diff --git a/Classes/PHPWord/Section/Table/Cell.php b/Classes/PHPWord/Section/Table/Cell.php
index 4042ee4e..b4bc8242 100755
--- a/Classes/PHPWord/Section/Table/Cell.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPWord/Section/Table/Cell.php
@@ -80,11 +80,10 @@ class PHPWord_Section_Table_Cell
         $this->_insideOf = $insideOf;
         $this->_pCount = $pCount;
         $this->_width = $width;
+        $this->_style = new PHPWord_Style_Cell;
 
         if (!is_null($style)) {
             if (is_array($style)) {
-                $this->_style = new PHPWord_Style_Cell();
-
                 foreach ($style as $key => $value) {
                     if (substr($key, 0, 1) != '_') {
                         $key = '_' . $key;
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9dfb003..d28be355 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ the following lines to your ``composer.json``.
 1. [Basic usage](#basic-usage)
 2. [Sections](#sections)
     * [Change Section Page Numbering](#sections-page-numbering)
-3. [Images](#images)
+3. [Tables](#tables)
+    * [Cell Style](#tables-cell-style)
+4. [Images](#images)
 
 <a name="basic-usage"></a>
 #### Basic usage
@@ -83,6 +85,29 @@ $section = $PHPWord->createSection();
 $section->getSettings()->setPageNumberingStart(1);
 ```
 
+<a name="tables"></a>
+#### Tables
+
+The following illustrates how to create a table.
+
+```php
+$table = $section->addTable();
+$table->addRow();
+$table->addCell();
+```
+
+<a name="tables-cell-style"></a>
+##### Cell Style
+
+###### Cell Span
+
+You can span a cell on multiple columms.
+
+```php
+$cell = $table->addCell(200);
+$cell->getStyle()->setGridSpan(5);
+```
+
 <a name="images"></a>
 #### Images
 
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 94eb1657..b32fd11f 100755
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 Changes in branch for release 0.7.1 :
 - Feature:  (gabrielbull)                       - Word2007 : Support sections page numbering
+- Bugfix:   (gabrielbull)                       - Fixed bug with cell styling
 
 Fixed in branch for release 0.7.0 :
 - Bugfix:   (RomanSyroeshko)  GH-32             - "Warning: Invalid error type specified in ...\PHPWord.php on line 226" is thrown when the specified template file is not found
diff --git a/test/PHPWord/Tests/Table/CellGridSpanTest.php b/test/PHPWord/Tests/Table/CellGridSpanTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..061f889f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/PHPWord/Tests/Table/CellGridSpanTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+namespace PHPWord\Tests\Table;
+
+use PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase;
+use PHPWord;
+use PHPWord\Tests\TestHelper;
+
+class CellGridSpanTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    public function tearDown()
+    {
+        TestHelper::clear();
+    }
+
+    public function testCellGridSpan()
+    {
+        $PHPWord = new PHPWord();
+        $section = $PHPWord->createSection();
+
+        $table = $section->addTable();
+
+        $table->addRow();
+        $cell = $table->addCell(200);
+        $cell->getStyle()->setGridSpan(5);
+
+        $table->addRow();
+        $table->addCell(40);
+        $table->addCell(40);
+        $table->addCell(40);
+        $table->addCell(40);
+        $table->addCell(40);
+
+        $doc = TestHelper::getDocument($PHPWord);
+        $element = $doc->getElement('/w:document/w:body/w:tbl/w:tr/w:tc/w:tcPr/w:gridSpan');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(5, $element->getAttribute('w:val'));
+    }
+}
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