diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/property/DirectoryProperty.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/property/DirectoryProperty.java
index a73221af24..d86e73ada1 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/property/DirectoryProperty.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/property/DirectoryProperty.java
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
  * Directory property
- *
- * @author Marc Johnson (mjohnson at apache dot org)
  */
-public class DirectoryProperty extends Property implements Parent { // TODO - fix instantiable superclass
+public class DirectoryProperty extends Property implements Parent, Iterable<Property> { // TODO - fix instantiable superclass
 
     /** List of Property instances */
     private List<Property> _children;
@@ -241,6 +239,13 @@ public class DirectoryProperty extends Property implements Parent { // TODO - fi
     {
         return _children.iterator();
     }
+    /**
+     * Get an iterator over the children of this Parent, alias for
+     *  {@link #getChildren()} which supports foreach use
+     */
+    public Iterator<Property> iterator() {
+        return getChildren();
+    }
 
     /**
      * Add a new child to the collection of children
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/property/RootProperty.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/property/RootProperty.java
index b934a2601b..5a8f3d52ef 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/property/RootProperty.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/property/RootProperty.java
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ import org.apache.poi.poifs.storage.SmallDocumentBlock;
 
 /**
  * Root property
- *
- * @author Marc Johnson (mjohnson at apache dot org)
  */
 public final class RootProperty extends DirectoryProperty {
    private static final String NAME = "Root Entry";
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/poifs/filesystem/TestNPOIFSFileSystem.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/poifs/filesystem/TestNPOIFSFileSystem.java
index 1444374833..69c6cacf68 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/poifs/filesystem/TestNPOIFSFileSystem.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/poifs/filesystem/TestNPOIFSFileSystem.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import static org.hamcrest.core.IsCollectionContaining.hasItem;
 import static org.hamcrest.core.IsEqual.equalTo;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import org.apache.poi.poifs.property.Property;
 import org.apache.poi.poifs.property.RootProperty;
 import org.apache.poi.poifs.storage.HeaderBlock;
 import org.apache.poi.util.IOUtils;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 /**
@@ -1306,6 +1308,36 @@ public final class TestNPOIFSFileSystem {
        assertContentsMatches(main4106, normDoc);
    }
    
+   @Test
+   public void readZeroLengthEntries() throws Exception {
+       NPOIFSFileSystem fs = new NPOIFSFileSystem(_inst.getFile("only-zero-byte-streams.ole2"));
+       DirectoryNode testDir = fs.getRoot();
+       assertEquals(3, testDir.getEntryCount());
+       DocumentEntry entry;
+       
+       entry = (DocumentEntry)testDir.getEntry("test-zero-1");
+       assertNotNull(entry);
+       assertEquals(0, entry.getSize());
+       
+       entry = (DocumentEntry)testDir.getEntry("test-zero-2");
+       assertNotNull(entry);
+       assertEquals(0, entry.getSize());
+       
+       entry = (DocumentEntry)testDir.getEntry("test-zero-3");
+       assertNotNull(entry);
+       assertEquals(0, entry.getSize());
+       
+       // Check properties, all have zero length, no blocks
+       NPropertyTable props = fs._get_property_table();
+       assertEquals(POIFSConstants.END_OF_CHAIN, props.getRoot().getStartBlock());
+       for (Property prop : props.getRoot()) {
+           assertEquals("test-zero-", prop.getName().substring(0, 10));
+           assertEquals(POIFSConstants.END_OF_CHAIN, prop.getStartBlock());
+       }
+   }
+   
+   // TODO Should these have a mini-sbat entry or not?
+   // TODO Is the reading of zero-length properties exactly correct?
    @Test
    public void writeZeroLengthEntries() throws Exception {
        NPOIFSFileSystem fs = new NPOIFSFileSystem();
diff --git a/test-data/poifs/only-zero-byte-streams.ole2 b/test-data/poifs/only-zero-byte-streams.ole2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1b8429878
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