diff --git a/tests/Spout/Reader/XLSX/SheetTest.php b/tests/Spout/Reader/XLSX/SheetTest.php
index b8c332b..bd95c86 100644
--- a/tests/Spout/Reader/XLSX/SheetTest.php
+++ b/tests/Spout/Reader/XLSX/SheetTest.php
@@ -51,4 +51,17 @@ class SheetTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         return $sheets;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testReaderShouldReturnCorrectSheetVisibility()
+    {
+       
+        $sheets = $this->openFileAndReturnSheets('two_sheets_one_hidden_one_not.xlsx');
+
+        $this->assertFalse($sheets[0]->isVisible());
+
+        $this->assertTrue($sheets[1]->isVisible());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Spout/Writer/XLSX/SheetTest.php b/tests/Spout/Writer/XLSX/SheetTest.php
index 58c4b05..77554bc 100644
--- a/tests/Spout/Writer/XLSX/SheetTest.php
+++ b/tests/Spout/Writer/XLSX/SheetTest.php
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class SheetTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertSheetNameEquals($customSheetName, $fileName, "The sheet name should have been changed to '$customSheetName'");
     }
 
+
     /**
      * @expectedException \Box\Spout\Writer\Exception\InvalidSheetNameException
      * @return void
@@ -75,6 +76,18 @@ class SheetTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $sheet->setName($customSheetName);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testSetSheetVisibilityShouldCreateSheetHidden()
+    {
+        $fileName = 'test_set_visibility_should_create_sheet_hidden.xlsx';
+        // $customSheetName = 'CustomName';
+        $this->writeDataAndReturnSheetHidden($fileName);
+
+        $this->assertSheetVisibilityEquals(false,  $fileName, "The sheet visibility should have been changed to 'false'");
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param string $fileName
      * @param string $sheetName
@@ -117,6 +130,25 @@ class SheetTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         return $writer->getSheets();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $fileName
+     * @return Sheet
+     */
+    private function writeDataAndReturnSheetHidden($fileName)
+    {
+        $this->createGeneratedFolderIfNeeded($fileName);
+        $resourcePath = $this->getGeneratedResourcePath($fileName);
+
+        $writer = WriterFactory::create(Type::XLSX);
+        $writer->openToFile($resourcePath);
+
+        $sheet = $writer->getCurrentSheet();
+        $sheet->setIsVisible(false);
+
+        $writer->addRow(['xlsx--11', 'xlsx--12']);
+        $writer->close();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param string $expectedName
      * @param string $fileName
@@ -131,4 +163,19 @@ class SheetTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $this->assertContains("<sheet name=\"$expectedName\"", $xmlContents, $message);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $expectedVisibility
+     * @param string $fileName
+     * @param string $message
+     * @return void
+     */
+    private function assertSheetVisibilityEquals($expectedVisibility, $fileName, $message = '')
+    {
+        $resourcePath = $this->getGeneratedResourcePath($fileName);
+        $pathToWorkbookFile = $resourcePath . '#xl/workbook.xml';
+        $xmlContents = file_get_contents('zip://' . $pathToWorkbookFile);
+
+        $this->assertContains(" state=\"hidden\"", $xmlContents, $message);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/resources/xlsx/two_sheets_one_hidden_one_not.xlsx b/tests/resources/xlsx/two_sheets_one_hidden_one_not.xlsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6d571f
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