diff --git a/src/Spout/Reader/XLSX/Helper/SheetHelper.php b/src/Spout/Reader/XLSX/Helper/SheetHelper.php
index b74ba01..4c22d0f 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Reader/XLSX/Helper/SheetHelper.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Reader/XLSX/Helper/SheetHelper.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class SheetHelper
     const XML_ATTRIBUTE_ACTIVE_TAB = 'activeTab';
     const XML_ATTRIBUTE_R_ID = 'r:id';
     const XML_ATTRIBUTE_NAME = 'name';
+    const XML_ATTRIBUTE_STATUS = 'status';
     const XML_ATTRIBUTE_ID = 'Id';
     const XML_ATTRIBUTE_TARGET = 'Target';
 
@@ -105,10 +106,12 @@ class SheetHelper
     {
         $sheetId = $xmlReaderOnSheetNode->getAttribute(self::XML_ATTRIBUTE_R_ID);
         $escapedSheetName = $xmlReaderOnSheetNode->getAttribute(self::XML_ATTRIBUTE_NAME);
+        $sheetStatus = $xmlReaderOnSheetNode->getAttribute(self::XML_ATTRIBUTE_STATUS);
 
         /** @noinspection PhpUnnecessaryFullyQualifiedNameInspection */
         $escaper = \Box\Spout\Common\Escaper\XLSX::getInstance();
         $sheetName = $escaper->unescape($escapedSheetName);
+        $sheetVisible = ($sheetStatus == 'visible') ? true : false;
 
         $sheetDataXMLFilePath = $this->getSheetDataXMLFilePathForSheetId($sheetId);
 
diff --git a/src/Spout/Reader/XLSX/Sheet.php b/src/Spout/Reader/XLSX/Sheet.php
index 9baaef2..2b35aad 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Reader/XLSX/Sheet.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Reader/XLSX/Sheet.php
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class Sheet implements SheetInterface
     /** @var bool Whether the sheet was the active one */
     protected $isActive;
 
+    /** @var bool Whether the sheet was visible or not */
+    protected $isVisible;
+
     /**
      * @param string $filePath Path of the XLSX file being read
      * @param string $sheetDataXMLFilePath Path of the sheet data XML file as in [Content_Types].xml
@@ -33,12 +36,13 @@ class Sheet implements SheetInterface
      * @param \Box\Spout\Reader\XLSX\ReaderOptions $options Reader's current options
      * @param Helper\SharedStringsHelper Helper to work with shared strings
      */
-    public function __construct($filePath, $sheetDataXMLFilePath, $sheetIndex, $sheetName, $isSheetActive, $options, $sharedStringsHelper)
+    public function __construct($filePath, $sheetDataXMLFilePath, $sheetIndex, $sheetName, $isSheetActive, $isSheetVisible, $options, $sharedStringsHelper)
     {
         $this->rowIterator = new RowIterator($filePath, $sheetDataXMLFilePath, $options, $sharedStringsHelper);
         $this->index = $sheetIndex;
         $this->name = $sheetName;
         $this->isActive = $isSheetActive;
+        $this->isVisible = $isSheetVisible;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -76,4 +80,13 @@ class Sheet implements SheetInterface
     {
         return $this->isActive;
     }
+
+     /**
+     * @api
+     * @return bool Whether the sheet was visible or not
+     */
+    public function isVisible()
+    {
+        return $this->isVisible;
+    }
 }