diff --git a/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/aggregates/RowRecordsAggregate.java b/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/aggregates/RowRecordsAggregate.java
index 2a5789c7cb..eb2cd212a3 100644
--- a/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/aggregates/RowRecordsAggregate.java
+++ b/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/aggregates/RowRecordsAggregate.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.DBCellRecord;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.DConRefRecord;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.DimensionsRecord;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.FormulaRecord;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.HyperlinkRecord;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.IndexRecord;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.MergeCellsRecord;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.MulBlankRecord;
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ public final class RowRecordsAggregate extends RecordAggregate {
                     // end of 'Row Block'.  Should only occur after cell records
                     // ignore DBCELL records because POI generates them upon re-serialization
                     continue;
+                case HyperlinkRecord.sid:
+                    // some files contain a HyperlinkRecord here which we ignore for now
+                    continue;
             }
             if (rec instanceof UnknownRecord) {
                 // might need to keep track of where exactly these belong
diff --git a/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestBugs.java b/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
index 5b4ff82ed4..4f216c6848 100644
--- a/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
+++ b/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
@@ -2603,5 +2603,10 @@ final class TestBugs extends BaseTestBugzillaIssues {
         }
     }
 
-
+    @Test
+    void test52447() throws IOException {
+        try (Workbook wb = openSampleWorkbook("52447.xls")) {
+            assertNotNull(wb);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test-data/spreadsheet/52447.xls b/test-data/spreadsheet/52447.xls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee2317d323
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