace>Times New Roman</titleFontFace>
-      <subTitleFontFace>Times New Roman</subTitleFontFace>
-      <composerFontFace>Times New Roman</composerFontFace>
-      <lyricistFontFace>Times New Roman</lyricistFontFace>
-      <fingeringFontFace>Times New Roman</fingeringFontFace>
-      <lhGuitarFingeringFontFace>Times New Roman</lhGuitarFingeringFontFace>
-      <rhGuitarFingeringFontFace>Times New Roman</rhGuitarFingeringFontFace>
-      <stringNumberFontFace>Times New Roman</stringNumberFontFace>
-      <harpPedalDiagramFontFace>Times New Roman</harpPedalDiagramFontFace>
-      <harpPedalTextDiagramFontFace>Times New Roman</harpPedalTextDiagramFontFace>
-      <longInstrumentFontFace>Times New Roman</longInstrumentFontFace>
-      <shortInstrumentFontFace>Times New Roman</shortInstrumentFontFace>
-      <partInstrumentFontFace>Times New Roman</partInstrumentFontFace>
-      <expressionFontFace>Times New Roman</expressionFontFace>
-      <tempoFontFace>Times New Roman</tempoFontFace>
-      <tempoChangeFontFace>Times New Roman</tempoChangeFontFace>
-      <metronomeFontFace>Times New Roman</metronomeFontFace>
-      <measureNumberFontFace>Times New Roman</measureNumberFontFace>
-      <mmRestRangeFontFace>Times New Roman</mmRestRangeFontFace>
-      <translatorFontFace>Times New Roman</translatorFontFace>
-      <systemTextFontFace>Times New Roman</systemTextFontFace>
-      <staffTextFontFace>Times New Roman</staffTextFontFace>
-      <rehearsalMarkFontFace>Times New Roman</rehearsalMarkFontFace>
-      <repeatLeftFontFace>Times New Roman</repeatLeftFontFace>
-      <repeatRightFontFace>Times New Roman</repeatRightFontFace>
-      <frameFontFace>Times New Roman</frameFontFace>
-      <glissandoFontFace>Times New Roman</glissandoFontFace>
-      <bendFontFace>Times New Roman</bendFontFace>
-      <headerFontFace>Times New Roman</headerFontFace>
-      <footerFontFace>Times New Roman</footerFontFace>
-      <copyrightFontFace>Times New Roman</copyrightFontFace>
-      <pageNumberFontFace>Times New Roman</pageNumberFontFace>
-      <instrumentChangeFontFace>Times New Roman</instrumentChangeFontFace>
-      <stickingFontFace>Times New Roman</stickingFontFace>
-      <user1FontFace>Times New Roman</user1FontFace>
-      <user2FontFace>Times New Roman</user2FontFace>
-      <user3FontFace>Times New Roman</user3FontFace>
-      <user4FontFace>Times New Roman</user4FontFace>
-      <user5FontFace>Times New Roman</user5FontFace>
-      <user6FontFace>Times New Roman</user6FontFace>
-      <user7FontFace>Times New Roman</user7FontFace>
-      <user8FontFace>Times New Roman</user8FontFace>
-      <user9FontFace>Times New Roman</user9FontFace>
-      <user10FontFace>Times New Roman</user10FontFace>
-      <user11FontFace>Times New Roman</user11FontFace>
-      <user12FontFace>Times New Roman</user12FontFace>
-      <Spatium>1.75</Spatium>
+      <tieMidWidth>0.15625</tieMidWidth>
+      <voltaLineWidth>0.15625</voltaLineWidth>
+      <ottavaLineWidth>0.15625</ottavaLineWidth>
+      <tupletBracketWidth>0.125</tupletBracketWidth>
+      <tupletFontFace>Quicksand</tupletFontFace>
+      <tupletFontSize>11.9365</tupletFontSize>
+      <titleFontFace>Quicksand</titleFontFace>
+      <subTitleFontFace>Quicksand</subTitleFontFace>
+      <composerFontFace>Quicksand</composerFontFace>
+      <lyricistFontFace>Quicksand</lyricistFontFace>
+      <fingeringFontFace>Quicksand</fingeringFontFace>
+      <fingeringFontSize>11.9365</fingeringFontSize>
+      <lhGuitarFingeringFontFace>Quicksand</lhGuitarFingeringFontFace>
+      <lhGuitarFingeringFontSize>11.9365</lhGuitarFingeringFontSize>
