diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Reader/MsDoc.php b/src/PhpWord/Reader/MsDoc.php
index 4cf755e3fa..2599e42350 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Reader/MsDoc.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Reader/MsDoc.php
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@ private function readPrl($data, $pos, $cbNum)
                             break;
                             // sprmCHps
                         case 0x43:
-                            $oStylePrl->styleFont['size'] = dechex($operand / 2);
+                            $oStylePrl->styleFont['size'] = $operand / 2;
 
                             break;
                             // sprmCIss
diff --git a/tests/PhpWordTests/Reader/MsDocTest.php b/tests/PhpWordTests/Reader/MsDocTest.php
index deb8b9badd..f5f75ab790 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWordTests/Reader/MsDocTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWordTests/Reader/MsDocTest.php
@@ -60,6 +60,22 @@ public function testLoad(): void
         self::assertInstanceOf('PhpOffice\\PhpWord\\PhpWord', $phpWord);
     }
 
+    public function testLoadHalfPointFont(): void
+    {
+        $filename = __DIR__ . '/../_files/documents/word.2526.doc';
+        $phpWord = IOFactory::load($filename, 'MsDoc');
+        $sections = $phpWord->getSections();
+        self::assertCount(1, $sections);
+        $elements = $sections[0]->getElements();
+        self::assertArrayHasKey(0, $elements);
+        $element0 = $elements[0];
+        if (method_exists($element0, 'getFontStyle')) {
+            self::assertSame(19.5, $element0->getFontStyle()->getSize());
+        } else {
+            self::fail('Unexpected no font style for first element');
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test exception on not existing file.
      */
diff --git a/tests/PhpWordTests/_files/documents/word.2526.doc b/tests/PhpWordTests/_files/documents/word.2526.doc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94fc5ed8fd
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