diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests.rs
index 538d271..c7b6879 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests.rs
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ fn every_chart_kind_survives_xlsx() {
     let kinds = [
         ("combo", ChartKind::Combo),
         ("stock", ChartKind::Stock),
+        ("histogram", ChartKind::Histogram),
+        ("boxWhisker", ChartKind::BoxWhisker),
+        ("waterfall", ChartKind::Waterfall),
+        ("funnel", ChartKind::Funnel),
+        ("treemap", ChartKind::Treemap),
+        ("sunburst", ChartKind::Sunburst),
         ("column", ChartKind::ColumnClustered),
         ("line", ChartKind::Line),
         ("scatter", ChartKind::Scatter),
@@ -198,12 +204,17 @@ fn every_chart_kind_survives_xlsx() {
         let before = s.doc().unwrap().wb.active().unwrap().charts[0].clone();
         assert_eq!(before.kind, kind);
         reopen(&mut s);
+        assert!(s.doc().unwrap().wb.names.is_empty(), "{t}");
         let after = &s.doc().unwrap().wb.active().unwrap().charts[0];
         assert_eq!(after.kind, kind, "{t}");
         assert_eq!(after.title.as_deref(), Some("Week"), "{t}");
         assert_eq!(after.series.len(), before.series.len(), "{t}");
         for (a, b) in after.series.iter().zip(&before.series) {
-            assert_eq!((&a.name, &a.categories, &a.values), (&b.name, &b.categories, &b.values), "{t}");
+            assert_eq!((&a.name, &a.values, &a.color), (&b.name, &b.values, &b.color), "{t}");
+            // A histogram bins its values; it has no categories in the file.
+            if kind != ChartKind::Histogram {
+                assert_eq!(a.categories, b.categories, "{t}");
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/model/src/features.rs b/crates/model/src/features.rs
index cd358a4..c8d5b69 100644
--- a/crates/model/src/features.rs
+++ b/crates/model/src/features.rs
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ pub enum LegendPos {
     Right,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Series {
     /// Formula text for the series name (`Sheet1!$B$1`) or a literal.
     pub name: Option<String>,
diff --git a/crates/xlsx/src/chartex.rs b/crates/xlsx/src/chartex.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fac0c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/xlsx/src/chartex.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,365 @@
+//! Office 2016 chart types (histogram, box & whisker, waterfall, funnel, treemap, sunburst),
+//! which files keep as `cx:chartSpace` "chartex" parts (`xl/charts/chartExN.xml`) rather than
+//! DrawingML chart parts.
+
+use std::fmt::Write as _;
+
+use gridcraft_core::RangeRef;
+use gridcraft_formula::{Expr, SheetSel};
+use gridcraft_model::{Chart, ChartKind, LegendPos, Series, Workbook};
+
+use crate::drawing::{dml_color, srgb};
+use crate::xml::{El, esc, esc_attr};
+
+pub const CT_CHARTEX: &str = "application/vnd.ms-office.chartex+xml";
+pub const REL_CHARTEX: &str = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2014/relationships/chartEx";
+pub const CT_STYLE: &str = "application/vnd.ms-office.chartstyle+xml";
+pub const CT_COLORS: &str = "application/vnd.ms-office.chartcolorstyle+xml";
+pub const REL_STYLE: &str = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2011/relationships/chartStyle";
+pub const REL_COLORS: &str = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2011/relationships/chartColorStyle";
+
+/// Kinds written as chartex parts.
+pub fn is_chartex(k: ChartKind) -> bool {
+    matches!(k, ChartKind::Histogram | ChartKind::BoxWhisker | ChartKind::Waterfall | ChartKind::Funnel | ChartKind::Treemap | ChartKind::Sunburst)
+}
+
+/// The `mc:Choice` requirement for a kind's drawing frame: (prefix, namespace). Funnel charts
+/// came in a later revision of the format.
+pub fn requires(k: ChartKind) -> (&'static str, &'static str) {
+    match k {
+        ChartKind::Funnel => ("cx2", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2015/10/21/chartex"),
+        _ => ("cx1", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2015/9/8/chartex"),
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------- reading
+
+fn kind_of(layout: &str) -> Option<ChartKind> {
+    Some(match layout {
+        "clusteredColumn" | "paretoLine" => ChartKind::Histogram,
+        "boxWhisker" => ChartKind::BoxWhisker,
+        "waterfall" => ChartKind::Waterfall,
+        "funnel" => ChartKind::Funnel,
+        "treemap" => ChartKind::Treemap,
+        "sunburst" => ChartKind::Sunburst,
+        _ => return None,
+    })
+}
+
+fn formula(dim: &El) -> Option<String> {
+    let f = dim.child("f")?;
+    let t = f.text.trim();
+    Some(crate::fmla::from_file(t.strip_prefix('=').unwrap_or(t)))
+}
+
+fn text(tx: &El) -> Option<String> {
+    if let Some(d) = tx.child("txData") {
+        if let Some(f) = d.child("f") {
+            let t = f.text.trim();
+            return Some(t.strip_prefix('=').unwrap_or(t).to_string());
+        }
+        return d.child("v").map(|v| v.text.clone());
+    }
+    let rich = tx.child("rich")?;
+    let paras: Vec<String> = rich.kids("p").map(|p| p.kids("r").filter_map(|r| r.child("t")).map(|t| t.text.as_str()).collect()).collect();
+    let s = paras.join("\n");
+    if s.is_empty() { None } else { Some(s) }
+}
+
+pub fn read_chartex(root: &El) -> Option<Chart> {
+    let chart = root.child("chart")?;
+    let plot = chart.child("plotArea")?;
+    let region = plot.child("plotAreaRegion")?;
+    // Data by id: (categories, values).
