diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php b/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php
index 06dfe37bb8..2bc71b3aed 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php
@@ -292,6 +292,19 @@ protected function readRunChild(XMLReader $xmlReader, \DOMElement $node, Abstrac
             $parent->addTextBreak();
         } elseif ($node->nodeName == 'w:tab') {
             $parent->addText("\t");
+        } elseif ($node->nodeName == 'mc:AlternateContent') {
+            if ($node->hasChildNodes()) {
+                // Get fallback instead of mc:Choice to make sure it is compatible
+                $fallbackElements = $node->getElementsByTagName('Fallback');
+
+                if ($fallbackElements->length) {
+                    $fallback = $fallbackElements->item(0);
+                    // TextRun
+                    $textContent = htmlspecialchars($fallback->nodeValue, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
+
+                    $parent->addText($textContent, $fontStyle, $paragraphStyle);
+                }
+            }
         } elseif ($node->nodeName == 'w:t' || $node->nodeName == 'w:delText') {
             // TextRun
             $textContent = htmlspecialchars($xmlReader->getValue('.', $node), ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
diff --git a/tests/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/ElementTest.php b/tests/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/ElementTest.php
index cb72ef9f0a..d5db6be826 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/ElementTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/ElementTest.php
@@ -25,6 +25,46 @@
  */
 class ElementTest extends AbstractTestReader
 {
+    /**
+     * Test reading of alternate content value
+     */
+    public function testReadAlternateContent()
+    {
+        $documentXml = '<w:p>
+            <w:r>
+                <mc:AlternateContent>
+                    <mc:Choice Requires="wps"></mc:Choice>
+                    <mc:Fallback>
+                        <w:pict>
+                            <v:rect>
+                                <v:textbox>
+                                    <w:txbxContent>
+                                        <w:p>
+                                            <w:pPr>
+                                                <w:jc w:val="center"/>
+                                            </w:pPr>
+                                            <w:r>
+                                                <w:t>Test node value</w:t>
+                                            </w:r>
+                                        </w:p>
+                                    </w:txbxContent>
+                                </v:textbox>
+                            </v:rect>
+                        </w:pict>
+                    </mc:Fallback>
+                </mc:AlternateContent>
+            </w:r>
+        </w:p>';
+
+        $phpWord = $this->getDocumentFromString(array('document' => $documentXml));
+
+        $elements = $phpWord->getSection(0)->getElements();
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\TextRun', $elements[0]);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text', $elements[0]->getElement(0));
+        $text = $elements[0];
+        $this->assertEquals('Test node value', trim($text->getElement(0)->getText()));
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Test reading of textbreak
      */
diff --git a/tests/PhpWord/_includes/AbstractTestReader.php b/tests/PhpWord/_includes/AbstractTestReader.php
index d9097d717f..12bd437a3d 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWord/_includes/AbstractTestReader.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWord/_includes/AbstractTestReader.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ abstract class AbstractTestReader extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
 {
     private $parts = array(
         'styles'     => array('class' => 'PhpOffice\PhpWord\Reader\Word2007\Styles',      'xml' => '<w:styles xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:w="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main"><w:docDefaults><w:rPrDefault><w:rPr><w:sz w:val="24"/></w:rPr></w:rPrDefault></w:docDefaults>{toReplace}</w:styles>'),
-        'document'   => array('class' => 'PhpOffice\PhpWord\Reader\Word2007\Document',    'xml' => '<w:document xmlns:w="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main"><w:body>{toReplace}</w:body></w:document>'),
+        'document'   => array('class' => 'PhpOffice\PhpWord\Reader\Word2007\Document',    'xml' => '<w:document xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" xmlns:w="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main"><w:body>{toReplace}</w:body></w:document>'),
         'footnotes'  => array('class' => 'PhpOffice\PhpWord\Reader\Word2007\Footnotes',   'xml' => '<w:footnotes xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:w="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main">{toReplace}</w:footnotes>'),
         'endnotes'   => array('class' => 'PhpOffice\PhpWord\Reader\Word2007\Endnotes',    'xml' => '<w:endnotes xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:w="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main">{toReplace}</w:endnotes>'),
         'settings'   => array('class' => 'PhpOffice\PhpWord\Reader\Word2007\Settings',    'xml' => '<w:comments xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:w="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main">{toReplace}</w:comments>'),