diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/InternalSheet.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/InternalSheet.java
index ce8e5a9bb..5e5d60199 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/InternalSheet.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/InternalSheet.java
@@ -351,12 +351,7 @@ public final class InternalSheet {
                 continue;
             }
             if (rb instanceof EscherAggregate){
-                // EscherAggregate is used only as a container for SODRAWING and OBJ record combinations
-                // So, if the container is empty, there is no reason to clone this record
-                // See https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49529
-//                if (0 == rb.getRecordSize()){
-                    continue;
-//                }
+                rb = new DrawingRecord();
             }
             Record rec = (Record) ((Record) rb).clone();
             clonedRecords.add(rec);
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFSheet.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFSheet.java
index afe4cf99d..ebbd95cc2 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFSheet.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFSheet.java
@@ -117,10 +117,14 @@ public final class HSSFSheet implements org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet {
     HSSFSheet cloneSheet(HSSFWorkbook workbook) {
         this.getDrawingPatriarch();/**Aggregate drawing records**/
         HSSFSheet sheet = new HSSFSheet(workbook, _sheet.cloneSheet());
+        int pos = sheet._sheet.findFirstRecordLocBySid(DrawingRecord.sid);
+        DrawingRecord dr = (DrawingRecord) sheet._sheet.findFirstRecordBySid(DrawingRecord.sid);
+        if (null != dr){
+            sheet._sheet.getRecords().remove(dr);
+        }
         if (getDrawingPatriarch() != null){
-            int insertPos = sheet._sheet.findFirstRecordLocBySid(WindowTwoRecord.sid);
             HSSFPatriarch patr = HSSFPatriarch.createPatriarch(this.getDrawingPatriarch(), sheet);
-            sheet._sheet.getRecords().add(insertPos, patr._getBoundAggregate());
+            sheet._sheet.getRecords().add(pos, patr._getBoundAggregate());
             sheet._patriarch = patr;
         }
         return sheet;