+      <rhGuitarFingeringFontFace>Quicksand</rhGuitarFingeringFontFace>
+      <rhGuitarFingeringFontSize>11.9365</rhGuitarFingeringFontSize>
+      <stringNumberFontFace>Quicksand</stringNumberFontFace>
+      <stringNumberFontSize>11.9365</stringNumberFontSize>
+      <stringTuningsFontSize>11.9365</stringTuningsFontSize>
+      <harpPedalDiagramFontFace>Quicksand</harpPedalDiagramFontFace>
+      <harpPedalTextDiagramFontFace>Quicksand</harpPedalTextDiagramFontFace>
+      <longInstrumentFontFace>Quicksand</longInstrumentFontFace>
+      <longInstrumentFontSize>11.9365</longInstrumentFontSize>
+      <shortInstrumentFontFace>Quicksand</shortInstrumentFontFace>
+      <shortInstrumentFontSize>11.9365</shortInstrumentFontSize>
+      <partInstrumentFontFace>Quicksand</partInstrumentFontFace>
+      <partInstrumentFontSize>11.9365</partInstrumentFontSize>
+      <expressionFontFace>Quicksand</expressionFontFace>
+      <expressionFontSize>11.9365</expressionFontSize>
+      <tempoFontFace>Quicksand</tempoFontFace>
+      <tempoFontSize>11.9365</tempoFontSize>
+      <tempoChangeFontFace>Quicksand</tempoChangeFontFace>
+      <tempoChangeFontSize>11.9365</tempoChangeFontSize>
+      <metronomeFontFace>Quicksand</metronomeFontFace>
+      <metronomeFontSize>11.9365</metronomeFontSize>
+      <measureNumberFontFace>Quicksand</measureNumberFontFace>
+      <measureNumberFontSize>11.9365</measureNumberFontSize>
+      <mmRestRangeFontFace>Quicksand</mmRestRangeFontFace>
+      <mmRestRangeFontSize>11.9365</mmRestRangeFontSize>
+      <translatorFontFace>Quicksand</translatorFontFace>
+      <translatorFontSize>11.9365</translatorFontSize>
+      <systemTextFontFace>Quicksand</systemTextFontFace>
+      <systemTextFontSize>11.9365</systemTextFontSize>
+      <staffTextFontFace>Quicksand</staffTextFontFace>
+      <staffTextFontSize>11.9365</staffTextFontSize>
+      <staffTextFrameWidth>0.15625</staffTextFrameWidth>
+      <rehearsalMarkFontFace>Quicksand</rehearsalMarkFontFace>
+      <rehearsalMarkFontSize>11.9365</rehearsalMarkFontSize>
+      <repeatLeftFontFace>Quicksand</repeatLeftFontFace>
+      <repeatLeftFontSize>11.9365</repeatLeftFontSize>
+      <repeatRightFontFace>Quicksand</repeatRightFontFace>
+      <repeatRightFontSize>11.9365</repeatRightFontSize>
+      <frameFontFace>Quicksand</frameFontFace>
+      <frameFontSize>11.9365</frameFontSize>
+      <glissandoFontFace>Quicksand</glissandoFontFace>
+      <glissandoFontSize>11.9365</glissandoFontSize>
+      <bendFontFace>Quicksand</bendFontFace>
+      <bendFontSize>11.9365</bendFontSize>
+      <headerFontFace>Quicksand</headerFontFace>
+      <headerFontSize>11.9365</headerFontSize>
+      <footerFontFace>Quicksand</footerFontFace>
+      <footerFontSize>11.9365</footerFontSize>
+      <copyrightFontFace>Quicksand</copyrightFontFace>
+      <copyrightFontSize>11.9365</copyrightFontSize>
+      <pageNumberFontFace>Quicksand</pageNumberFontFace>
+      <pageNumberFontSize>11.9365</pageNumberFontSize>
+      <instrumentChangeFontFace>Quicksand</instrumentChangeFontFace>
+      <instrumentChangeFontSize>11.9365</instrumentChangeFontSize>
+      <stickingFontFace>Quicksand</stickingFontFace>
+      <stickingFontSize>11.9365</stickingFontSize>
+      <user1FontFace>Quicksand</user1FontFace>
+      <user1FontSize>11.9365</user1FontSize>
+      <user2FontFace>Quicksand</user2FontFace>
+      <user2FontSize>11.9365</user2FontSize>
+      <user3FontFace>Quicksand</user3FontFace>
+      <user3FontSize>11.9365</user3FontSize>
+      <user4FontFace>Quicksand</user4FontFace>
