diff --git a/tests/roots/test-latex-table/complex.rst b/tests/roots/test-latex-table/complex.rst
index 06a4eaaf5e6..d648ff194c4 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-latex-table/complex.rst
+++ b/tests/roots/test-latex-table/complex.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,25 @@ grid table
 | cell5-1                     |
 +---------+---------+---------+
 
+grid table with tabularcolumns having no vline
+----------------------------------------------
+
+.. tabularcolumns:: TTT
+
++---------+---------+---------+
+| header1 | header2 | header3 |
++=========+=========+=========+
+| cell1-1 | cell1-2 | cell1-3 |
++---------+         +---------+
+| cell2-1 |         | cell2-3 |
++         +---------+---------+
+|         | cell3-2-par1      |
++---------+                   |
+| cell4-1 | cell3-2-par2      |
++---------+---------+---------+
+| cell5-1                     |
++---------+---------+---------+
+
 complex spanning cell
 ---------------------
 
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-latex-table/expects/gridtable_with_tabularcolumn.tex b/tests/roots/test-latex-table/expects/gridtable_with_tabularcolumn.tex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..909879ae8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/roots/test-latex-table/expects/gridtable_with_tabularcolumn.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+\label{\detokenize{complex:grid-table-with-tabularcolumns-having-no-vline}}
+
+\begin{savenotes}\sphinxattablestart
+\sphinxthistablewithglobalstyle
+\sphinxthistablewithnovlinesstyle
+\centering
+\begin{tabulary}{\linewidth}[t]{TTT}
+\sphinxtoprule
+\sphinxstyletheadfamily 
+\sphinxAtStartPar
+header1
+&\sphinxstyletheadfamily 
+\sphinxAtStartPar
+header2
+&\sphinxstyletheadfamily 
+\sphinxAtStartPar
+header3
+\\
+\sphinxmidrule
+\sphinxtableatstartofbodyhook
+\sphinxAtStartPar
+cell1\sphinxhyphen{}1
+&\sphinxmultirow{2}{5}{%
+\begin{varwidth}[t]{\sphinxcolwidth{1}{3}}
+\sphinxAtStartPar
+cell1\sphinxhyphen{}2
+\par
+\vskip-\baselineskip\vbox{\hbox{\strut}}\end{varwidth}%
+}%
+&
+\sphinxAtStartPar
+cell1\sphinxhyphen{}3
+\\
+\sphinxcline{1-1}\sphinxcline{3-3}\sphinxmultirow{2}{7}{%
+\begin{varwidth}[t]{\sphinxcolwidth{1}{3}}
+\sphinxAtStartPar
+cell2\sphinxhyphen{}1
+\par
+\vskip-\baselineskip\vbox{\hbox{\strut}}\end{varwidth}%
+}%
+&\sphinxtablestrut{5}&
+\sphinxAtStartPar
+cell2\sphinxhyphen{}3
+\\
+\sphinxcline{2-3}\sphinxtablestrut{7}&\sphinxstartmulticolumn{2}%
+\sphinxmultirow{2}{9}{%
+\begin{varwidth}[t]{\sphinxcolwidth{2}{3}}
+\sphinxAtStartPar
+cell3\sphinxhyphen{}2\sphinxhyphen{}par1
+
+\sphinxAtStartPar
+cell3\sphinxhyphen{}2\sphinxhyphen{}par2
+\par
+\vskip-\baselineskip\vbox{\hbox{\strut}}\end{varwidth}%
+}%
+\sphinxstopmulticolumn
+\\
+\sphinxcline{1-1}
+\sphinxAtStartPar
+cell4\sphinxhyphen{}1
+&\multicolumn{2}{l}{\sphinxtablestrut{9}}\\
+\sphinxhline\sphinxstartmulticolumn{3}%
+\begin{varwidth}[t]{\sphinxcolwidth{3}{3}}
+\sphinxAtStartPar
+cell5\sphinxhyphen{}1
+\par
+\vskip-\baselineskip\vbox{\hbox{\strut}}\end{varwidth}%
+\sphinxstopmulticolumn
+\\
+\sphinxbottomrule
+\end{tabulary}
+\sphinxtableafterendhook\par
+\sphinxattableend\end{savenotes}
diff --git a/tests/test_build_latex.py b/tests/test_build_latex.py
index 6ada0350c6c..a24c7ce803d 100644
--- a/tests/test_build_latex.py
+++ b/tests/test_build_latex.py
@@ -1314,6 +1314,13 @@ def get_expected(name):
     expected = get_expected('gridtable')
     assert actual == expected
 
+    # grid table with tabularcolumns
+    # MEMO: filename should end with tabularcolumns but tabularcolumn has been
+    #       used in existing other cases
+    actual = tables['grid table with tabularcolumns having no vline']
+    expected = get_expected('gridtable_with_tabularcolumn')
+    assert actual == expected
+
     # complex spanning cell
     actual = tables['complex spanning cell']
     expected = get_expected('complex_spanning_cell')