diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
index cbaddc153..dbd7a822f 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
@@ -307,12 +307,10 @@ public function getCalculatedValue($resetLog = TRUE)
 			}
 //echo 'Returning calculated value of '.$result.' for cell '.$this->getCoordinate().PHP_EOL;
 			return $result;
+		} elseif($this->_value instanceof PHPExcel_RichText) {
+//		echo 'Cell value for '.$this->getCoordinate().' is rich text: Returning data value of '.$this->_value.'<br />';
+			return $this->_value->getPlainText();
 		}
-
-//		if ($this->_value === NULL) {
-//			echo 'Cell '.$this->getCoordinate().' has no value, formula or otherwise<br />';
-//			return NULL;
-//		}
 //		echo 'Cell value for '.$this->getCoordinate().' is not a formula: Returning data value of '.$this->_value.'<br />';
 		return $this->_value;
 	}
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 27410f85e..afdadb0d0 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Fixed in develop branch for release v1.7.9:
 - General:  (dbonsch)                      Restructuring of PHPExcel Exceptions
 - General:  (MBaker)    Work items 16926 and 15145 - Refactor Calculation Engine from singleton to a Multiton
                         Ensures that calculation cache is maintained independently for different workbooks
+- General:  (MBaker)                       Modify cell's getCalculatedValue() method to return the content of RichText objects rather than the RichText object itself
 - Bugfix:   (techhead)  Work item GH-70  - Fixed formula/formatting bug when removing rows
 - Bugfix:   (alexgann)  Work item GH-63  - Fix to cellExists for non-existent namedRanges
 - Bugfix:   (MBaker)    Work item 18844  - cache_in_memory_gzip "eats" last worksheet line, cache_in_memory doesn't