diff --git a/frictionless/formats/excel/__spec__/test_control.py b/frictionless/formats/excel/__spec__/test_control.py
index 27aac29135..a6b2573445 100644
--- a/frictionless/formats/excel/__spec__/test_control.py
+++ b/frictionless/formats/excel/__spec__/test_control.py
@@ -6,3 +6,20 @@
 def test_excel_dialect():
     with Resource("data/table.xlsx") as resource:
         assert isinstance(resource.dialect.get_control("excel"), formats.ExcelControl)
+
+def test_excel_control_to_copy():
+    """
+    Test that the ExcelControl and all its attributes are correctly copied
+    """
+    # Make a control with all values changed from the defaults
+    control_with_changed_attributes = formats.ExcelControl(
+        sheet="non-default",
+        fill_merged_cells=True,
+        preserve_formatting=True,
+        adjust_floating_point_error=True,
+        stringified=True
+    )
+
+    control_copy = control_with_changed_attributes.to_copy()
+
+    assert control_copy == control_with_changed_attributes
diff --git a/frictionless/formats/excel/control.py b/frictionless/formats/excel/control.py
index 015fc2c9ea..298a2faa3e 100644
--- a/frictionless/formats/excel/control.py
+++ b/frictionless/formats/excel/control.py
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ class ExcelControl(Control):
     """
     Stringifies all the cell values. Default value
     is False.
+
+    Note that a table resource schema will still be applied and types coerced to match the schema
+    (either provided or inferred) _after_ the rows are read as strings.
+
+    To return all cells as strings then both set `stringified=True` and specify a 
+    schema that defines all fields to be of type string (see #1659).
     """
 
     # Metadata
@@ -61,5 +67,6 @@ class ExcelControl(Control):
             "fillMergedCells": {"type": "boolean"},
             "preserveFormatting": {"type": "boolean"},
             "adjustFloatingPointError": {"type": "boolean"},
+            "stringified": {"type": "boolean"},
         },
     }