diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/OOCalc.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/OOCalc.php
index 3760f0d3..242b0e8a 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/OOCalc.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/OOCalc.php
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ class PHPExcel_Reader_OOCalc implements PHPExcel_Reader_IReader
 									}
 
 									if (isset($cellDataText->p)) {
-										// Consolodate if there are multiple p records (maybe with spans as well)
+										// Consolidate if there are multiple p records (maybe with spans as well)
 										$dataArray = array();
 										// Text can have multiple text:p and within those, multiple text:span.
 										// text:p newlines, but text:span does not.
@@ -597,6 +597,9 @@ class PHPExcel_Reader_OOCalc implements PHPExcel_Reader_IReader
 //										if ($hyperlink !== NULL) {
 //											echo 'Hyperlink is '.$hyperlink.'<br />';
 //										}
+									} else {
+										$type = PHPExcel_Cell_DataType::TYPE_NULL;
+										$dataValue = null;
 									}
 
 									if ($hasCalculatedValue) {
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index cc7f5a09..06eac57d 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Fixed in develop branch:
                          Rendered as a 4-digit CE year in non-Excel outputs
 - Bugfix:   (MBaker)     Work items 15799 and 18278 - Background color cell is always black when editing cell
 - Bugfix:   (MBaker)     Work items 15905 and 18183 - Allow "no impact" to formats on Conditional Formatting
+- Bugfix:   (wackonline) OOCalc Reader fix for NULL cells
 
 
 2012-05-19 (v1.7.7):