diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4286fa9c..354ec8d1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org).
 - Fix for issue by removing test code mistakenly left in [#1328](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/pull/1328)
 - Fix for Xls writer wrong selected cells and active sheet [#1256](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/pull/1256)
 - Fix active cell when freeze pane is used [#1323](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/pull/1323)
+- Fix XLSX file loading with autofilter containing '$' [#1326](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/pull/1326)
 
 ## [1.10.1] - 2019-12-02
 
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/AutoFilter.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/AutoFilter.php
index 6929758d..69d5f69e 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/AutoFilter.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/AutoFilter.php
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ class AutoFilter
 
     public function load()
     {
-        $autoFilterRange = (string) $this->worksheetXml->autoFilter['ref'];
+        // Remove all "$" in the auto filter range
+        $autoFilterRange = preg_replace('/\$/', '', $this->worksheetXml->autoFilter['ref']);
         if (strpos($autoFilterRange, ':') !== false) {
             $this->readAutoFilter($autoFilterRange, $this->worksheetXml);
         }
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Xlsx/AutoFilterTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Xlsx/AutoFilterTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90ea17aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Xlsx/AutoFilterTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheetTests\Reader\Xlsx;
+
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Reader\Xlsx\AutoFilter;
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Worksheet\AutoFilter as WorksheetAutoFilter;
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Worksheet\Worksheet;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class AutoFilterTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private function getWorksheetInstance()
+    {
+        return $this->getMockBuilder(Worksheet::class)
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+    }
+
+    private function getXMLInstance($ref)
+    {
+        return new \SimpleXMLElement(
+            '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>' .
+            '<root>' .
+                '<autoFilter ref="' . $ref . '"></autoFilter>' .
+            '</root>'
+        );
+    }
+
+    private function getAutoFilterInstance()
+    {
+        $instance = $this->getMockBuilder(WorksheetAutoFilter::class)
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+
+        return $instance;
+    }
+
+    public function loadDataProvider()
+    {
+        return [
+            ['$B3$E8', 0, 'B3E8'],
+            ['$B3:$E8', 1, 'B3:E8'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider loadDataProvider
+     *
+     * @param string $ref
+     * @param int $expectedReadAutoFilterCalled
+     * @param string $expectedRef
+     */
+    public function testLoad($ref, $expectedReadAutoFilterCalled, $expectedRef)
+    {
+        $worksheetAutoFilter = $this->getAutoFilterInstance();
+        $worksheetAutoFilter->expects($this->exactly($expectedReadAutoFilterCalled ? 1 : 0))
+            ->method('setRange')
+            ->with($expectedRef);
+
+        $worksheet = $this->getWorksheetInstance();
+        $worksheet->expects($this->exactly($expectedReadAutoFilterCalled ? 1 : 0))
+            ->method('getAutoFilter')
+            ->willReturn($worksheetAutoFilter);
+
+        $autoFilter = new AutoFilter($worksheet, $this->getXMLInstance($ref));
+
+        $autoFilter->load();
+    }
+}