diff --git a/src/ExcelDataReader.Tests/ExcelBinaryReaderTest.cs b/src/ExcelDataReader.Tests/ExcelBinaryReaderTest.cs
index 30ecb25f..376203df 100644
--- a/src/ExcelDataReader.Tests/ExcelBinaryReaderTest.cs
+++ b/src/ExcelDataReader.Tests/ExcelBinaryReaderTest.cs
@@ -356,6 +356,24 @@ public void AllowFfffAsByteOrder()
         Assert.That(tableCount, Is.EqualTo(454));
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public void AllowFeffAsByteOrder()
+    {
+        using var excelReader = ExcelReaderFactory.CreateBinaryReader(Configuration.GetTestWorkbook("Issue695_InvalidByteOrderFEFF.xls"));
+        int tableCount = 0;
+        do
+        {
+            while (excelReader.Read())
+            {
+            }
+
+            tableCount++;
+        }
+        while (excelReader.NextResult());
+
+        Assert.That(tableCount, Is.GreaterThan(0));
+    }
+
     [Test]
     public void HandleRowBlocksWithOutOfOrderCells()
     {
diff --git a/src/ExcelDataReader/Core/CompoundFormat/CompoundDocument.cs b/src/ExcelDataReader/Core/CompoundFormat/CompoundDocument.cs
index de79cf5c..4f4a3102 100644
--- a/src/ExcelDataReader/Core/CompoundFormat/CompoundDocument.cs
+++ b/src/ExcelDataReader/Core/CompoundFormat/CompoundDocument.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public CompoundDocument(Stream stream)
 
         if (!Header.IsSignatureValid)
             throw new HeaderException(Errors.ErrorHeaderSignature);
-        if (Header.ByteOrder != 0xFFFE && Header.ByteOrder != 0xFFFF) // Some broken xls files uses 0xFFFF
+        if (Header.ByteOrder != 0xFFFE && Header.ByteOrder != 0xFFFF && Header.ByteOrder != 0xFEFF) // Some broken xls files use 0xFFFF or 0xFEFF
             throw new HeaderException(Errors.ErrorHeaderOrder);
 
         var difSectorChain = ReadDifSectorChain(reader);
diff --git a/src/TestData/Issue695_InvalidByteOrderFEFF.xls b/src/TestData/Issue695_InvalidByteOrderFEFF.xls
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..980a49f8
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