diff --git a/epc-core/src/main/java/com/nike/epc/model/xndt/Xndt.java b/epc-core/src/main/java/com/nike/epc/model/xndt/Xndt.java
index 2cc2bf4..fbdecbf 100644
--- a/epc-core/src/main/java/com/nike/epc/model/xndt/Xndt.java
+++ b/epc-core/src/main/java/com/nike/epc/model/xndt/Xndt.java
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ public static Xndt fromBits(RawBits bits, int size) {
 
     // [12, 54) - 42 bits
     String style = bits.getBase64Decoded(12, 42);
+    // This is an ugly hack to deal with styles with leading As that
+    // are 6 digits. No style will be less than 6 digits. If a style
+    // is 7 digits and starts with A it will still be broken. Encoding
+    // of these will need to be modified to fully resolve this issue.
+    while (style.length() < 6) {
+      style = 'A' + style;
+    }
 
     // [54, 72) - 18 bits
     String color = bits.getBase64Decoded(54, 18);
diff --git a/epc-core/src/test/java/com/nike/epc/model/xndt/XndtTest.java b/epc-core/src/test/java/com/nike/epc/model/xndt/XndtTest.java
index bf08c91..7e17f62 100644
--- a/epc-core/src/test/java/com/nike/epc/model/xndt/XndtTest.java
+++ b/epc-core/src/test/java/com/nike/epc/model/xndt/XndtTest.java
@@ -30,4 +30,15 @@ public void parseXndt() {
     assertEquals("Z9Z9Z9-ZZZ", xndt.styleColor());
     assertEquals(10, xndt.serialNumber());
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void praseWithoutDroppingLeadingA() {
+    // Q4312-600
+    RawBits bits = RawBits.fromHex("E31000438DF5DBAD3400001E");
+    Xndt xndt = Xndt.fromBits(bits, 96);
+
+    assertEquals("AQ4312", xndt.style());
+    assertEquals("600", xndt.color());
+    assertEquals("AQ4312-600", xndt.styleColor());
+  }
 }