diff --git a/share/instruments/instruments.xml b/share/instruments/instruments.xml
index f31e949d43699..1b36bfd689d6c 100644
--- a/share/instruments/instruments.xml
+++ b/share/instruments/instruments.xml
@@ -7734,6 +7734,33 @@
                   <genre>concertband</genre>
                   <genre>marching</genre>
             </Instrument>
+            <Instrument id="taiko">
+                  <family>drums</family>
+                  <trackName>Taiko</trackName>
+                  <longName>Taiko</longName>
+                  <shortName>Taiko</shortName>
+                  <description>Taiko.</description>
+                  <musicXMLid>drum.taiko</musicXMLid>
+                  <clef>PERC</clef>
+                  <stafftype staffTypePreset="perc1Line">percussion</stafftype>
+                  <barlineSpan>1</barlineSpan>
+                  <drumset>1</drumset>
+                  <singleNoteDynamics>0</singleNoteDynamics>
+                  <Drum pitch="36"> <!--Electric Bass Drum-->
+                        <head>normal</head>
+                        <line>0</line>
+                        <voice>0</voice>
+                        <name>Taiko</name>
+                        <stem>1</stem>
+                        <shortcut>A</shortcut>
+                  </Drum>
+                  <Channel>
+                        <!--MIDI: Bank 128, Prog 0; MS General: Standard-->
+                        <controller ctrl="0" value="1"/> <!--Bank MSB-->
+                        <program value="0"/> <!--Standard Kit-->
+                  </Channel>
+                  <genre>world</genre>
+            </Instrument>
             <Instrument id="anvil">
                   <family>unpitched-metal-percussion</family>
                   <trackName>Anvil</trackName>
diff --git a/share/instruments/instrumentsxml.h b/share/instruments/instrumentsxml.h
index b506981d69312..0739aaabbd04d 100644
--- a/share/instruments/instrumentsxml.h
+++ b/share/instruments/instrumentsxml.h
@@ -3952,6 +3952,15 @@ QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP3("engraving/instruments", "Timbales", "timbales longName"),
 //: shortName for Timbales; Please see https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/wiki/Translating-instrument-names
 QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP3("engraving/instruments", "Timb.", "timbales shortName"),
 
+//: description for Taiko; Please see https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/wiki/Translating-instrument-names
+QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP3("engraving/instruments", "Taiko.", "taiko description"),
+//: trackName for Taiko; Please see https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/wiki/Translating-instrument-names
+QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP3("engraving/instruments", "Taiko", "taiko trackName"),
+//: longName for Taiko; Please see https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/wiki/Translating-instrument-names
+QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP3("engraving/instruments", "Taiko", "taiko longName"),
+//: shortName for Taiko; Please see https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/wiki/Translating-instrument-names
+QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP3("engraving/instruments", "Taiko", "taiko shortName"),
+
 //: description for Anvil; Please see https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/wiki/Translating-instrument-names
 QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP3("engraving/instruments", "Anvil.", "anvil description"),
 //: trackName for Anvil; Please see https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/wiki/Translating-instrument-names
