--- /dev/null
+\version "2.16.0"
+
+\header {
+texidoc = "A @code{MetronomeMark}, @code{RehearsalMark} and @code{BarNumber}
+should not effect the starting point of spanners.
+"
+}
+
+<<
+ \new Staff {
+ e'1 \time 4/4 \break |
+ \tempo \markup { "fooooo" } 4 = 90
+ e'1 |
+ e'1 |
+ }
+
+ \new Staff {
+ \override Score.MetronomeMark #'break-visibility = #all-visible
+ \override TupletBracket #'breakable = ##t
+ \override Beam #'breakable = ##t
+ \override Glissando #'breakable = ##t
+
+ \ottava #1 \times 1/1 { e'8\<\startTextSpan\startTrillSpan\glissando
+ [ \override NoteColumn #'glissando-skip = ##t\repeat unfold 22 e'8
+ \revert NoteColumn #'glissando-skip e'8\!\stopTextSpan\stopTrillSpan ] } |
+ }
+ \addlyrics { ah __ \repeat unfold 21 { \skip 4 } _ rrgh }
+ \addlyrics { ah -- \repeat unfold 21 { \skip 4 } _ rrgh }
+>>
+
+\layout {
+ \context {
+ \Voice
+ \remove "Forbid_line_break_engraver"
+ }
+}