diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Shared/String.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Shared/String.php
index 9616aa4e..3af54614 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Shared/String.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Shared/String.php
@@ -430,19 +430,29 @@ class PHPExcel_Shared_String
 	 * @param string $value UTF-8 encoded string
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	public static function UTF8toBIFF8UnicodeShort($value)
+	public static function UTF8toBIFF8UnicodeShort($value, $arrcRuns = array())
 	{
 		// character count
 		$ln = self::CountCharacters($value, 'UTF-8');
 
 		// option flags
-		$opt = (self::getIsIconvEnabled() || self::getIsMbstringEnabled()) ?
-			0x0001 : 0x0000;
-
-		// characters
-		$chars = self::ConvertEncoding($value, 'UTF-16LE', 'UTF-8');
-
-		$data = pack('CC', $ln, $opt) . $chars;
+		if(empty($arrcRuns)){
+			$opt = (self::getIsIconvEnabled() || self::getIsMbstringEnabled()) ?
+				0x0001 : 0x0000;
+			$data = pack('CC', $ln, $opt);
+			// characters
+			$data .= self::ConvertEncoding($value, 'UTF-16LE', 'UTF-8');
+		}
+		else {
+			$data = pack('vC', $ln, 0x08);
+			$data .= pack('v', count($arrcRuns));
+			// characters
+			$data .= $value;
+			foreach ($arrcRuns as $cRun){
+				$data .= pack('v', $cRun['strlen']);
+				$data .= pack('v', $cRun['fontidx']);
+			}
+		}
 		return $data;
 	}
 
diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5.php
index 945d8f4b..7c29a83e 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5.php
@@ -156,6 +156,23 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5 implements PHPExcel_Writer_IWriter
 			$this->_writerWorkbook->addXfWriter($style, false);
 		}
 
+		// add fonts from rich text eleemnts
+		for ($i = 0; $i < $countSheets; ++$i) {
+			foreach ($this->_writerWorksheets[$i]->_phpSheet->getCellCollection() as $cellID) {
+				$cell = $this->_writerWorksheets[$i]->_phpSheet->getCell($cellID);
+				$cVal = $cell->getValue();
+				if ($cVal instanceof PHPExcel_RichText) {
+					$elements = $cVal->getRichTextElements();
+					foreach ($elements as $element) {
+						if ($element instanceof PHPExcel_RichText_Run) {
+							$font = $element->getFont();
+							$this->_writerWorksheets[$i]->_fntHashIndex[$font->getHashCode()] = $this->_writerWorkbook->_addFont($font);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
 		// initialize OLE file
 		$workbookStreamName = 'Workbook';
 		$OLE = new PHPExcel_Shared_OLE_PPS_File(PHPExcel_Shared_OLE::Asc2Ucs($workbookStreamName));
diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Workbook.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Workbook.php
index f8599d58..2c1dc810 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Workbook.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Workbook.php
@@ -255,20 +255,7 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Workbook extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 		$xfWriter->setIsStyleXf($isStyleXf);
 
 		// Add the font if not already added
-		$fontHashCode = $style->getFont()->getHashCode();
-
-		if (isset($this->_addedFonts[$fontHashCode])) {
-			$fontIndex = $this->_addedFonts[$fontHashCode];
-		} else {
-			$countFonts = count($this->_fontWriters);
-			$fontIndex = ($countFonts < 4) ? $countFonts : $countFonts + 1;
-
-			$fontWriter = new PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Font($style->getFont());
-			$fontWriter->setColorIndex($this->_addColor($style->getFont()->getColor()->getRGB()));
-			$this->_fontWriters[] = $fontWriter;
-
-			$this->_addedFonts[$fontHashCode] = $fontIndex;
-		}
+		$fontIndex = $this->_addFont($style->getFont());
 
 		// Assign the font index to the xf record
 		$xfWriter->setFontIndex($fontIndex);
@@ -306,6 +293,29 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Workbook extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 		return $xfIndex;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Add a font to added fonts 
+	 * 
+	 * @param PHPExcel_Style_Font $font
+	 * @return int Index to FONT record
+	 */
+	public function _addFont(PHPExcel_Style_Font $font)
+	{
+		$fontHashCode = $font->getHashCode();
+		if(isset($this->_addedFonts[$fontHashCode])){
+			$fontIndex = $this->_addedFonts[$fontHashCode];
+		} else {
+			$countFonts = count($this->_fontWriters);
+			$fontIndex = ($countFonts < 4) ? $countFonts : $countFonts + 1;
+		
+			$fontWriter = new PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Font($font);
+			$fontWriter->setColorIndex($this->_addColor($font->getColor()->getRGB()));
+			$this->_fontWriters[] = $fontWriter;
+		
+			$this->_addedFonts[$fontHashCode] = $fontIndex;
+		}
+		return $fontIndex;
+	}
 	/**
 	 * Alter color palette adding a custom color
 	 *
@@ -633,7 +643,6 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Workbook extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Writes all the DEFINEDNAME records (BIFF8).
 	 * So far this is only used for repeating rows/columns (print titles) and print areas
@@ -937,7 +946,6 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Workbook extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 		$this->_append($header . $data);
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Writes Excel FORMAT record for non "built-in" numerical formats.
 	 *
@@ -973,7 +981,6 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Workbook extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 		$this->_append($header . $data);
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Write BIFF record EXTERNCOUNT to indicate the number of external sheet
 	 * references in the workbook.
@@ -996,7 +1003,6 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Workbook extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 		$this->_append($header . $data);
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Writes the Excel BIFF EXTERNSHEET record. These references are used by
 	 * formulas. NAME record is required to define the print area and the repeat
@@ -1019,7 +1025,6 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Workbook extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 		$this->_append($header . $data . $sheetname);
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Store the NAME record in the short format that is used for storing the print
 	 * area, repeat rows only and repeat columns only.
@@ -1082,7 +1087,6 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Workbook extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 		$this->_append($header . $data);
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Store the NAME record in the long format that is used for storing the repeat
 	 * rows and columns when both are specified. This shares a lot of code with
diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Worksheet.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Worksheet.php
index b938fa1c..1d44beb2 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Worksheet.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Worksheet.php
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Worksheet extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 	 * Sheet object
 	 * @var PHPExcel_Worksheet
 	 */
-	private $_phpSheet;
+	public $_phpSheet;
 
