diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php b/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php
index df3cfed7..3e3198fd 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ abstract class AbstractPart
                     $element->setChangeInfo($type, $author, $date);
                 }
             }
+        } elseif ($node->nodeName == 'w:softHyphen') {
+            $element = $parent->addText("\u{200c}", $fontStyle, $paragraphStyle);
         }
     }