diff --git a/mscore/scoreview.cpp b/mscore/scoreview.cpp
index f48ece14d1f96..57916add473f1 100644
--- a/mscore/scoreview.cpp
+++ b/mscore/scoreview.cpp
@@ -3057,10 +3057,20 @@ void ScoreView::startNoteEntry()
             intersect.translate(-p->x(), -p->y());
             QList<Element*> el = p->items(intersect);
             ChordRest* lastSelected = score()->selection().currentCR();
+            if (lastSelected && lastSelected->voice()) {
+                // if last selected CR was not in voice 1,
+                // find CR in voice 1 instead
+                int track = trackZeroVoice(lastSelected->track());
+                Segment* s = lastSelected->segment();
+                if (s) {
+                    lastSelected = s->nextChordRest(track, true);
+                }
+            }
+
             for (Element* e : el) {
                 // loop through visible elements
                 // looking for the CR in voice 1 with earliest tick and highest staff position
-                // but stop we find the last selected CR
+                // but stop if we find the last selected CR
                 ElementType et = e->type();
                 if (et == ElementType::NOTE || et == ElementType::REST) {
                     if (e->voice()) {