diff --git a/mscore/musescore.cpp b/mscore/musescore.cpp
index a862a3d07e2b9..49d51bf6a4640 100644
--- a/mscore/musescore.cpp
+++ b/mscore/musescore.cpp
@@ -5934,10 +5934,9 @@ void MuseScore::transpose()
       }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------
-//   cmdRealizeChordSymbols
+//   realizeChordSymbols
 ///   Realize selected chord symbols into notes on the staff.
-///   Currently just pops up a dialog to list TPCs,
-///   Intervals, and pitches.
+///   Display dialog to offer overrides to default behavior
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 
 void MuseScore::realizeChordSymbols()
diff --git a/mscore/propertymenu.cpp b/mscore/propertymenu.cpp
index 9ed3514a8b0ee..04cb860c19242 100644
--- a/mscore/propertymenu.cpp
+++ b/mscore/propertymenu.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ void ScoreView::createElementPropertyMenu(Element* e, QMenu* popup)
             }
       else if (e->isHarmony()) {
             genPropertyMenu1(e, popup);
-            popup->addAction(getAction("realize-chord-symbols"));
+            QAction* a = getAction("realize-chord-symbols");
+            if (a)
+                  popup->addAction(a->text() + "…")->setData("realize-chord-symbols-dialog");
             }
       else if (e->isTempoText())
             genPropertyMenu1(e, popup);
diff --git a/mscore/scoreview.cpp b/mscore/scoreview.cpp
index a856d0ce2627a..a655419093725 100644
--- a/mscore/scoreview.cpp
+++ b/mscore/scoreview.cpp
@@ -372,10 +372,15 @@ void ScoreView::objectPopup(const QPoint& pos, Element* obj)
             mscore->selectSimilarInRange(obj);
       else if (cmd == "select-dialog")
             mscore->selectElementDialog(obj);
-      else if (cmd == "realize-chord-symbols") {
+      else if (cmd == "realize-chord-symbols-dialog") {
             if (obj->isEditable()) {
-                  if (obj->score())
-                        obj->score()->select(obj, SelectType::ADD);
+                  // try to construct a reasonable selection
+                  if (obj->score()) {
+                        Score* score = obj->score();
+                        if (score->selection().isRange())
+                              mscore->selectSimilarInRange(obj);
+                        score->select(obj, SelectType::ADD);
+                        }
                   mscore->realizeChordSymbols();
                   }
             }