diff --git a/src/subParsers/tables.js b/src/subParsers/tables.js
index 79e81c8..104db35 100644
--- a/src/subParsers/tables.js
+++ b/src/subParsers/tables.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ showdown.subParser('tables', function (text, options, globals) {
       if (options.tableHeaderId) {
         id = ' id="' + header.replace(/ /g, '_').toLowerCase() + '"';
       }
+      header = showdown.subParser('spanGamut')(header, options, globals);
       if (!style || style.trim() === '') {
         style = '';
       } else {