diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index 1d34a478..9733d421 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -296,6 +296,41 @@ func addRelationshipNameSpaceToWorksheet(worksheetMarshal string) string {
 	return newSheetMarshall
 }
 
+func cellIDStringWithFixed(cellIDString string) string {
+	letterPart := strings.Map(letterOnlyMapF, cellIDString)
+	intPart := strings.Map(intOnlyMapF, cellIDString)
+
+	if letterPart != "" && intPart == "" {
+		return fixedCellRefChar + letterPart
+	} else if letterPart != "" && intPart != "" {
+		return fixedCellRefChar + letterPart + fixedCellRefChar + intPart
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
+// AutoFilter doesn't work in LibreOffice unless a special "FilterDatabase" tag
+// is present in the "DefinedNames" array.  See:
+//   - https://github.com/SheetJS/sheetjs/issues/1165
+//   - https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118592
+func autoFilterDefinedName(sheet *Sheet, sheetIndex int) (*xlsxDefinedName, error) {
+	if sheet.AutoFilter == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	return &xlsxDefinedName{
+		Data: fmt.Sprintf(
+			"'%s'!%v:%v",
+			strings.ReplaceAll(sheet.Name, "'", "''"),
+			cellIDStringWithFixed(sheet.AutoFilter.TopLeftCell),
+			cellIDStringWithFixed(sheet.AutoFilter.BottomRightCell),
+		),
+		Name:         "_xlnm._FilterDatabase",
+		LocalSheetID: sheetIndex - 1,
+		Hidden:       true,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // MakeStreamParts constructs a map of file name to XML content
 // representing the file in terms of the structure of an XLSX file.
 func (f *File) MakeStreamParts() (map[string]string, error) {
@@ -370,6 +405,14 @@ func (f *File) MakeStreamParts() (map[string]string, error) {
 				return parts, err
 			}
 		}
+
+		definedName, err := autoFilterDefinedName(sheet, sheetIndex)
+		if err != nil {
+			return parts, err
+		} else if definedName != nil {
+			workbook.DefinedNames.DefinedName = append(workbook.DefinedNames.DefinedName, *definedName)
+		}
+
 		sheetIndex++
 	}
 
@@ -511,6 +554,14 @@ func (f *File) MarshallParts(zipWriter *zip.Writer) error {
 				return wrap(err)
 			}
 		}
+
+		definedName, err := autoFilterDefinedName(sheet, sheetIndex)
+		if err != nil {
+			return wrap(err)
+		} else if definedName != nil {
+			workbook.DefinedNames.DefinedName = append(workbook.DefinedNames.DefinedName, *definedName)
+		}
+
 		sheetIndex++
 	}
 
diff --git a/file_test.go b/file_test.go
index 14ec2687..532021f4 100644
--- a/file_test.go
+++ b/file_test.go
@@ -965,6 +965,25 @@ func TestFile(t *testing.T) {
 		c.Assert(s.Hidden, qt.Equals, true)
 	})
 
+	csRunO(c, "TestMarshalFileWithAutoFilter", func(c *qt.C, option FileOption) {
+		var f *File
+		f = NewFile(option)
+		sheet1, _ := f.AddSheet("MySheet")
+		sheet1.AutoFilter = &AutoFilter{
+			TopLeftCell:     "A1",
+			BottomRightCell: "D",
+		}
+
+		row1 := sheet1.AddRow()
+		cell1 := row1.AddCell()
+		cell1.SetString("A cell!")
+
+		parts, err := f.MakeStreamParts()
+		c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
+		c.Assert(parts["xl/workbook.xml"], qt.Contains, `<definedNames><definedName name="_xlnm._FilterDatabase" localSheetId="0" hidden="true">&#39;MySheet&#39;!$A$1:$D</definedName></definedNames>`)
+		c.Assert(parts["xl/worksheets/sheet1.xml"], qt.Contains, `<autoFilter ref="A1:D"></autoFilter>`)
+	})
+
 	// We can save a File as a valid XLSX file at a given path.
 	csRunO(c, "TestSaveFileWithHyperlinks", func(c *qt.C, option FileOption) {
 		tmpPath, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "testsavefilewithhyperlinks")
diff --git a/xmlWorkbook.go b/xmlWorkbook.go
index 18e743fa..6ad59683 100644
--- a/xmlWorkbook.go
+++ b/xmlWorkbook.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ type xlsxDefinedName struct {
 	Help              string `xml:"help,attr,omitempty"`
 	ShortcutKey       string `xml:"shortcutKey,attr,omitempty"`
 	StatusBar         string `xml:"statusBar,attr,omitempty"`
-	LocalSheetID      int    `xml:"localSheetId,attr,omitempty"`
+	LocalSheetID      int    `xml:"localSheetId,attr"`
 	FunctionGroupID   int    `xml:"functionGroupId,attr,omitempty"`
 	Function          bool   `xml:"function,attr,omitempty"`
 	Hidden            bool   `xml:"hidden,attr,omitempty"`