diff --git a/include/vrv/metersig.h b/include/vrv/metersig.h
index 4e3363e486..ae5304a713 100644
--- a/include/vrv/metersig.h
+++ b/include/vrv/metersig.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ class MeterSig : public LayerElement,
     /** Evaluate additive meter counts */
     int GetTotalCount() const;
 
+    /** Return the implicit unit according to the sym (if any, return 0 otherwise) */
+    int GetSymImplicitUnit() const;
+
     /**
      * Return the unit (int) as data_DURATION (up to 32).
      * Return DURATION_4 if no match.
diff --git a/src/doc.cpp b/src/doc.cpp
index b123741b1c..8d1f276e60 100644
--- a/src/doc.cpp
+++ b/src/doc.cpp
@@ -503,6 +503,9 @@ void Doc::ExportMIDI(smf::MidiFile *midiFile)
             if (meterSig && meterSig->HasCount() && meterSig->HasUnit()) {
                 midiFile->addTimeSignature(midiTrack, 0, meterSig->GetTotalCount(), meterSig->GetUnit());
             }
+            else if (meterSig && meterSig->HasSym()) {
+                midiFile->addTimeSignature(midiTrack, 0, meterSig->GetTotalCount(), meterSig->GetSymImplicitUnit());
+            }
         }
 
         // Set initial scoreDef values for tuning
diff --git a/src/metersig.cpp b/src/metersig.cpp
index 8ff16ecf70..43a4c9228c 100644
--- a/src/metersig.cpp
+++ b/src/metersig.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int MeterSig::GetTotalCount() const
     // If @count is empty, look at the sym to return a resonable value
     if (counts.empty()) {
         if (this->HasSym()) {
-            return (this->GetSym() == METERSIGN_common) ? 4 : 2;
+            return (this->GetSym() == METERSIGN_cut) ? 2 : 4;
         }
         else {
             return 0;
@@ -108,6 +108,16 @@ int MeterSig::GetTotalCount() const
     return counts.front();
 }
 
+int MeterSig::GetSymImplicitUnit() const
+{
+    if (this->HasSym()) {
+        return (this->GetSym() == METERSIGN_cut) ? 2 : 4;
+    }
+    else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
 data_DURATION MeterSig::GetUnitAsDur() const
 {
     switch (this->GetUnit()) {
diff --git a/src/midifunctor.cpp b/src/midifunctor.cpp
index c05965ae93..1677485613 100644
--- a/src/midifunctor.cpp
+++ b/src/midifunctor.cpp
@@ -776,6 +776,10 @@ FunctorCode GenerateMIDIFunctor::VisitScoreDef(const ScoreDef *scoreDef)
         if (meterSig && meterSig->HasCount() && meterSig->HasUnit()) {
             m_midiFile->addTimeSignature(m_midiTrack, currentTick, meterSig->GetTotalCount(), meterSig->GetUnit());
         }
+        else if (meterSig && meterSig->HasUnit()) {
+            m_midiFile->addTimeSignature(
+                m_midiTrack, currentTick, meterSig->GetTotalCount(), meterSig->GetSymImplicitUnit());
+        }
     }
 
     return FUNCTOR_CONTINUE;