diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/ColumnCellIterator.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/ColumnCellIterator.php
index 9d0be5bd..2db4da37 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/ColumnCellIterator.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/ColumnCellIterator.php
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ class ColumnCellIterator extends CellIterator
      */
     public function current(): ?Cell
     {
-        return $this->worksheet->getCellByColumnAndRow($this->columnIndex, $this->currentRow);
+        $cellAddress = Coordinate::stringFromColumnIndex($this->columnIndex) . $this->currentRow;
+
+        return $this->worksheet->getCellCollection()->has($cellAddress)
+            ? $this->worksheet->getCellCollection()->get($cellAddress)
+            : $this->worksheet->createNewCell($cellAddress);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/RowCellIterator.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/RowCellIterator.php
index a78765bd..72c0c9c1 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/RowCellIterator.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Worksheet/RowCellIterator.php
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ class RowCellIterator extends CellIterator
      */
     public function current(): ?Cell
     {
-        return $this->worksheet->getCellByColumnAndRow($this->currentColumnIndex, $this->rowIndex);
+        $cellAddress = Coordinate::stringFromColumnIndex($this->currentColumnIndex) . $this->rowIndex;
+
+        return $this->worksheet->getCellCollection()->has($cellAddress)
+            ? $this->worksheet->getCellCollection()->get($cellAddress)
+            : $this->worksheet->createNewCell($cellAddress);
     }
 
     /**