diff --git a/src/Spout/Reader/Common/Manager/RowManager.php b/src/Spout/Reader/Common/Manager/RowManager.php
index 623c8d8..67c8fb1 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Reader/Common/Manager/RowManager.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Reader/Common/Manager/RowManager.php
@@ -56,12 +56,25 @@ class RowManager
         $rowCells = $row->getCells();
         $maxCellIndex = $numCells;
 
+        // If the row has empty cells, calling "setCellAtIndex" will add the cell
+        // but in the wrong place (the new cell is added at the end of the array).
+        // Therefore, we need to sort the array using keys to have proper order.
+        // @see https://github.com/box/spout/issues/740
+        $needsSorting = false;
+
         for ($cellIndex = 0; $cellIndex < $maxCellIndex; $cellIndex++) {
             if (!isset($rowCells[$cellIndex])) {
                 $row->setCellAtIndex($this->entityFactory->createCell(''), $cellIndex);
+                $needsSorting = true;
             }
         }
 
+        if ($needsSorting) {
+            $rowCells = $row->getCells();
+            ksort($rowCells);
+            $row->setCells($rowCells);
+        }
+
         return $row;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Spout/Reader/XLSX/ReaderTest.php b/tests/Spout/Reader/XLSX/ReaderTest.php
index af7ca37..5b155b4 100644
--- a/tests/Spout/Reader/XLSX/ReaderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Spout/Reader/XLSX/ReaderTest.php
@@ -692,13 +692,29 @@ class ReaderTest extends TestCase
         $allRows = $this->getAllRowsForFile('sheet_with_empty_cells.xlsx');
 
         $expectedRows = [
-            ['A', 'B', 'C'],
+            ['A', '', 'C'],
             ['0', '', ''],
             ['1', '1', ''],
         ];
         $this->assertEquals($expectedRows, $allRows, 'There should be 3 rows, with equal length');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * https://github.com/box/spout/issues/184
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testReadShouldCreateOutputEmptyCellPreservedWhenNoDimensionsSpecified()
+    {
+        $allRows = $this->getAllRowsForFile('sheet_with_empty_cells_without_dimensions.xlsx');
+
+        $expectedRows = [
+            ['A', '', 'C'],
+            ['0'],
+            ['1', '1'],
+        ];
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedRows, $allRows);
+    }
+
     /**
      * https://github.com/box/spout/issues/195
      * @return void
diff --git a/tests/resources/xlsx/sheet_with_empty_cells.xlsx b/tests/resources/xlsx/sheet_with_empty_cells.xlsx
index d815a1c..8de9522 100644
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diff --git a/tests/resources/xlsx/sheet_with_empty_cells_without_dimensions.xlsx b/tests/resources/xlsx/sheet_with_empty_cells_without_dimensions.xlsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..533a634
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