diff --git a/.changeset/early-rabbits-double.md b/.changeset/early-rabbits-double.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c5cb443a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/early-rabbits-double.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@ithaka/pharos": patch
+---
+
+Fix empty table column header cell
diff --git a/packages/pharos/src/components/table/pharos-table.ts b/packages/pharos/src/components/table/pharos-table.ts
index 3c67e60e4..842863ab1 100644
--- a/packages/pharos/src/components/table/pharos-table.ts
+++ b/packages/pharos/src/components/table/pharos-table.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export class PharosTable extends ScopedRegistryMixin(PharosElement) {
       if (column.name) {
         return html`<th scope="col">${column.name}</th>`;
       } else {
-        return html`<tb></tb>`;
+        return html`<td></td>`;
       }
     });
   }