diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index f09bb04cc..736e8a7cc 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+26.04.2024
+    - Fix issue 1104: Fixed update of UI element for globalPitchShift upon loading song (rj)
 11.12.2023
     - Shortcuts: Forum request: Added editor scroll up/down, fast up/down + left/right. (Tim)
 25.09.2023
diff --git a/src/muse/arranger/arranger.cpp b/src/muse/arranger/arranger.cpp
index c375f1ad9..fe4b2291b 100644
--- a/src/muse/arranger/arranger.cpp
+++ b/src/muse/arranger/arranger.cpp
@@ -848,6 +848,12 @@ void Arranger::songChanged(MusECore::SongChangedStruct_t type)
         if (type & SC_TEMPO)
               setGlobalTempo(MusEGlobal::tempomap.globalTempo());
 
+        if (type & SC_KEY) {
+          // hijacking this update type as it's sort of related...
+          // when a song is loaded we need to update the pitch spinbox
+          globalPitchSpinBox->setValue(MusEGlobal::song->globalPitchShift());
+        }
+
         if (type & SC_DIVISION_CHANGED)
         {
           // The division has changed. The raster table and raster model will have been
@@ -870,8 +876,9 @@ void Arranger::songChanged(MusECore::SongChangedStruct_t type)
         if(type & (SC_PART_INSERTED | SC_PART_REMOVED | SC_PART_MODIFIED |
                    SC_EVENT_INSERTED | SC_EVENT_REMOVED | SC_EVENT_MODIFIED |
                    SC_CLIP_MODIFIED | SC_MARKER_INSERTED | SC_MARKER_REMOVED | SC_MARKER_MODIFIED |
-                   SC_AUDIO_CTRL_MOVE_MODE))
-        canvas->redraw();
+                   SC_AUDIO_CTRL_MOVE_MODE)) {
+          canvas->redraw();
+        }
         
         // We must marshall song changed instead of connecting to the strip's song changed
         //  otherwise it crashes when loading another song because track is no longer valid