diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Spreadsheet.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Spreadsheet.php
index 4c7417a55c..3fe6d044c1 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Spreadsheet.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Spreadsheet.php
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ public function disconnectWorksheets(): void
             unset($worksheet);
         }
         $this->workSheetCollection = [];
+        $this->activeSheetIndex = -1;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/ReuseDisconnectTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/ReuseDisconnectTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86ee8c0519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/ReuseDisconnectTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheetTests;
+
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Spreadsheet;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class ReuseDisconnectTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testDisconnectThenReuse(): void
+    {
+        $spreadsheet = new Spreadsheet();
+        $spreadsheet->disconnectWorksheets();
+        self::assertSame(0, $spreadsheet->getSheetCount());
+        self::assertSame(-1, $spreadsheet->getActiveSheetIndex());
+
+        $sheet = $spreadsheet->createSheet(0);
+        self::assertSame(1, $spreadsheet->getSheetCount());
+        self::assertSame(0, $spreadsheet->getActiveSheetIndex());
+
+        // Confirm calculation engine and style supervisor are instact
+        $sheet->getCell('A1')->setValue('=1+2');
+        $sheet->getStyle('A1')->getFont()->setBold(true);
+        self::assertSame(3, $sheet->getCell('A1')->getCalculatedValue());
+        self::assertTrue(
+            $sheet->getStyle('A1')->getFont()->getBold()
+        );
+
+        $spreadsheet->disconnectWorksheets();
+    }
+}