diff --git a/docs/_ext/djangodocs.py b/docs/_ext/djangodocs.py
index 44d0547a29..29ff50546b 100644
--- a/docs/_ext/djangodocs.py
+++ b/docs/_ext/djangodocs.py
@@ -90,9 +90,15 @@ class DjangoHTMLTranslator(SmartyPantsHTMLTranslator):
 
     # Don't use border=1, which docutils does by default.
     def visit_table(self, node):
+        self.context.append(self.compact_p)
+        self.compact_p = True
         self._table_row_index = 0 # Needed by Sphinx
         self.body.append(self.starttag(node, 'table', CLASS='docutils'))
 
+    def depart_table(self, node):
+        self.compact_p = self.context.pop()
+        self.body.append('</table>\n')
+
     # <big>? Really?
     def visit_desc_parameterlist(self, node):
         self.body.append('(')