diff --git a/CoreXLSX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/CoreXLSX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index d9b517ef..50049de9 100644
--- a/CoreXLSX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/CoreXLSX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
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 		D1B4F8E2221C10AC00C53C42 /* Path.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D1B4F8DF221C10AC00C53C42 /* Path.swift */; };
 		D1B4F8E3221C10AC00C53C42 /* Path.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D1B4F8DF221C10AC00C53C42 /* Path.swift */; };
+		D1B6A2C42297F0F3005B8A6E /* Border.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D1B6A2C32297F0F3005B8A6E /* Border.swift */; };
 		D1BBD9C6223D0E2F00B28C7B /* Styles.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D1BBD9C5223D0E2F00B28C7B /* Styles.swift */; };
 		D1BBD9C7223D0E2F00B28C7B /* Styles.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D1BBD9C5223D0E2F00B28C7B /* Styles.swift */; };
 		D1BBD9C8223D0E2F00B28C7B /* Styles.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D1BBD9C5223D0E2F00B28C7B /* Styles.swift */; };
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@
 		D1A8190A21A9D0EF004FCA33 /* Cell.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Cell.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D1A8191021A9D4ED004FCA33 /* CellQueries.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = CellQueries.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D1B4F8DF221C10AC00C53C42 /* Path.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Path.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		D1B6A2C32297F0F3005B8A6E /* Border.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Border.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D1BBD9C5223D0E2F00B28C7B /* Styles.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Styles.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D1BBD9D3223D3D5C00B28C7B /* Styles.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Styles.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D1C96B7F21A806A500303975 /* Workbook.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Workbook.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -299,16 +301,17 @@
 		OBJ_17 /* CoreXLSXTests */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
-				D1769CCA225F456300521A47 /* Namespaces.swift */,
+				D1B6A2C32297F0F3005B8A6E /* Border.swift */,
 				OBJ_18 /* CellReference.swift */,
 				OBJ_19 /* CoreXLSX.swift */,
+				D12211DB227B555600888BCB /* Formula.swift */,
+				D1769CCA225F456300521A47 /* Namespaces.swift */,
 				OBJ_20 /* Relationships.swift */,
-				OBJ_21 /* XCTestManifests.swift */,
-				D1C96B8121A80E5900303975 /* Workbook.swift */,
-				D1A8190821A9CB89004FCA33 /* Worksheet.swift */,
 				D1EB1B3321B151440043CD1E /* SharedStrings.swift */,
 				D1BBD9D3223D3D5C00B28C7B /* Styles.swift */,
-				D12211DB227B555600888BCB /* Formula.swift */,
+				D1C96B8121A80E5900303975 /* Workbook.swift */,
+				D1A8190821A9CB89004FCA33 /* Worksheet.swift */,
+				OBJ_21 /* XCTestManifests.swift */,
 			);
 			name = CoreXLSXTests;
 			path = Tests/CoreXLSXTests;
@@ -720,6 +723,7 @@
 			buildActionMask = 0;
 			files = (
 				D1C96B8321A80EC000303975 /* Workbook.swift in Sources */,
+				D1B6A2C42297F0F3005B8A6E /* Border.swift in Sources */,
 				D1769CCC225F456A00521A47 /* Namespaces.swift in Sources */,
 				OBJ_90 /* CellReference.swift in Sources */,
 				D1EB1B3421B151440043CD1E /* SharedStrings.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/Sources/CoreXLSX/Styles.swift b/Sources/CoreXLSX/Styles.swift
index 2bcc5a47..f64398ef 100644
--- a/Sources/CoreXLSX/Styles.swift
+++ b/Sources/CoreXLSX/Styles.swift
@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ public struct Borders: Codable, Equatable {
     case items = "border"
     case count
   }
+
+  public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+    let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
+    count = try container.decode(Int.self, forKey: .count)
+    items = try container.decode([Border?].self, forKey: .items)
+      .map { $0 ?? Border() }
+  }
 }
 
 public struct Border: Codable, Equatable {
@@ -174,6 +181,16 @@ public struct Border: Codable, Equatable {
   public let diagonal: Value?
   public let horizontal: Value?
   public let vertical: Value?
+
+  init() {
+    left = nil
+    right = nil
+    top = nil
+    bottom = nil
+    diagonal = nil
+    horizontal = nil
+    vertical = nil
+  }
 }
 
 public struct CellStyleFormats: Codable, Equatable {
diff --git a/Tests/CoreXLSXTests/Border.swift b/Tests/CoreXLSXTests/Border.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0b0dfc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CoreXLSXTests/Border.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//
+//  Border.swift
+//  CoreXLSXTests
+//
+//  Created by Max Desiatov on 24/05/2019.
+//
+
+@testable import CoreXLSX
+import XCTest
+@testable import XMLCoder
+
+private let xml = """
+<borders count="1">
+<border/>
+</borders>
+""".data(using: .utf8)!
+
+final class BorderTest: XCTestCase {
+  func testSingleEmpty() throws {
+    let result = try XMLDecoder().decode(Borders.self, from: xml)
+    XCTAssertEqual(result.count, 1)
+    XCTAssertEqual(result.items[0], Border())
+  }
+}