diff --git a/packages/core/components/Table/components/Cell.tsx b/packages/core/components/Table/components/Cell.tsx
index 38b51ad61f..ad9028f831 100644
--- a/packages/core/components/Table/components/Cell.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/components/Table/components/Cell.tsx
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ const Cell = ({ children, style, isBold = false, ariaLabel }) => {
   // Only include aria-label if it has a value
   const ariaProps = ariaLabel ? { 'aria-label': ariaLabel } : {}
 
-  // Keep whiteSpace on td style so it can be detected by tests and for proper rendering
-  const tdStyle = { ...style }
-  delete tdStyle.textOverflow
+  // Keep whiteSpace on td style so it can be detected by tests and for proper rendering
+  const tdStyle = { backgroundColor: 'initial', ...style }
+  delete tdStyle.textOverflow
 
   return (
     <td {...ariaProps} role='gridcell' style={tdStyle}>