diff --git a/src/components/table/README.md b/src/components/table/README.md
index f5f4fca37f4..a3ce4c54fc7 100755
--- a/src/components/table/README.md
+++ b/src/components/table/README.md
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ The following field properties are recognized:
 | Property | Type | Description
 | ---------| ---- | -----------
 | `key` | String | The key for selecting data from the record in the items array. Required when passing the props `fields` an array of objects.
-| `label` | String | Appears in the columns table header (and footer if `foot-clone` is set). Defaults to the field's key (in humanized format) if not provided.
+| `label` | String | Appears in the columns table header (and footer if `foot-clone` is set). Defaults to the field's key (in humanized format) if not provided. It's possible to use empty labels by assigning an empty string `""`
 | `class` | String or Array | Class name (or array of class names) to add to `<th>` **and** `<td>` in the column.
 | `formatter` | String or Function | A formatter callback function, can be used instead of (or in conjunction with) slots for real table fields (i.e. fields, that have corresponding data at items array). Refer to [**Custom Data Rendering**](#custom-data-rendering) for more details.
 | `sortable` | Boolean | Enable sorting on this column. Refer to the [**Sorting**](#sorting) Section for more details.
diff --git a/src/components/table/table.js b/src/components/table/table.js
index b0183d0c9ac..bfe804c2fd5 100644
--- a/src/components/table/table.js
+++ b/src/components/table/table.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import startCase from 'lodash.startcase'
-
 import looseEqual from '../../utils/loose-equal'
 import stableSort from '../../utils/stable-sort'
 import KeyCodes from '../../utils/key-codes'
@@ -763,12 +762,12 @@ export default {
           fields.push({ key: k, label: startCase(k) })
         })
       }
-      // Ensure we have a unique array of fields and that they have labels
+      // Ensure we have a unique array of fields and that they have String labels
       const memo = {}
       return fields.filter(f => {
         if (!memo[f.key]) {
           memo[f.key] = true
-          f.label = f.label || startCase(f.key)
+          f.label = typeof f.label === 'string' ? f.label : startCase(f.key)
           return true
         }
         return false