+    let data: Vec<(String, Option<String>, Option<String>)> = root
+        .child("chartData")
+        .map(|cd| {
+            cd.kids("data")
+                .map(|d| {
+                    let id = d.attr("id").unwrap_or("").to_string();
+                    let cat = d.kids("strDim").chain(d.kids("numDim")).find(|x| matches!(x.attr("type"), Some("cat" | "x"))).and_then(formula);
+                    let val = d.kids("numDim").find(|x| matches!(x.attr("type"), Some("val" | "size" | "y"))).and_then(formula);
+                    (id, cat, val)
+                })
+                .collect()
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    let mut kind = None;
+    let mut series = vec![];
+    let mut data_labels = false;
+    for s in region.kids("series") {
+        let layout = s.attr("layoutId").unwrap_or("");
+        // A Pareto line belongs to its histogram.
+        if layout == "paretoLine" {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let k = kind_of(layout)?;
+        kind.get_or_insert(k);
+        let id = s.child_val("dataId").unwrap_or("");
+        let (cat, val) = data.iter().find(|(i, _, _)| i == id).map(|(_, c, v)| (c.clone(), v.clone())).unwrap_or_default();
+        data_labels |= s.path(&["dataLabels", "visibility"]).is_some_and(|v| v.flag("value", false));
+        series.push(Series {
+            name: s.child("tx").and_then(text),
+            categories: cat,
+            values: val.unwrap_or_default(),
+            // The default colour (the series' theme accent, which the writer spells out) isn't kept.
+            color: s
+                .path(&["spPr", "solidFill"])
+                .and_then(dml_color)
+                .filter(|c| *c != gridcraft_model::Color::Theme(4 + (series.len() % 6) as u8, 0)),
+            ..Default::default()
+        });
+    }
+    let legend = match chart.child("legend") {
+        None => LegendPos::None,
+        Some(l) => match l.attr("pos").unwrap_or("r") {
+            "b" => LegendPos::Bottom,
+            "t" => LegendPos::Top,
+            "l" => LegendPos::Left,
+            _ => LegendPos::Right,
+        },
+    };
+    let axis_title = |id: &str| plot.kids("axis").find(|a| a.attr("id") == Some(id)).and_then(|a| a.path(&["title", "tx"])).and_then(text);
+    Some(Chart {
+        id: 0,
+        kind: kind?,
+        anchor: Default::default(),
+        title: chart.path(&["title", "tx"]).and_then(text),
+        series,
+        legend,
+        data_labels,
+        gridlines: plot.kids("axis").any(|a| a.child("majorGridlines").is_some()),
+        style: 2,
+        x_title: axis_title("0"),
+        y_title: axis_title("1"),
+        source: None,
+        by_rows: false,
+    })
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------- writing
+
+/// Prefix of the hidden defined names chartex formulas go through: a chartex part refers to
+/// its data by names (`_xlchart.v1.0`), which the workbook defines, not by references.
+pub const NAME_PREFIX: &str = "_xlchart.v1.";
+
+/// `<cx:f>` for a reference: a new hidden workbook name for it (collected in `names`, written
+/// with the workbook's defined names). A reference along a row says so; otherwise each column
+/// is one level.
+fn f_xml(wb: &Workbook, si: usize, f: &str, names: &mut Vec<String>) -> String {
+    let row = ref_range(wb, si, f).is_some_and(|(_, r)| r.height() == 1 && r.width() > 1);
+    names.push(f.to_string());
+    format!("<cx:f{}>{NAME_PREFIX}{}</cx:f>", if row { " dir=\"row\"" } else { "" }, names.len() - 1)
+}
+
+/// A reference's sheet and range (for the row/column direction).
+fn ref_range(wb: &Workbook, si: usize, f: &str) -> Option<(usize, RangeRef)> {
+    let Ok(Expr::Ref(r)) = gridcraft_formula::parse(f) else { return None };
+    let sheet = match &r.sheet {
+        SheetSel::Current => si,
+        SheetSel::Named(n) => wb.sheet_index(n)?,
+        SheetSel::Span(..) => return None,
+    };
+    Some((sheet, r.range()))
+}
+
+fn tx_xml(t: &str, wb: &Workbook, si: usize, names: &mut Vec<String>) -> String {
+    if ref_range(wb, si, t).is_some() {
+        let v = crate::chart::ref_values(wb, si, t).and_then(|v| v.into_iter().next()).map(|v| v.display()).unwrap_or_default();
+        format!("<cx:tx><cx:txData>{}<cx:v>{}</cx:v></cx:txData></cx:tx>", f_xml(wb, si, t, names), esc(&v))
+    } else {
+        let lit = t.trim().strip_prefix('"').and_then(|x| x.strip_suffix('"')).unwrap_or(t);
+        format!("<cx:tx><cx:txData><cx:v>{}</cx:v></cx:txData></cx:tx>", esc(lit))
+    }
+}
+
+/// The chart style part a chartex part comes with: every element at its plain default.
