diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTableCell.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTableCell.java
index d30bfa5521..f84c37d08e 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTableCell.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTableCell.java
@@ -735,27 +735,44 @@ public class XSLFTableCell extends XSLFTextShape implements TableCell<XSLFShape,
         public PaintStyle getFontColor() {
             CTTableStyleTextStyle txStyle = getTextStyle();
             if (txStyle == null) {
+                // No table styling, so just use the text run output
                 return super.getFontColor();
-            }
+            } else {
+                final CTTextCharacterProperties props = this.getRPr(false);
+                final XSLFFillProperties fp = XSLFPropertiesDelegate.getFillDelegate(props);
+                if (fp != null && (fp.isSetSolidFill() || fp.isSetGradFill() || fp.isSetPattFill())) {
+                    // If this run has style set locally, then it overrides table cell style.
+                    return super.getFontColor();
+                } else {
+                    // Otherwise just use the properties from the table cell style.
+                    CTSchemeColor phClr = null;
+                    CTFontReference fontRef = txStyle.getFontRef();
+                    if (fontRef != null) {
+                        phClr = fontRef.getSchemeClr();
+                    }
 
-            CTSchemeColor phClr = null;
-            CTFontReference fontRef = txStyle.getFontRef();
-            if (fontRef != null) {
-                phClr = fontRef.getSchemeClr();
+                    XSLFTheme theme = getSheet().getTheme();
+                    final XSLFColor c = new XSLFColor(txStyle, theme, phClr, getSheet());
+                    return DrawPaint.createSolidPaint(c.getColorStyle());
+                }
             }
-
-            XSLFTheme theme = getSheet().getTheme();
-            final XSLFColor c = new XSLFColor(txStyle, theme, phClr, getSheet());
-            return DrawPaint.createSolidPaint(c.getColorStyle());
         }
 
         @Override
         public boolean isBold() {
             CTTableStyleTextStyle txStyle = getTextStyle();
             if (txStyle == null) {
+                // No table styling, so just use the text run output
                 return super.isBold();
             } else {
-                return txStyle.isSetB() && txStyle.getB().intValue() == STOnOffStyleType.INT_ON;
+                final CTTextCharacterProperties rPr = super.getRPr(false);
+                if (rPr.isSetB()) {
+                    // If this run has bold set locally, then it overrides table cell style.
+                    return rPr.getB();
+                } else {
+                    // Otherwise just use the properties from the table cell style.
+                    return txStyle.isSetB() && txStyle.getB().intValue() == STOnOffStyleType.INT_ON;
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -763,9 +780,17 @@ public class XSLFTableCell extends XSLFTextShape implements TableCell<XSLFShape,
         public boolean isItalic() {
             CTTableStyleTextStyle txStyle = getTextStyle();
             if (txStyle == null) {
+                // No table styling, so just use the text run output
                 return super.isItalic();
             } else {
-                return txStyle.isSetI() && txStyle.getI().intValue() == STOnOffStyleType.INT_ON;
+                final CTTextCharacterProperties rPr = super.getRPr(false);
+                if (rPr.isSetI()) {
+                    // If this run has italic set locally, then it overrides table cell style.
+                    return rPr.getI();
+                } else {
+                    // Otherwise just use the properties from the table cell style.
+                    return txStyle.isSetI() && txStyle.getI().intValue() == STOnOffStyleType.INT_ON;
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextParagraph.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextParagraph.java
index d8bcd25f1d..60b648244b 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextParagraph.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextParagraph.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class XSLFTextParagraph implements TextParagraph<XSLFShape,XSLFTextParagr
                     if (r instanceof CTTextLineBreak) {
                         _runs.add(new XSLFLineBreak((CTTextLineBreak)r, this));
                     } else if (r instanceof CTRegularTextRun || r instanceof CTTextField) {
-                        _runs.add(new XSLFTextRun(r, this));
+                        _runs.add(this.newTextRun(r));
                     }
                 } while (c.toNextSibling());
             }
diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTableCell.java b/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTableCell.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7df4ed611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTableCell.java
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+/* ====================================================================
+   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+   contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+   this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+   The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+   (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+   the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+==================================================================== */
+package org.apache.poi.xslf.usermodel;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.poi.sl.usermodel.PaintStyle;
+import org.apache.poi.xslf.XSLFTestDataSamples;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+class TestXSLFTableCell
+{
+
+    @Test
+    void testCorrectlyReadsTextRunStylingForCellsWithNoTheme() throws IOException {
+        XMLSlideShow  ppt = XSLFTestDataSamples.openSampleDocument("table-with-no-theme.pptx");
+
+        XSLFSlide slide = ppt.getSlides().get(0);
+        List<XSLFShape> shapes = slide.getShapes();
+        assertEquals(1, shapes.size());
+        assertTrue(shapes.get(0) instanceof XSLFTable);
+        XSLFTable tbl = (XSLFTable)shapes.get(0);
+        assertEquals(1, tbl.getNumberOfColumns());
+        assertEquals(2, tbl.getNumberOfRows());
+
+        List<XSLFTableRow> rows = tbl.getRows();
+        assertEquals(2, rows.size());
+
+        // First row has 1 col and 1 runs
+        XSLFTableRow row0 = rows.get(0);
+        List<XSLFTableCell> cells0 = row0.getCells();
+        assertEquals(1, cells0.size());
+
+        List<XSLFTextParagraph> paras0 =  cells0.get(0).getTextParagraphs();
+        assertEquals(1, paras0.size());
+
+        List<XSLFTextRun> runs0 =  paras0.get(0).getTextRuns();
+        assertEquals(1, runs0.size());
+
+        // IMPORTANT -> this should not be a normal text run (was a bug previously)
+        XSLFTextRun run00 = runs0.get(0);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run00.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertFalse(run00.isBold());
+        assertFalse(run00.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run00.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run00.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.black, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run00.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        // Second row has 1 col and 3 runs
+        XSLFTableRow row1 = rows.get(1);
+        List<XSLFTableCell> cells1 = row1.getCells();
+        assertEquals(1, cells1.size());
+
+        List<XSLFTextParagraph> paras1 = cells1.get(0).getTextParagraphs();
+        assertEquals(1, paras1.size());
+
+        List<XSLFTextRun> runs1 =  paras1.get(0).getTextRuns();
+        assertEquals(3, runs1.size());
+
+        // IMPORTANT -> this should not be a normal text run (was a bug previously)
+        XSLFTextRun run10 = runs1.get(0);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run10.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertTrue(run10.isBold());
