diff --git a/partitura/io/importmidi.py b/partitura/io/importmidi.py
index ecfe2be3..ff5421b6 100644
--- a/partitura/io/importmidi.py
+++ b/partitura/io/importmidi.py
@@ -473,6 +473,18 @@ def load_score_midi(
     else:
         note_ids = [None for i in range(len(note_array))]
 
+    ## sanitize time signature, when they are only present in one track, and no global is set
+    # find the number of ts per each track
+    number_of_time_sig_per_track = [len(time_sigs_by_track[t]) for t in key_sigs_by_track.keys()]
+    # if one track has 0 ts, and another has !=0 ts, and no global_time_sigs is present, sanitize
+    # all key signatures are copied to global, and the track ts are removed
+    if len(global_time_sigs) == 0 and min(number_of_time_sig_per_track) == 0 and max(number_of_time_sig_per_track)!= 0:
+        warnings.warn("Sanitizing time signatures. They will be shared across all tracks.")
+        for ts in [ts for ts_track in time_sigs_by_track.values() for ts in ts_track]: #flattening all track time signatures to a list of ts
+            global_time_sigs.append(ts)
+        # now clear all track_ts
+        time_sigs_by_track.clear()
+
     time_sigs_by_part = defaultdict(set)
     for tr, ts_list in time_sigs_by_track.items():
         for ts in ts_list:
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index ce7bf09c..80e898ab 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -236,4 +236,8 @@
 
 MIDIEXPORT_TESTFILES = [
     os.path.join(DATA_PATH, "musicxml", "test_anacrusis.xml")
+]
+
+MIDIINPORT_TESTFILES = [
+    os.path.join(DATA_PATH, "midi", "bach_midi_score.mid")
 ]
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diff --git a/tests/data/midi/bach_midi_score.mid b/tests/data/midi/bach_midi_score.mid
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2f945a4
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diff --git a/tests/test_midi_import.py b/tests/test_midi_import.py
index cf31f169..0255d38e 100644
--- a/tests/test_midi_import.py
+++ b/tests/test_midi_import.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from partitura import load_score_midi
 from partitura.utils import partition
 import partitura.score as score
+from tests import MIDIINPORT_TESTFILES
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -310,3 +311,11 @@ def test_midi_import_mode_5(self):
     def tearDown(self):
         # remove tmp file
         self.tmpfile = None
+
+class TestScoreMidi(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_time_signature(self):
+        score = load_score_midi(MIDIINPORT_TESTFILES[0])
+        self.assertEqual(score.note_array()["onset_beat"][2], 0.5)
+        na = score.note_array(include_time_signature=True)
+        self.assertTrue(all([n==3 for n in na["ts_beats"]]))
+        self.assertTrue(all([d==8 for d in na["ts_beat_type"]]))
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