diff --git a/src/rules.js b/src/rules.js
index 39fa8e56c4..4f99615dd5 100644
--- a/src/rules.js
+++ b/src/rules.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ block.normal = merge({}, block);
 block.gfm = merge({}, block.normal, {
   table: '^ *([^\\n ].*\\|.*)\\n' // Header
     + ' {0,3}(?:\\| *)?(:?-+:? *(?:\\| *:?-+:? *)*)\\|?' // Align
-    + '(?:\\n *((?:(?!\\n|hr|heading|blockquote|code|fences|list|html).*(?:\\n|$))*)\\n*|$)' // Cells
+    + '(?:\\n((?:(?! *\\n|hr|heading|blockquote|code|fences|list|html).*(?:\\n|$))*)\\n*|$)' // Cells
 });
 
 block.gfm.table = edit(block.gfm.table)
diff --git a/test/specs/new/space_after_table.html b/test/specs/new/space_after_table.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..911d4aedea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/new/space_after_table.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<table>
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th>a</th>
+      <th>b</th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td>1</td>
+      <td>2</td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<p>there should be a single space in the line above</p>
diff --git a/test/specs/new/space_after_table.md b/test/specs/new/space_after_table.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..385ffe6229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/new/space_after_table.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+gfm: true
+---
+| a | b |
+|---|---|
+| 1 | 2 |
+ 
+there should be a single space in the line above
\ No newline at end of file