diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
index b0a09088e7..d2a6d64e3b 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
     <changes>
         <release version="3.9-beta1" date="2012-??-??">
+          <action dev="poi-developers" type="fix">53101 - fixed evaluation of SUM over cell range &gt; 255</action>
           <action dev="poi-developers" type="fix">49529 - avoid exception when cloning sheets with no drawing records and initialized drawing patriarch</action>
         </release>
         <release version="3.8-FINAL" date="2012-03-26">
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/LazyAreaEval.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/LazyAreaEval.java
index 76f926879f..2a9f94391a 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/LazyAreaEval.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/LazyAreaEval.java
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ final class LazyAreaEval extends AreaEvalBase {
 
 	public ValueEval getRelativeValue(int relativeRowIndex, int relativeColumnIndex) {
 
-		int rowIx = (relativeRowIndex + getFirstRow() ) & 0xFFFF;
-		int colIx = (relativeColumnIndex + getFirstColumn() ) & 0x00FF;
+		int rowIx = (relativeRowIndex + getFirstRow() ) ;
+		int colIx = (relativeColumnIndex + getFirstColumn() ) ;
 
 		return _evaluator.getEvalForCell(rowIx, colIx);
 	}
diff --git a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFBugs.java b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFBugs.java
index df88b4a905..4c55cca900 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFBugs.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFBugs.java
@@ -1317,4 +1317,26 @@ public final class TestXSSFBugs extends BaseTestBugzillaIssues {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Bug 53101:
+     */
+    public void test5301(){
+        Workbook workbook = XSSFTestDataSamples.openSampleWorkbook("53101.xlsx");
+        FormulaEvaluator evaluator =
+                workbook.getCreationHelper().createFormulaEvaluator();
+        // A1: SUM(B1: IZ1)
+        double a1Value =
+                evaluator.evaluate(workbook.getSheetAt(0).getRow(0).getCell(0)).getNumberValue();
+
+        // Assert
+        assertEquals(259.0, a1Value, 0.0);
+
+        // KY: SUM(B1: IZ1)
+        double ky1Value =
+                evaluator.evaluate(workbook.getSheetAt(0).getRow(0).getCell(310)).getNumberValue();
+
+        // Assert
+        assertEquals(259.0, a1Value, 0.0);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/test-data/spreadsheet/53101.xlsx b/test-data/spreadsheet/53101.xlsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e52f424338
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