diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes.py
index f5c7ba33b146..1ea632225d56 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes.py
@@ -8806,6 +8806,9 @@ def get_default_bbox_extra_artists(self):
         bbox_extra_artists = [t for t in self.texts if t.get_visible()]
         if self.legend_:
             bbox_extra_artists.append(self.legend_)
+        if self.tables:
+            for t in self.tables:
+                bbox_extra_artists.append(t)
         return bbox_extra_artists