diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpspreadsheet.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpspreadsheet.pas
index 6f5f1d4db..43beb71f4 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpspreadsheet.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpspreadsheet.pas
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ type
     procedure WriteBoolValue(ACell: PCell; AValue: Boolean); overload;
 
     function WriteCellValueAsString(ARow, ACol: Cardinal; AValue: String): PCell; overload;
+    function WriteCellValueAsString(ARow, ACol: Cardinal; AValue: String;
+      const AFormatSettings: TFormatSettings): PCell; overload;
     procedure WriteCellValueAsString(ACell: PCell; AValue: String); overload;
     procedure WriteCellValueAsString(ACell: PCell; AValue: String;
       const AFormatSettings: TFormatSettings); overload;
@@ -4886,6 +4888,27 @@ begin
   WriteCellValueAsString(Result, AValue);
 end;
 
+{@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Writes data defined as a string into a cell. Depending on the structure of the
+  string, the worksheet tries to guess whether it is a number, a date/time or
+  a text and calls the corresponding writing method.
+
+  @param  ARow    Row index of the cell
+  @param  ACol    Column index of the cell
+  @param  AValue  Value to be written into the cell given as a string. Depending
+                  on the structure of the string, however, the value is written
+                  as a number, a date/time or a text.
+  @param  AFormatSettings  FormatSettings record used for conversion of strings
+                  with date/time, numbers etc.
+  @return Pointer to the cell
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
+function TsWorksheet.WriteCellValueAsString(ARow, ACol: Cardinal;
+  AValue: String; const AFormatSettings: TFormatSettings): PCell;
+begin
+  Result := GetCell(ARow, ACol);
+  WriteCellValueAsString(Result, AValue, AFormatSettings);
+end;
+
 {@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Writes data defined as a string into a cell. Depending on the structure of the
   string, the worksheet tries to guess whether it is a number, a date/time or