diff --git a/platform/jewel/markdown/extensions/gfm-tables/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/markdown/extensions/github/tables/GitHubTableBlockRenderer.kt b/platform/jewel/markdown/extensions/gfm-tables/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/markdown/extensions/github/tables/GitHubTableBlockRenderer.kt
index 444fb11cf3e7..62ec428e1fab 100644
--- a/platform/jewel/markdown/extensions/gfm-tables/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/markdown/extensions/github/tables/GitHubTableBlockRenderer.kt
+++ b/platform/jewel/markdown/extensions/gfm-tables/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/markdown/extensions/github/tables/GitHubTableBlockRenderer.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clipToBounds
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ internal class GitHubTableBlockRenderer(
         onUrlClick: (String) -> Unit,
     ) {
         Box(
-            modifier = Modifier.background(backgroundColor).padding(padding),
+            modifier = Modifier.background(backgroundColor).padding(padding).clipToBounds(),
             contentAlignment = (cell.alignment ?: defaultAlignment).asContentAlignment(),
         ) {
             blockRenderer.RenderParagraph(