+pub fn style_xml() -> String {
+    let mut s = String::from(
+        "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<cs:chartStyle xmlns:cs=\"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2012/chartStyle\" xmlns:a=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main\" id=\"201\">",
+    );
+    for e in [
+        "axisTitle",
+        "categoryAxis",
+        "chartArea",
+        "dataLabel",
+        "dataLabelCallout",
+        "dataPoint",
+        "dataPoint3D",
+        "dataPointLine",
+        "dataPointMarker",
+        "dataPointMarkerLayout",
+        "dataPointWireframe",
+        "dataTable",
+        "downBar",
+        "dropLine",
+        "errorBar",
+        "floor",
+        "gridlineMajor",
+        "gridlineMinor",
+        "hiLoLine",
+        "leaderLine",
+        "legend",
+        "plotArea",
+        "plotArea3D",
+        "seriesAxis",
+        "seriesLine",
+        "title",
+        "trendline",
+        "trendlineLabel",
+        "upBar",
+        "valueAxis",
+        "wall",
+    ] {
+        if e == "dataPointMarkerLayout" {
+            s.push_str("<cs:dataPointMarkerLayout symbol=\"circle\" size=\"5\"/>");
+        } else {
+            let _ = write!(
+                s,
+                "<cs:{e}><cs:lnRef idx=\"0\"/><cs:fillRef idx=\"0\"/><cs:effectRef idx=\"0\"/><cs:fontRef idx=\"minor\"><a:schemeClr val=\"tx1\"/></cs:fontRef></cs:{e}>"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    s.push_str("</cs:chartStyle>");
+    s
+}
+
+/// The colour style part a chartex part comes with: the theme accents in turn.
+pub fn colors_xml() -> String {
+    let mut s = String::from(
+        "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<cs:colorStyle xmlns:cs=\"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2012/chartStyle\" xmlns:a=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main\" meth=\"cycle\" id=\"10\">",
+    );
+    for i in 1..=6 {
+        let _ = write!(s, "<a:schemeClr val=\"accent{i}\"/>");
+    }
+    s.push_str("<cs:variation/></cs:colorStyle>");
+    s
+}
+
+/// A solid fill (and outline, for line-drawn parts like whiskers) as `cx:spPr`.
+fn fill_xml(color: &str, line: bool) -> String {
+    let ln = if line { format!("<a:ln w=\"9525\"><a:solidFill>{color}</a:solidFill></a:ln>") } else { String::new() };
+    format!("<cx:spPr><a:solidFill>{color}</a:solidFill>{ln}</cx:spPr>")
+}
+
+/// Light grey for gridlines and the chart border: the text colour at a quarter strength.
+const GREY: &str = "<a:schemeClr val=\"tx1\"><a:lumMod val=\"25000\"/><a:lumOff val=\"75000\"/></a:schemeClr>";
+
+fn accent(i: usize) -> String {
+    format!("<a:schemeClr val=\"accent{}\"/>", i % 6 + 1)
+}
+
+/// Chartex part XML for a model chart on sheet `si`. The references it uses are appended to
+/// `names` (see [`NAME_PREFIX`]).
+pub fn write_chartex(wb: &Workbook, si: usize, ch: &Chart, names: &mut Vec<String>) -> String {
+    let hierarchy = matches!(ch.kind, ChartKind::Treemap | ChartKind::Sunburst);
+    let mut s = String::from(
+        "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<cx:chartSpace xmlns:a=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main\" xmlns:r=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships\" xmlns:cx=\"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2014/chartex\"><cx:chartData>",
+    );
+    for (i, ser) in ch.series.iter().enumerate() {
+        let _ = write!(s, "<cx:data id=\"{i}\">");
+        if let Some(c) = ser.categories.as_deref().filter(|_| ch.kind != ChartKind::Histogram) {
+            let _ = write!(s, "<cx:strDim type=\"cat\">{}</cx:strDim>", f_xml(wb, si, c, names));
+        }
+        let _ = write!(s, "<cx:numDim type=\"{}\">{}</cx:numDim>", if hierarchy { "size" } else { "val" }, f_xml(wb, si, &ser.values, names));
+        s.push_str("</cx:data>");
+    }
+    s.push_str("</cx:chartData><cx:chart>");
+    if let Some(t) = ch.title.as_deref().filter(|t| !t.is_empty()) {
+        let _ = write!(s, "<cx:title pos=\"t\" align=\"ctr\" overlay=\"0\"><cx:tx><cx:txData><cx:v>{}</cx:v></cx:txData></cx:tx></cx:title>", esc(t));
+    }
+    s.push_str("<cx:plotArea><cx:plotAreaRegion>");
+    let layout = match ch.kind {
+        ChartKind::BoxWhisker => "boxWhisker",
+        ChartKind::Waterfall => "waterfall",
+        ChartKind::Funnel => "funnel",
+        ChartKind::Treemap => "treemap",
+        ChartKind::Sunburst => "sunburst",
+        _ => "clusteredColumn",
+    };
+    for (i, ser) in ch.series.iter().enumerate() {
+        let _ = write!(s, "<cx:series layoutId=\"{layout}\" uniqueId=\"{{00000000-0000-0000-0000-{:08X}{i:04X}}}\">", ch.id);
+        if let Some(n) = &ser.name {
+            s.push_str(&tx_xml(n, wb, si, names));
+        }
+        // Fills are written out: they don't come from the style part. Waterfall decreases and
+        // treemap/sunburst boxes get their own colours.
