diff --git a/src/engraving/dom/textbase.cpp b/src/engraving/dom/textbase.cpp
index 76fe87440cf8b..da8761735a1fd 100644
--- a/src/engraving/dom/textbase.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/dom/textbase.cpp
@@ -888,8 +888,6 @@ Font TextFragment::font(const TextBase* t) const
             || t->textStyleType() == TextStyleType::HARP_PEDAL_DIAGRAM
             || t->textStyleType() == TextStyleType::TUPLET
             || t->textStyleType() == TextStyleType::PEDAL
-            || t->textStyleType() == TextStyleType::REPEAT_LEFT
-            || t->textStyleType() == TextStyleType::REPEAT_RIGHT
             ) {
             std::string fontName = engravingFonts()->fontByName(t->style().styleSt(Sid::musicalSymbolFont).toStdString())->family();
             family = String::fromStdString(fontName);
diff --git a/src/engraving/rw/read410/tread.cpp b/src/engraving/rw/read410/tread.cpp
index 1e00243749a03..ef678977cd07b 100644
--- a/src/engraving/rw/read410/tread.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/rw/read410/tread.cpp
@@ -1875,6 +1875,11 @@ void TRead::read(Marker* m, XmlReader& e, ReadContext& ctx)
             e.unknown();
         }
     }
+    const bool needsAdjustMarkerSize = m->score()->mscVersion() == 440 && m->score()->mscoreVersion() != u"4.4.3" && !ctx.pasteMode();
+    const bool isDefualtSize = m->score()->style().styleD(Sid::repeatLeftFontSize) == 11.0;
+    if (m->textStyleType() == TextStyleType::REPEAT_LEFT && needsAdjustMarkerSize && isDefualtSize) {
+        m->setSize(18.0);
+    }
     m->setMarkerType(mt);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/engraving/style/styledef.cpp b/src/engraving/style/styledef.cpp
index bae4cc3939c5b..f22d6bd30abcf 100644
--- a/src/engraving/style/styledef.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/style/styledef.cpp
@@ -1194,8 +1194,6 @@ const std::array<StyleDef::StyleValue, size_t(Sid::STYLES)> StyleDef::styleValue
     styleDef(repeatLeftFrameFgColor,                     PropertyValue::fromValue(Color::BLACK)),
     styleDef(repeatLeftFrameBgColor,                     PropertyValue::fromValue(Color::transparent)),
 
-    styleDef(repeatsMusicalSymbolsScale,                 1.0), // percentage of the standard size
-
     styleDef(repeatRightFontFace,                        "Edwin"),
     styleDef(repeatRightFontSize,                        11.0),
     styleDef(repeatRightLineSpacing,                     1.0),
diff --git a/src/engraving/style/styledef.h b/src/engraving/style/styledef.h
index dcc97cba4bf31..fa393c47ee6e2 100644
--- a/src/engraving/style/styledef.h
+++ b/src/engraving/style/styledef.h
@@ -1206,8 +1206,6 @@ enum class Sid {
     repeatLeftFrameFgColor,
     repeatLeftFrameBgColor,
 
-    repeatsMusicalSymbolsScale,
-
     repeatRightFontFace,
     repeatRightFontSize,
     repeatRightLineSpacing,
diff --git a/src/engraving/style/textstyle.cpp b/src/engraving/style/textstyle.cpp
index 9289304accc68..3d34908b947c7 100644
--- a/src/engraving/style/textstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/style/textstyle.cpp
@@ -672,7 +672,6 @@ const TextStyle repeatLeftTextStyle { {
     { TextStylePropertyType::FrameRound,           Sid::repeatLeftFrameRound,                   Pid::FRAME_ROUND },
     { TextStylePropertyType::FrameBorderColor,     Sid::repeatLeftFrameFgColor,                 Pid::FRAME_FG_COLOR },
     { TextStylePropertyType::FrameFillColor,       Sid::repeatLeftFrameBgColor,                 Pid::FRAME_BG_COLOR },
-    { TextStylePropertyType::MusicalSymbolsScale,  Sid::repeatsMusicalSymbolsScale,             Pid::MUSICAL_SYMBOLS_SCALE },
 } };
 
 const TextStyle repeatRightTextStyle { {
@@ -690,7 +689,6 @@ const TextStyle repeatRightTextStyle { {
     { TextStylePropertyType::FrameRound,           Sid::repeatRightFrameRound,                  Pid::FRAME_ROUND },
     { TextStylePropertyType::FrameBorderColor,     Sid::repeatRightFrameFgColor,                Pid::FRAME_FG_COLOR },
     { TextStylePropertyType::FrameFillColor,       Sid::repeatRightFrameBgColor,                Pid::FRAME_BG_COLOR },
-    { TextStylePropertyType::MusicalSymbolsScale,  Sid::repeatsMusicalSymbolsScale,             Pid::MUSICAL_SYMBOLS_SCALE },
 } };
 
