diff --git a/src/importexport/mei/tests/data/score-03.mei b/src/importexport/mei/tests/data/score-03.mei
index fea9f342d8981..4a88b6d4fb74c 100644
--- a/src/importexport/mei/tests/data/score-03.mei
+++ b/src/importexport/mei/tests/data/score-03.mei
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
                         <staffDef n="2" lines="5" meter.count="4" meter.unit="4" lines.visible="false">
                            <clef shape="G" line="2" />
                         </staffDef>
-                        <staffDef n="3" lines="5" meter.count="4" meter.unit="4">
+                        <staffDef n="3" lines="5" meter.count="4" meter.unit="4" lines.color="#33FF00">
                            <clef shape="F" line="4" />
                         </staffDef>
                      </staffGrp>
diff --git a/src/importexport/mei/tests/data/score-03.mscx b/src/importexport/mei/tests/data/score-03.mscx
index d22f731d123cf..16a4160c0f4e1 100755
--- a/src/importexport/mei/tests/data/score-03.mscx
+++ b/src/importexport/mei/tests/data/score-03.mscx
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@
       <Staff id="3">
         <StaffType group="pitched">
           <name>stdNormal</name>
+          <color r="51" g="255" b="0" a="255"/>
           </StaffType>
+        <color r="51" g="255" b="0" a="255"/>
         </Staff>
       <trackName></trackName>
       <Instrument id="piano">