diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/markup_renderer.py b/rhodecode/lib/markup_renderer.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/markup_renderer.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/markup_renderer.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class MarkupRenderer(object):
         source = safe_unicode(source)
         try:
             import markdown as __markdown
-            return __markdown.markdown(source, ['codehilite'])
+            return __markdown.markdown(source, ['codehilite', 'tables'])
         except ImportError:
             log.warning('Install markdown to use this function')
             return cls.plain(source)
diff --git a/rhodecode/public/css/style.css b/rhodecode/public/css/style.css
--- a/rhodecode/public/css/style.css
+++ b/rhodecode/public/css/style.css
@@ -4092,6 +4092,14 @@ div.readme .readme_box pre {
 	border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
+div.readme .readme_box table {
+    display: table;
+	border-collapse: separate;
+	border-spacing: 2px;
+	border-color: gray;
+	width: auto !important;
+}
+
 
 /** RST STYLE **/