diff --git a/benchmark/samples/block-tables.md b/benchmark/samples/block-tables.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fd6321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/samples/block-tables.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+| Heading 1 | Heading 2
+| --------- | ---------
+| Cell 1    | Cell 2
+| Cell 3    | Cell 4
+
+| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 | Header 4 |
+| :------: | -------: | :------- | -------- |
+| Cell 1   | Cell 2   | Cell 3   | Cell 4   |
+| Cell 5   | Cell 6   | Cell 7   | Cell 8   |
+
+    Test code
+
+Header 1 | Header 2
+-------- | --------
+Cell 1   | Cell 2
+Cell 3   | Cell 4
+
+Header 1|Header 2|Header 3|Header 4
+:-------|:------:|-------:|--------
+Cell 1  |Cell 2  |Cell 3  |Cell 4
+*Cell 5*|Cell 6  |Cell 7  |Cell 8
diff --git a/lib/renderer.js b/lib/renderer.js
index aad29b9..f9d5af6 100644
--- a/lib/renderer.js
+++ b/lib/renderer.js
@@ -140,8 +140,20 @@ rules.table_open = function (/*tokens, idx, options*/) {
 rules.table_close = function (/*tokens, idx, options*/) {
   return '</table>\n';
 };
+rules.thead_open = function (/*tokens, idx, options*/) {
+  return '\t<thead>\n';
+};
+rules.thead_close = function (/*tokens, idx, options*/) {
+  return '\t</thead>\n';
+};
+rules.tbody_open = function (/*tokens, idx, options*/) {
+  return '\t<tbody>\n';
+};
+rules.tbody_close = function (/*tokens, idx, options*/) {
+  return '\t</tbody>\n';
+};
 rules.tr_open = function (/*tokens, idx, options*/) {
-  return '<tr>\n';
+  return '\t\t<tr>';
 };
 rules.tr_close = function (/*tokens, idx, options*/) {
   return '</tr>\n';
@@ -149,20 +161,20 @@ rules.tr_close = function (/*tokens, idx, options*/) {
 rules.th_open = function (tokens, idx /*, options*/) {
   var token = tokens[idx];
   return '<th'
-    + (token.align ? ' align="' + token.align + '"' : '')
+    + (token.align ? ' style="text-align:' + token.align + '"' : '')
     + '>';
 };
 rules.th_close = function (/*tokens, idx, options*/) {
-  return '</th>\n';
+  return '</th>';
 };
 rules.td_open = function (tokens, idx /*, options*/) {
   var token = tokens[idx];
   return '<td'
-    + (token.align ? ' align="' + token.align + '"' : '')
+    + (token.align ? ' style="text-align:' + token.align + '"' : '')
     + '>';
 };
 rules.td_close = function (/*tokens, idx, options*/) {
-  return '</td>\n';
+  return '</td>';
 };
 
 
diff --git a/lib/rules_block/table.js b/lib/rules_block/table.js
index f934c1f..f8a945b 100644
--- a/lib/rules_block/table.js
+++ b/lib/rules_block/table.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = function table(state, startLine, endLine, silent) {
   // first character of the second line should be '|' or '-'
   ch = state.src.charCodeAt(state.bMarks[startLine + 1]
      + state.tShift[startLine + 1]);
-  if (ch !== 0x7C/* | */ && ch !== 0x2D/* - */) { return false; }
+  if (ch !== 0x7C/* | */ && ch !== 0x2D/* - */ && ch !== 0x3A/* : */) { return false; }
 
   secondLineMatch = lineMatch(state, startLine + 1,
     /^ *\|?(( *[:-]-+[:-] *\|)+( *[:-]-+[:-] *))\|? *$/);
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ module.exports = function table(state, startLine, endLine, silent) {
   if (silent) { return true; }
 
   state.tokens.push({ type: 'table_open', level: state.level++ });
+  state.tokens.push({ type: 'thead_open', level: state.level++ });
 
