diff --git a/lib/xlsx/xform/sheet/sheet-format-properties-xform.js b/lib/xlsx/xform/sheet/sheet-format-properties-xform.js
index ae13083ce..4756c0f9d 100644
--- a/lib/xlsx/xform/sheet/sheet-format-properties-xform.js
+++ b/lib/xlsx/xform/sheet/sheet-format-properties-xform.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class SheetFormatPropertiesXform extends BaseXform {
         outlineLevelRow: model.outlineLevelRow,
         outlineLevelCol: model.outlineLevelCol,
         'x14ac:dyDescent': model.dyDescent,
+        customHeight: model.defaultRowHeight === 0 ? '0' : '1',
       };
       if (_.some(attributes, value => value !== undefined)) {
         xmlStream.leafNode('sheetFormatPr', attributes);
diff --git a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.1.2.xml b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.1.2.xml
index 5da13f0cd..e9e107ad1 100644
--- a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.1.2.xml
+++ b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.1.2.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <sheetViews>
         <sheetView workbookViewId="0"/>
     </sheetViews>
-    <sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="15" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"/>
+    <sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="15" customHeight="1" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"/>
     <sheetPr>
         <tabColor rgb="FF00FF00"/>
         <pageSetUpPr fitToPage="1"/>
diff --git a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.2.2.xml b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.2.2.xml
index 025cc7b01..c2b6f690b 100644
--- a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.2.2.xml
+++ b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.2.2.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <sheetViews>
         <sheetView workbookViewId="0"/>
     </sheetViews>
-    <sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55" outlineLevelRow="2"/>
+    <sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" customHeight="1" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55" outlineLevelRow="2"/>
     <sheetData>
         <row r="1" spans="1:3" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25">
             <c r="A1" t="s">
diff --git a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.3.2.xml b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.3.2.xml
index 11ab0ca29..2f088c6a8 100644
--- a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.3.2.xml
+++ b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.3.2.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <worksheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac">
     <dimension ref="A1:A1"/>
-    <sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55" outlineLevelRow="2"/>
+    <sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" customHeight="1" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55" outlineLevelRow="2"/>
     <sheetData/>
 </worksheet>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.5.2.xml b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.5.2.xml
index 27f9ae91d..6febafbc6 100644
--- a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.5.2.xml
+++ b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.5.2.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <worksheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac">
   <dimension ref="A1:B1"/>
-  <sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55" outlineLevelRow="2"/>
+  <sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" customHeight="1" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55" outlineLevelRow="2"/>
   <sheetData>
     <row r="1" spans="1:3" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25">
       <c r="A1">
diff --git a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.6.2.xml b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.6.2.xml
index 6dfe141fd..0799e3c60 100644
--- a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.6.2.xml
+++ b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.6.2.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <worksheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac">
   <dimension ref="A1:B1"/>
-  <sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55" outlineLevelRow="2"/>
+  <sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" customHeight="1" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55" outlineLevelRow="2"/>
   <sheetData>
     <row r="1" spans="1:2" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25">
       <c r="A1">
diff --git a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.7.2.xml b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.7.2.xml
index db174c7f9..0b5bcb417 100644
--- a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.7.2.xml
+++ b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/data/sheet.7.2.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <sheetViews>
         <sheetView workbookViewId="0"/>
     </sheetViews>
-    <sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55" outlineLevelRow="2"/>
+    <sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" customHeight="1" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55" outlineLevelRow="2"/>
     <sheetData>
         <row r="1" spans="1:3" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25">
             <c r="A1" t="s">
diff --git a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/sheet-format-properties-xform.spec.js b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/sheet-format-properties-xform.spec.js
index 2388db28e..a9f6e9b23 100644
--- a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/sheet-format-properties-xform.spec.js
+++ b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/sheet/sheet-format-properties-xform.spec.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const expectations = [
       outlineLevelCol: 2,
     },
     xml:
-      '<sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" outlineLevelRow="5" outlineLevelCol="2" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55"/>',
+      '<sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" customHeight="1" outlineLevelRow="5" outlineLevelCol="2" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55"/>',
     parsedModel: {
       defaultRowHeight: 14.4,
       dyDescent: 0.55,
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ const expectations = [
     create() {
       return new SheetFormatPropertiesXform();
     },
-    preparedModel: { defaultRowHeight: 14.4, dyDescent: 0.55 },
-    xml: '<sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55"/>',
+    preparedModel: {defaultRowHeight: 14.4, dyDescent: 0.55},
+    xml: '<sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="14.4" customHeight="1" x14ac:dyDescent="0.55"/>',
     parsedModel: {
       defaultRowHeight: 14.4,
       dyDescent: 0.55,