diff --git a/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/exportxml.cpp b/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/exportxml.cpp
index 2525b8fb69..0b60b51e9e 100644
--- a/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/exportxml.cpp
+++ b/src/importexport/musicxml/internal/musicxml/exportxml.cpp
@@ -6017,10 +6017,13 @@ static int findPartGroupNumber(int* partGroupEnd)
 //  scoreInstrument
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 
-static void scoreInstrument(XmlWriter& xml, const int partNr, const int instrNr, const QString& instrName)
+static void scoreInstrument(XmlWriter& xml, const int partNr, const int instrNr, const QString& instrName, const Instrument* instr = nullptr)
 {
     xml.startElementRaw(QString("score-instrument %1").arg(instrId(partNr, instrNr)));
     xml.tag("instrument-name", instrName);
+    if (instr && !instr->instrumentId().isEmpty()) {
+        xml.tag("instrument-sound",instr->instrumentId());
+    }
     xml.endElement();
 }
 
@@ -6505,9 +6508,9 @@ static void partList(XmlWriter& xml, Score* score, MxmlInstrumentMap& instrMap)
             for (int i = 0; i < 128; ++i) {
                 DrumInstrument di = drumset->drum(i);
                 if (di.notehead != NoteHeadGroup::HEAD_INVALID) {
-                    scoreInstrument(xml, static_cast<int>(idx) + 1, i + 1, di.name);
+                    scoreInstrument(xml, static_cast<int>(idx) + 1, i + 1, di.name, nullptr );
                 } else if (pitches.contains(i)) {
-                    scoreInstrument(xml, static_cast<int>(idx) + 1, i + 1, QString("Instrument %1").arg(i + 1));
+                    scoreInstrument(xml, static_cast<int>(idx) + 1, i + 1, QString("Instrument %1").arg(i + 1), nullptr);
                 }
             }
             int midiPort = part->midiPort() + 1;
@@ -6525,7 +6528,7 @@ static void partList(XmlWriter& xml, Score* score, MxmlInstrumentMap& instrMap)
             MxmlReverseInstrumentMap rim;
             initReverseInstrMap(rim, instrMap);
             for (int instNr : rim.keys()) {
-                scoreInstrument(xml, static_cast<int>(idx) + 1, instNr + 1, MScoreTextToMXML::toPlainText(rim.value(instNr)->trackName()));
+                scoreInstrument(xml, static_cast<int>(idx) + 1, instNr + 1, MScoreTextToMXML::toPlainText(rim.value(instNr)->trackName()), rim.value(instNr));
             }
             for (auto ii = rim.constBegin(); ii != rim.constEnd(); ii++) {
                 int instNr = ii.key();