diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php
index 79972e6a..b5ca97a9 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Document\Properties;
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\NamedRange;
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Reader\Security\XmlScanner;
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Reader\Xlsx\Chart;
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Reader\Xlsx\Properties as PropertyReader;
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\ReferenceHelper;
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\RichText\RichText;
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Settings;
@@ -456,70 +457,20 @@ class Xlsx extends BaseReader
             'SimpleXMLElement',
             Settings::getLibXmlLoaderOptions()
         );
+
+        $propertyReader = new PropertyReader($this->securityScanner, $excel->getProperties());
         foreach ($rels->Relationship as $rel) {
             switch ($rel['Type']) {
                 case 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships/metadata/core-properties':
-                    $xmlCore = simplexml_load_string(
-                        $this->securityScanner->scan($this->getFromZipArchive($zip, "{$rel['Target']}")),
-                        'SimpleXMLElement',
-                        Settings::getLibXmlLoaderOptions()
-                    );
-                    if (is_object($xmlCore)) {
-                        $xmlCore->registerXPathNamespace('dc', 'http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/');
-                        $xmlCore->registerXPathNamespace('dcterms', 'http://purl.org/dc/terms/');
-                        $xmlCore->registerXPathNamespace('cp', 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/metadata/core-properties');
-                        $docProps = $excel->getProperties();
-                        $docProps->setCreator((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('dc:creator')));
-                        $docProps->setLastModifiedBy((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('cp:lastModifiedBy')));
-                        $docProps->setCreated(strtotime(self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('dcterms:created')))); //! respect xsi:type
-                        $docProps->setModified(strtotime(self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('dcterms:modified')))); //! respect xsi:type
-                        $docProps->setTitle((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('dc:title')));
-                        $docProps->setDescription((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('dc:description')));
-                        $docProps->setSubject((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('dc:subject')));
-                        $docProps->setKeywords((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('cp:keywords')));
-                        $docProps->setCategory((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('cp:category')));
-                    }
+                    $propertyReader->readCoreProperties($this->getFromZipArchive($zip, "{$rel['Target']}"));
 
                     break;
                 case 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/extended-properties':
-                    $xmlCore = simplexml_load_string(
-                        $this->securityScanner->scan($this->getFromZipArchive($zip, "{$rel['Target']}")),
-                        'SimpleXMLElement',
-                        Settings::getLibXmlLoaderOptions()
-                    );
-                    if (is_object($xmlCore)) {
-                        $docProps = $excel->getProperties();
-                        if (isset($xmlCore->Company)) {
-                            $docProps->setCompany((string) $xmlCore->Company);
-                        }
-                        if (isset($xmlCore->Manager)) {
-                            $docProps->setManager((string) $xmlCore->Manager);
-                        }
-                    }
+                    $propertyReader->readExtendedProperties($this->getFromZipArchive($zip, "{$rel['Target']}"));
 
                     break;
                 case 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/custom-properties':
-                    $xmlCore = simplexml_load_string(
-                        $this->securityScanner->scan($this->getFromZipArchive($zip, "{$rel['Target']}")),
-                        'SimpleXMLElement',
-                        Settings::getLibXmlLoaderOptions()
-                    );
-                    if (is_object($xmlCore)) {
-                        $docProps = $excel->getProperties();
-                        /** @var SimpleXMLElement $xmlProperty */
-                        foreach ($xmlCore as $xmlProperty) {
-                            $cellDataOfficeAttributes = $xmlProperty->attributes();
-                            if (isset($cellDataOfficeAttributes['name'])) {
-                                $propertyName = (string) $cellDataOfficeAttributes['name'];
-                                $cellDataOfficeChildren = $xmlProperty->children('http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/docPropsVTypes');
-                                $attributeType = $cellDataOfficeChildren->getName();
-                                $attributeValue = (string) $cellDataOfficeChildren->{$attributeType};
-                                $attributeValue = Properties::convertProperty($attributeValue, $attributeType);
-                                $attributeType = Properties::convertPropertyType($attributeType);
-                                $docProps->setCustomProperty($propertyName, $attributeValue, $attributeType);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
+                    $propertyReader->readCustomProperties($this->getFromZipArchive($zip, "{$rel['Target']}"));
 