+        let color = ser.color.as_ref().and_then(|c| srgb(c, &wb.theme)).unwrap_or_else(|| accent(i));
+        s.push_str(&fill_xml(&color, ch.kind == ChartKind::BoxWhisker));
+        let points = || crate::chart::ref_values(wb, si, &ser.values).unwrap_or_default().into_iter().take(10_000).enumerate();
+        match ch.kind {
+            ChartKind::Waterfall => {
+                for (j, v) in points() {
+                    if v.as_f64().is_some_and(|n| n < 0.0) {
+                        let _ = write!(s, "<cx:dataPt idx=\"{j}\">{}</cx:dataPt>", fill_xml(&accent(i + 1), false));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            ChartKind::Treemap | ChartKind::Sunburst if ser.color.is_none() => {
+                for (j, _) in points() {
+                    let _ = write!(s, "<cx:dataPt idx=\"{j}\">{}</cx:dataPt>", fill_xml(&accent(j), false));
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        if ch.data_labels {
+            s.push_str("<cx:dataLabels><cx:visibility seriesName=\"0\" categoryName=\"0\" value=\"1\"/></cx:dataLabels>");
+        }
+        let _ = write!(s, "<cx:dataId val=\"{i}\"/>");
+        match ch.kind {
+            ChartKind::Histogram => s.push_str("<cx:layoutPr><cx:binning intervalClosed=\"r\"/></cx:layoutPr>"),
+            ChartKind::BoxWhisker => s.push_str(
+                "<cx:layoutPr><cx:visibility meanLine=\"0\" meanMarker=\"1\" nonoutliers=\"0\" outliers=\"1\"/><cx:statistics quartileMethod=\"exclusive\"/></cx:layoutPr>",
+            ),
+            ChartKind::Treemap => s.push_str("<cx:layoutPr><cx:parentLabelLayout val=\"overlapping\"/></cx:layoutPr>"),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        s.push_str("</cx:series>");
+    }
+    s.push_str("</cx:plotAreaRegion>");
+    let gap = match ch.kind {
+        ChartKind::Histogram => Some("0"),
+        ChartKind::BoxWhisker => Some("1"),
+        ChartKind::Waterfall => Some("0.5"),
+        ChartKind::Funnel => Some("0.06"),
+        _ => None,
+    };
+    let title = |t: Option<&str>| {
+        t.filter(|t| !t.is_empty())
+            .map(|t| format!("<cx:title><cx:tx><cx:txData><cx:v>{}</cx:v></cx:txData></cx:tx></cx:title>", esc(t)))
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+    };
+    if let Some(gap) = gap {
+        let _ =
+            write!(s, "<cx:axis id=\"0\"><cx:catScaling gapWidth=\"{}\"/>{}<cx:tickLabels/></cx:axis>", esc_attr(gap), title(ch.x_title.as_deref()));
+        if ch.kind != ChartKind::Funnel {
+            let _ = write!(
+                s,
+                "<cx:axis id=\"1\"><cx:valScaling/>{}{}<cx:tickLabels/></cx:axis>",
+                title(ch.y_title.as_deref()),
+                if ch.gridlines {
+                    format!("<cx:majorGridlines><cx:spPr><a:ln w=\"9525\"><a:solidFill>{GREY}</a:solidFill></a:ln></cx:spPr></cx:majorGridlines>")
+                } else {
+                    String::new()
+                }
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    s.push_str("</cx:plotArea>");
+    let pos = match ch.legend {
+        LegendPos::None => None,
+        LegendPos::Bottom => Some("b"),
+        LegendPos::Top => Some("t"),
+        LegendPos::Left => Some("l"),
+        LegendPos::Right => Some("r"),
+    };
+    if let Some(p) = pos {
+        let _ = write!(s, "<cx:legend pos=\"{p}\" align=\"ctr\" overlay=\"0\"/>");
+    }
+    // A white chart area with a light border, like other charts.
+    let _ = write!(
+        s,
+        "</cx:chart><cx:spPr><a:solidFill><a:schemeClr val=\"bg1\"/></a:solidFill><a:ln w=\"9525\"><a:solidFill>{GREY}</a:solidFill></a:ln></cx:spPr></cx:chartSpace>"
+    );
+    s
+}
diff --git a/crates/xlsx/src/drawing.rs b/crates/xlsx/src/drawing.rs
index e65a21b..9ad0b71 100644
--- a/crates/xlsx/src/drawing.rs
+++ b/crates/xlsx/src/drawing.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,22 @@ pub fn read_drawing(cx: &mut Ctx<'_>, part: &str, sheet: &mut Sheet) -> Result<(
     let rels = cx.pkg.rels(part)?;
     for a in &x.children {
         let Some(anchor) = read_anchor(a, sheet) else { continue };
-        for obj in &a.children {
+        // Objects in markup-compatibility blocks: the first choice (chartex frames), else the
+        // fallback.
