diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/data/34775.xls b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/data/34775.xls
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ad8f2383
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/data/34775.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 260d3f321..61336c513 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
@@ -515,6 +515,15 @@ extends TestCase {
 	       HSSFWorkbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook(in);
 	       assertTrue("Read book fine!" , true);
 	}
+	
+	/*NullPointerException on reading file*/
+	public void test34775() throws java.io.IOException {
+	       String filename = System.getProperty("HSSF.testdata.path");
+	       filename=filename+"/34775.xls";
+	       FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(filename);
+	       HSSFWorkbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook(in);
+	       assertTrue("Read book fine!" , true);
+	}
 
 }