diff --git a/.changeset/tidy-coins-call.md b/.changeset/tidy-coins-call.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b75e8ba5c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tidy-coins-call.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@nextui-org/table": patch
+---
+
+set `onKeyDownCapture` to `undefined` so that users can type with spaces in input or textarea inside a table component (#1968)
diff --git a/packages/components/table/src/use-table.ts b/packages/components/table/src/use-table.ts
index 37f8ec445c..56f48b01d4 100644
--- a/packages/components/table/src/use-table.ts
+++ b/packages/components/table/src/use-table.ts
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ export function useTable<T extends object>(originalProps: UseTableProps<T>) {
         }),
         props,
       ),
+      // avoid typeahead debounce wait for input / textarea
+      // so that typing with space won't be blocked
+      onKeyDownCapture: undefined,
       ref: domRef,
       className: slots.table({class: clsx(classNames?.table, props?.className)}),
     }),