+        let objs: Vec<&El> = a
+            .children
+            .iter()
+            .flat_map(|o| match o.name.as_str() {
+                "AlternateContent" => o
+                    .child("Choice")
+                    .filter(|c| c.child("graphicFrame").is_some())
+                    .or_else(|| o.child("Fallback"))
+                    .map(|c| c.children.iter().collect())
+                    .unwrap_or_default(),
+                _ => vec![o],
+            })
+            .collect();
+        for obj in objs {
             match obj.name.as_str() {
                 "pic" => {
                     let Some(rid) = obj.path(&["blipFill", "blip"]).and_then(|b| b.attr("embed")) else { continue };
@@ -140,7 +155,8 @@ pub fn read_drawing(cx: &mut Ctx<'_>, part: &str, sheet: &mut Sheet) -> Result<(
                         let Some(rel) = rels.iter().find(|r| r.id == rid) else { continue };
                         let target = rel.target.clone();
                         if let Some(cx_xml) = cx.optional_xml(&target)? {
-                            match crate::chart::read_chart(&cx_xml) {
+                            let chartex = uri.contains("chartex");
+                            match if chartex { crate::chartex::read_chartex(&cx_xml) } else { crate::chart::read_chart(&cx_xml) } {
                                 Some(mut ch) => {
                                     ch.id = cx.next_object_id();
                                     ch.anchor = anchor;
@@ -150,7 +166,7 @@ pub fn read_drawing(cx: &mut Ctx<'_>, part: &str, sheet: &mut Sheet) -> Result<(
                             }
                         }
                     } else if uri.contains("chartex") || uri.contains("chartEx") {
-                        cx.warn("Excel 2016 chart types (histogram, waterfall, treemap…) are not supported yet and were skipped");
+                        cx.warn("a histogram, waterfall, treemap… chart without its chart part was skipped");
                     } else {
                         cx.warn("an embedded object (SmartArt, OLE…) was skipped");
                     }
@@ -255,6 +271,18 @@ pub fn write_drawing(sheet: &Sheet, theme: &Theme, objs: &[Obj<'_>]) -> String {
                     xfrm(&img.anchor, "a:xfrm")
                 );
             }
+            Obj::Chart(ch, rid) if crate::chartex::is_chartex(ch.kind) => {
+                // Chartex frames come with a fallback for readers that don't know them.
+                s.push_str(&anchor_open(sheet, &ch.anchor));
+                let (prefix, ns) = crate::chartex::requires(ch.kind);
+                let _ = write!(
+                    s,
+                    "<mc:AlternateContent xmlns:mc=\"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006\"><mc:Choice xmlns:{prefix}=\"{ns}\" Requires=\"{prefix}\"><xdr:graphicFrame macro=\"\"><xdr:nvGraphicFramePr><xdr:cNvPr id=\"{id}\" name=\"Chart {}\"/><xdr:cNvGraphicFramePr/></xdr:nvGraphicFramePr>{}<a:graphic><a:graphicData uri=\"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2014/chartex\"><cx:chart xmlns:cx=\"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2014/chartex\" r:id=\"{rid}\"/></a:graphicData></a:graphic></xdr:graphicFrame></mc:Choice><mc:Fallback><xdr:sp macro=\"\" textlink=\"\"><xdr:nvSpPr><xdr:cNvPr id=\"0\" name=\"\"/><xdr:cNvSpPr><a:spLocks noTextEdit=\"1\"/></xdr:cNvSpPr></xdr:nvSpPr><xdr:spPr>{}<a:prstGeom prst=\"rect\"><a:avLst/></a:prstGeom></xdr:spPr><xdr:txBody><a:bodyPr/><a:lstStyle/><a:p><a:r><a:rPr lang=\"en-US\"/><a:t>This chart type can't be shown by this application.</a:t></a:r></a:p></xdr:txBody></xdr:sp></mc:Fallback></mc:AlternateContent>",
+                    id - 1,
+                    xfrm(&ch.anchor, "xdr:xfrm"),
+                    xfrm(&ch.anchor, "a:xfrm")
+                );
+            }
             Obj::Chart(ch, rid) => {
                 s.push_str(&anchor_open(sheet, &ch.anchor));
                 let _ = write!(
diff --git a/crates/xlsx/src/lib.rs b/crates/xlsx/src/lib.rs
index 7c72476..12a11f3 100644
--- a/crates/xlsx/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/xlsx/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 
 mod chart;
+mod chartex;
 mod csv;
 mod drawing;
 mod fmla;
diff --git a/crates/xlsx/src/read.rs b/crates/xlsx/src/read.rs
index 915d8e4..47b5243 100644
--- a/crates/xlsx/src/read.rs
+++ b/crates/xlsx/src/read.rs
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ pub fn read_xlsx(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(Workbook, ReadReport), IoError> {
     }
     wb.active_sheet = file_to_model.get(active_tab).copied().flatten().unwrap_or(0);
 
-    // Defined names.
+    // Defined names. Chartex parts refer to their data through hidden `_xlchart.*` names.
