diff --git a/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableObserver.ts b/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableObserver.ts
index 33a0a6f427e..4b917e090a0 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableObserver.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableObserver.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ export class TableObserver {
 
       this.table = getTable(tableElement);
       observer.observe(tableElement, {
+        attributes: true,
         childList: true,
         subtree: true,
       });