diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet.php
index b61f76e6c..e40c03f90 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet.php
@@ -1488,11 +1488,20 @@ public function setConditionalStyles($pCoordinate = 'A1', $pValue)
      *
      * @param int $pColumn  Numeric column coordinate of the cell
      * @param int $pRow Numeric row coordinate of the cell
+     * @param int pColumn2 Numeric column coordinate of the range cell
+     * @param int pRow2 Numeric row coordinate of the range cell
      * @return PHPExcel_Style
      */
-    public function getStyleByColumnAndRow($pColumn = 0, $pRow = 1)
+    public function getStyleByColumnAndRow($pColumn = 0, $pRow = 1, $pColumn2=null, $pRow2=null)
     {
-        return $this->getStyle(PHPExcel_Cell::stringFromColumnIndex($pColumn) . $pRow);
+
+        if(!is_null($pColumn2) && !is_null($pRow2))
+	{
+		$cellRange = PHPExcel_Cell::stringFromColumnIndex($pColumn) . $pRow . ':' . PHPExcel_Cell::stringFromColumnIndex($pColumn2) . $pRow2;
+		return $this->getStyle($cellRange);
+	}
+
+	return $this->getStyle(PHPExcel_Cell::stringFromColumnIndex($pColumn) . $pRow);
     }
 
     /**