   state.tokens.push({ type: 'tr_open', level: state.level++ });
   for (i = 0; i < rows.length; i++) {
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ module.exports = function table(state, startLine, endLine, silent) {
     state.tokens.push({ type: 'th_close', level: --state.level });
   }
   state.tokens.push({ type: 'tr_close', level: --state.level });
+  state.tokens.push({ type: 'thead_close', level: --state.level });
+  state.tokens.push({ type: 'tbody_open', level: state.level++ });
 
   for (nextLine = startLine + 2; nextLine < endLine; nextLine++) {
     m = lineMatch(state, nextLine, /^ *\|?(.*?\|.*?)\|? *$/);
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ module.exports = function table(state, startLine, endLine, silent) {
     }
     state.tokens.push({ type: 'tr_close', level: --state.level });
   }
+  state.tokens.push({ type: 'tbody_close', level: --state.level });
   state.tokens.push({ type: 'table_close', level: --state.level });
 
   state.line = nextLine;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/remarkable/tables.txt b/test/fixtures/remarkable/tables.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..307f4aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/remarkable/tables.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+Tests from marked:
+
+.
+| Heading 1 | Heading 2
+| --------- | ---------
+| Cell 1    | Cell 2
+| Cell 3    | Cell 4
+.
+<table>
+	<thead>
+		<tr><th>Heading 1</th><th>Heading 2</th></tr>
+	</thead>
+	<tbody>
+		<tr><td>Cell 1</td><td>Cell 2</td></tr>
+		<tr><td>Cell 3</td><td>Cell 4</td></tr>
+	</tbody>
+</table>
+.
+
+.
+| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 | Header 4 |
+| :------: | -------: | :------- | -------- |
+| Cell 1   | Cell 2   | Cell 3   | Cell 4   |
+| Cell 5   | Cell 6   | Cell 7   | Cell 8   |
+.
+<table>
+	<thead>
+		<tr><th style="text-align:center">Header 1</th><th style="text-align:right">Header 2</th><th style="text-align:left">Header 3</th><th>Header 4</th></tr>
+	</thead>
+	<tbody>
+		<tr><td style="text-align:center">Cell 1</td><td style="text-align:right">Cell 2</td><td style="text-align:left">Cell 3</td><td>Cell 4</td></tr>
+		<tr><td style="text-align:center">Cell 5</td><td style="text-align:right">Cell 6</td><td style="text-align:left">Cell 7</td><td>Cell 8</td></tr>
+	</tbody>
+</table>
+.
+
+.
+Header 1 | Header 2
+-------- | --------
+Cell 1   | Cell 2
+Cell 3   | Cell 4
+.
+<table>
+	<thead>
+		<tr><th>Header 1</th><th>Header 2</th></tr>
+	</thead>
+	<tbody>
+		<tr><td>Cell 1</td><td>Cell 2</td></tr>
+		<tr><td>Cell 3</td><td>Cell 4</td></tr>
+	</tbody>
+</table>
+.
+
+.
+Header 1|Header 2|Header 3|Header 4
+:-------|:------:|-------:|--------
+Cell 1  |Cell 2  |Cell 3  |Cell 4
+*Cell 5*|Cell 6  |Cell 7  |Cell 8
+.
+<table>
+	<thead>
+		<tr><th style="text-align:left">Header 1</th><th style="text-align:center">Header 2</th><th style="text-align:right">Header 3</th><th>Header 4</th></tr>
+	</thead>
+	<tbody>
+		<tr><td style="text-align:left">Cell 1</td><td style="text-align:center">Cell 2</td><td style="text-align:right">Cell 3</td><td>Cell 4</td></tr>
+		<tr><td style="text-align:left"><em>Cell 5</em></td><td style="text-align:center">Cell 6</td><td style="text-align:right">Cell 7</td><td>Cell 8</td></tr>
+	</tbody>
+</table>
+.