diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b10abb0e..1f470329 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org).
 
 ## Unreleased - TBD
 
+- Fixed `ReferenceHelper@insertNewBefore` behavior when removing column before last column with null value
+
 ### Added
 
 - Improved support for passing of array arguments to Excel function implementations to return array results (where appropriate). [PR #2562](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/pull/2562)
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/ReferenceHelper.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/ReferenceHelper.php
index 0d72b305..98c4807a 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/ReferenceHelper.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/ReferenceHelper.php
@@ -398,6 +398,26 @@ class ReferenceHelper
             }
         }
 
+        // Find missing coordinates. This is important when inserting column before the last column
+        $missingCoordinates = array_filter(
+            array_map(function ($row) use ($highestColumn) {
+                return $highestColumn . $row;
+            }, range(1, $highestRow)),
+            function ($coordinate) use ($allCoordinates) {
+                return !in_array($coordinate, $allCoordinates);
+            }
+        );
+
+        // Create missing cells with null values
+        if (!empty($missingCoordinates)) {
+            foreach ($missingCoordinates as $coordinate) {
+                $worksheet->createNewCell($coordinate);
+            }
+
+            // Refresh all coordinates
+            $allCoordinates = $worksheet->getCoordinates();
+        }
+
         // Loop through cells, bottom-up, and change cell coordinate
         if ($remove) {
             // It's faster to reverse and pop than to use unshift, especially with large cell collections
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/Worksheet.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/Worksheet.php
index 51cf3c52..362f20f0 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/Worksheet.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/Worksheet.php
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ class Worksheet implements IComparable
      *
      * @return Cell Cell that was created
      */
-    private function createNewCell($coordinate)
+    public function createNewCell($coordinate)
     {
         $cell = new Cell(null, DataType::TYPE_NULL, $this);
         $this->cellCollection->add($coordinate, $cell);
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/ReferenceHelperTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/ReferenceHelperTest.php
index 874dbfb5..2c016b0b 100644
--- a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/ReferenceHelperTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/ReferenceHelperTest.php
@@ -149,4 +149,32 @@ class ReferenceHelperTest extends TestCase
         self::assertSame($oldValue, $newValue);
         self::assertSame($oldDataType, $newDataType);
     }
+
+    public function testRemoveColumnShiftsCorrectColumnValueIntoRemovedColumnCoordinates(): void
+    {
+        $spreadsheet = new Spreadsheet();
+        $sheet = $spreadsheet->getActiveSheet();
+        $sheet->fromArray([
+            ['a1', 'b1', 'c1'],
+            ['a2', 'b2', null],
+        ]);
+
+        $cells = $sheet->toArray();
+        self::assertSame('a1', $cells[0][0]);
+        self::assertSame('b1', $cells[0][1]);
+        self::assertSame('c1', $cells[0][2]);
+        self::assertSame('a2', $cells[1][0]);
+        self::assertSame('b2', $cells[1][1]);
+        self::assertNull($cells[1][2]);
+
+        $sheet->removeColumn('B');
+
+        $cells = $sheet->toArray();
+        self::assertSame('a1', $cells[0][0]);
+        self::assertSame('c1', $cells[0][1]);
+        self::assertArrayNotHasKey(2, $cells[0]);
+        self::assertSame('a2', $cells[1][0]);
+        self::assertNull($cells[1][1]);
+        self::assertArrayNotHasKey(2, $cells[1]);
+    }
 }