diff --git a/include/xlnt/worksheet/worksheet.hpp b/include/xlnt/worksheet/worksheet.hpp
index ebffb74b..64d21b8c 100644
--- a/include/xlnt/worksheet/worksheet.hpp
+++ b/include/xlnt/worksheet/worksheet.hpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public:
     // container
     cell get_cell(const cell_reference &reference);
     const cell get_cell(const cell_reference &reference) const;
+    bool has_cell(const cell_reference &reference) const;
     range get_range(const std::string &reference_string);
     range get_range(const range_reference &reference);
     const range get_range(const std::string &reference_string) const;
diff --git a/source/worksheet/tests/test_worksheet.hpp b/source/worksheet/tests/test_worksheet.hpp
index 48295480..ed5f0a47 100644
--- a/source/worksheet/tests/test_worksheet.hpp
+++ b/source/worksheet/tests/test_worksheet.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ public:
         auto cell = ws.get_cell(xlnt::cell_reference(1, 1));
         TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(cell.get_reference(), "A1");
     }
+
+    void test_has_cell()
+    {
+        xlnt::worksheet ws(wb_);
+
+        const xlnt::worksheet& const_ws = ws;
+        TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(const_ws.has_cell(xlnt::cell_reference("A", 1)), false);
+
+        ws.get_cell("C10").set_value("value");
+        TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(const_ws.has_cell(xlnt::cell_reference("C", 9)), false);
+        TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(const_ws.has_cell(xlnt::cell_reference("C", 10)), true);
+    }
     
     void test_worksheet_dimension()
     {
diff --git a/source/worksheet/worksheet.cpp b/source/worksheet/worksheet.cpp
index d4f7450b..39968e0c 100644
--- a/source/worksheet/worksheet.cpp
+++ b/source/worksheet/worksheet.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,19 @@ const cell worksheet::get_cell(const cell_reference &reference) const
     return cell(&d_->cell_map_.at(reference.get_row()).at(reference.get_column_index()));
 }
 
+bool worksheet::has_cell(const cell_reference &reference) const
+{
+    const auto row = d_->cell_map_.find(reference.get_row());
+    if(row == d_->cell_map_.cend())
+        return false;
+    
+    const auto col = row->second.find(reference.get_column_index());
+    if(col == row->second.cend())
+        return false;
+    
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool worksheet::has_row_properties(row_t row) const
 {
     return d_->row_properties_.find(row) != d_->row_properties_.end();