diff --git a/src/worksheet.jl b/src/worksheet.jl
index 3e3a230..f74b7c2 100644
--- a/src/worksheet.jl
+++ b/src/worksheet.jl
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ function getcell(ws::Worksheet, ref::AbstractString)
     end
 end
 
+getcell(ws::Worksheet, row::Integer, col::Integer) = getcell(ws, CellRef(row, col))
+
 """
     getcellrange(sheet, rng)
 
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index ccd08ef..917827c 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -1258,6 +1258,10 @@ end
     @test sheet["B2"] == "hello world"
     @test XLSX.getcell(sheet, "B2").style == id(textstyle)
 
+    sheet[3, 1] = CellValue("hello friend", textstyle)
+    @test sheet[3, 1] == "hello friend"
+    @test XLSX.getcell(sheet, 3, 1).style == id(textstyle)
+
     # Check CellDataFormat only works with CellValues
     @test_throws MethodError XLSX.CellValue([1,2,3,4], textstyle)