diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_datetime.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_datetime.py
index 53958229f174..ef863b4c278f 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_datetime.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_datetime.py
@@ -336,11 +336,15 @@ def test_streamplot(self):
         fig, ax = plt.subplots()
         ax.streamplot(...)
 
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="Test for table not written yet")
     @mpl.style.context("default")
     def test_table(self):
+        val1 = np.array([datetime.datetime(2023, 9, n) for n in range(1, 4)])
+        val2 = np.array([datetime.datetime(2022, 9, n) for n in range(1, 4)])
+        val3 = [[datetime.datetime(2022, 9, c) for c in range(1, 4)]
+                    for r in range(1, 4)]
         fig, ax = plt.subplots()
-        ax.table(...)
+        ax.set_axis_off()
+        ax.table(cellText=val3, rowLabels=val2, colLabels=val1)
 
     @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="Test for text not written yet")
     @mpl.style.context("default")