diff --git a/src/utils/mathMarkdown.test.ts b/src/utils/mathMarkdown.test.ts
index 97aa1f4b..e52ca22b 100644
--- a/src/utils/mathMarkdown.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/mathMarkdown.test.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,58 @@ describe('math markdown round-trip', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('round-trips inline math inside table cells', () => {
+    const tableCellMath = preProcessMathMarkdown({ markdown: '$a+b$' })
+    const blocks = [{
+      type: 'table',
+      content: {
+        type: 'tableContent',
+        rows: [{
+          cells: [{
+            type: 'tableCell',
+            content: [{ type: 'text', text: tableCellMath, styles: {} }],
+          }],
+        }],
+      },
+      children: [],
+    }]
+
+    const [tableBlock] = injectMathInBlocks(blocks) as Array<{
+      content: { rows: Array<{ cells: Array<{ content: unknown[] }> }> }
+    }>
+
+    expect(tableBlock.content.rows[0].cells[0].content).toEqual([{
+      type: MATH_INLINE_TYPE,
+      props: { latex: 'a+b' },
+      content: undefined,
+    }])
+
+    const editor = {
+      blocksToMarkdownLossy: vi.fn(() => '| Formula |\n| --- |\n| $a+b$ |'),
+    }
+
+    expect(serializeMathAwareBlocks(editor, [tableBlock])).toBe('| Formula |\n| --- |\n| $a+b$ |')
+    expect(editor.blocksToMarkdownLossy).toHaveBeenCalledWith([{
+      type: 'table',
+      content: {
+        type: 'tableContent',
+        rows: [{
+          cells: [{
+            type: 'tableCell',
+            content: [{ type: 'text', text: '$a+b$' }],
+          }],
+        }],
+      },
+      children: [],
+    }])
+  })
+
+  it('leaves display-style math inside table cells as Markdown source', () => {
+    expect(preProcessMathMarkdown({ markdown: '| Formula |\n| --- |\n| $$c$$ |' })).toBe(
+      '| Formula |\n| --- |\n| $$c$$ |',
+    )
+  })
+
   it('leaves inline code and fenced code math-looking text untouched', () => {
     const markdown = [
       'Keep `$not_math$` literal.',
diff --git a/src/utils/mathMarkdown.ts b/src/utils/mathMarkdown.ts
index 08bd859f..55b767b3 100644
--- a/src/utils/mathMarkdown.ts
+++ b/src/utils/mathMarkdown.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,33 @@ interface InlineItem {
 
 interface BlockLike {
   type?: string
-  content?: InlineItem[]
+  content?: BlockContent
   props?: Record<string, string>
   children?: BlockLike[]
   [key: string]: unknown
 }
 
+type BlockContent = InlineItem[] | TableContentLike | unknown
+
+interface TableContentLike {
+  type?: string
+  rows?: TableRowLike[]
+  [key: string]: unknown
+}
+
+interface TableRowLike {
+  cells?: TableCellValue[]
+  [key: string]: unknown
+}
+
+interface TableCellLike {
+  content?: InlineItem[]
+  [key: string]: unknown
+}
+
+type TableCellValue = TableCellLike | string
+type InlineContentTransform = (content: InlineItem[]) => InlineItem[]
+
 interface MarkdownSerializer {
   blocksToMarkdownLossy: (blocks: unknown[]) => string
 }
@@ -111,7 +132,7 @@ function isCodeFence({ text: line }: { text: string }): boolean {
 }
 
 function isSingleDollar({ text, index }: TextPosition): boolean {
-  return text[index] === '$' && text[index + 1] !== '$'
+  return text[index] === '$' && text[index - 1] !== '$' && text[index + 1] !== '$'
 }
 
 function isInlineMathEnd(position: TextPosition): boolean {
@@ -274,10 +295,47 @@ function restoreInlineMath(content: InlineItem[]): InlineItem[] {
   })
 }
 
+function isTableContent(content: BlockContent): content is TableContentLike {
+  return Boolean(
+    content
+      && typeof content === 'object'
+      && !Array.isArray(content)
+      && (content as TableContentLike).type === 'tableContent'
+      && Array.isArray((content as TableContentLike).rows),
+  )
+}
+
+function transformTableCell(cell: TableCellValue, transform: InlineContentTransform): TableCellValue {
+  if (typeof cell === 'string' || !Array.isArray(cell.content)) return cell
+  return { ...cell, content: transform(cell.content) }
+}
+
+function transformTableContent(
+  content: TableContentLike,
+  transform: InlineContentTransform,
+): TableContentLike {
+  return {
+    ...content,
+    rows: content.rows?.map((row) => ({
+      ...row,
+      cells: row.cells?.map((cell) => transformTableCell(cell, transform)),
+    })),
+  }
+}
+
+function transformBlockContent(
+  content: BlockContent,
+  transform: InlineContentTransform,
+): BlockContent {
+  if (Array.isArray(content)) return transform(content)
+  if (isTableContent(content)) return transformTableContent(content, transform)
+  return content
+}
+
 function injectMathInBlock(block: BlockLike): BlockLike {
-  const content = Array.isArray(block.content) ? expandInlineMath(block.content) : block.content
+  const content = transformBlockContent(block.content, expandInlineMath)
   const children = Array.isArray(block.children) ? block.children.map(injectMathInBlock) : block.children
-  const latex = readDisplayMathToken(content)
+  const latex = Array.isArray(content) ? readDisplayMathToken(content) : null
 