+      <user4FontSize>11.9365</user4FontSize>
+      <user5FontFace>Quicksand</user5FontFace>
+      <user5FontSize>11.9365</user5FontSize>
+      <user6FontFace>Quicksand</user6FontFace>
+      <user6FontSize>11.9365</user6FontSize>
+      <user7FontFace>Quicksand</user7FontFace>
+      <user7FontSize>11.9365</user7FontSize>
+      <user8FontFace>Quicksand</user8FontFace>
+      <user8FontSize>11.9365</user8FontSize>
+      <user9FontFace>Quicksand</user9FontFace>
+      <user9FontSize>11.9365</user9FontSize>
+      <user10FontFace>Quicksand</user10FontFace>
+      <user10FontSize>11.9365</user10FontSize>
+      <user11FontFace>Quicksand</user11FontFace>
+      <user11FontSize>11.9365</user11FontSize>
+      <user12FontFace>Quicksand</user12FontFace>
+      <user12FontSize>11.9365</user12FontSize>
+      <Spatium>1.75101</Spatium>
       </Style>
     <showInvisible>1</showInvisible>
     <showUnprintable>1</showUnprintable>
@@ -101,19 +157,13 @@
           </StaffType>
         <hideWhenEmpty>3</hideWhenEmpty>
         </Staff>
-      <trackName>[Unnamed (treble staff)]</trackName>
+      <trackName></trackName>
       <Instrument id="grand-piano">
         <trackName></trackName>
-        <minPitchP>21</minPitchP>
-        <maxPitchP>108</maxPitchP>
-        <minPitchA>21</minPitchA>
-        <maxPitchA>108</maxPitchA>
         <instrumentId>keyboard.piano.grand</instrumentId>
-        <clef staff="2">F</clef>
-        <singleNoteDynamics>0</singleNoteDynamics>
         <Articulation>
           <velocity>100</velocity>
-          <gateTime>95</gateTime>
+          <gateTime>100</gateTime>
           </Articulation>
         <Articulation name="staccatissimo">
           <velocity>100</velocity>
@@ -160,6 +210,9 @@
     <Staff id="1">
       <VBox>
         <height>10</height>
+        <LayoutBreak>
+          <subtype>page</subtype>
+          </LayoutBreak>
         </VBox>
       <HBox>
         <width>5</width>
@@ -186,6 +239,7 @@
               </next>
             </Spanner>
           <Chord>
+            <BeamMode>no</BeamMode>
             <durationType>eighth</durationType>
             <StemDirection>up</StemDirection>
             <Note>
@@ -198,7 +252,7 @@
             <durationType>quarter</durationType>
             <StemDirection>up</StemDirection>
             <Note>
-              <pitch>65</pitch>
+              <pitch>77</pitch>
               <tpc>13</tpc>
               </Note>
             </Chord>
@@ -225,6 +279,7 @@
             <Note>
               <Spanner type="Tie">
                 <Tie>
+                  <up>down</up>
                   </Tie>
                 <next>
                   <location>
@@ -261,7 +316,7 @@
             <durationType>quarter</durationType>
             <StemDirection>up</StemDirection>
             <Note>
-              <pitch>65</pitch>
+              <pitch>53</pitch>
               <tpc>13</tpc>
               </Note>
             </Chord>
diff --git a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/musicxml_tests.cpp b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/musicxml_tests.cpp
index 37a648477c034..917816be62fd8 100644
--- a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/musicxml_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/musicxml_tests.cpp
@@ -550,6 +550,9 @@ TEST_F(Musicxml_Tests, divisionsDefinedTooLate2) {
 TEST_F(Musicxml_Tests, divisionsDuration) {
     mxmlIoTest("testDivisionsDuration");
 }
+TEST_F(Musicxml_Tests, doletOttavas) {
+    mxmlImportTestRef("testDoletOttavas");
+}
 TEST_F(Musicxml_Tests, doubleClefError) {
     mxmlIoTestRef("testDoubleClefError");
 }