+    let mut chart_names: Vec<(String, String)> = vec![];
     if let Some(dn) = wb_xml.child("definedNames") {
         for d in dn.kids("definedName") {
             let Some(name) = d.attr("name") else { continue };
@@ -232,6 +233,10 @@ pub fn read_xlsx(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(Workbook, ReadReport), IoError> {
             if lname == "_xlnm._filterdatabase" {
                 continue;
             }
+            if lname.starts_with("_xlchart.") {
+                chart_names.push((lname, crate::fmla::from_file(text)));
+                continue;
+            }
             if lname == "_xlnm.print_area" || lname == "_xlnm.print_titles" {
                 if let Some(si) = scope
                     && let Some(sheet) = wb.sheet_mut(si)
@@ -256,6 +261,23 @@ pub fn read_xlsx(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(Workbook, ReadReport), IoError> {
         }
     }
 
+    if !chart_names.is_empty() {
+        let resolve = |f: &mut String| {
+            if let Some((_, r)) = chart_names.iter().find(|(n, _)| f.eq_ignore_ascii_case(n)) {
+                *f = r.clone();
+            }
+        };
+        for sheet in wb.sheets.iter_mut().filter(|s| !s.charts.is_empty()) {
+            for ch in Arc::make_mut(sheet).charts.iter_mut() {
+                for s in ch.series.iter_mut() {
+                    resolve(&mut s.values);
+                    s.categories.iter_mut().for_each(&resolve);
+                    s.name.iter_mut().for_each(&resolve);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // Document properties.
     if let Some(r) = find_rel(&root_rels, "core-properties").cloned()
         && let Ok(Some(x)) = cx.pkg.read_xml(&r.target)
diff --git a/crates/xlsx/src/sheet_write.rs b/crates/xlsx/src/sheet_write.rs
index 94d9b18..af9231e 100644
--- a/crates/xlsx/src/sheet_write.rs
+++ b/crates/xlsx/src/sheet_write.rs
@@ -465,9 +465,23 @@ pub fn write_sheet(wb: &Workbook, si: usize, selected: bool, out: &mut Out) -> (
         }
         for ch in &sheet.charts {
             out.charts += 1;
-            let name = format!("xl/charts/chart{}.xml", out.charts);
-            out.part(&name, Some(CT_CHART), crate::chart::write_chart(wb, si, ch).into_bytes());
-            let rid = drels.add("chart", &format!("../charts/chart{}.xml", out.charts));
+            let rid = if crate::chartex::is_chartex(ch.kind) {
+                let n = out.charts;
+                let xml = crate::chartex::write_chartex(wb, si, ch, &mut out.chart_names);
+                out.part(&format!("xl/charts/chartEx{n}.xml"), Some(crate::chartex::CT_CHARTEX), xml.into_bytes());
+                // Excel expects a chartex part's style and colour parts.
+                out.part(&format!("xl/charts/style{n}.xml"), Some(crate::chartex::CT_STYLE), crate::chartex::style_xml().into_bytes());
+                out.part(&format!("xl/charts/colors{n}.xml"), Some(crate::chartex::CT_COLORS), crate::chartex::colors_xml().into_bytes());
+                let mut crels = Rels::default();
+                crels.add_uri(crate::chartex::REL_STYLE, &format!("style{n}.xml"));
+                crels.add_uri(crate::chartex::REL_COLORS, &format!("colors{n}.xml"));
+                out.part(&format!("xl/charts/_rels/chartEx{n}.xml.rels"), None, crels.xml().into_bytes());
+                drels.add_uri(crate::chartex::REL_CHARTEX, &format!("../charts/chartEx{n}.xml"))
+            } else {
+                let name = format!("xl/charts/chart{}.xml", out.charts);
+                out.part(&name, Some(CT_CHART), crate::chart::write_chart(wb, si, ch).into_bytes());
+                drels.add("chart", &format!("../charts/chart{}.xml", out.charts))
+            };
             objs.push(Obj::Chart(ch, rid));
         }
         for sh in &sheet.shapes {
diff --git a/crates/xlsx/src/tests/fixtures.rs b/crates/xlsx/src/tests/fixtures.rs
index c843323..0b333ed 100644
--- a/crates/xlsx/src/tests/fixtures.rs
+++ b/crates/xlsx/src/tests/fixtures.rs
@@ -337,3 +337,102 @@ fn drawing_with_picture_and_chart() {
     assert_eq!(ch.legend, gridcraft_model::LegendPos::Top);
     assert_eq!(ch.x_title.as_deref(), Some("Region"));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn drawing_with_chartex_in_alternate_content() {
+    let drawing = r#"<xdr:wsDr xmlns:xdr="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/spreadsheetDrawing" xmlns:a="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships">
+      <xdr:twoCellAnchor><xdr:from><xdr:col>4</xdr:col><xdr:colOff>0</xdr:colOff><xdr:row>1</xdr:row><xdr:rowOff>0</xdr:rowOff></xdr:from><xdr:to><xdr:col>10</xdr:col><xdr:colOff>0</xdr:colOff><xdr:row>15</xdr:row><xdr:rowOff>0</xdr:rowOff></xdr:to>
+        <mc:AlternateContent xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"><mc:Choice xmlns:cx1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2015/9/8/chartex" Requires="cx1">