 const TextStyle frameTextStyle { {
diff --git a/src/palette/internal/palettecell.cpp b/src/palette/internal/palettecell.cpp
index c60239aa8a061..92f0f65cef8a4 100644
--- a/src/palette/internal/palettecell.cpp
+++ b/src/palette/internal/palettecell.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ bool PaletteCell::read(XmlReader& e, bool pasteMode)
             } else {
                 rw::RWRegister::reader()->readItem(element.get(), e);
                 PaletteCompat::migrateOldPaletteItemIfNeeded(element, gpaletteScore);
-                element->styleChanged();
 
                 if (element->type() == ElementType::ACTION_ICON) {
                     ActionIcon* icon = toActionIcon(element.get());
diff --git a/src/palette/internal/palettecompat.cpp b/src/palette/internal/palettecompat.cpp
index dd9538349ba7c..2fd31ce49d0d5 100644
--- a/src/palette/internal/palettecompat.cpp
+++ b/src/palette/internal/palettecompat.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "palettecompat.h"
 
+#include "dom/marker.h"
 #include "engraving/rw/compat/compatutils.h"
 
 #include "engraving/dom/actionicon.h"
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ void PaletteCompat::migrateOldPaletteItemIfNeeded(ElementPtr& element, Score* pa
         bool isOldOrnament = ornamentIds.find(toArticulation(item)->symId()) != ornamentIds.end();
 
         if (!isOldOrnament) {
+            element->styleChanged();
             return;
         }
 
@@ -69,10 +71,7 @@ void PaletteCompat::migrateOldPaletteItemIfNeeded(ElementPtr& element, Score* pa
         Ornament* newOrnament = Factory::createOrnament((ChordRest*)(paletteScore->dummy()->chord()));
         newOrnament->setSymId(oldOrnament->symId());
         element.reset(newOrnament);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (item->isStaffText() && toStaffText(item)->textStyleType() == TextStyleType::EXPRESSION) {
+    } else if (item->isStaffText() && toStaffText(item)->textStyleType() == TextStyleType::EXPRESSION) {
         StaffText* oldExpression = toStaffText(item);
         Expression* newExpression = Factory::createExpression(paletteScore->dummy()->segment());
         if (oldExpression->xmlText() == "Expression") {
@@ -81,10 +80,7 @@ void PaletteCompat::migrateOldPaletteItemIfNeeded(ElementPtr& element, Score* pa
             newExpression->setXmlText(oldExpression->xmlText());
         }
         element.reset(newExpression);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (item->isPedal()) {
+    } else if (item->isPedal()) {
         Pedal* newPedal = Factory::createPedal(paletteScore->dummy());
         Pedal* oldPedal = toPedal(item);
 
@@ -98,7 +94,22 @@ void PaletteCompat::migrateOldPaletteItemIfNeeded(ElementPtr& element, Score* pa
         newPedal->setEndText(newPedal->propertyDefault(Pid::END_TEXT).value<String>());
 
         element.reset(newPedal);
-        return;
+    }
+
+    element->styleChanged();
+
+    // from 4.4.3 markers have a font size which is not the default, so this must be reset after calling style changed
+    if (item->isMarker() && toMarker(item)->size() == 11) {
+        Marker* oldMarker = toMarker(item);
+        if (oldMarker->size() != 11 || oldMarker->textStyleType() != TextStyleType::REPEAT_LEFT) {
+            return;
+        }
+        Marker* newMarker = Factory::createMarker(paletteScore->dummy());
+        newMarker->setMarkerType(oldMarker->markerType());
+        newMarker->setSize(18);
+        newMarker->setPropertyFlags(Pid::FONT_SIZE, PropertyFlags::UNSTYLED);
+
+        element.reset(newMarker);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/palette/internal/palettecreator.cpp b/src/palette/internal/palettecreator.cpp
index bc236fbc8bd7b..dbd0c1bb35c77 100644
--- a/src/palette/internal/palettecreator.cpp
+++ b/src/palette/internal/palettecreator.cpp
@@ -437,6 +437,10 @@ PalettePtr PaletteCreator::newRepeatsPalette(bool defaultPalette)
         auto mk = makeElement<Marker>(gpaletteScore);
         mk->setMarkerType(markerType);
         mk->styleChanged();
+        if (mk->textStyleType() == TextStyleType::REPEAT_LEFT) {
+            mk->setSize(18.0);
+            mk->setPropertyFlags(Pid::FONT_SIZE, PropertyFlags::UNSTYLED);
+        }
         sp->appendElement(mk, TConv::userName(markerType));
     }