diff --git a/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/DataFormatter.java b/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/DataFormatter.java
index 95b0243bce..bfe795025e 100644
--- a/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/DataFormatter.java
+++ b/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/DataFormatter.java
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ public class DataFormatter {
      */
     private static final Pattern alternateGrouping = Pattern.compile("([#0]([^.#0])[#0]{3})");
 
+    /**
+     * For handling '0#' properly
+     */
+    private static final Pattern decimalFormatFix = Pattern.compile("0+#");
+
     /**
       * Cells formatted with a date or time format and which contain invalid date or time values
      *  show 255 pound signs ("#").
@@ -850,6 +855,11 @@ public class DataFormatter {
             }
         }
 
+        // Excel ignores leading zeros, but Java fails with an exception below
+        if (decimalFormatFix.matcher(format).matches()) {
+            format = "#";
+        }
+
         try {
             return new InternalDecimalFormatWithScale(format, symbols);
         } catch(IllegalArgumentException iae) {
diff --git a/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/TestDataFormatter.java b/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/TestDataFormatter.java
index cf6c2c7e9d..0d49bee3ab 100644
--- a/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/TestDataFormatter.java
+++ b/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/TestDataFormatter.java
@@ -1207,4 +1207,27 @@ class TestDataFormatter {
             assertEquals("25571.751069247686", df.formatCellValue(cell));*/
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testBug65190() {
+        DataFormatter formatter = new DataFormatter(Locale.ENGLISH);
+
+        assertEquals("12334567890",
+                formatter.formatRawCellContents(12334567890.0, 0, "0"));
+        assertEquals("12334567890",
+                formatter.formatRawCellContents(12334567890.0, 0, "#"));
+        assertEquals("12334567890",
+                formatter.formatRawCellContents(12334567890.0, 0, "#0"));
+        assertEquals("12334567890",
+                formatter.formatRawCellContents(12334567890.0, 0, "0#"));
+
+        assertEquals("12334567890123",
+                formatter.formatRawCellContents(12334567890123.0, 0, "0"));
+        assertEquals("12334567890123",
+                formatter.formatRawCellContents(12334567890123.0, 0, "#"));
+        assertEquals("12334567890123",
+                formatter.formatRawCellContents(12334567890123.0, 0, "#0"));
+        assertEquals("12334567890123",
+                formatter.formatRawCellContents(12334567890123.0, 0, "0#"));
+    }
 }