diff --git a/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp b/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
index 257a672f04b8..228ea1769c0f 100644
--- a/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
+++ b/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
@@ -5364,7 +5364,10 @@ void MusicXMLParserLyric::parse()
const auto l = lyric.release();
_numberedLyrics[lyricNo] = l;
- if (hasExtend && (extendType == "" || extendType == "start"))
+ if (hasExtend
+ && (extendType == "" || extendType == "start")
+ && (l->syllabic() == Lyrics::Syllabic::SINGLE || l->syllabic() == Lyrics::Syllabic::END)
+ )
_extendedLyrics.insert(l);
Q_ASSERT(_e.isEndElement() && _e.name() == "lyric");
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testLyricExtensions.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testLyricExtensions.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..09e4a3ef81ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testLyricExtensions.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+
+
+
+
+ MuseScore testfile
+ Lyric Extensions
+
+
+ Henry Ives
+
+ MuseScore 0.7.0
+ 2007-09-10
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Piano
+
+ Staff 1
+
+
+
+ 1
+ 1
+ 78.7402
+ 0
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 2
+
+ 2
+
+
+
+ G
+ 2
+
+
+
+
+ F
+ 1
+ 4
+
+ 2
+ 1
+ quarter
+ up
+
+ single
+ Oh
+
+
+
+
+ F
+ 1
+ 4
+
+ 2
+ 1
+ quarter
+ up
+
+ single
+ say
+
+
+
+
+ G
+ 4
+
+ 2
+ 1
+ quarter
+ up
+
+ single
+ can
+
+
+
+
+ A
+ 4
+
+ 2
+ 1
+ quarter
+ up
+
+ single
+ you
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ A
+ 4
+
+ 2
+ 1
+ quarter
+ up
+
+ single
+ see
+
+
+
+
+ G
+ 4
+
+ 2
+ 1
+ quarter
+ up
+
+ single
+ by
+
+
+
+
+ F
+ 1
+ 4
+
+ 2
+ 1
+ quarter
+ up
+
+ single
+ the
+
+
+
+
+ E
+ 4
+
+ 2
+ 1
+ quarter
+ up
+
+
+
+
+ single
+ dawn's
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ D
+ 4
+
+ 2
+ 1
+ quarter
+ up
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ D
+ 4
+
+ 2
+ 1
+ quarter
+ up
+
+
+
+
+ begin
+ ear
+
+
+
+
+ E
+ 4
+
+ 2
+ 1
+ quarter
+ up
+
+
+
+ F
+ 1
+ 4
+
+ 2
+ 1
+ quarter
+ up
+
+
+
+
+
+ F
+ 1
+ 4
+
+ 3
+ 1
+ quarter
+
+ up
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ E
+ 4
+
+ 1
+ 1
+ eighth
+ up
+
+ single
+ ly
+
+
+
+
+ E
+ 4
+
+ 4
+ 1
+ half
+ up
+
+ single
+ light?
+
+
+
+ light-heavy
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testLyricExtensions_ref.mscx b/mtest/musicxml/io/testLyricExtensions_ref.mscx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a7f9bd3a3490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testLyricExtensions_ref.mscx
@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+
+
+
+
+ 0
+ 480
+
+ 1
+ 1
+ 1
+ 0
+
+ Henry Ives
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ MuseScore testfile
+ Lyric Extensions
+
+
+
+ stdNormal
+
+
+ Piano
+
+ Piano
+ Staff 1
+ 21
+ 108
+ 21
+ 108
+ keyboard.piano
+ F
+ 0
+
+ 100
+ 95
+
+
+ 100
+ 33
+
+
+ 100
+ 50
+
+
+ 100
+ 67
+
+
+ 100
+ 100
+
+
+ 120
+ 67
+
+
+ 150
+ 100
+
+
+ 150
+ 50
+
+
+ 120
+ 50
+
+
+ 120
+ 100
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 10
+
+
+ Lyric Extensions
+
+
+
+ MuseScore testfile
+
+
+
+ Henry Ives
+
+
+
+
+
+ G
+ G
+
+
+ 2
+
+
+ 4
+ 4
+
+
+ quarter
+
+ Oh
+
+ up
+
+ 66
+ 20
+
+
+
+ quarter
+
+ say
+
+ up
+
+ 66
+ 20
+
+
+
+ quarter
+
+ can
+
+ up
+
+ 67
+ 15
+
+
+
+ quarter
+
+ you
+
+ up
+
+ 69
+ 17
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ quarter
+
+ see
+
+ up
+
+ 69
+ 17
+
+
+
+ quarter
+
+ by
+
+ up
+
+ 67
+ 15
+
+
+
+ quarter
+
+ the
+
+ up
+
+ 66
+ 20
+
+
+
+ quarter
+
+ 480
+ 1/4
+ dawn's
+
+
+
+ down
+
+
+
+ 1
+ -3/4
+
+
+
+ up
+
+ 64
+ 18
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ quarter
+
+
+
+ -1
+ 3/4
+
+
+
+ up
+
+ 62
+ 16
+
+
+
+ quarter
+
+ begin
+ ear
+
+
+
+ down
+
+
+
+ 1
+ -1/4
+
+
+
+ up
+
+ 62
+ 16
+
+
+
+ quarter
+ up
+
+ 64
+ 18
+
+
+
+ quarter
+ up
+
+ 66
+ 20
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 1
+ quarter
+
+
+
+ -1
+ 1/4
+
+
+
+ up
+
+ 66
+ 20
+
+
+
+ no
+ eighth
+
+ ly
+
+ up
+
+ 64
+ 18
+
+
+
+ half
+
+ light?
+
+ up
+
+ 64
+ 18
+
+
+
+ end
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/tst_mxml_io.cpp b/mtest/musicxml/io/tst_mxml_io.cpp
index b57147596456..4cec9b56eb16 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/tst_mxml_io.cpp
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/tst_mxml_io.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ private slots:
void lines4() { mxmlMscxExportTestRef("testLines4"); }
void lyricColor() { mxmlIoTest("testLyricColor"); }
void lyrics1() { mxmlIoTestRef("testLyrics1"); }
+ void lyricExtensions1() { mxmlIoTest("testLyricExtensions"); }
+ void lyricExtensions2() { mxmlImportTestRef("testLyricExtensions"); }
void lyricsVoice2a() { mxmlIoTest("testLyricsVoice2a"); }
void lyricsVoice2b() { mxmlIoTestRef("testLyricsVoice2b"); }
void measureLength() { mxmlIoTestRef("testMeasureLength"); }