diff --git a/src/stave.ts b/src/stave.ts
index 193f890a1b..943366ef67 100644
--- a/src/stave.ts
+++ b/src/stave.ts
@@ -444,6 +444,14 @@ export class Stave extends Element {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * treat the stave as if the clef is clefSpec, but don't display the clef
+   */
+  setClefLines(clefSpec: string) {
+    this.clef = clefSpec;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   setClef(clefSpec: string, size?: string, annotation?: string, position?: number): this {
     if (position === undefined) {
       position = StaveModifierPosition.BEGIN;
diff --git a/tests/keysignature_tests.ts b/tests/keysignature_tests.ts
index 41bf1a7dae..3eba25eea9 100644
--- a/tests/keysignature_tests.ts
+++ b/tests/keysignature_tests.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const KeySignatureTests = {
     run('Altered key test', majorKeysAltered);
     run('End key with clef test', endKeyWithClef);
     run('Key Signature Change test', changeKey);
+    run('Key Signature with/without clef symbol', clefKeySignature);
   },
 };
 
@@ -370,5 +371,33 @@ function changeKey(options: TestOptions): void {
   options.assert.ok(true, 'all pass');
 }
 
+function clefKeySignature(options: TestOptions): void {
+  const f = VexFlowTests.makeFactory(options, 900);
+  const stave = f.Stave({ x: 10, y: 10, width: 800 }).addClef('bass').addTimeSignature('C|').setClefLines('bass');
+
+  const voice = f
+    .Voice()
+    .setStrict(false)
+    .addTickables([
+      f.KeySigNote({ key: 'Bb' }),
+      f.StaveNote({ keys: ['c/4'], duration: '1', clef: 'bass' }),
+      f.BarNote(),
+      f.KeySigNote({ key: 'D', cancelKey: 'Bb' }),
+      f.StaveNote({ keys: ['c/4'], duration: '1', clef: 'bass'  }),
+      f.BarNote(),
+      f.KeySigNote({ key: 'Bb' }),
+      f.StaveNote({ keys: ['c/4'], duration: '1', clef: 'bass'  }),
+      f.BarNote(),
+      f.KeySigNote({ key: 'D', alterKey: ['b', 'n'] }),
+      f.StaveNote({ keys: ['c/4'], duration: '1', clef: 'bass'  }),
+    ]);
+
+  f.Formatter().joinVoices([voice]).formatToStave([voice], stave);
+
+  f.draw();
+
+  options.assert.ok(true, 'all pass');
+}
+
 VexFlowTests.register(KeySignatureTests);
 export { KeySignatureTests };