2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/docx/BodyXmlReader.java b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/docx/BodyXmlReader.java
index dd0bf09..e283a9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/docx/BodyXmlReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/docx/BodyXmlReader.java
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class BodyXmlReader {
             return childrenResult.map(children -> Hyperlink.anchor(
                 anchor.get(), children));
         } else {
-            return ReadResult.EMPTY_SUCCESS;
+            return childrenResult;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/tests/docx/BodyXmlTests.java b/src/test/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/tests/docx/BodyXmlTests.java
index 4566e11..ed028fe 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/tests/docx/BodyXmlTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/tests/docx/BodyXmlTests.java
@@ -312,6 +312,14 @@ public class BodyXmlTests {
             deepEquals(Hyperlink.anchor("start", list(make(a(RUN))))));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void hyperlinkIsIgnoredIfItDoesNotHaveARelationshipIdNorAnchor() {
+        XmlElement element = element("w:hyperlink", list(runXml(list())));
+        assertThat(
+            readSuccess(a(bodyReader), element),
+            deepEquals(make(a(RUN))));
+    }
+
     private static DocumentElement readSuccess(Maker<BodyXmlReader> reader, XmlElement element) {
         Result<DocumentElement> result = read(reader, element);
         assertThat(result.getWarnings(), deepEquals(list()));