diff --git a/music21/_version.py b/music21/_version.py
index 8f0c843b0..d84db94b3 100644
--- a/music21/_version.py
+++ b/music21/_version.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 '''
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = '9.7.1'
+__version__ = '9.7.2a4'
 
 def get_version_tuple(vv):
     v = vv.split('.')
diff --git a/music21/base.py b/music21/base.py
index dcddb37f4..d7770cadf 100644
--- a/music21/base.py
+++ b/music21/base.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 <class 'music21.base.Music21Object'>
 
 >>> music21.VERSION_STR
-'9.7.1'
+'9.7.2a4'
 
 Alternatively, after doing a complete import, these classes are available
 under the module "base":
diff --git a/music21/musicxml/m21ToXml.py b/music21/musicxml/m21ToXml.py
index b8a21c1f3..acb7a44a3 100644
--- a/music21/musicxml/m21ToXml.py
+++ b/music21/musicxml/m21ToXml.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 from music21 import chord
 from music21 import common
 from music21.common.enums import AppendSpanners
+from music21.common.numberTools import opFrac
 from music21 import defaults
 from music21 import duration
 from music21 import dynamics
@@ -3322,7 +3323,7 @@ def parseFlatElements(
         else:
             # if necessary, jump to end of the measure.
             if self.offsetInMeasure < firstPassEndOffsetInMeasure:
-                self.moveForward(firstPassEndOffsetInMeasure)
+                self.moveForward(opFrac(firstPassEndOffsetInMeasure - self.offsetInMeasure))
 
         self.currentVoiceId = None
 
diff --git a/music21/musicxml/test_m21ToXml.py b/music21/musicxml/test_m21ToXml.py
index 0c5466c70..aaa1dbdc3 100644
--- a/music21/musicxml/test_m21ToXml.py
+++ b/music21/musicxml/test_m21ToXml.py
@@ -695,6 +695,60 @@ def test_instrumentDoesNotCreateForward(self):
         self.assertTrue(tree.findall('.//note'))
         self.assertFalse(tree.findall('.//forward'))
 
+    def test_writeFromSpannerAnchorsGetsMeasureEndOffsetRight(self):
+        '''
+        Write to MusicXML from a Measure containing SpannerAnchors was not positioning
+        the current time offset correctly before starting the next written measure.
+        Now the next measure is positioned at the correct offset.
+        '''
+        m1 = stream.Measure()
+        m1.append(note.Note())
+        m1.append(note.Note())
+        m1.append(note.Note())
+        m1.append(note.Note())
+        cresc = dynamics.Crescendo()
+        startAnchor = spanner.SpannerAnchor()
+        endAnchor = spanner.SpannerAnchor()
+        m1.insert(0.5, startAnchor)
+        m1.insert(1.5, endAnchor)
+        cresc.addSpannedElements(startAnchor, endAnchor)
+        m1.append(cresc)
+        p = stream.Part()
+        p.append(m1)
+        s = stream.Score()
+        s.append(p)
+        # write to MusicXML
+        tree = self.getET(s)
+
+        # walk all the durations (notes, forwards, backups) and make sure they add up
+        # to where the end of the measure should be (4.0ql)
+        measEl = None
+        divisionsEl = None
+        for el in tree.iter():
+            if el.tag == 'measure':
+                measEl = el
+                for el in measEl.iter():
+                    if el.tag == 'divisions':
+                        divisionsEl = el
+                        break
+                break
+
+        self.assertIsNotNone(measEl)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(divisionsEl)
+
+        divisionsInt = int(divisionsEl.text)
+        currOffsetQL = 0.
+        for el in measEl.findall('*'):
+            dur = el.find('duration')
+            if dur is not None:
+                durInt = int(dur.text)
+                durQL = common.opFrac(fractions.Fraction(durInt, divisionsInt))
+                if el.tag == 'backup':
+                    currOffsetQL = common.opFrac(currOffsetQL - durQL)
+                else:
+                    currOffsetQL = common.opFrac(currOffsetQL + durQL)
+        self.assertEqual(currOffsetQL, 4.)
+
     def testOutOfBoundsExpressionDoesNotCreateForward(self):
         '''
         A metronome mark at an offset exceeding the bar duration was causing