diff --git a/libs/midi++2/midi++/parser.h b/libs/midi++2/midi++/parser.h
index ebe032b73e..e55fba28bc 100644
--- a/libs/midi++2/midi++/parser.h
+++ b/libs/midi++2/midi++/parser.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class LIBMIDIPP_API Parser {
 	ZeroByteSignal        eox;
 
 	TimestampedSignal     timing;
+	TimestampedSignal     tick; /* rarely seen in the wild */
 	TimestampedSignal     start;
 	TimestampedSignal     stop;
 	TimestampedSignal     contineu;  /* note spelling */
diff --git a/libs/midi++2/midi++/types.h b/libs/midi++2/midi++/types.h
index 9f63a2cee1..b9221b087e 100644
--- a/libs/midi++2/midi++/types.h
+++ b/libs/midi++2/midi++/types.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace MIDI {
 	    tune = 0xF6,
 	    eox = 0xF7,
 	    timing = 0xF8,
+	    tick = 0xF9,
 	    start = 0xFA,
 	    contineu = 0xFB, /* note spelling */
 	    stop = 0xFC,
diff --git a/libs/midi++2/parser.cc b/libs/midi++2/parser.cc
index 0c3daf6b0b..92fcd96b83 100644
--- a/libs/midi++2/parser.cc
+++ b/libs/midi++2/parser.cc
@@ -551,6 +551,9 @@ Parser::realtime_msg(unsigned char inbyte)
 	case 0xf8:
 		timing (*this, _timestamp);
 		break;
+	case 0xf9:
+		tick (*this, _timestamp);
+		break;
 	case 0xfa:
 		start (*this, _timestamp);
 		break;