+          <xdr:graphicFrame macro=""><xdr:nvGraphicFramePr><xdr:cNvPr id="2" name="Chart 1"/><xdr:cNvGraphicFramePr/></xdr:nvGraphicFramePr><xdr:xfrm><a:off x="0" y="0"/><a:ext cx="0" cy="0"/></xdr:xfrm><a:graphic><a:graphicData uri="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2014/chartex"><cx:chart xmlns:cx="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2014/chartex" r:id="rId1"/></a:graphicData></a:graphic></xdr:graphicFrame>
+        </mc:Choice><mc:Fallback><xdr:sp macro="" textlink=""><xdr:nvSpPr><xdr:cNvPr id="2" name="Chart 1"/><xdr:cNvSpPr/></xdr:nvSpPr><xdr:spPr><a:prstGeom prst="rect"><a:avLst/></a:prstGeom></xdr:spPr></xdr:sp></mc:Fallback></mc:AlternateContent>
+        <xdr:clientData/></xdr:twoCellAnchor></xdr:wsDr>"#;
+    let chartex = r#"<cx:chartSpace xmlns:a="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main" xmlns:cx="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2014/chartex">
+      <cx:chartData><cx:data id="0"><cx:strDim type="cat"><cx:f>_xlchart.v1.0</cx:f></cx:strDim><cx:numDim type="val"><cx:f>_xlchart.v1.2</cx:f></cx:numDim></cx:data></cx:chartData>
+      <cx:chart><cx:title pos="t" align="ctr" overlay="0"><cx:tx><cx:txData><cx:v>Bridge</cx:v></cx:txData></cx:tx></cx:title>
+        <cx:plotArea><cx:plotAreaRegion><cx:series layoutId="waterfall" uniqueId="{1}"><cx:tx><cx:txData><cx:f>_xlchart.v1.1</cx:f><cx:v>Amount</cx:v></cx:txData></cx:tx><cx:dataLabels pos="outEnd"><cx:visibility seriesName="0" categoryName="0" value="1"/></cx:dataLabels><cx:dataId val="0"/><cx:layoutPr><cx:subtotals><cx:idx val="3"/></cx:subtotals></cx:layoutPr></cx:series></cx:plotAreaRegion>
+        <cx:axis id="0"><cx:catScaling gapWidth="0.5"/><cx:tickLabels/></cx:axis><cx:axis id="1"><cx:valScaling/><cx:majorGridlines/><cx:tickLabels/></cx:axis></cx:plotArea>
+        <cx:legend pos="t" align="ctr" overlay="0"/></cx:chart></cx:chartSpace>"#;
+    let drels = r#"<Relationships xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships"><Relationship Id="rId1" Type="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2014/relationships/chartEx" Target="../charts/chartEx1.xml"/></Relationships>"#;
+    let srels = r#"<Relationships xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships"><Relationship Id="rId1" Type="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/drawing" Target="../drawings/drawing1.xml"/></Relationships>"#;
+    let bytes = super::minimal(
+        r#"<sheetData/><drawing r:id="rId1"/>"#,
+        &[
+            ("xl/worksheets/_rels/sheet1.xml.rels", srels),
+            ("xl/drawings/drawing1.xml", drawing),
+            ("xl/drawings/_rels/drawing1.xml.rels", drels),
+            ("xl/charts/chartEx1.xml", chartex),
+        ],
+        "",
+        // Chartex data goes through hidden names.
+        r#"<definedNames><definedName name="_xlchart.v1.0" hidden="1">Data!$A$2:$A$5</definedName><definedName name="_xlchart.v1.1" hidden="1">Data!$B$1</definedName><definedName name="_xlchart.v1.2" hidden="1">Data!$B$2:$B$5</definedName></definedNames>"#,
+    );
+    let (wb, _) = read_xlsx(&bytes).unwrap();
+    let s = wb.sheet(0).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(s.charts.len(), 1);
+    assert!(s.shapes.is_empty(), "the fallback isn't read as well");
+    assert!(wb.names.is_empty(), "the chart's names aren't workbook names");
+    let ch = &s.charts[0];
+    assert_eq!(ch.kind, gridcraft_model::ChartKind::Waterfall);
+    assert_eq!(ch.title.as_deref(), Some("Bridge"));
+    assert_eq!(ch.anchor.cell, at("E2"));
+    assert_eq!(ch.series.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(ch.series[0].name.as_deref(), Some("Data!$B$1"));
+    assert_eq!(ch.series[0].categories.as_deref(), Some("Data!$A$2:$A$5"));
+    assert_eq!(ch.series[0].values, "Data!$B$2:$B$5");
+    assert!(ch.data_labels && ch.gridlines);
+    assert_eq!(ch.legend, gridcraft_model::LegendPos::Top);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn chartex_parts_as_excel_expects_them() {
+    use gridcraft_model::{Chart, ChartKind, LegendPos, Series};
+    let mut wb = gridcraft_model::Workbook::new();
+    let mut sheet = gridcraft_model::Sheet::new("Data");
+    sheet.charts.push(Chart {
+        id: 1,
+        kind: ChartKind::Waterfall,
+        anchor: Default::default(),
+        title: None,
+        series: vec![Series {
+            name: Some("Data!$B$1".into()),
+            categories: Some("Data!$A$2:$A$5".into()),
+            values: "Data!$B$2:$B$5".into(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        }],
+        legend: LegendPos::Bottom,
+        data_labels: false,
+        gridlines: true,
+        style: 2,
+        x_title: None,
+        y_title: None,
+        source: None,
+        by_rows: false,
+    });
+    wb.sheets = vec![std::sync::Arc::new(sheet)];
+    let bytes = crate::write_xlsx(&wb).unwrap();
+    let mut z = zip::ZipArchive::new(std::io::Cursor::new(bytes.clone())).unwrap();
+    let mut part = |n: &str| {
+        let mut s = String::new();
+        std::io::Read::read_to_string(&mut z.by_name(n).unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("{n}")), &mut s).unwrap();
+        s
+    };
+    // Data through hidden `_xlchart` names, with style and colour parts.
