diff --git a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/TestXSSFCloneSheet.java b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/TestXSSFCloneSheet.java
index a1b5bd85df..de9b1ba26b 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/TestXSSFCloneSheet.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/TestXSSFCloneSheet.java
@@ -85,4 +85,14 @@ public class TestXSSFCloneSheet  extends BaseTestCloneSheet {
 
         wb.close();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test61605() throws IOException {
+        try (Workbook template_wb = XSSFTestDataSamples.openSampleWorkbook("61605.xlsx")) {
+            Sheet template_sh = template_wb.getSheetAt(0);
+            assertNotNull(template_sh);
+            Sheet source_sh = template_wb.cloneSheet(0);
+            assertNotNull(source_sh);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test-data/spreadsheet/61605.xlsx b/test-data/spreadsheet/61605.xlsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0713daa599
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