diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/eval/RelationalOperationEval.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/eval/RelationalOperationEval.java
index f83a54de47..2a9f2e34a7 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/eval/RelationalOperationEval.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/eval/RelationalOperationEval.java
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ public abstract class RelationalOperationEval extends Fixed2ArgFunction implemen
 	}
 
 	private static int doCompare(ValueEval va, ValueEval vb) {
-		// special cases when one operand is blank
-		if (va == BlankEval.instance) {
+		// special cases when one operand is blank or missing
+		if (va == BlankEval.instance || va instanceof MissingArgEval) {
 			return compareBlank(vb);
 		}
-		if (vb == BlankEval.instance) {
+		if (vb == BlankEval.instance || vb instanceof MissingArgEval) {
 			return -compareBlank(va);
 		}
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public abstract class RelationalOperationEval extends Fixed2ArgFunction implemen
 	}
 
 	private static int compareBlank(ValueEval v) {
-		if (v == BlankEval.instance) {
+		if (v == BlankEval.instance || v instanceof MissingArgEval) {
 			return 0;
 		}
 		if (v instanceof BoolEval) {
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/eval/TestMissingArgEval.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/eval/TestMissingArgEval.java
index e99c8e1cce..122882d609 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/eval/TestMissingArgEval.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/eval/TestMissingArgEval.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 package org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
@@ -54,6 +56,66 @@ public final class TestMissingArgEval {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testCompareMissingArgs() throws IOException {
+		try (HSSFWorkbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook()) {
+			HSSFFormulaEvaluator fe = new HSSFFormulaEvaluator(wb);
+			HSSFSheet sheet = wb.createSheet("Sheet1");
+			HSSFCell cell = sheet.createRow(0).createCell(0);
+
+			cell.setCellFormula("iferror(0/0,)<0");
+			fe.clearAllCachedResultValues();
+			CellValue cv = fe.evaluate(cell);
+			assertFalse(cv.getBooleanValue());
+
+			cell.setCellFormula("iferror(0/0,)<=0");
+			fe.clearAllCachedResultValues();
+			cv = fe.evaluate(cell);
+			assertTrue(cv.getBooleanValue());
+
+			cell.setCellFormula("iferror(0/0,)=0");
+			fe.clearAllCachedResultValues();
+			cv = fe.evaluate(cell);
+			assertTrue(cv.getBooleanValue());
+
+			cell.setCellFormula("iferror(0/0,)>=0");
+			fe.clearAllCachedResultValues();
+			cv = fe.evaluate(cell);
+			assertTrue(cv.getBooleanValue());
+
+			cell.setCellFormula("iferror(0/0,)>0");
+			fe.clearAllCachedResultValues();
+			cv = fe.evaluate(cell);
+			assertFalse(cv.getBooleanValue());
+
+			// invert above for code coverage
+			cell.setCellFormula("0<iferror(0/0,)");
+            fe.clearAllCachedResultValues();
+            cv = fe.evaluate(cell);
+            assertFalse(cv.getBooleanValue());
+
+            cell.setCellFormula("0<=iferror(0/0,)");
+            fe.clearAllCachedResultValues();
+            cv = fe.evaluate(cell);
+            assertTrue(cv.getBooleanValue());
+
+            cell.setCellFormula("0=iferror(0/0,)");
+            fe.clearAllCachedResultValues();
+            cv = fe.evaluate(cell);
+            assertTrue(cv.getBooleanValue());
+
+            cell.setCellFormula("0>=iferror(0/0,)");
+            fe.clearAllCachedResultValues();
+            cv = fe.evaluate(cell);
+            assertTrue(cv.getBooleanValue());
+
+            cell.setCellFormula("0>iferror(0/0,)");
+            fe.clearAllCachedResultValues();
+            cv = fe.evaluate(cell);
+            assertFalse(cv.getBooleanValue());
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testCountFuncs() throws IOException {
 		try (HSSFWorkbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook()) {