diff --git a/libmscore/layout.cpp b/libmscore/layout.cpp
index 8c5d90cebb5ac..c2201849b96c2 100644
--- a/libmscore/layout.cpp
+++ b/libmscore/layout.cpp
@@ -3448,8 +3448,15 @@ System* Score::collectSystem(LayoutContext& lc)
             for (Element* e : s->annotations()) {
                   if (e->isStaffText() || e->isSystemText() || e->isInstrumentChange())
                         e->layout();
-                  if (e->isHarmony())
+                  if (e->isHarmony()) {
+                        Harmony* h = toHarmony(e);
+                        // Layout of harmony seems to be bound currently
+                        // to ChordRest (see ChordRest::shape). But harmony
+                        // can exist without chord or rest too.
+                        if (h->isLayoutInvalid())
+                              h->layout();
                         toHarmony(e)->autoplaceSegmentElement(styleP(Sid::minHarmonyDistance));
+                        }
                   }
             }
 
diff --git a/libmscore/textbase.cpp b/libmscore/textbase.cpp
index 1fffb1d6f403d..83f26e842bf0f 100644
--- a/libmscore/textbase.cpp
+++ b/libmscore/textbase.cpp
@@ -1879,10 +1879,17 @@ QString TextBase::plainText() const
       {
       QString s;
 
-      if (layoutInvalid)
-            ((Text*)(this))->createLayout();  // ugh!
+      const TextBase* text = this;
+      std::unique_ptr<TextBase> tmpText;
+      if (layoutInvalid) {
+            // Create temporary text object to avoid side effects
+            // of createLayout() call.
+            tmpText.reset(toTextBase(this->clone()));
+            tmpText->createLayout();
+            text = tmpText.get();
+            }
 
-      for (const TextBlock& block : _layout) {
+      for (const TextBlock& block : text->_layout) {
             for (const TextFragment& f : block.fragments())
                   s += f.text;
             if (block.eol())
@@ -1897,9 +1904,16 @@ QString TextBase::plainText() const
 
 QString TextBase::xmlText() const
       {
-      if (textInvalid)
-            ((Text*)(this))->genText();    // ugh!
-      return _text;
+      const TextBase* text = this;
+      std::unique_ptr<TextBase> tmpText;
+      if (textInvalid) {
+            // Create temporary text object to avoid side effects
+            // of genText() call.
+            tmpText.reset(toTextBase(this->clone()));
+            tmpText->genText();
+            text = tmpText.get();
+            }
+      return text->_text;
       }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/mtest/libmscore/layout_elements/layout_elements.mscx b/mtest/libmscore/layout_elements/layout_elements.mscx
index c99ecbc099adb..76ff6cf781450 100644
--- a/mtest/libmscore/layout_elements/layout_elements.mscx
+++ b/mtest/libmscore/layout_elements/layout_elements.mscx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       <lyricsMinBottomDistance>6</lyricsMinBottomDistance>
       <frameSystemDistance>13</frameSystemDistance>
       <measureSpacing>1.14</measureSpacing>
-      <voltaPosAbove>0</voltaPosAbove>
+      <voltaPosAbove x="0" y="0"/>
       <Spatium>1.564</Spatium>
       </Style>
     <showInvisible>1</showInvisible>
@@ -827,7 +827,6 @@
         <voice>
           <Harmony>
             <root>14</root>
-            <name>hord</name>
             </Harmony>
           <Chord>
             <durationType>whole</durationType>
@@ -844,6 +843,15 @@
               <tpc>18</tpc>
               </Note>
             </Chord>
+          <location>
+            <fractions>-5/8</fractions>
+            </location>
+          <Harmony>
+            <root>16</root>
+            </Harmony>
+          <location>
+            <fractions>5/8</fractions>
+            </location>
           <Rest>
             <durationType>half</durationType>
             </Rest>