diff --git a/src/engraving/libmscore/ornament.cpp b/src/engraving/libmscore/ornament.cpp
index df702921a2206..a88816da02c53 100644
--- a/src/engraving/libmscore/ornament.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/libmscore/ornament.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ namespace mu::engraving {
 Ornament::Ornament(ChordRest* parent)
     : Articulation(parent, ElementType::ORNAMENT)
 {
-    _intervalAbove = OrnamentInterval(IntervalStep::SECOND, IntervalType::AUTO);
-    _intervalBelow = OrnamentInterval(IntervalStep::SECOND, IntervalType::AUTO);
+    _intervalAbove = DEFAULT_ORNAMENT_INTERVAL;
+    _intervalBelow = DEFAULT_ORNAMENT_INTERVAL;
     _showAccidental = OrnamentShowAccidental::DEFAULT;
     _startOnUpperNote = false;
 }
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ PropertyValue Ornament::propertyDefault(Pid id) const
     switch (id) {
     case Pid::INTERVAL_ABOVE:
     case Pid::INTERVAL_BELOW:
-        return OrnamentInterval(IntervalStep::SECOND, IntervalType::AUTO);
+        return DEFAULT_ORNAMENT_INTERVAL;
     case Pid::ORNAMENT_SHOW_ACCIDENTAL:
         return OrnamentShowAccidental::DEFAULT;
     case Pid::START_ON_UPPER_NOTE:
diff --git a/src/engraving/playback/renderers/ornamentsrenderer.cpp b/src/engraving/playback/renderers/ornamentsrenderer.cpp
index bbe044c66e3c6..3ce3792788021 100644
--- a/src/engraving/playback/renderers/ornamentsrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/playback/renderers/ornamentsrenderer.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ void OrnamentsRenderer::doRender(const EngravingItem* item, const ArticulationTy
     IntervalsInfo intervalsInfo;
     if (const Ornament* ornament = chord->findOrnament()) {
         intervalsInfo = makeIntervalsInfo(ornament->intervalBelow(), ornament->intervalAbove());
+    } else {
+        intervalsInfo = makeIntervalsInfo(DEFAULT_ORNAMENT_INTERVAL, DEFAULT_ORNAMENT_INTERVAL);
     }
 
     const DisclosurePattern& nominalPattern = search->second;
diff --git a/src/engraving/rw/read400/tread.cpp b/src/engraving/rw/read400/tread.cpp
index 2717fc78786fc..c5650deab2f89 100644
--- a/src/engraving/rw/read400/tread.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/rw/read400/tread.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ PropertyValue TRead::readPropertyValue(Pid id, XmlReader& e, ReadContext& ctx)
     case P_TYPE::ORNAMENT_STYLE:
         return PropertyValue::fromValue(TConv::fromXml(e.readAsciiText(), OrnamentStyle::DEFAULT));
     case P_TYPE::ORNAMENT_INTERVAL:
-        return PropertyValue(TConv::fromXml(e.readText(), OrnamentInterval()));
+        return PropertyValue(TConv::fromXml(e.readText(), DEFAULT_ORNAMENT_INTERVAL));
     case P_TYPE::POINT:
         return PropertyValue::fromValue(e.readPoint());
     case P_TYPE::SCALE:
diff --git a/src/engraving/rw/read410/tread.cpp b/src/engraving/rw/read410/tread.cpp
index c1006ad7d9bdb..290e3a574340a 100644
--- a/src/engraving/rw/read410/tread.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/rw/read410/tread.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ PropertyValue TRead::readPropertyValue(Pid id, XmlReader& e, ReadContext& ctx)
     case P_TYPE::ORNAMENT_STYLE:
         return PropertyValue::fromValue(TConv::fromXml(e.readAsciiText(), OrnamentStyle::DEFAULT));
     case P_TYPE::ORNAMENT_INTERVAL:
-        return PropertyValue(TConv::fromXml(e.readText(), OrnamentInterval()));
+        return PropertyValue(TConv::fromXml(e.readText(), DEFAULT_ORNAMENT_INTERVAL));
     case P_TYPE::POINT:
         return PropertyValue::fromValue(e.readPoint());
     case P_TYPE::SCALE:
diff --git a/src/engraving/types/types.h b/src/engraving/types/types.h
index a0cd6d2b1187d..fa912a837fb2f 100644
--- a/src/engraving/types/types.h
+++ b/src/engraving/types/types.h
@@ -669,6 +669,8 @@ struct OrnamentInterval
     }
 };
 
+static const OrnamentInterval DEFAULT_ORNAMENT_INTERVAL = OrnamentInterval(IntervalStep::SECOND, IntervalType::AUTO);
+
 enum class OrnamentShowAccidental {
     DEFAULT,
     ANY_ALTERATION,