diff --git a/importexport/musicxml/exportxml.cpp b/importexport/musicxml/exportxml.cpp
index 62aa13c98862..eef4ccbce82c 100644
--- a/importexport/musicxml/exportxml.cpp
+++ b/importexport/musicxml/exportxml.cpp
@@ -6209,7 +6209,10 @@ void ExportMusicXml::findAndExportClef(const Measure* const m, const int staves,
                         // exception: at tick=0, export clef anyway
                         if ((tick.isZero() || !cle->generated()) && ((seg->measure() != m) || ((seg->segmentType() == SegmentType::HeaderClef) && !cle->otherClef()))) {
                               clefDebug("exportxml: clef exported");
-                              clef(sstaff, cle->clefType(), color2xml(cle));
+                              QString clefAttr = color2xml(cle);
+                              if (!cle->visible())
+                                    clefAttr += " print-object=\"no\"";
+                              clef(sstaff, cle->clefType(), clefAttr);
                               }
                         else {
                               clefDebug("exportxml: clef not exported");
@@ -6433,14 +6436,15 @@ void ExportMusicXml::writeElement(Element* el, const Measure* m, int sstaff, boo
             // these will be output at the start of the next measure
             const auto cle = toClef(el);
             const auto ti = cle->segment()->tick();
+            const QString visible = (!cle->visible()) ? " print-object=\"no\"" : "";
             clefDebug("exportxml: clef in measure ti=%d ct=%d gen=%d", ti, int(cle->clefType()), el->generated());
             if (el->generated()) {
                   clefDebug("exportxml: generated clef not exported");
                   }
             else if (!el->generated() && tickIsInMiddleOfMeasure(ti, m))
-                  clef(sstaff, cle->clefType(), color2xml(cle));
+                  clef(sstaff, cle->clefType(), color2xml(cle) + visible);
             else if (!el->generated() && (ti == m->tick()) && (cle->segment()->segmentType() != SegmentType::HeaderClef))
-                  clef(sstaff, cle->clefType(), color2xml(cle) + QString(" after-barline=\"yes\""));
+                  clef(sstaff, cle->clefType(), color2xml(cle) + visible + QString(" after-barline=\"yes\""));
             else
                   clefDebug("exportxml: clef not exported");
             }
diff --git a/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp b/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
index 6c7c75fadf03..73860e68baf8 100644
--- a/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
+++ b/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
@@ -4826,8 +4826,9 @@ void MusicXMLParserPass2::clef(const QString& partId, Measure* measure, const Fr
       int i = 0;
       int line = -1;
 
-      QString strClefno = _e.attributes().value("number").toString();
+      const QString strClefno = _e.attributes().value("number").toString();
       const bool afterBarline = _e.attributes().value("after-barline") == "yes";
+      const bool printObject  = _e.attributes().value("print-object") != "no";
 
       while (_e.readNextStartElement()) {
             if (_e.name() == "sign")
@@ -4904,7 +4905,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserPass2::clef(const QString& partId, Measure* measure, const Fr
             }
       else if (c == "TAB") {
             clef = ClefType::TAB;
-            st= StaffTypes::TAB_DEFAULT;
+            st = StaffTypes::TAB_DEFAULT;
             }
       else
             qDebug("clef: unknown clef <sign=%s line=%d oct ch=%d>", qPrintable(c), line, i);  // TODO
@@ -4932,6 +4933,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserPass2::clef(const QString& partId, Measure* measure, const Fr
 
       Clef* clefs = new Clef(_score);
       clefs->setClefType(clef);
+      clefs->setVisible(printObject);
       int track = _pass1.trackForPart(partId) + clefno * VOICES;
       clefs->setTrack(track);
       Segment* s;
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testInvisibleElements.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testInvisibleElements.xml
index ffe9266836b5..67c83362594c 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testInvisibleElements.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testInvisibleElements.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
           <beats>4</beats>
           <beat-type>4</beat-type>
           </time>
-        <clef>
+        <clef print-object="no">
           <sign>G</sign>
           <line>2</line>
           </clef>