diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
index eb5ae733f..815bbb095 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 		<!-- Don't forget to update status.xml too! -->
         <release version="3.2-alpha1" date="2008-??-??">
+           <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">45784 - Support long chart titles in SeriesTextRecords</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">45777 - Throw an exception if HSSF Footer or Header is attemped to be set too long, rather than having it break during writing out</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">45844 - Addtional diagnostics for HSLF SlideShowRecordDumper</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">45829 - HSSFPicture.getImageDimension() failed when DPI of image is zero</action>
diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
index 1718ff841..338849914 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 	<!-- Don't forget to update changes.xml too! -->
     <changes>
         <release version="3.2-alpha1" date="2008-??-??">
+           <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">45784 - Support long chart titles in SeriesTextRecords</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">45777 - Throw an exception if HSSF Footer or Header is attemped to be set too long, rather than having it break during writing out</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">45844 - Addtional diagnostics for HSLF SlideShowRecordDumper</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">45829 - HSSFPicture.getImageDimension() failed when DPI of image is zero</action>
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/SeriesTextRecord.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/SeriesTextRecord.java
index 1271ef876..66c26b321 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/SeriesTextRecord.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/SeriesTextRecord.java
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ public class SeriesTextRecord
         field_1_id                     = in.readShort();
         field_2_textLength             = in.readByte();
         field_3_undocumented           = in.readByte();
-        field_4_text                   = in.readUnicodeLEString(field_2_textLength);
+        field_4_text                   = in.readUnicodeLEString(
+        		LittleEndian.ubyteToInt(field_2_textLength));
     }
 
     public String toString()
@@ -163,18 +164,34 @@ public class SeriesTextRecord
     /**
      * Get the text length field for the SeriesText record.
      */
-    public byte getTextLength()
+    public int getTextLength()
     {
-        return field_2_textLength;
+        return LittleEndian.ubyteToInt(field_2_textLength);
     }
 
     /**
      * Set the text length field for the SeriesText record.
+     * Needs to be wrapped.
      */
     public void setTextLength(byte field_2_textLength)
     {
         this.field_2_textLength = field_2_textLength;
     }
+    /**
+     * Set the text length field for the SeriesText record.
+     */
+    public void setTextLength(int field_2_textLength)
+    {
+    	if(field_2_textLength > 255) {
+    		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Length must be 0-255");
+    	}
+    	if(field_2_textLength > 127) {
+    		this.field_2_textLength = (byte)
+    			(field_2_textLength-256);
+    	} else {
+    		this.field_2_textLength = (byte)field_2_textLength;
+    	}
+    }
 
     /**
      * Get the undocumented field for the SeriesText record.
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/data/45784.xls b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/data/45784.xls
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0d25fddf
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/data/45784.xls differ
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestBugs.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
index 4a4300699..cc3bf573d 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
@@ -1474,4 +1474,14 @@ public final class TestBugs extends TestCase {
     		fail();
     	} catch(IllegalArgumentException e) {}
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Charts with long titles
+     */
+    public void test45784() {
+    	// This used to break
+        HSSFWorkbook wb = openSample("45784.xls");
+        assertEquals(1, wb.getNumberOfSheets());
+    	
+    }
 }