diff --git a/lib/xlsx/xlsx.js b/lib/xlsx/xlsx.js
index 4f6bc02c5..268d1ddb3 100644
--- a/lib/xlsx/xlsx.js
+++ b/lib/xlsx/xlsx.js
@@ -675,6 +675,8 @@ class XLSX {
 
       this.write(stream, options).then(() => {
         stream.end();
+      }).catch(err=>{
+        reject(err);
       });
     });
   }
diff --git a/spec/integration/pr/test-pr-2244.spec.js b/spec/integration/pr/test-pr-2244.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..667446c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/integration/pr/test-pr-2244.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const ExcelJS = verquire('exceljs');
+
+describe('pull request  2244', () => {
+  it('pull request 2244- Fix xlsx.writeFile() not catching error when error occurs', async () => {
+    async function test() {
+      const workbook = new ExcelJS.Workbook();
+      const worksheet = workbook.addWorksheet('sheet');
+      const imageId1 = workbook.addImage({
+        filename: 'path/to/image.jpg', // Non-existent file
+        extension: 'jpeg',
+      });
+      worksheet.addImage(imageId1, 'B2:D6');
+      await workbook.xlsx.writeFile('test.xlsx');
+    }
+    let error;
+    try {
+      await test();
+    } catch (err) {
+      error = err;
+    }
+    expect(error).to.be.an('error');
+  });
+});