diff --git a/src/editortoolkit_neume.cpp b/src/editortoolkit_neume.cpp
index b29dfd18f8..114348a41b 100644
--- a/src/editortoolkit_neume.cpp
+++ b/src/editortoolkit_neume.cpp
@@ -4236,22 +4236,23 @@ bool EditorToolkitNeume::AdjustPitchFromPosition(Object *obj, Clef *clef)
             }
         }
 
-        assert(clef);
+        data_PITCHNAME pname;
+        const int staffSize = m_doc->GetDrawingUnit(staff->m_drawingStaffSize);
+        Staff *clefStaff = dynamic_cast<Staff *>(clef->GetFirstAncestor(STAFF));
+        assert(clefStaff);
+        const int clefOffset = round((double)(clefStaff->GetDrawingY()
+            - clefStaff->GetDrawingRotationOffsetFor(m_view->ToLogicalX(clef->GetZone()->GetUlx()))
+            - m_view->ToLogicalY(clef->GetZone()->GetUly())));
 
-        // Reset pitch to be "on clef"
-        if (clef->GetShape() == CLEFSHAPE_C) {
-            pi->SetPname(PITCHNAME_c);
-        }
-        else if (clef->GetShape() == CLEFSHAPE_F) {
-            pi->SetPname(PITCHNAME_f);
-        }
-        else if (clef->GetShape() == CLEFSHAPE_G) {
-            pi->SetPname(PITCHNAME_g);
-        }
-        else {
-            LogError("Clef %s does not have valid shape. Shape is %s", clef->GetID().c_str(), clef->GetShape());
-            return false;
+        switch (clef->GetShape()) {
+            case CLEFSHAPE_C: pname = PITCHNAME_c; break;
+            case CLEFSHAPE_F: pname = PITCHNAME_f; break;
+            case CLEFSHAPE_G: pname = PITCHNAME_g; break;
+            default:
+                LogError("Clef %s does not have valid shape. Shape is %s", clef->GetID().c_str(), clef->GetShape());
+                return false;
         }
+        pi->SetPname(pname);
 
         // The default octave = 4, but the actual octave is calculated by
         // taking into account the displacement of the clef
@@ -4261,12 +4262,10 @@ bool EditorToolkitNeume::AdjustPitchFromPosition(Object *obj, Clef *clef)
         }
         pi->SetOct(octave);
 
-        const int staffSize = m_doc->GetDrawingUnit(staff->m_drawingStaffSize);
-
         const int pitchDifference
             = round((double)((staff->GetDrawingY()
                         - staff->GetDrawingRotationOffsetFor(m_view->ToLogicalX(fi->GetZone()->GetUlx()))
-                        - m_view->ToLogicalY(fi->GetZone()->GetUly())))
+                        - m_view->ToLogicalY(fi->GetZone()->GetUly()) - clefOffset))
                 / (double)(staffSize));
         pi->AdjustPitchByOffset(-pitchDifference);
         return true;
@@ -4284,7 +4283,6 @@ bool EditorToolkitNeume::AdjustPitchFromPosition(Object *obj, Clef *clef)
             LogWarning("Syllable/neume had no pitched children to reorder for syllable/neume %s", obj->GetID().c_str());
             return true;
         }
-
         if (clef == NULL) {
             ClassIdComparison ac(CLEF);
             clef = dynamic_cast<Clef *>(m_doc->GetDrawingPage()->FindPreviousChild(&ac, obj));
@@ -4298,6 +4296,13 @@ bool EditorToolkitNeume::AdjustPitchFromPosition(Object *obj, Clef *clef)
         assert(clef);
 
         data_PITCHNAME pname;
+        const int staffSize = m_doc->GetDrawingUnit(staff->m_drawingStaffSize);
+        Staff *clefStaff = dynamic_cast<Staff *>(clef->GetFirstAncestor(STAFF));
+        assert(clefStaff);
+        const int clefOffset = round((double)(clefStaff->GetDrawingY()
+            - clefStaff->GetDrawingRotationOffsetFor(m_view->ToLogicalX(clef->GetZone()->GetUlx()))
+            - m_view->ToLogicalY(clef->GetZone()->GetUly())));
+
         switch (clef->GetShape()) {
             case CLEFSHAPE_C: pname = PITCHNAME_c; break;
             case CLEFSHAPE_F: pname = PITCHNAME_f; break;
@@ -4307,8 +4312,6 @@ bool EditorToolkitNeume::AdjustPitchFromPosition(Object *obj, Clef *clef)
                 return false;
         }
 
-        const int staffSize = m_doc->GetDrawingUnit(staff->m_drawingStaffSize);
-
         for (auto it = pitchedChildren.begin(); it != pitchedChildren.end(); ++it) {
             if ((*it)->Is(LIQUESCENT)) continue;
 
@@ -4333,8 +4336,9 @@ bool EditorToolkitNeume::AdjustPitchFromPosition(Object *obj, Clef *clef)
             const int pitchDifference
                 = round((double)((staff->GetDrawingY()
                             - staff->GetDrawingRotationOffsetFor(m_view->ToLogicalX(fi->GetZone()->GetUlx()))
-                            - m_view->ToLogicalY(fi->GetZone()->GetUly())))
+                            - m_view->ToLogicalY(fi->GetZone()->GetUly()) - clefOffset))
                     / (double)(staffSize));
+
             pi->AdjustPitchByOffset(-pitchDifference);
         }