+    let cx = part("xl/charts/chartEx1.xml");
+    assert!(cx.contains("<cx:f>_xlchart.v1.2</cx:f>") && !cx.contains("Data!"), "{cx}");
+    // Fills are spelled out, not left to the style part.
+    assert!(cx.contains(r#"<cx:spPr><a:solidFill><a:schemeClr val="accent1"/></a:solidFill></cx:spPr>"#), "{cx}");
+    assert!(cx.contains(r#"</cx:chart><cx:spPr><a:solidFill><a:schemeClr val="bg1"/>"#), "{cx}");
+    let book = part("xl/workbook.xml");
+    assert!(book.contains(r#"<definedName name="_xlchart.v1.1" hidden="1">Data!$B$2:$B$5</definedName>"#), "{book}");
+    let rels = part("xl/charts/_rels/chartEx1.xml.rels");
+    assert!(rels.contains("relationships/chartStyle") && rels.contains("relationships/chartColorStyle"));
+    assert!(part("xl/charts/style1.xml").contains("<cs:chartStyle"));
+    assert!(part("xl/charts/colors1.xml").contains("<cs:colorStyle"));
+    let types = part("[Content_Types].xml");
+    assert!(types.contains("chartstyle+xml") && types.contains("chartcolorstyle+xml") && types.contains("chartex+xml"));
+    // Reading resolves the names and doesn't keep them.
+    let (back, _) = read_xlsx(&bytes).unwrap();
+    assert!(back.names.is_empty());
+    let s = &back.sheet(0).unwrap().charts[0].series[0];
+    assert_eq!((s.name.as_deref(), s.categories.as_deref(), s.values.as_str()), (Some("Data!$B$1"), Some("Data!$A$2:$A$5"), "Data!$B$2:$B$5"));
+}
diff --git a/crates/xlsx/src/tests/roundtrip.rs b/crates/xlsx/src/tests/roundtrip.rs
index bfc83b9..d044032 100644
--- a/crates/xlsx/src/tests/roundtrip.rs
+++ b/crates/xlsx/src/tests/roundtrip.rs
@@ -426,8 +426,7 @@ fn full_roundtrip() {
     }
     assert_eq!(b.charts.len(), a.charts.len());
     for (x, y) in a.charts.iter().zip(&b.charts) {
-        let expect_kind = if x.kind == ChartKind::Waterfall { ChartKind::ColumnClustered } else { x.kind };
-        assert_eq!(y.kind, expect_kind, "chart kind");
+        assert_eq!(y.kind, x.kind, "chart kind");
         assert_eq!(y.title, x.title);
         assert_eq!(y.legend, x.legend);
         assert_eq!(y.data_labels, x.data_labels);
diff --git a/crates/xlsx/src/write.rs b/crates/xlsx/src/write.rs
index 073dd36..c6e2acd 100644
--- a/crates/xlsx/src/write.rs
+++ b/crates/xlsx/src/write.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ impl Rels {
         self.items.push((id.clone(), format!("{NS_REL}/{kind}"), target.to_string(), true));
         id
     }
+    /// Adds a Microsoft extension relationship with its complete namespace URI.
+    pub fn add_uri(&mut self, ty: &str, target: &str) -> String {
+        let id = format!("rId{}", self.items.len() + 1);
+        self.items.push((id.clone(), ty.to_string(), target.to_string(), false));
+        id
+    }
     pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         self.items.is_empty()
     }
@@ -91,6 +97,8 @@ pub struct Out {
     pub sst: Sst,
     pub images: u32,
     pub charts: u32,
+    /// References of chartex parts, defined as hidden `_xlchart.v1.N` names.
+    pub chart_names: Vec<String>,
     pub drawings: u32,
     pub tables: u32,
     pub comments: u32,
@@ -138,6 +146,7 @@ pub fn write_xlsx(wb: &Workbook) -> Result<Vec<u8>, IoError> {
         sst: Sst::default(),
         images: 0,
         charts: 0,
+        chart_names: vec![],
         drawings: 0,
         tables: 0,
         comments: 0,
@@ -202,6 +211,14 @@ pub fn write_xlsx(wb: &Workbook) -> Result<Vec<u8>, IoError> {
         }
         let _ = write!(names, ">{}</definedName>", esc(&crate::fmla::text_to_file(&n.formula)));
     }
+    for (i, f) in out.chart_names.iter().enumerate() {
+        let _ = write!(
+            names,
+            "<definedName name=\"{}{i}\" hidden=\"1\">{}</definedName>",
+            crate::chartex::NAME_PREFIX,
+            esc(&crate::fmla::text_to_file(f))
+        );
+    }
     for (i, sheet) in wb.sheets.iter().enumerate() {
         let q = quote_sheet(&sheet.name);
         if let Some(pa) = &sheet.print.print_area {