diff --git a/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/__test__/documents/index.ts b/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/__test__/documents/index.ts
index 90c3af46..96f80960 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/__test__/documents/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/__test__/documents/index.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ export { default as olDoc } from './ol';
 export { default as ulDoc } from './ul';
 export { default as quoteDoc } from './quote';
 export { default as tableDoc } from './table';
+export { default as tableWithHeaderDoc } from './table-header';
diff --git a/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/__test__/documents/table-header.ts b/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/__test__/documents/table-header.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af7228cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/__test__/documents/table-header.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import { Document, BLOCKS } from '@contentful/rich-text-types';
+
+export default {
+  nodeType: BLOCKS.DOCUMENT,
+  data: {},
+  content: [
+    {
+      nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE,
+      data: {},
+      content: [
+        {
+          nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE_ROW,
+          data: {},
+          content: [
+            {
+              nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE_HEADER_CELL,
+              data: {},
+              content: [
+                {
+                  nodeType: BLOCKS.PARAGRAPH,
+                  data: {},
+                  content: [
+                    {
+                      nodeType: 'text',
+                      data: {},
+                      marks: [],
+                      value: 'A 1',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            {
+              nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE_HEADER_CELL,
+              data: {},
+              content: [
+                {
+                  nodeType: BLOCKS.PARAGRAPH,
+                  data: {},
+                  content: [
+                    {
+                      nodeType: 'text',
+                      data: {},
+                      marks: [],
+                      value: 'B 1',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE_ROW,
+          data: {},
+          content: [
+            {
+              nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE_CELL,
+              data: {},
+              content: [
+                {
+                  nodeType: BLOCKS.PARAGRAPH,
+                  data: {},
+                  content: [
+                    {
+                      nodeType: 'text',
+                      data: {},
+                      marks: [],
+                      value: 'A 2',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            {
+              nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE_CELL,
+              data: {},
+              content: [
+                {
+                  nodeType: BLOCKS.PARAGRAPH,
+                  data: {},
+                  content: [
+                    {
+                      nodeType: 'text',
+                      data: {},
+                      marks: [],
+                      value: 'B 2',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+} as Document;
diff --git a/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/__test__/index.test.ts b/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/__test__/index.test.ts
index 9d2519a9..06075fa7 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/__test__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/__test__/index.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   tableDoc,
   quoteDoc,
   ulDoc,
+  tableWithHeaderDoc,
 } from './documents';
 import inlineEntity from './documents/inline-entity';
 
@@ -205,14 +206,24 @@ describe('documentToHtmlString', () => {
   it('renders tables', () => {
     const document: Document = tableDoc;
     const expected =
-      '<table><tbody>' +
+      '<table>' +
       '<tr><td><p>A 1</p></td><td><p>B 1</p></td></tr>' +
       '<tr><td><p>A 2</p></td><td><p>B 2</p></td></tr>' +
-      '</tbody></table>';
+      '</table>';
 
     expect(documentToHtmlString(document)).toEqual(expected);
   });
 
+  it('renders tables with header', () => {
+    const expected =
+      '<table>' +
+      '<tr><th><p>A 1</p></th><th><p>B 1</p></th></tr>' +
+      '<tr><td><p>A 2</p></td><td><p>B 2</p></td></tr>' +
+      '</table>';
+
+    expect(documentToHtmlString(tableWithHeaderDoc)).toEqual(expected);
+  });
+
   it('does not crash with inline elements (e.g. hyperlink)', () => {
     const document: Document = hyperlinkDoc;
 
diff --git a/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/index.ts b/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/index.ts
index ef9b1e82..5069136d 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rich-text-html-renderer/src/index.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ const defaultNodeRenderers: RenderNode = {
   [BLOCKS.LIST_ITEM]: (node, next) => `<li>${next(node.content)}</li>`,
   [BLOCKS.QUOTE]: (node, next) => `<blockquote>${next(node.content)}</blockquote>`,
   [BLOCKS.HR]: () => '<hr/>',
-  [BLOCKS.TABLE]: (node, next) => `<table><tbody>${next(node.content)}</tbody></table>`,
+  [BLOCKS.TABLE]: (node, next) => `<table>${next(node.content)}</table>`,
   [BLOCKS.TABLE_ROW]: (node, next) => `<tr>${next(node.content)}</tr>`,
+  [BLOCKS.TABLE_HEADER_CELL]: (node, next) => `<th>${next(node.content)}</th>`,
   [BLOCKS.TABLE_CELL]: (node, next) => `<td>${next(node.content)}</td>`,
   [INLINES.ASSET_HYPERLINK]: node => defaultInline(INLINES.ASSET_HYPERLINK, node as Inline),
   [INLINES.ENTRY_HYPERLINK]: node => defaultInline(INLINES.ENTRY_HYPERLINK, node as Inline),
@@ -102,7 +103,9 @@ export function documentToHtmlString(
 }
 
 function nodeListToHtmlString(nodes: CommonNode[], { renderNode, renderMark }: Options): string {
-  return nodes.map<string>(node => nodeToHtmlString(node, { renderNode, renderMark })).join('');
+  return nodes
+    .map<string>(node => nodeToHtmlString(node, { renderNode, renderMark }))
+    .join('');
 }
 
