1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFShapeGroup.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFShapeGroup.java
index d21604f3bb..905dad3fc2 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFShapeGroup.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFShapeGroup.java
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ public class HSSFShapeGroup
         return group;
     }
 
+    public void addShape(HSSFShape shape){
+        shape._patriarch = this._patriarch;
+        shapes.add(shape);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a new simple shape under this group.
      * @param anchor    the position of the shape.
@@ -177,4 +182,4 @@ public class HSSFShapeGroup
         }
         return count;
     }
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
+}