diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php b/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php
index 729c0b95..0d8a7e17 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ abstract class AbstractPart
                     $element->setChangeInfo($type, $author, $date);
                 }
             }
+        } elseif ($node->nodeName=='w:softHyphen') {
+            $element=$parent->addText("\u{200c}", $fontStyle, $paragraphStyle);
         }
     }