diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/Document.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/Document.java
index a9510ae55..2cfafa8d2 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/Document.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/Document.java
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ public final class Document extends PositionDependentRecordContainer
 		// The new SlideListWithText should go in
 		//  just before the EndDocumentRecord
 		Record endDoc = _children[_children.length - 1];
+		if(endDoc.getRecordType() == RecordTypes.RoundTripCustomTableStyles12Atom.typeID) {
+		    // last record can optionally be a RoundTripCustomTableStyles12Atom
+		    endDoc = _children[_children.length - 2];
+		}
 		if(endDoc.getRecordType() != RecordTypes.EndDocument.typeID) {
 			throw new IllegalStateException("The last child record of a Document should be EndDocument, but it was " + endDoc);
 		}
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/RecordTypes.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/RecordTypes.java
index fca49bace..3d99e0a71 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/RecordTypes.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/RecordTypes.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public final class RecordTypes {
     public static final Type NamedShow = new Type(1041,null);
     public static final Type NamedShowSlides = new Type(1042,null);
     public static final Type SheetProperties = new Type(1044,null);
+    public static final Type RoundTripCustomTableStyles12Atom = new Type(1064,null);
     public static final Type List = new Type(2000,null);
     public static final Type FontCollection = new Type(2005,FontCollection.class);
     public static final Type BookmarkCollection = new Type(2019,null);
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestBugs.java b/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
index 6b26c28d7..6e7663d26 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -595,4 +596,18 @@ public final class TestBugs {
             inputStream.close();
         }
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void bug47261() throws Exception {
+        InputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(_slTests.getFile("bug47261.ppt"));
+        try {
+            SlideShow slideShow = new SlideShow(inputStream);
+            slideShow.removeSlide(0);
+            slideShow.createSlide();
+            ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+            slideShow.write(bos);
+        } finally {
+            inputStream.close();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test-data/slideshow/bug47261.ppt b/test-data/slideshow/bug47261.ppt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cece730aa
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