diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Muse.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Muse.hs
index 156958ab7..28cfb0ef4 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Muse.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Muse.hs
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ inlineToMuse (Superscript lst) = do
 inlineToMuse (Subscript lst) = do
   contents <- inlineListToMuse lst
   return $ "<sub>" <> contents <> "</sub>"
-inlineToMuse (SmallCaps lst) = inlineListToMuse lst
+inlineToMuse (SmallCaps lst) = inlineToMuse (Emph lst)
 inlineToMuse (Quoted SingleQuote lst) = do
   contents <- inlineListToMuse lst
   return $ "‘" <> contents <> "’"
diff --git a/test/Tests/Writers/Muse.hs b/test/Tests/Writers/Muse.hs
index 68eb9759f..bbcb3dc61 100644
--- a/test/Tests/Writers/Muse.hs
+++ b/test/Tests/Writers/Muse.hs
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ tests = [ testGroup "block elements"
             ]
           , "superscript" =: superscript (text "foo") =?> "<sup>foo</sup>"
           , "subscript" =: subscript (text "foo") =?> "<sub>foo</sub>"
-          , "smallcaps" =: smallcaps (text "foo") =?> "foo"
+          , "smallcaps" =: smallcaps (text "foo") =?> "<em>foo</em>"
           , "single quoted" =: singleQuoted (text "foo") =?> "‘foo’"
           , "double quoted" =: doubleQuoted (text "foo") =?> "“foo”"
           -- Cite is trivial