+        assertFalse(run10.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run10.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run10.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.black, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run10.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        XSLFTextRun run11 = runs1.get(1);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run11.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertFalse(run11.isBold());
+        assertFalse(run11.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run11.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run11.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.black, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run11.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        XSLFTextRun run12 = runs1.get(2);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run12.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertFalse(run12.isBold());
+        assertTrue(run12.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run12.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run12.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.black, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run12.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        ppt.close();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testCorrectlyReadsTextRunStylingForCellsWithTheme() throws IOException {
+        XMLSlideShow  ppt = XSLFTestDataSamples.openSampleDocument("table-with-theme.pptx");
+
+        XSLFSlide slide = ppt.getSlides().get(0);
+        List<XSLFShape> shapes = slide.getShapes();
+        assertEquals(1, shapes.size());
+        assertTrue(shapes.get(0) instanceof XSLFTable);
+        XSLFTable tbl = (XSLFTable)shapes.get(0);
+        assertEquals(1, tbl.getNumberOfColumns());
+        assertEquals(2, tbl.getNumberOfRows());
+
+        List<XSLFTableRow> rows = tbl.getRows();
+        assertEquals(2, rows.size());
+
+        // First row has 1 col and 3 runs
+        XSLFTableRow row0 = rows.get(0);
+        List<XSLFTableCell> cells0 = row0.getCells();
+        assertEquals(1, cells0.size());
+
+        List<XSLFTextParagraph> paras0 =  cells0.get(0).getTextParagraphs();
+        assertEquals(1, paras0.size());
+
+        List<XSLFTextRun> runs0 =  paras0.get(0).getTextRuns();
+        assertEquals(3, runs0.size());
+
+        // IMPORTANT -> this should not be a normal text run (was a bug previously)
+        XSLFTextRun run00 = runs0.get(0);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run00.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertTrue(run00.isBold());
+        assertFalse(run00.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run00.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run00.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.white, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run00.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        XSLFTextRun run01 = runs0.get(1);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run01.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertTrue(run01.isBold());
+        assertFalse(run01.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run01.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run01.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.white, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run01.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        XSLFTextRun run02 = runs0.get(2);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run02.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertFalse(run02.isBold());
+        assertFalse(run02.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run02.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run02.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.red, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run02.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        // Second row has 1 col and 7 runs
+        XSLFTableRow row1 = rows.get(1);
+        List<XSLFTableCell> cells1 = row1.getCells();
+        assertEquals(1, cells1.size());
+
+        List<XSLFTextParagraph> paras1 = cells1.get(0).getTextParagraphs();
+        assertEquals(1, paras1.size());
+
+        List<XSLFTextRun> runs1 =  paras1.get(0).getTextRuns();
+        assertEquals(7, runs1.size());
+
+        // IMPORTANT -> this should not be a normal text run (was a bug previously)
+        XSLFTextRun run10 = runs1.get(0);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run10.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertTrue(run10.isBold());
+        assertFalse(run10.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run10.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run10.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.black, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run10.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        XSLFTextRun run11 = runs1.get(1);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run11.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertFalse(run11.isBold());
+        assertFalse(run11.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run11.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run11.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.black, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run11.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        XSLFTextRun run12 = runs1.get(2);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run12.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertFalse(run12.isBold());
+        assertTrue(run12.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run12.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run12.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.black, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run12.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        XSLFTextRun run13 = runs1.get(3);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run13.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertFalse(run13.isBold());
+        assertFalse(run13.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run13.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run13.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.black, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run13.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        XSLFTextRun run14 = runs1.get(4);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run14.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertFalse(run14.isBold());
+        assertFalse(run14.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run14.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run14.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.yellow, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run14.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        XSLFTextRun run15 = runs1.get(5);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run15.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertFalse(run15.isBold());
+        assertFalse(run15.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run15.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run15.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.black, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run15.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        XSLFTextRun run16 = runs1.get(6);
+        assertEquals("XSLFCellTextRun", run16.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        assertFalse(run16.isBold());
+        assertFalse(run16.isItalic());
+        assertNotNull(run16.getFontColor());
+        assertTrue(run16.getFontColor() instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(Color.black, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)run16.getFontColor()).getSolidColor().getColor());
+
+        ppt.close();
+    }
+
+}
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