diff --git a/src/zcl_excel_reader_2007.clas.abap b/src/zcl_excel_reader_2007.clas.abap
index 62b320a..eac6192 100644
--- a/src/zcl_excel_reader_2007.clas.abap
+++ b/src/zcl_excel_reader_2007.clas.abap
@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ CLASS zcl_excel_reader_2007 DEFINITION
         !io_worksheet TYPE REF TO zcl_excel_worksheet
       RAISING
         zcx_excel .
+    METHODS load_comments
+      IMPORTING
+        ip_path      TYPE string
+        io_worksheet TYPE REF TO zcl_excel_worksheet
+      RAISING
+        zcx_excel .
     METHODS load_worksheet_hyperlinks
       IMPORTING
         !io_ixml_worksheet      TYPE REF TO if_ixml_document
@@ -2299,6 +2305,7 @@ CLASS zcl_excel_reader_2007 IMPLEMENTATION.
                lc_xml_attr_true_int TYPE string VALUE '1',
                lc_rel_drawing       TYPE string VALUE 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/drawing',
                lc_rel_hyperlink     TYPE string VALUE 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/hyperlink',
+               lc_rel_comments      TYPE string VALUE 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/comments',
                lc_rel_printer       TYPE string VALUE 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/printerSettings'.
 
     DATA: lo_ixml_worksheet           TYPE REF TO if_ixml_document,
@@ -2457,6 +2464,13 @@ CLASS zcl_excel_reader_2007 IMPLEMENTATION.
           MOVE-CORRESPONDING ls_relationship TO ls_external_hyperlink.
           INSERT ls_external_hyperlink INTO TABLE lt_external_hyperlinks.
 
+        WHEN lc_rel_comments.
+          TRY.
+              me->load_comments( ip_path      = lv_path
+                                 io_worksheet = io_worksheet ).
+            CATCH zcx_excel.
+          ENDTRY.
+
         WHEN OTHERS.
       ENDCASE.
 
@@ -3573,6 +3587,47 @@ CLASS zcl_excel_reader_2007 IMPLEMENTATION.
 
   ENDMETHOD.
 
+  METHOD load_comments.
+    DATA: lo_comments_xml       TYPE REF TO if_ixml_document,
+          lo_node_comment       TYPE REF TO if_ixml_element,
+          lo_node_comment_child TYPE REF TO if_ixml_element,
+          lo_node_r_child_t     TYPE REF TO if_ixml_element,
+          lo_attr               TYPE REF TO if_ixml_attribute,
+          lo_comment            TYPE REF TO zcl_excel_comment,
+          lv_comment_text       TYPE string,
+          lv_node_value         TYPE string,
+          lv_attr_value         TYPE string.
+
+    lo_comments_xml = me->get_ixml_from_zip_archive( ip_path ).
+
+    lo_node_comment ?= lo_comments_xml->find_from_name_ns( name = 'comment' uri = namespace-main ).
+    WHILE lo_node_comment IS BOUND.
+
+      CLEAR lv_comment_text.
+      lo_attr = lo_node_comment->get_attribute_node_ns( name = 'ref' ).
+      lv_attr_value  = lo_attr->get_value( ).
+
+      lo_node_comment_child ?= lo_node_comment->get_first_child( ).
+      WHILE lo_node_comment_child IS BOUND.
+        " There will be rPr nodes here, but we do not support them
+        " in comments right now; see 'load_shared_strings' for handling.
+        " Extract the <t>...</t> part of each <r>-tag
+        lo_node_r_child_t ?= lo_node_comment_child->find_from_name_ns( name = 't' uri = namespace-main ).
+        IF lo_node_r_child_t IS BOUND.
+          lv_node_value = lo_node_r_child_t->get_value( ).
+          CONCATENATE lv_comment_text lv_node_value INTO lv_comment_text RESPECTING BLANKS.
+        ENDIF.
+        lo_node_comment_child ?= lo_node_comment_child->get_next( ).
+      ENDWHILE.
+
+      CREATE OBJECT lo_comment.
+      lo_comment->set_text( ip_ref = lv_attr_value ip_text = lv_comment_text ).
+      io_worksheet->add_comment( lo_comment ).
+
+      lo_node_comment ?= lo_node_comment->get_next( ).
+    ENDWHILE.
+
+  ENDMETHOD.
 
   METHOD load_worksheet_hyperlinks.