diff --git a/mscore/importmidi.cpp b/mscore/importmidi.cpp
index 9e3ee3bed4..30cb74a852 100644
--- a/mscore/importmidi.cpp
+++ b/mscore/importmidi.cpp
@@ -828,6 +828,7 @@ void convertMidi(Score *score, const MidiFile *mf)
       auto tracks = createMTrackList(lastTick, sigmap, mf);
       MChord::collectChords(tracks);
       cleanUpMidiEvents(tracks);
+      MChord::removeOverlappingNotes(tracks);
       quantizeAllTracks(tracks, sigmap, lastTick);
       MChord::removeOverlappingNotes(tracks);
       LRHand::splitIntoLeftRightHands(tracks);