diff --git a/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp b/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
index 22689ea638b8f..a6ee578a95e82 100644
--- a/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
+++ b/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
@@ -2716,7 +2716,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserDirection::direction(const QString& partId,
                   else {
                         // Add element to score later, after collecting all the others and sorting by default-y
                         // This allows default-y to be at least respected by the order of elements
-                        MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement* delayedDirection = new MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement(hasTotalY() ? totalY() : 100, t, track, wordsPlacement, measure, tick + _offset);
+                        MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement* delayedDirection = new MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement(totalY(), t, track, wordsPlacement, measure, tick + _offset);
                         delayedDirections.push_back(delayedDirection);
                         }
                   }
@@ -2763,7 +2763,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserDirection::direction(const QString& partId,
 
             // Add element to score later, after collecting all the others and sorting by default-y
             // This allows default-y to be at least respected by the order of elements
-            MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement* delayedDirection = new MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement(hasTotalY() ? totalY() : 100, dyn, track, dynamicsPlacement, measure, tick + _offset);
+            MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement* delayedDirection = new MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement(totalY(), dyn, track, dynamicsPlacement, measure, tick + _offset);
             delayedDirections.push_back(delayedDirection);
             }
 
@@ -2771,7 +2771,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserDirection::direction(const QString& partId,
       foreach( auto elem, _elems) {
             // Add element to score later, after collecting all the others and sorting by default-y
             // This allows default-y to be at least respected by the order of elements
-            MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement* delayedDirection = new MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement(hasTotalY() ? totalY() : 100, elem, track, placement(), measure, tick + _offset);
+            MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement* delayedDirection = new MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement(totalY(), elem, track, placement(), measure, tick + _offset);
             delayedDirections.push_back(delayedDirection);
             }
 
@@ -2838,8 +2838,17 @@ void MusicXMLParserDirection::directionType(QList<MusicXmlSpannerDesc>& starts,
       Q_ASSERT(_e.isStartElement() && _e.name() == "direction-type");
 
       while (_e.readNextStartElement()) {
-            _defaultY = _e.attributes().value("default-y").toDouble(&_hasDefaultY) * -0.1;
-            _relativeY = _e.attributes().value("relative-y").toDouble(&_hasRelativeY) * -0.1;
+            // Prevent multi-word directions from overwriting y-values.
+            bool hasDefaultYCandidate = false;
+            bool hasRelativeYCandidate = false;
+            qreal defaultYCandidate = _e.attributes().value("default-y").toDouble(&hasDefaultYCandidate) * -0.1;
+            qreal relativeYCandidate =_e.attributes().value("relative-y").toDouble(&hasRelativeYCandidate) * -0.1;
+            if (hasDefaultYCandidate && !_hasDefaultY)
+                  _defaultY = defaultYCandidate;
+            if (hasRelativeYCandidate && !_hasRelativeY)
+                  _relativeY = relativeYCandidate;  
+            _hasDefaultY |= hasDefaultYCandidate;
+            _hasRelativeY |= hasRelativeYCandidate;
             QString number = _e.attributes().value("number").toString();
             int n = 0;
             if (number != "") {
@@ -5430,18 +5439,15 @@ FiguredBass* MusicXMLParserPass2::figuredBass()
    which affects both single strings and barres
  */
 
-FretDiagram* MusicXMLParserPass2::frame(qreal& defaultY, qreal& relativeY, bool& hasTotalY)
+FretDiagram* MusicXMLParserPass2::frame(qreal& defaultY, qreal& relativeY)
       {
       Q_ASSERT(_e.isStartElement() && _e.name() == "frame");
 
       FretDiagram* fd = new FretDiagram(_score);
 
       int fretOffset = 0;
-      bool tempHasY = false;
-      defaultY += _e.attributes().value("default-y").toDouble(&tempHasY) * -0.1;
-      hasTotalY |= tempHasY;
-      relativeY += _e.attributes().value("relative-y").toDouble(&tempHasY) * -0.1;
-      hasTotalY |= tempHasY;
+      defaultY += _e.attributes().value("default-y").toDouble() * -0.1;
+      relativeY += _e.attributes().value("relative-y").toDouble() * -0.1;
       