 	/**
 	 * Count cell style Xfs
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Worksheet extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 	 */
 	private $_escher;
 
+	/**
+	 * Array of font hashes associated to FONT records index
+	 * 
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	public $_fntHashIndex;
+	
 	/**
 	 * Constructor
 	 *
@@ -234,6 +241,8 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Worksheet extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 		$this->_outline_below		= 1;
 		$this->_outline_right		= 1;
 		$this->_outline_on			= 1;
+		
+		$this->_fntHashIndex	= array();
 
 		// calculate values for DIMENSIONS record
 		$minR = 1;
@@ -406,7 +415,24 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Worksheet extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 
 			$cVal = $cell->getValue();
 			if ($cVal instanceof PHPExcel_RichText) {
-				$this->_writeString($row, $column, $cVal->getPlainText(), $xfIndex);
+				// $this->_writeString($row, $column, $cVal->getPlainText(), $xfIndex);
+				$arrcRun = array();
+				$str_len = strlen($cVal->getPlainText());
+				$str_pos = 0;
+				$elements = $cVal->getRichTextElements();
+				foreach ($elements as $element) {
+					// FONT Index
+					if ($element instanceof PHPExcel_RichText_Run) {
+						$str_fontidx = $this->_fntHashIndex[$element->getFont()->getHashCode()];
+					}
+					else {
+						$str_fontidx = 0;
+					}
+					$arrcRun[] = array('strlen' => $str_pos, 'fontidx' => $str_fontidx);
+					// Position FROM
+					$str_pos += strlen($element->getText());
+				}
+				$this->_writeRichTextString($row, $column, $cVal->getPlainText(), $xfIndex, $arrcRun);
 			} else {
 				switch ($cell->getDatatype()) {
 					case PHPExcel_Cell_DataType::TYPE_STRING:
@@ -609,7 +635,32 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Worksheet extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 	{
 		$this->_writeLabelSst($row, $col, $str, $xfIndex);
 	}
-
+	/**
+	 * Write a LABELSST record or a LABEL record. Which one depends on BIFF version
+	 * It differs from _writeString by the writing of rich text strings.
+	 * @param int $row Row index (0-based)
+	 * @param int $col Column index (0-based)
+	 * @param string $str The string
+	 * @param mixed   $format The XF format for the cell
+	 * @param array $arrcRun Index to Font record and characters beginning
+	 */
+	private function _writeRichTextString($row, $col, $str, $xfIndex, $arrcRun){
+		$record	= 0x00FD;				   // Record identifier
+		$length	= 0x000A;				   // Bytes to follow
+		
+		$str = PHPExcel_Shared_String::UTF8toBIFF8UnicodeShort($str, $arrcRun);
+		
+		/* check if string is already present */
+		if (!isset($this->_str_table[$str])) {
+			$this->_str_table[$str] = $this->_str_unique++;
+		}
+		$this->_str_total++;
+		
+		$header	= pack('vv',   $record, $length);
+		$data	= pack('vvvV', $row, $col, $xfIndex, $this->_str_table[$str]);
+		$this->_append($header.$data);
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Write a string to the specified row and column (zero indexed).
 	 * NOTE: there is an Excel 5 defined limit of 255 characters.
@@ -906,10 +957,8 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Worksheet extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 	 * @param string  $url	URL string
 	 * @return integer
 	 */
-
 	function _writeUrlRange($row1, $col1, $row2, $col2, $url)
 	{
-
 		// Check for internal/external sheet links or default to web link
 		if (preg_match('[^internal:]', $url)) {
 			return($this->_writeUrlInternal($row1, $col1, $row2, $col2, $url));
@@ -920,7 +969,6 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Worksheet extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 		return($this->_writeUrlWeb($row1, $col1, $row2, $col2, $url));
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Used to write http, ftp and mailto hyperlinks.
 	 * The link type ($options) is 0x03 is the same as absolute dir ref without
@@ -2034,7 +2082,6 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Worksheet extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 		$this->_append($header.$data);
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Write the WSBOOL BIFF record, mainly for fit-to-page. Used in conjunction
 	 * with the SETUP record.
@@ -2246,7 +2293,6 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_Worksheet extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5_BIFFwriter
 		$this->_append($header . $data);
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Insert a 24bit bitmap image in a worksheet.
 	 *
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index d63cad98..54c002dc 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ configuration settings, allowing more flexibility.
 
 
 Fixed in SVN:
+- Bugfix:   (Progi1984) Work item 8916 - Support for Rich-Text in PHPExcel_Writer_Excel5
 - Feature:  (MBaker)    Options for cell caching using Igbinary and SQLite/SQlite3.
 - Feature:  (MBaker)    Additional row iterator options: allow a start row to be defined in the constructor; seek(), and prev() methods added.
 - Feature:  (Progi1984) Work item 9759 - Implement document properties in Excel5 writer