diff --git a/src/DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Framework/OpenXmlPartRootElement.cs b/src/DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Framework/OpenXmlPartRootElement.cs
index 5ad344887..276d455ad 100644
--- a/src/DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Framework/OpenXmlPartRootElement.cs
+++ b/src/DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Framework/OpenXmlPartRootElement.cs
@@ -85,9 +85,12 @@ internal void LoadFromPart(OpenXmlPart openXmlPart)
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(openXmlPart));
             }
 
+            // Accessed before stream as it may cause the stream to reload
+            var strictRelationshipFound = openXmlPart.OpenXmlPackage.StrictRelationshipFound;
+
             using (Stream partStream = openXmlPart.GetStream(FileMode.Open))
             {
-                LoadFromPart(openXmlPart, partStream);
+                LoadFromPart(openXmlPart, partStream, strictRelationshipFound);
             }
         }
 
@@ -96,12 +99,13 @@ internal void LoadFromPart(OpenXmlPart openXmlPart)
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="openXmlPart">The part this root element to be loaded from.</param>
         /// <param name="partStream">The stream of the part.</param>
+        /// <param name="strictRelationshipFound">Whether a strict relationship was found.</param>
         /// <returns>
         /// Returns true when the part stream is loaded successfully into this root element.
         /// Returns false when the part stream does not contain any xml element.
         /// </returns>
         /// <exception cref="InvalidDataException">Thrown when the part stream contains an incorrect root element.</exception>
-        internal bool LoadFromPart(OpenXmlPart openXmlPart, Stream partStream)
+        internal bool LoadFromPart(OpenXmlPart openXmlPart, Stream partStream, bool strictRelationshipFound)
         {
             if (partStream.Length < 4)
             {
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ internal bool LoadFromPart(OpenXmlPart openXmlPart, Stream partStream)
             context.XmlReaderSettings.DtdProcessing = DtdProcessing.Prohibit; // set to prohibit explicitly for security fix
 #endif
 
-            using (var xmlReader = XmlConvertingReaderFactory.Create(partStream, Features.GetNamespaceResolver(), context.XmlReaderSettings, openXmlPart.OpenXmlPackage.StrictRelationshipFound))
+            using (var xmlReader = XmlConvertingReaderFactory.Create(partStream, Features.GetNamespaceResolver(), context.XmlReaderSettings, strictRelationshipFound))
             {
                 context.MCSettings = openXmlPart.MCSettings;
 
diff --git a/src/DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Framework/Packaging/OpenXmlPart.cs b/src/DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Framework/Packaging/OpenXmlPart.cs
index 749e483eb..62913117b 100644
--- a/src/DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Framework/Packaging/OpenXmlPart.cs
+++ b/src/DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Framework/Packaging/OpenXmlPart.cs
@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@ internal void LoadDomTree<T>()
                 var events = Features.Get<IPartRootEventsFeature>();
                 events?.OnChange(EventType.Creating, this);
 
+                // Accessed before stream as it may cause the stream to reload
+                var strictRelationshipFound = OpenXmlPackage.StrictRelationshipFound;
+
                 using (Stream stream = GetStream(FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Read))
                 {
                     if (stream.Length < 4)
@@ -494,7 +497,7 @@ internal void LoadDomTree<T>()
                         // OpenXmlReaderWriterTest.bug247883() unit test fails.
                         var rootElement = new T { OpenXmlPart = this };
 
-                        if (rootElement.LoadFromPart(this, stream))
+                        if (rootElement.LoadFromPart(this, stream, strictRelationshipFound))
                         {
                             // associate the root element with this part.
                             InternalRootElement = rootElement;