   if (latex !== null) {
     return buildMathBlock({ block, latex })
@@ -303,7 +361,7 @@ function buildMathBlock({ block, latex }: { block: BlockLike } & LatexPayload):
 }
 
 function restoreInlineMathInBlock(block: BlockLike): BlockLike {
-  const content = Array.isArray(block.content) ? restoreInlineMath(block.content) : block.content
+  const content = transformBlockContent(block.content, restoreInlineMath)
   const children = Array.isArray(block.children) ? block.children.map(restoreInlineMathInBlock) : block.children
   return { ...block, content, children }
 }
diff --git a/tests/smoke/latex-math-notes.spec.ts b/tests/smoke/latex-math-notes.spec.ts
index c8b12edf..916aa237 100644
--- a/tests/smoke/latex-math-notes.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/smoke/latex-math-notes.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ let tempVaultDir: string
 const INLINE_LATEX = 'E=mc^2'
 const DISPLAY_LATEX = '\\int_0^1 x^2 \\, dx = \\frac{1}{3}'
 const MALFORMED_LATEX = '\\frac{'
+const TABLE_INLINE_LATEX = '\\frac{a}{b}+c'
+const TABLE_DISPLAY_STYLE_LATEX = '\\sum_{i=1}^{n} i'
 
 test.beforeEach(async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
   testInfo.setTimeout(90_000)
@@ -107,6 +109,11 @@ ${DISPLAY_LATEX}
 $$
 
 Malformed math $${MALFORMED_LATEX}$ stays visible.
+
+| Kind | Formula |
+| --- | --- |
+| inline | $${TABLE_INLINE_LATEX}$ |
+| display-style | $$${TABLE_DISPLAY_STYLE_LATEX}$$ |
 `
 
   await setRawEditorContent(page, nextContent)
@@ -117,15 +124,20 @@ Malformed math $${MALFORMED_LATEX}$ stays visible.
   await toggleRawMode(page, '.bn-editor')
 
   await expectMathNode(page, '.math--inline', INLINE_LATEX)
+  await expectMathNode(page, '.math--inline', TABLE_INLINE_LATEX)
   await expectMathNode(page, '.math--block', DISPLAY_LATEX)
   await expectMathNode(page, '.math--inline', MALFORMED_LATEX)
-  await expect(page.locator('.math .katex, .math .katex-error')).toHaveCount(3)
+  await expect(page.locator('table')).toHaveCount(1)
+  await expect(page.locator('.math .katex, .math .katex-error')).toHaveCount(4)
 
   await toggleRawMode(page, '.cm-content')
   const rawAfterRichMode = await getRawEditorContent(page)
   expect(rawAfterRichMode).toContain(`$${INLINE_LATEX}$`)
   expect(rawAfterRichMode).toContain(`$$\n${DISPLAY_LATEX}\n$$`)
   expect(rawAfterRichMode).toContain(`$${MALFORMED_LATEX}$`)
+  expect(rawAfterRichMode).toContain(`$${TABLE_INLINE_LATEX}$`)
+  expect(rawAfterRichMode).toContain(`$$${TABLE_DISPLAY_STYLE_LATEX}$$`)
+  expect(rawAfterRichMode).not.toContain('@@TOLARIA_MATH')
 
   await toggleRawMode(page, '.bn-editor')
   await openNote(page, 'Note C')
@@ -136,4 +148,7 @@ Malformed math $${MALFORMED_LATEX}$ stays visible.
   expect(reopenedRaw).toContain(`$${INLINE_LATEX}$`)
   expect(reopenedRaw).toContain(`$$\n${DISPLAY_LATEX}\n$$`)
   expect(reopenedRaw).toContain(`$${MALFORMED_LATEX}$`)
+  expect(reopenedRaw).toContain(`$${TABLE_INLINE_LATEX}$`)
+  expect(reopenedRaw).toContain(`$$${TABLE_DISPLAY_STYLE_LATEX}$$`)
+  expect(reopenedRaw).not.toContain('@@TOLARIA_MATH')
 })