diff --git a/packages/ui/src/styles/markdown.css b/packages/ui/src/styles/markdown.css
index 95bc9287..142e8e68 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/styles/markdown.css
+++ b/packages/ui/src/styles/markdown.css
@@ -157,16 +157,6 @@
     width: 100%;
     margin: 1rem 0;
     background-color: transparent;
-    display: block;
-    padding-right: 0.75rem;
-  }
-
-  .markdown-body thead,
-  .markdown-body tbody,
-  .markdown-body tfoot {
-    width: 100%;
-    display: table;
-    table-layout: fixed;
   }
 
   .markdown-body th,
@@ -182,8 +172,12 @@
     background-color: var(--surface-secondary);
   }
 
-  .markdown-body tbody tr:nth-child(2n) {
-    background-color: var(--surface-muted);
+  .markdown-body tbody > tr:nth-child(odd) > td {
+    background-color: var(--markdown-table-row-odd);
+  }
+
+  .markdown-body tbody > tr:nth-child(even) > td {
+    background-color: var(--markdown-table-row-even);
   }
 
   .markdown-code-block {
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/styles/tokens.css b/packages/ui/src/styles/tokens.css
index 41468de7..c8a92642 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/styles/tokens.css
+++ b/packages/ui/src/styles/tokens.css
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   --surface-muted: #f8fafc;
   --surface-code: #f1f5f9;
   --surface-hover: #e0e0e0;
+  --markdown-table-row-odd: transparent;
+  --markdown-table-row-even: #f1f5f9;
   
   /* Border tokens */
   --border-base: #e0e0e0;
@@ -180,6 +182,8 @@
     --surface-muted: #212529;
     --surface-code: #1a1a1a;
     --surface-hover: #3a3a3a;
+    --markdown-table-row-odd: #0f1114;
+    --markdown-table-row-even: #181c22;
     
     /* Border tokens */
     --border-base: #3a3a3a;
@@ -347,6 +351,8 @@
   --surface-muted: #212529;
   --surface-code: #1a1a1a;
   --surface-hover: #3a3a3a;
+  --markdown-table-row-odd: #0f1114;
+  --markdown-table-row-even: #181c22;
   
   /* Border tokens */
   --border-base: #3a3a3a;