diff --git a/ReoGrid/IO/ExcelReader.cs b/ReoGrid/IO/ExcelReader.cs
index 25696097..b5d346dc 100644
--- a/ReoGrid/IO/ExcelReader.cs
+++ b/ReoGrid/IO/ExcelReader.cs
@@ -2489,6 +2489,11 @@ private static void AddRunIntoRichText(Document doc, RichText rt, Run r)
 					foreColor = doc.ConvertFromCompColor(rpr.solidFill);
 				}
 
+				if (rpr.strike != null)
+				{
+					fontStyles |= Drawing.Text.FontStyles.Strikethrough;
+				}
+
 				if (rpr.b != null)
 				{
 					fontStyles |= Drawing.Text.FontStyles.Bold;
diff --git a/ReoGrid/IO/ExcelSchame.cs b/ReoGrid/IO/ExcelSchame.cs
index fcea72a1..40c24ae2 100644
--- a/ReoGrid/IO/ExcelSchame.cs
+++ b/ReoGrid/IO/ExcelSchame.cs
@@ -1532,6 +1532,9 @@ public class RunProperty
 		[XmlElement("sz")]
 		public ElementValue<string> size;
 
+		[XmlElement("strike")]
+		public ElementValue<string> strike;
+
 		[XmlElement("b")]
 		public ElementValue<string> b;
 
diff --git a/ReoGrid/IO/ExcelWriter.cs b/ReoGrid/IO/ExcelWriter.cs
index 2ed257b2..5d777e8f 100644
--- a/ReoGrid/IO/ExcelWriter.cs
+++ b/ReoGrid/IO/ExcelWriter.cs
@@ -820,6 +820,11 @@ private static int AddSharedString(Document doc, Drawing.RichText rt)
 							//schema = "minor",
 						};
 
+						if ((r.FontStyles & Drawing.Text.FontStyles.Strikethrough) == Drawing.Text.FontStyles.Strikethrough)
+						{
+							rpr.strike = new ElementValue<string>();
+						}
+
 						if ((r.FontStyles & Drawing.Text.FontStyles.Bold) == Drawing.Text.FontStyles.Bold)
 						{
 							rpr.b = new ElementValue<string>();