diff --git a/libmscore/cmd.cpp b/libmscore/cmd.cpp
index cd44a3a322f6..c76306c51832 100644
--- a/libmscore/cmd.cpp
+++ b/libmscore/cmd.cpp
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ Note* Score::addPitch(int pitch, bool addFlag)
 qDebug("add pitch %d %d", pitch, addFlag);
 
       if (addFlag) {
+            moveToPrevInputPos();
             if (_is.cr() == 0 || _is.cr()->type() != Element::CHORD)
                   return 0;
             Chord* chord = static_cast<Chord*>(_is.cr());
@@ -1616,6 +1617,22 @@ void Score::moveInputPos(Segment* s)
       }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------
+//   moveToPrevInputPos
+//   Derived from moveToNextInputPos()
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+
+void Score::moveToPrevInputPos()
+      {
+      Segment* s = _is.segment();
+      Measure* m = s->measure();
+      int track  = _is.track();
+      for (s = s->prev1(Segment::SegChordRest); s; s = s->prev1(Segment::SegChordRest)) {
+            if (s->element(track) || s->measure() != m)
+                  break;
+            }
+      moveInputPos(s);
+      }
+//---------------------------------------------------------
 //   moveToNextInputPos
 //   TODO: special case: note is first note of tie: goto to last note of tie
 //---------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/libmscore/score.h b/libmscore/score.h
index 0480f1963b84..97d469f0d524 100644
--- a/libmscore/score.h
+++ b/libmscore/score.h
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ class Score : public QObject {
       void moveDown(Chord*);
 
       void moveInputPos(Segment* s);
+      void moveToPrevInputPos();
       void moveToNextInputPos();
 
       void padToggle(int n);
diff --git a/mscore/musescore.cpp b/mscore/musescore.cpp
index e06f5ac5cca4..37822a6fb599 100644
--- a/mscore/musescore.cpp
+++ b/mscore/musescore.cpp
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ void MuseScore::midiNoteReceived(int channel, int pitch, int velo)
                   iter = 0;
                   }
 // qDebug("    midiNoteReceived %d active %d", pitch, active);
-            cv->midiNoteReceived(pitch, active);
+            cv->midiNoteReceived(pitch, active > 0);
             ++active;
             }
       else {