diff --git a/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/exportxml.cpp b/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/exportxml.cpp
index 368e18a40f9f5..1576d529c7a73 100644
--- a/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/exportxml.cpp
+++ b/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/exportxml.cpp
@@ -6750,7 +6750,11 @@ void ExportMusicXml::findAndExportClef(const Measure* const m, const int staves,
                 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");
                 }
@@ -6980,13 +6984,14 @@ void ExportMusicXml::writeElement(EngravingItem* el, const Measure* m, staff_idx
         // 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/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp b/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
index 3da2c3f204077..5a477aef46662 100644
--- a/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
+++ b/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
@@ -3947,8 +3947,9 @@ 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") {
@@ -4059,6 +4060,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserPass2::clef(const QString& partId, Measure* measure, const Fr
 
     Clef* clefs = Factory::createClef(s);
     clefs->setClefType(clef);
+    clefs->setVisible(printObject);
     track_idx_t track = _pass1.trackForPart(partId) + clefno * VOICES;
     clefs->setTrack(track);
     s->add(clefs);
diff --git a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testInvisibleElements.xml b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testInvisibleElements.xml
index ffe9266836b59..67c83362594c3 100644
--- a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testInvisibleElements.xml
+++ b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/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>