       // Format: fret: string
       std::map<int, int> bStarts;
@@ -5714,7 +5720,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserPass2::harmony(const QString& partId, Measure* measure, const
                         }
                   }
             else if (_e.name() == "frame")
-                  fd = frame(defaultY, relativeY, hasTotalY);
+                  fd = frame(defaultY, relativeY);
             else if (_e.name() == "level")
                   skipLogCurrElem();
             else if (_e.name() == "offset") {
@@ -5771,7 +5777,7 @@ void MusicXMLParserPass2::harmony(const QString& partId, Measure* measure, const
       }
       // Add element to score later, after collecting all the others and sorting by default-y
       // This allows default-y to be at least respected by the order of elements
-      MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement* delayedDirection = new MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement(hasTotalY ? totalY : 100, se, track, placement, measure, sTime + offset);
+      MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement* delayedDirection = new MusicXMLDelayedDirectionElement(totalY, se, track, placement, measure, sTime + offset);
       delayedDirections.push_back(delayedDirection);
       }
 
diff --git a/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.h b/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.h
index ad0c6c968cade..cf45cd962db3a 100644
--- a/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.h
+++ b/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.h
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class MusicXMLParserPass2 {
       void notePrintSpacingNo(Fraction& dura);
       FiguredBassItem* figure(const int idx, const bool paren);
       FiguredBass* figuredBass();
-      FretDiagram* frame(qreal& defaultY, qreal& relativeY, bool& hasTotalY);
+      FretDiagram* frame(qreal& defaultY, qreal& relativeY);
       void harmony(const QString& partId, Measure* measure, const Fraction sTime, DelayedDirectionsList& delayedDirections);
       Accidental* accidental();
       void beam(QMap<int, QString>& beamTypes);
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testFretDiagramLayoutOrder_ref.mscx b/mtest/musicxml/io/testFretDiagramLayoutOrder_ref.mscx
index 53e7c3a0e63cf..19055619f0f91 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testFretDiagramLayoutOrder_ref.mscx
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testFretDiagramLayoutOrder_ref.mscx
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@
             <sigN>4</sigN>
             <sigD>4</sigD>
             </TimeSig>
-          <Tempo>
-            <tempo>4</tempo>
-            <followText>1</followText>
-            <text><sym>metNoteHalfUp</sym> <sym>metAugmentationDot</sym> = 80</text>
-            </Tempo>
           <FretDiagram>
             <fretOffset>2</fretOffset>
             <frets>4</frets>
@@ -186,6 +181,11 @@
               <dot>2</dot>
               </string>
             </FretDiagram>
+          <Tempo>
+            <tempo>4</tempo>
+            <followText>1</followText>
+            <text><sym>metNoteHalfUp</sym> <sym>metAugmentationDot</sym> = 80</text>
+            </Tempo>
           <Chord>
             <durationType>quarter</durationType>
             <StemDirection>down</StemDirection>
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTextOrder.pdf b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTextOrder.pdf
index 2015a9c8e082e..a263ebf246b6c 100644
Binary files a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTextOrder.pdf and b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTextOrder.pdf differ
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTextOrder.xml b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTextOrder.xml
index 58d7ff2def9b0..31bc712a0607d 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTextOrder.xml
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTextOrder.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@
         </direction>
       <direction>
         <direction-type>
-          <words relative-y="11.15">3rd time senza Invisalign</words>
+          <words relative-y="11.15">3rd time senza </words>
+          <words font-style="italic">Invisalign</words>
           </direction-type>
         </direction>
       <direction placement="below">
diff --git a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTextOrder_ref.mscx b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTextOrder_ref.mscx
index d0e22a4232b03..7462585549388 100644
--- a/mtest/musicxml/io/testTextOrder_ref.mscx
+++ b/mtest/musicxml/io/testTextOrder_ref.mscx
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
             <sigD>4</sigD>
             </TimeSig>
           <StaffText>
-            <text>3rd time senza Invisalign</text>
+            <text>3rd time senza <i>Invisalign</i></text>
             </StaffText>
           <StaffText>
             <text>2nd time ad lib.</text>