diff --git a/lisp/ox-html.el b/lisp/ox-html.el
index aa79978e8..f5312e743 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-html.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-html.el
@@ -2693,7 +2693,9 @@ contextual information."
 		(and (string-match  "<table\\(.*\\)>" table-tag)
 		     (match-string 1 table-tag))
 		(and label (format " id=\"%s\""
-				   (org-export-solidify-link-text label)))))))
+				   (org-export-solidify-link-text label)))
+		(unless (string= attributes "")
+		  (concat " " attributes))))))
        ;; Remove last blank line.
        (setq contents (substring contents 0 -1))
        (format "<table%s>\n%s\n%s\n%s\n</table>"