diff --git a/R/read.R b/R/read.R
index 7f0670bad..13d38e0ea 100644
--- a/R/read.R
+++ b/R/read.R
@@ -427,9 +427,11 @@ wb_to_df <- function(
 
     if (any(cc$f_t == "shared")) {
 
-      cc_shared <- cc[cc$f_t == "shared", ]
-      cc_shared <- cc_shared[order(as.integer(cc$f_si)), ]
+      cc_shared <- wb$worksheets[[sheet]]$sheet_data$cc
+      cc_shared <- cc_shared[cc_shared$f_t == "shared", ]
+      cc_shared <- cc_shared[order(as.integer(cc_shared$f_si)), ]
 
+      # extend shared formula into all formula cells
       carry_forward <- function(x) {
         last_val <- NA
         for (i in seq_along(x)) {
@@ -448,6 +450,7 @@ wb_to_df <- function(
         FUN = carry_forward
       )
 
+      # calculate difference for each shared formula to the origin
       calc_distance <- function(x) {
         x - x[1]
       }
@@ -458,11 +461,12 @@ wb_to_df <- function(
         FUN = calc_distance
       )
       cc_shared$rows <- ave(
-        col2int(cc_shared$row_r),
+        as.integer(cc_shared$row_r),
         as.integer(cc_shared$f_si),
         FUN = calc_distance
       )
 
+      # TODO skip non A1 shared cells
       cells <- find_a1_notation(cc_shared$f)
       repls <- cells
 
@@ -474,6 +478,8 @@ wb_to_df <- function(
       cc_shared$cols <- NULL
       cc_shared$rows <- NULL
 
+      # reduce and assign
+      cc_shared <- cc_shared[which(cc_shared$r %in% cc$r), ]
       cc[match(cc_shared$r, cc$r), ] <- cc_shared
 
     }
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-read_from_created_wb.R b/tests/testthat/test-read_from_created_wb.R
index 5dfd45664..2e17a68d3 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-read_from_created_wb.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-read_from_created_wb.R
@@ -221,3 +221,20 @@ test_that("check_names works", {
   expect_equal(exp, got)
 
 })
+
+test_that("shared formulas are handled", {
+  wb <- wb_workbook()$
+    add_worksheet()$
+    add_data(x = matrix(rnorm(5*5), ncol = 5, nrow = 5))$
+    add_formula(x = "SUM($A2:A2) + B$1", dims = "A8:E12", shared = TRUE)
+
+  exp <- structure(
+    c("SUM($A4:A4) + B$1", "SUM($A5:A5) + B$1", "SUM($A6:A6) + B$1",
+      "SUM($A4:B4) + C$1", "SUM($A5:B5) + C$1", "SUM($A6:B6) + C$1",
+      "SUM($A4:C4) + D$1", "SUM($A5:C5) + D$1", "SUM($A6:C6) + D$1"),
+    dim = c(3L, 3L),
+    dimnames = list(c("10", "11", "12"), c("A", "B", "C"))
+  )
+  got <- as.matrix(wb_to_df(wb, dims = "A10:C12", col_names = FALSE, show_formula = TRUE))
+  expect_equal(exp, got)
+})