diff --git a/EPPlus/FormulaParsing/Excel/Functions/RefAndLookup/Indirect.cs b/EPPlus/FormulaParsing/Excel/Functions/RefAndLookup/Indirect.cs
index 28a9116..af85a06 100644
--- a/EPPlus/FormulaParsing/Excel/Functions/RefAndLookup/Indirect.cs
+++ b/EPPlus/FormulaParsing/Excel/Functions/RefAndLookup/Indirect.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
             var result = context.ExcelDataProvider.GetRange(ws, adr._fromRow, adr._fromCol, address);
             if (result.IsEmpty)
             {
-                return CompileResult.Empty;
+                // Bug 15290
+                var namedValueExpr = new NamedValueExpression(address, context);
+                return namedValueExpr.Compile();
             }
             return new CompileResult(result, DataType.Enumerable);
         }