diff --git a/inc/pam.hxx b/inc/pam.hxx
index 39a9343..1aee1ac 100644
--- sw/inc/pam.hxx
+++ sw/inc/pam.hxx
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ public:
     { return *Start() <= rPos && rPos <= *End(); }
     
     static BOOL Overlap(const SwPaM & a, const SwPaM & b);
+    
+    static BOOL LessThan(const SwPaM & a, const SwPaM & b);
 
 	DECL_FIXEDMEMPOOL_NEWDEL(SwPaM);
 
diff --git a/source/core/crsr/pam.cxx b/source/core/crsr/pam.cxx
index 04de143..15cf4d9 100644
--- sw/source/core/crsr/pam.cxx
+++ sw/source/core/crsr/pam.cxx
@@ -1154,3 +1154,8 @@ BOOL SwPaM::Overlap(const SwPaM & a, const SwPaM & b)
 {
     return !(*b.End() <= *a.Start() || *a.End() <= *b.End());
 }
+
+BOOL SwPaM::LessThan(const SwPaM & a, const SwPaM & b)
+{
+    return (*a.Start() < *b.Start()) || (*a.Start() == *b.Start() && *a.End() < *b.End()); 
+}
diff --git a/source/filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx b/source/filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx
index ff3ddb5..af0114c 100644
--- sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx
+++ sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx
@@ -3532,8 +3532,11 @@ void SwWW8ImplReader::TabCellEnd()
     {
         pTableDesc->TableCellEnd();
 
-        if (bReadTable &&  pWFlyPara == NULL && mpTableEndPaM.get() != NULL && 
-            ! SwPaM::Overlap(*pPaM, *mpTableEndPaM))
+        if (bReadTable 
+            && pWFlyPara == NULL 
+            && mpTableEndPaM.get() != NULL 
+            && (! SwPaM::Overlap(*pPaM, *mpTableEndPaM))
+            && SwPaM::LessThan(*mpTableEndPaM, *pPaM))
         {
             if (mpTableEndPaM->GetPoint()->nNode.GetNode().IsTxtNode())
             {