diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a309672a..8a096529 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org).
 
   Nor is this a perfect solution, as there may still be issues when function calls have array arguments that themselves contain function calls; but it's still better than the current logic.
 - Fix for escaping double quotes within a formula [Issue #1971](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/issues/1971) [PR #2651](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/pull/2651)
+- Fix invalid style of cells in empty columns with columnDimensions and rows with rowDimensions in added external sheet. [PR #2739](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/pull/2739)
+
 
 ## 1.22.0 - 2022-02-18
 
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Spreadsheet.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Spreadsheet.php
index 52d7fb55..33b4fe0c 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Spreadsheet.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Spreadsheet.php
@@ -869,6 +869,19 @@ class Spreadsheet
             $cell->setXfIndex($cell->getXfIndex() + $countCellXfs);
         }
 
+        // update the column dimensions Xfs
+        foreach ($worksheet->getColumnDimensions() as $columnDimension) {
+            $columnDimension->setXfIndex($columnDimension->getXfIndex() + $countCellXfs);
+        }
+
+        // update the row dimensions Xfs
+        foreach ($worksheet->getRowDimensions() as $rowDimension) {
+            $xfIndex = $rowDimension->getXfIndex();
+            if ($xfIndex !== null) {
+                $rowDimension->setXfIndex($xfIndex + $countCellXfs);
+            }
+        }
+
         return $this->addSheet($worksheet, $sheetIndex);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/SpreadsheetTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/SpreadsheetTest.php
index 4a1b7393..11fb56e4 100644
--- a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/SpreadsheetTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/SpreadsheetTest.php
@@ -188,4 +188,62 @@ class SpreadsheetTest extends TestCase
         $sheet->getCell('A1')->getStyle()->getFont()->setBold(true);
         $this->object->addExternalSheet($sheet);
     }
+
+    public function testAddExternalColumnDimensionStyles(): void
+    {
+        $spreadsheet1 = new \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Spreadsheet();
+        $sheet1 = $spreadsheet1->createSheet()->setTitle('sheetWithColumnDimension');
+        $sheet1->getCell('A1')->setValue(1);
+        $sheet1->getCell('A1')->getStyle()->getFont()->setItalic(true);
+        $sheet1->getColumnDimension('B')->setWidth(10)->setXfIndex($sheet1->getCell('A1')->getXfIndex());
+        $index = $sheet1->getColumnDimension('B')->getXfIndex();
+        self::assertEquals(1, $index);
+        self::assertCount(2, $spreadsheet1->getCellXfCollection());
+
+        $spreadsheet2 = new \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Spreadsheet();
+        $sheet2 = $spreadsheet2->createSheet()->setTitle('sheetWithTwoStyles');
+        $sheet2->getCell('A1')->setValue(1);
+        $sheet2->getCell('A1')->getStyle()->getFont()->setBold(true);
+        $sheet2->getCell('B2')->getStyle()->getFont()->setSuperscript(true);
+        $countXfs = count($spreadsheet2->getCellXfCollection());
+        self::assertEquals(3, $countXfs);
+
+        $sheet3 = $spreadsheet2->addExternalSheet($sheet1);
+        self::assertCount(5, $spreadsheet2->getCellXfCollection());
+        self::assertTrue($sheet3->getCell('A1')->getStyle()->getFont()->getItalic());
+        self::assertTrue($sheet3->getCell('B1')->getStyle()->getFont()->getItalic());
+        self::assertFalse($sheet3->getCell('B1')->getStyle()->getFont()->getBold());
+        // Prove Xf index changed although style is same.
+        self::assertEquals($countXfs + $index, $sheet3->getCell('B1')->getXfIndex());
+        self::assertEquals($countXfs + $index, $sheet3->getColumnDimension('B')->getXfIndex());
+    }
+
+    public function testAddExternalRowDimensionStyles(): void
+    {
+        $spreadsheet1 = new \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Spreadsheet();
+        $sheet1 = $spreadsheet1->createSheet()->setTitle('sheetWithColumnDimension');
+        $sheet1->getCell('A1')->setValue(1);
+        $sheet1->getCell('A1')->getStyle()->getFont()->setItalic(true);
+        $sheet1->getRowDimension(2)->setXfIndex($sheet1->getCell('A1')->getXfIndex());
+        $index = $sheet1->getRowDimension(2)->getXfIndex();
+        self::assertEquals(1, $index);
+        self::assertCount(2, $spreadsheet1->getCellXfCollection());
+
+        $spreadsheet2 = new \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Spreadsheet();
+        $sheet2 = $spreadsheet2->createSheet()->setTitle('sheetWithTwoStyles');
+        $sheet2->getCell('A1')->setValue(1);
+        $sheet2->getCell('A1')->getStyle()->getFont()->setBold(true);
+        $sheet2->getCell('B2')->getStyle()->getFont()->setSuperscript(true);
+        $countXfs = count($spreadsheet2->getCellXfCollection());
+        self::assertEquals(3, $countXfs);
+
+        $sheet3 = $spreadsheet2->addExternalSheet($sheet1);
+        self::assertCount(5, $spreadsheet2->getCellXfCollection());
+        self::assertTrue($sheet3->getCell('A1')->getStyle()->getFont()->getItalic());
+        self::assertTrue($sheet3->getCell('A2')->getStyle()->getFont()->getItalic());
+        self::assertFalse($sheet3->getCell('A2')->getStyle()->getFont()->getBold());
+        // Prove Xf index changed although style is same.
+        self::assertEquals($countXfs + $index, $sheet3->getCell('A2')->getXfIndex());
+        self::assertEquals($countXfs + $index, $sheet3->getRowDimension(2)->getXfIndex());
+    }
 }