diff --git a/libmscore/cmd.cpp b/libmscore/cmd.cpp
index a5bd5fb160f4b..b42ae8c38d69e 100644
--- a/libmscore/cmd.cpp
+++ b/libmscore/cmd.cpp
@@ -3329,7 +3329,7 @@ void Score::cmdAddPitch(const EditData& ed, int note, bool addFlag, bool insert)
                   int curPitch = 60;
                   if (is.segment()) {
                         Staff* staff = Score::staff(is.track() / VOICES);
-                        Segment* seg = is.segment()->prev1(SegmentType::ChordRest | SegmentType::Clef);
+                        Segment* seg = is.segment()->prev1(SegmentType::ChordRest | SegmentType::Clef | SegmentType::HeaderClef);
                         while (seg) {
                               if (seg->isChordRestType()) {
                                     Element* p = seg->element(is.track());
@@ -3338,7 +3338,7 @@ void Score::cmdAddPitch(const EditData& ed, int note, bool addFlag, bool insert)
                                           break;
                                           }
                                     }
-                              else if (seg->isClefType()) {
+                              else if (seg->isClefType() || seg->isHeaderClefType()) {
                                     Element* p = seg->element( (is.track() / VOICES) * VOICES); // clef on voice 1
                                     if (p && p->isClef()) {
                                           Clef* clef = toClef(p);
diff --git a/libmscore/scoreElement.cpp b/libmscore/scoreElement.cpp
index bdd148e4d4b46..6bac1d8a22356 100644
--- a/libmscore/scoreElement.cpp
+++ b/libmscore/scoreElement.cpp
@@ -169,9 +169,24 @@ ScoreElement::~ScoreElement()
 //   propertyDefault
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 
+QVariant ScoreElement::propertyDefault(Pid pid, Tid tid) const
+      {
+      for (const StyledProperty& spp : *textStyle(tid)) {
+            if (spp.pid == pid) {
+                  if (propertyType(pid) == P_TYPE::SP_REAL)
+                        return score()->styleP(spp.sid);
+                  return score()->styleV(spp.sid);
+                  }
+            }
+      return QVariant();
+      }
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+//   propertyDefault
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+
 QVariant ScoreElement::propertyDefault(Pid pid) const
       {
-      QVariant v;
       for (const StyledProperty& spp : *_elementStyle) {
             if (spp.pid == pid) {
                   if (propertyType(pid) == P_TYPE::SP_REAL)
@@ -179,9 +194,8 @@ QVariant ScoreElement::propertyDefault(Pid pid) const
                   return score()->styleV(spp.sid);
                   }
             }
-      if (!v.isValid())
-            qDebug("<%s>(%d) not found in <%s>", propertyQmlName(pid), int(pid), name());
-      return v;
+      qDebug("<%s>(%d) not found in <%s>", propertyQmlName(pid), int(pid), name());
+      return QVariant();
       }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/libmscore/scoreElement.h b/libmscore/scoreElement.h
index f80bf02fefeb8..ab4ec3cd9dd1e 100644
--- a/libmscore/scoreElement.h
+++ b/libmscore/scoreElement.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ class ScoreElement {
       virtual bool setProperty(Pid, const QVariant&) = 0;
       virtual QVariant propertyDefault(Pid) const;
       virtual void resetProperty(Pid id);
+      QVariant propertyDefault(Pid pid, Tid tid) const;
 
       virtual void reset();                     // reset all properties & position to default
 
diff --git a/libmscore/tuplet.cpp b/libmscore/tuplet.cpp
index 18a26ab81e60e..aa2d331c0cb1d 100644
--- a/libmscore/tuplet.cpp
+++ b/libmscore/tuplet.cpp
@@ -1057,13 +1057,11 @@ QVariant Tuplet::propertyDefault(Pid id) const
             case Pid::P2:
                   return QPointF();
             default:
-                  for (const StyledProperty& p : *textStyle(Tid::DEFAULT)) {
-                        if (p.pid == id) {
-                              if (propertyType(id) == P_TYPE::SP_REAL)
-                                    return score()->styleP(p.sid);
-                              return score()->styleV(p.sid);
-                              }
-                        }
+                  {
+                  QVariant v = ScoreElement::propertyDefault(id, Tid::DEFAULT);
+                  if (v.isValid())
+                        return v;
+                  }
                   return DurationElement::propertyDefault(id);
             }
       }