diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Excel2003XML.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Excel2003XML.php
index e3e0ac7b..5c4af285 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Excel2003XML.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Excel2003XML.php
@@ -478,6 +478,9 @@ class Excel2003XML extends BaseReader implements IReader
                                 case 'Color':
                                     $this->styles[$styleID]['fill']['color']['rgb'] = substr($styleAttributeValue, 1);
                                     break;
+                                case 'Pattern':
+                                    $this->styles[$styleID]['fill']['type'] = substr($styleAttributeValue, 1);
+                                    break;
                             }
                         }
                         break;