 function nodeToHtmlString(node: CommonNode, { renderNode, renderMark }: Options): string {
diff --git a/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap b/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
index b6934485..77e766af 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
@@ -226,32 +226,61 @@ Array [
 exports[`documentToReactComponents renders tables 1`] = `
 Array [
   <table>
-    <tbody>
-      <tr>
-        <td>
-          <p>
-            A 1
-          </p>
-        </td>
-        <td>
-          <p>
-            B 1
-          </p>
-        </td>
-      </tr>
-      <tr>
-        <td>
-          <p>
-            A 2
-          </p>
-        </td>
-        <td>
-          <p>
-            B 2
-          </p>
-        </td>
-      </tr>
-    </tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td>
+        <p>
+          A 1
+        </p>
+      </td>
+      <td>
+        <p>
+          B 1
+        </p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>
+        <p>
+          A 2
+        </p>
+      </td>
+      <td>
+        <p>
+          B 2
+        </p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </table>,
+]
+`;
+
+exports[`documentToReactComponents renders tables with header 1`] = `
+Array [
+  <table>
+    <tr>
+      <th>
+        <p>
+          A 1
+        </p>
+      </th>
+      <th>
+        <p>
+          B 1
+        </p>
+      </th>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>
+        <p>
+          A 2
+        </p>
+      </td>
+      <td>
+        <p>
+          B 2
+        </p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
   </table>,
 ]
 `;
diff --git a/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/documents/index.ts b/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/documents/index.ts
index 708845c9..0f04221f 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/documents/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/documents/index.ts
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ export { default as olDoc } from './ol';
 export { default as ulDoc } from './ul';
 export { default as quoteDoc } from './quote';
 export { default as tableDoc } from './table';
+export { default as tableWithHeaderDoc } from './table-header';
diff --git a/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/documents/table-header.ts b/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/documents/table-header.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af7228cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/documents/table-header.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import { Document, BLOCKS } from '@contentful/rich-text-types';
+
+export default {
+  nodeType: BLOCKS.DOCUMENT,
+  data: {},
+  content: [
+    {
+      nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE,
+      data: {},
+      content: [
+        {
+          nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE_ROW,
+          data: {},
+          content: [
+            {
+              nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE_HEADER_CELL,
+              data: {},
+              content: [
+                {
+                  nodeType: BLOCKS.PARAGRAPH,
+                  data: {},
+                  content: [
+                    {
+                      nodeType: 'text',
+                      data: {},
+                      marks: [],
+                      value: 'A 1',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            {
+              nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE_HEADER_CELL,
+              data: {},
+              content: [
+                {
+                  nodeType: BLOCKS.PARAGRAPH,
+                  data: {},
+                  content: [
+                    {
+                      nodeType: 'text',
+                      data: {},
+                      marks: [],
+                      value: 'B 1',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE_ROW,
+          data: {},
+          content: [
+            {
+              nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE_CELL,
+              data: {},
+              content: [
+                {
+                  nodeType: BLOCKS.PARAGRAPH,
+                  data: {},
+                  content: [
+                    {
+                      nodeType: 'text',
+                      data: {},
+                      marks: [],
+                      value: 'A 2',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            {
+              nodeType: BLOCKS.TABLE_CELL,
+              data: {},
+              content: [
+                {
+                  nodeType: BLOCKS.PARAGRAPH,
+                  data: {},
+                  content: [
+                    {
+                      nodeType: 'text',
+                      data: {},
+                      marks: [],
+                      value: 'B 2',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+} as Document;
diff --git a/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/index.test.tsx b/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/index.test.tsx
index 6ef2c9fe..208c4b38 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/index.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/__test__/index.test.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   quoteDoc,
   ulDoc,
   tableDoc,
+  tableWithHeaderDoc,
 } from './documents';
 import DocumentWrapper from './components/Document';
 import Paragraph from './components/Paragraph';
@@ -165,6 +166,10 @@ describe('documentToReactComponents', () => {
     expect(documentToReactComponents(document)).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
+  it('renders tables with header', () => {
+    expect(documentToReactComponents(tableWithHeaderDoc)).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
   it('does not crash with inline elements (e.g. hyperlink)', () => {
     const document: Document = hyperlinkDoc;
 
diff --git a/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/index.tsx b/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/index.tsx
index 861b0cb2..5c58ca64 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/rich-text-react-renderer/src/index.tsx
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ const defaultNodeRenderers: RenderNode = {
   [BLOCKS.LIST_ITEM]: (node, children) => <li>{children}</li>,
   [BLOCKS.QUOTE]: (node, children) => <blockquote>{children}</blockquote>,
   [BLOCKS.HR]: () => <hr />,
-  [BLOCKS.TABLE]: (node, children) => <table><tbody>{children}</tbody></table>,
+  [BLOCKS.TABLE]: (node, children) => <table>{children}</table>,
   [BLOCKS.TABLE_ROW]: (node, children) => <tr>{children}</tr>,
+  [BLOCKS.TABLE_HEADER_CELL]: (node, children) => <th>{children}</th>,
   [BLOCKS.TABLE_CELL]: (node, children) => <td>{children}</td>,
   [INLINES.ASSET_HYPERLINK]: node => defaultInline(INLINES.ASSET_HYPERLINK, node as Inline),
   [INLINES.ENTRY_HYPERLINK]: node => defaultInline(INLINES.ENTRY_HYPERLINK, node as Inline),