diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
index 310680c1..9b20b91c 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
@@ -486,6 +486,16 @@ class PHPExcel_Cell
 		return $this->_parent->getParent();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 *	Get cell style
+	 *
+	 *	@return	PHPExcel_Style
+	 */
+	public function getStyle()
+	{
+		return $this->getWorksheet()->getParent()->getCellXfByIndex($this->getXfIndex());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 *	Re-bind parent
 	 *
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index cfe17493..ead60ad6 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 Fixed in develop branch for release v1.7.9:
 - Feature:  (MBaker)    Include charts option for HTML Writer
 - Feature:  (MBaker)    Added composer file
+- Feature:  (MBaker)    Added getStyle() method to Cell object
 - Bugfix:   (Asker)     Work item 18777  - Error in PHPEXCEL/Calculation.php script on line 2976 (stack pop check)
 - Bugfix:   (MBaker)    Work item 18794  - CSV files without a file extension being identified as HTML
 - Bugfix:   (AndreKR)   Work item GH-66  - Wrong check for maximum number of rows in Excel5 Writer