diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
index 1fd865ed..87b5f02e 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ class PHPExcel_Cell
 	 */
 	public function getFormattedValue()
 	{
-		return PHPExcel_Style_NumberFormat::toFormattedString( $this->getCalculatedValue(),
-						$this->_parent->getParent()->getCellXfByIndex($this->getXfIndex())->getNumberFormat()->getFormatCode()
-			   );
+		return (string) PHPExcel_Style_NumberFormat::toFormattedString( $this->getCalculatedValue(),
+						         $this->_parent->getParent()->getCellXfByIndex($this->getXfIndex())->getNumberFormat()->getFormatCode()
+			            );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index ea0a0a27..ba62c8ba 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Fixed in SVN:
 - Bugfix:   (MBaker)    Work item 16956 - External links in Excel2010 files cause Fatal error
 - Bugfix:   (MBaker)    Work item 16960 - Previous calculation engine error conditions trigger cyclic reference errors
 - Bugfix:   (mkopinsky) Work item 16266 - PHPExcel_Style::applyFromArray() returns null rather than style object in advanced mode
+- Bugfix:   (fauvel)    Work item 16958 - Cell::getFormattedValue returns RichText object instead of string
 - General:  (MBaker)    Work item 15405 - Two easy to fix Issues concerning PHPExcel_Token_Stack (l10n/UC)
 - General:  (MBaker)    Work item 15461 - Locale file paths not fit for windows
 - General:  (MBaker)    Work item 16643 - Add file directory as a cache option for cache_to_discISAM