diff --git a/mscore/exportxml.cpp b/mscore/exportxml.cpp
index a1b187a1a5..199bef2ac4 100644
--- a/mscore/exportxml.cpp
+++ b/mscore/exportxml.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class SlurHandler {
 
 public:
       SlurHandler();
-      void doSlurStart(Chord* chord, Notations& notations, Xml& xml);
+      void doSlurStart(Chord* chord, Notations& notations, Xml& xml, bool grace = false); 
       void doSlurStop(Chord* chord, Notations& notations, Xml& xml);
       };
 
@@ -445,8 +445,28 @@ int SlurHandler::findSlur(const Slur* s) const
 //   doSlurStart
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 
-void SlurHandler::doSlurStart(Chord* chord, Notations& notations, Xml& xml)
+void SlurHandler::doSlurStart(Chord* chord, Notations& notations, Xml& xml, bool grace)
       {
+      // slurs on grace notes are not in spanner list, therefore: 
+      if (grace){
+            foreach(Element* el, chord->el()){
+                  if (el->type() == Element::SLUR){
+                        const Slur* s = static_cast<const Slur*>(el);
+                        //define line type
+                        QString rest = slurTieLineStyle(s);
+                        int i = findSlur(0);
+                        if (i >= 0) {
+                              slur[i] = s;
+                              started[i] = true;
+                              notations.tag(xml);
+                              xml.tagE(QString("slur%1 type=\"start\" number=\"%2\"").arg(rest).arg(i + 1));
+                              }
+                        else
+                              qDebug("no free slur slot");
+                        }
+                  }
+             return;
+            }
       // search for slur(s) starting at this chord
       int tick = chord->tick();
       auto sl = chord->score()->spanner();
@@ -2309,9 +2329,11 @@ void ExportMusicXml::chord(Chord* chord, int staff, const QList<Lyrics*>* ll, bo
                   }
 
             if (note == nl.front()) {
-                  tupletStartStop(chord, notations, xml);
-                  if (!grace) {
-                        // handle slurs between normal (non-grace) notes
+                  if (grace){
+                        sh.doSlurStart(chord, notations, xml, true);  
+                        }
+                  else {
+                        tupletStartStop(chord, notations, xml);
                         sh.doSlurStop(chord, notations, xml);
                         sh.doSlurStart(chord, notations, xml);
                         }
diff --git a/mscore/importxml.cpp b/mscore/importxml.cpp
index eb24f0e866..a43bac4165 100644
--- a/mscore/importxml.cpp
+++ b/mscore/importxml.cpp
@@ -4153,6 +4153,10 @@ void MusicXml::xmlNotations(Note* note, ChordRest* cr, int trk, int ticks, QDomE
                               bool endSlur = false;
                               if (slur[slurNo] == 0) {
                                     slur[slurNo] = new Slur(score);
+                                    if(cr->isGrace()){
+                                          slur[slurNo]->setAnchor(Spanner::ANCHOR_CHORD);
+                                          slur[slurNo]->setParent(cr);
+                                          }
                                     if (lineType == "dotted")
                                           slur[slurNo]->setLineType(1);
                                     else if (lineType == "dashed")
diff --git a/mscore/scoreview.cpp b/mscore/scoreview.cpp
index 59c9a713c0..fd06f4624e 100644
--- a/mscore/scoreview.cpp
+++ b/mscore/scoreview.cpp
@@ -4105,6 +4105,8 @@ void ScoreView::cmdAddSlur(Note* firstNote, Note* lastNote)
 
             slur->setStartChord(static_cast<Chord*>(cr1));
             slur->setEndChord(static_cast<Chord*>(cr2));
+            slur->setTick(cr1->tick());
+            slur->setTick2(cr2->tick());
             slur->setTrack(cr1->track());
             slur->setTrack2(cr2->track());
             slur->setParent(cr1);