diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index de57f831..66f86771 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ v2.0.0 (TBA)
 -Fixed (issue #684) - Fixed issue with multiple ResPackages in ARSC file.
 -Fixed (issue #682) - Fixed handling renamed manifests with ("yi")
 -Fixed (issue #664) - Fixed issue with apks with large StringPools failing to decode.
+-Fixed (issue #447) - Fixed bad cast of ResStringValue to ResAtr by handling ResStringValue correctly (Thanks whydoubt)
 -Fixed issue with APKs with multiple dex files.
 -Fixed issue with using Apktool without smali/baksmali for ApktoolProperties (Thanks teprrr)
 -Fixed issue with non-URI standard characters in apk name (Thanks rover12421)
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResStyleValue.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResStyleValue.java
index 35c38c5e..24eab3be 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResStyleValue.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResStyleValue.java
@@ -52,14 +52,20 @@ public class ResStyleValue extends ResBagValue implements
         }
         for (int i = 0; i < mItems.length; i++) {
             ResResSpec spec = mItems[i].m1.getReferent();
+            String name = null;
+            String value = null;
 
+            String resource = spec.getDefaultResource().getValue().toString();
             // hacky-fix remove bad ReferenceVars
-            if (spec.getDefaultResource().getValue().toString()
-                    .contains("ResReferenceValue@")) {
+            if (resource.contains("ResReferenceValue@")) {
                 continue;
+            } else if (resource.contains("ResStringValue@")) {
+                name = "@" + spec.getFullName(res.getResSpec().getPackage(), false);
+            } else {
+                ResAttr attr = (ResAttr) spec.getDefaultResource().getValue();
+                value = attr.convertToResXmlFormat(mItems[i].m2);
+                name = spec.getFullName(res.getResSpec().getPackage(), true);
             }
-            ResAttr attr = (ResAttr) spec.getDefaultResource().getValue();
-            String value = attr.convertToResXmlFormat(mItems[i].m2);
 
             if (value == null) {
                 value = mItems[i].m2.encodeAsResXmlValue();
@@ -70,8 +76,7 @@ public class ResStyleValue extends ResBagValue implements
             }
 
             serializer.startTag(null, "item");
-            serializer.attribute(null, "name",
-                    spec.getFullName(res.getResSpec().getPackage(), true));
+            serializer.attribute(null, "name", name);
             serializer.text(value);
             serializer.endTag(null, "item");
         }
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/values-mcc001/styles.xml b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/values-mcc001/styles.xml
index 29649cff..3d000025 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/values-mcc001/styles.xml
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/values-mcc001/styles.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     </style>
     <style name="TextAppearance.EditEvent_Button" parent="@style/TextAppearance.EditEvent_Label">
         <item name="android:textColor">#ff777777</item>
+        <item name="@string/issue_477">?android:dividerVertical</item>
     </style>
     <style name="Foo.Bar" parent=""/>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/values/strings.xml b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/values/strings.xml
index dbbe1827..70e30dbe 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 <resources>
     <string name="test1" />
     <string name="hello_world">Hello World</string>
+    <string name="issue_477">divider</string>
 </resources>