diff --git a/src/zcl_excel_reader_huge_file.clas.abap b/src/zcl_excel_reader_huge_file.clas.abap
index 99aa7b0..714402e 100644
--- a/src/zcl_excel_reader_huge_file.clas.abap
+++ b/src/zcl_excel_reader_huge_file.clas.abap
@@ -249,16 +249,20 @@ CLASS zcl_excel_reader_huge_file IMPLEMENTATION.
 
     WHILE io_reader->node_type NE c_end_of_stream.
       io_reader->next_node( ).
-      IF io_reader->name EQ `t`.
-        CASE io_reader->node_type .
-          WHEN c_element_open .
-            CLEAR lv_value .
-          WHEN c_node_value .
-            lv_value = lv_value && io_reader->value .
-          WHEN c_element_close .
-            APPEND lv_value TO et_shared_strings.
-        ENDCASE .
-      ENDIF.
+      CASE io_reader->name.
+        WHEN 'si'.
+          CASE io_reader->node_type .
+            WHEN c_element_open .
+              CLEAR lv_value .
+            WHEN c_element_close .
+              APPEND lv_value TO et_shared_strings.
+          ENDCASE .
+        WHEN 't'.
+          CASE io_reader->node_type .
+            WHEN c_node_value .
+              lv_value = lv_value && io_reader->value .
+          ENDCASE .
+      ENDCASE .
     ENDWHILE.
 
   ENDMETHOD.
diff --git a/src/zcl_excel_reader_huge_file.clas.testclasses.abap b/src/zcl_excel_reader_huge_file.clas.testclasses.abap
index f7e98c2..d06f54a 100644
--- a/src/zcl_excel_reader_huge_file.clas.testclasses.abap
+++ b/src/zcl_excel_reader_huge_file.clas.testclasses.abap
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ CLASS lcl_test DEFINITION FOR TESTING
       test_formula FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check,
       test_read_shared_strings FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check,
       test_shared_string_some_empty FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check,
+      test_shared_string_multi_style FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check,
       test_skip_to_inexistent FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check,
       get_reader IMPORTING iv_xml TYPE string RETURNING VALUE(eo_reader) TYPE REF TO if_sxml_reader,
       assert_value_equals IMPORTING iv_row TYPE i DEFAULT 1 iv_col TYPE i DEFAULT 1 iv_value TYPE string,
@@ -230,6 +231,29 @@ CLASS lcl_test IMPLEMENTATION.
 
   ENDMETHOD.
 
+*
+  METHOD test_shared_string_multi_style.
+    DATA: lo_reader TYPE REF TO if_sxml_reader,
+          lt_act    TYPE stringtab,
+          lt_exp    TYPE stringtab.
+    lo_reader = cl_sxml_string_reader=>create( cl_abap_codepage=>convert_to(
+      `<sst>` &&
+      `<si><t>Cell A2</t></si>` &&
+      `<si><r><t>the following coloured part</t></r><r><rPr><sz val="11"/><color rgb="FFFF0000"/><rFont val="Calibri"/><family val="2"/><scheme val="minor"/></rPr><t xml:space="preserve"> will be preserved</t></r></si>` &&
+      `<si><t>Cell A3</t></si>` &&
+      `</sst>` ) ).
+    APPEND :
+     `Cell A2` TO lt_exp,
+     `the following coloured part will be preserved` TO lt_exp,
+     `Cell A3` TO lt_exp.
+
+    lt_act = out->read_shared_strings( lo_reader ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals( act = lt_act
+                   exp = lt_exp ).
+
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
 
 *
   METHOD test_skip_to_inexistent.