                     break;
                 //Ribbon
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/Properties.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/Properties.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc6bba2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/Properties.php
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Reader\Xlsx;
+
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Document\Properties as DocumentProperties;
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Reader\Security\XmlScanner;
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Settings;
+
+class Properties
+{
+    private $securityScanner;
+
+    private $docProps;
+
+    public function __construct(XmlScanner $securityScanner, DocumentProperties $docProps)
+    {
+        $this->securityScanner = $securityScanner;
+        $this->docProps = $docProps;
+    }
+
+    private function extractPropertyData($propertyData)
+    {
+        return simplexml_load_string(
+            $this->securityScanner->scan($propertyData),
+            'SimpleXMLElement',
+            Settings::getLibXmlLoaderOptions()
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function readCoreProperties($propertyData)
+    {
+        $xmlCore = $this->extractPropertyData($propertyData);
+
+        if (is_object($xmlCore)) {
+            $xmlCore->registerXPathNamespace('dc', 'http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/');
+            $xmlCore->registerXPathNamespace('dcterms', 'http://purl.org/dc/terms/');
+            $xmlCore->registerXPathNamespace('cp', 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/metadata/core-properties');
+
+            $this->docProps->setCreator((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('dc:creator')));
+            $this->docProps->setLastModifiedBy((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('cp:lastModifiedBy')));
+            $this->docProps->setCreated(strtotime(self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('dcterms:created')))); //! respect xsi:type
+            $this->docProps->setModified(strtotime(self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('dcterms:modified')))); //! respect xsi:type
+            $this->docProps->setTitle((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('dc:title')));
+            $this->docProps->setDescription((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('dc:description')));
+            $this->docProps->setSubject((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('dc:subject')));
+            $this->docProps->setKeywords((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('cp:keywords')));
+            $this->docProps->setCategory((string) self::getArrayItem($xmlCore->xpath('cp:category')));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function readExtendedProperties($propertyData)
+    {
+        $xmlCore = $this->extractPropertyData($propertyData);
+
+        if (is_object($xmlCore)) {
+            if (isset($xmlCore->Company)) {
+                $this->docProps->setCompany((string) $xmlCore->Company);
+            }
+            if (isset($xmlCore->Manager)) {
+                $this->docProps->setManager((string) $xmlCore->Manager);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function readCustomProperties($propertyData)
+    {
+        $xmlCore = $this->extractPropertyData($propertyData);
+
+        if (is_object($xmlCore)) {
+            foreach ($xmlCore as $xmlProperty) {
+                /** @var \SimpleXMLElement $xmlProperty */
+                $cellDataOfficeAttributes = $xmlProperty->attributes();
+                if (isset($cellDataOfficeAttributes['name'])) {
+                    $propertyName = (string) $cellDataOfficeAttributes['name'];
+                    $cellDataOfficeChildren = $xmlProperty->children('http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/docPropsVTypes');
+
+                    $attributeType = $cellDataOfficeChildren->getName();
+                    $attributeValue = (string) $cellDataOfficeChildren->{$attributeType};
+                    $attributeValue = DocumentProperties::convertProperty($attributeValue, $attributeType);
+                    $attributeType = DocumentProperties::convertPropertyType($attributeType);
+                    $this->docProps->setCustomProperty($propertyName, $attributeValue, $attributeType);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static function getArrayItem(array $array, $key = 0)
+    {
+        return isset($array[$key]) ? $array[$key] : null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/XlsxTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/XlsxTest.php
index b92c0359..f9f8090c 100644
--- a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/XlsxTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/XlsxTest.php
@@ -2,12 +2,37 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheetTests\Reader;
 
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Document\Properties;
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Reader\Xlsx;
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Shared\File;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 class XlsxTest extends TestCase
 {
+    public function testLoadWorkbookProperties()
+    {
+        $filename = './data/Reader/XLSX/propertyTest.xlsx';
+        $reader = new Xlsx();
+        $spreadsheet = $reader->load($filename);
+
+        $properties = $spreadsheet->getProperties();
+        // Core Properties
+        $this->assertEquals('Mark Baker', $properties->getCreator());
+        $this->assertEquals('Unit Testing', $properties->getTitle());
+        $this->assertEquals('Property Test', $properties->getSubject());
+        // Extended Properties
+        $this->assertEquals('PHPOffice', $properties->getCompany());
+        $this->assertEquals('The Big Boss', $properties->getManager());
+        // Custom Properties
+        $customProperties = $properties->getCustomProperties();
+        $this->assertInternalType('array', $customProperties);
+        $customProperties = array_flip($customProperties);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('Publisher', $customProperties);
+        $this->assertTrue($properties->isCustomPropertySet('Publisher'));
+        $this->assertEquals(Properties::PROPERTY_TYPE_STRING, $properties->getCustomPropertyType('Publisher'));
+        $this->assertEquals('PHPOffice Suite', $properties->getCustomPropertyValue('Publisher'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test load Xlsx file without cell reference.
      */
diff --git a/tests/data/Reader/XLSX/propertyTest.xlsx b/tests/data/Reader/XLSX/propertyTest.xlsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f3ac114
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