diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/IXLCell.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/IXLCell.cs
index b506d05..c1e8e19 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/IXLCell.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/IXLCell.cs
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@
         XLHyperlink Hyperlink { get; set; }
         IXLWorksheet Worksheet { get; }
 
+        IXLDataValidation DataValidation { get; }
         IXLDataValidation SetDataValidation();
 
 
diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs
index d899eb1..89cea6e 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs
@@ -140,12 +140,34 @@
             }
         }
 
+        IXLDataValidation IXLCell.DataValidation
+        {
+            get { return DataValidation; }
+        }
         public XLDataValidation DataValidation
         {
             get
             {
                 using (var asRange = AsRange())
-                    return asRange.DataValidation;
+                {
+                    var dv = asRange.DataValidation; // Call the data validation to break it into pieces
+                    foreach(var d in Worksheet.DataValidations)
+                    {
+                        var rs = d.Ranges;
+                        if(rs.Count == 1)
+                        {
+                            var r = rs.Single();
+                            var ra1 = r.RangeAddress.ToStringRelative();
+                            var ra2 = asRange.RangeAddress.ToStringRelative();
+                            if (ra1.Equals(ra2))
+                                return d as XLDataValidation;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    //return
+                    //    Worksheet.DataValidations.First(
+                    //        d => d.Ranges.Count == 1 && d.Ranges.Single().RangeAddress.ToStringRelative().Equals(asRange.RangeAddress.ToStringRelative())) as XLDataValidation;
+                }
+                return null;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRangeBase.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRangeBase.cs
index e034671..d5b91ac 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRangeBase.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRangeBase.cs
@@ -90,11 +90,15 @@
         {
             get
             {
+                IXLDataValidation dataValidationToCopy = null;
                 var dvEmpty = new List<IXLDataValidation>();
                 foreach (IXLDataValidation dv in Worksheet.DataValidations)
                 {
                     foreach (IXLRange dvRange in dv.Ranges.Where(dvRange => dvRange.Intersects(this)))
                     {
+                        if (dataValidationToCopy == null)
+                            dataValidationToCopy = dv;
+
                         dv.Ranges.Remove(dvRange);
                         foreach (var column in dvRange.Columns())
                         {
@@ -146,6 +150,8 @@
 
                 var newRanges = new XLRanges {AsRange()};
                 var dataValidation = new XLDataValidation(newRanges);
+                if (dataValidationToCopy != null)
+                    dataValidation.CopyFrom(dataValidationToCopy);
 
                 Worksheet.DataValidations.Add(dataValidation);
                 return dataValidation;
diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Tests/Excel/DataValidations/DataValidationTests.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Tests/Excel/DataValidations/DataValidationTests.cs
index 70d392e..ee5e105 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Tests/Excel/DataValidations/DataValidationTests.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Tests/Excel/DataValidations/DataValidationTests.cs
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@
             var ws = wb.Worksheets.Add("People");
 
             ws.FirstCell().SetValue("Categories")
-            .CellBelow().SetValue("A")
-            .CellBelow().SetValue("B")
-            .CellBelow().SetValue("")
-            .CellBelow().SetValue("D");
+            .CellBelow().SetValue("A");
 
             var table = ws.RangeUsed().CreateTable();
 
@@ -34,5 +31,22 @@
             Assert.AreEqual("Error", ws.DataValidations.Single().ErrorTitle);
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void Validation_persists_on_Cell_DataValidation()
+        {
+            var wb = new XLWorkbook();
+            var ws = wb.Worksheets.Add("People");
+
+            ws.FirstCell().SetValue("Categories")
+            .CellBelow().SetValue("A")
+            .CellBelow().SetValue("B");
+
+            var table = ws.RangeUsed().CreateTable();
+
+            var dv = table.DataRange.SetDataValidation();
+            dv.ErrorTitle = "Error";
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("Error", table.DataRange.FirstCell().DataValidation.ErrorTitle);
+        }
     }
 }