diff --git a/markdown.dtx b/markdown.dtx
index 7b7d1c21f..2321c8ef4 100644
--- a/markdown.dtx
+++ b/markdown.dtx
@@ -9451,9 +9451,10 @@ following text:
 #### Table Renderer
 The \mdef{markdownRendererTable} macro represents a table. This macro will only
 be produced, when the \Opt{pipeTables} option is `true`. The macro receives the
-parameters `{`\meta{number of rows}`}{`\meta{number of columns}`}` followed by
-`{`\meta{row}`}` repeated \meta{number of rows} times, where \meta{row} is
-`{`\meta{column}`}` repeated \meta{number of columns} times.
+parameters `{`\meta{caption}`}``{`\meta{number of rows}`}{`\meta{number of
+columns}`}` followed by `{`\meta{row}`}` repeated \meta{number of rows} times,
+where \meta{row} is `{`\meta{column}`}` repeated \meta{number of columns}
+times.
 
 % \end{markdown}
 %
@@ -9666,7 +9667,7 @@ following text:
 \def\markdownRendererFootnotePrototype#1{}%
 \def\markdownRendererCitePrototype#1{}%
 \def\markdownRendererTextCitePrototype#1{}%
-\def\markdownRendererTablePrototype#1#2{}%
+\def\markdownRendererTablePrototype#1#2#3{}%
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \par
 % \begin{markdown}
@@ -10166,7 +10167,7 @@ pdflatex --shell-escape document.tex
 \define@key{markdownRenderers}{textCite}{%
   \renewcommand\markdownRendererTextCite[1]{#1}}%
 \define@key{markdownRenderers}{table}{%
-  \renewcommand\markdownRendererTable[2]{#1}}%
+  \renewcommand\markdownRendererTable[3]{#1}}%
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \par
 % \begin{markdown}
@@ -11387,8 +11388,9 @@ function M.writer.new(options)
 %
 % \end{markdown}
 %  \begin{macrocode}
-  function self.table(rows)
-    local buffer = {"\\markdownRendererTable{", #rows - 1, "}{", #rows[1], "}"}
+  function self.table(rows, caption)
+    local buffer = {"\\markdownRendererTable{",
+      caption or "", "}{", #rows - 1, "}{", #rows[1], "}"}
     for i, row in ipairs(rows) do
       if i ~= 2 then -- the horizontal line
         table.insert(buffer, "{")
@@ -12307,6 +12309,10 @@ parsers.table_hline = pipe_table_row(false
                                     , parsers.pipe + parsers.plus
                                     , C((parsers.dash + parsers.colon)^1)
                                     * parsers.optionalspace)
+parsers.table_caption_beginning = parsers.skipblanklines
+                                * parsers.nonindentspace
+                                * (P("table") + parsers.colon)
+                                * parsers.optionalspace
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \par
 % \begin{markdown}
@@ -12822,13 +12828,17 @@ larsers.table_row = pipe_table_row(true
                                   , (C((parsers.linechar - parsers.pipe)^0)
                                     / parse_inlines)
                                   * parsers.optionalspace)
+larsers.table_caption = #parsers.table_caption_beginning
+                      * parsers.table_caption_beginning
+                      * C(parsers.linechar^0) / parse_inlines
+                      * parsers.newline
 
 larsers.PipeTable = Ct(larsers.table_row * parsers.newline
                     * parsers.table_hline
-                    * (parsers.newline * larsers.table_row)^0
-                    * (parsers.eof / "")^-1)
-                / make_pipe_table_rectangular
-                / writer.table
+                    * (parsers.newline * larsers.table_row)^0)
+                  / make_pipe_table_rectangular
+                  * larsers.table_caption^-1
+                  / writer.table
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \par
 % \begin{markdown}
diff --git a/tests/support/latex-setup.tex b/tests/support/latex-setup.tex
index d5ca24f8d..be002d6ec 100644
--- a/tests/support/latex-setup.tex
+++ b/tests/support/latex-setup.tex
@@ -158,5 +158,5 @@
   textCite = {%
     \TEXTCITATIONS{#1}},
   table = {%
-    \TABLE{#1}{#2}}
+    \TABLE{#1}{#2}{#3}}
 }
diff --git a/tests/support/plain-setup.tex b/tests/support/plain-setup.tex
index 2b9da68e0..1c163781e 100644
--- a/tests/support/plain-setup.tex
+++ b/tests/support/plain-setup.tex
@@ -138,5 +138,5 @@
   \CITATIONS{#1}}%
 \def\markdownRendererTextCite#1{%
   \TEXTCITATIONS{#1}}%
-\def\markdownRendererTable#1#2{%
-  \TABLE{#1}{#2}}%
+\def\markdownRendererTable#1#2#3{%
+  \TABLE{#1}{#2}{#3}}%
diff --git a/tests/support/setup.tex b/tests/support/setup.tex
index 12d296ebd..20562a33e 100644
--- a/tests/support/setup.tex
+++ b/tests/support/setup.tex
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@
   \ifnum\COLCOUNTER>\COLTOTAL\relax
     \expandafter\GOBBLE
   \fi\DOCOL}%
-\def\TABLE#1#2{%
+\def\TABLE#1#2#3{%
   \ROWCOUNTER=1%
-  \def\ROWTOTAL{#1}%
-  \def\COLTOTAL{#2}%
-  \TYPE{BEGIN table (#1 rows, #2 columns)}%
+  \def\ROWTOTAL{#2}%
+  \def\COLTOTAL{#3}%
+  \TYPE{BEGIN table (#2 rows, #3 columns)}%
+  \TYPE{- caption: #1}%
   \DOROW}%
 
 % Citations parsing
diff --git a/tests/testfiles/lunamark-markdown/pipe-tables.test b/tests/testfiles/lunamark-markdown/pipe-tables.test
index 24899fd57..1f2e39965 100644
--- a/tests/testfiles/lunamark-markdown/pipe-tables.test
+++ b/tests/testfiles/lunamark-markdown/pipe-tables.test
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ the plain TeX interface.
 |  123  |   123  |   **123**   |   123  |
 |    1  |     1  |       1     |     1  |
 
-  : Demonstration of pipe table syntax.
+  : Demonstration of *pipe table* syntax.
 >>>
 codeSpan: pipeTables
 interblockSeparator
 BEGIN table (4 rows, 4 columns)
+- caption: Demonstration of (emphasis: pipe table) syntax.
 - row 1, column 1: Right
 - row 1, column 2: (emphasis: Left)
 - row 1, column 3: Default
@@ -31,4 +32,3 @@ BEGIN table (4 rows, 4 columns)
 - row 4, column 3: 1
 - row 4, column 4: 1
 END table
-interblockSeparator