diff --git a/sphinx/writers/latex.py b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
index 5228938ef..7cdec13c9 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/latex.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
@@ -339,7 +339,9 @@ class Table(object):
             return 'longtable'
         elif self.has_verbatim:
             return 'tabular'
-        elif self.has_problematic and not self.colspec:
+        elif self.colspec:
+            return 'tabulary'
+        elif self.has_problematic or (self.colwidths and 'colwidths-given' in self.classes):
             return 'tabular'
         else:
             return 'tabulary'
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-latex-table/index.rst b/tests/roots/test-latex-table/index.rst
index c559ccff8..ae461df2d 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-latex-table/index.rst
+++ b/tests/roots/test-latex-table/index.rst
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ table having :widths: option
    cell3-1 cell3-2
    ======= =======
 
+table with tabularcolumn
+------------------------
+
+.. tabularcolumns:: |c|c|
+
+======= =======
+header1 header2
+======= =======
+cell1-1 cell1-2
+cell2-1 cell2-2
+cell3-1 cell3-2
+======= =======
+
 table having caption
 --------------------
 
@@ -121,6 +134,22 @@ longtable having :widths: option
    cell3-1 cell3-2
    ======= =======
 
+longtable with tabularcolumn
+----------------------------
+
+.. tabularcolumns:: |c|c|
+
+.. table::
+   :class: longtable
+
+   ======= =======
+   header1 header2
+   ======= =======
+   cell1-1 cell1-2
+   cell2-1 cell2-2
+   cell3-1 cell3-2
+   ======= =======
+
 longtable having caption
 ------------------------
 
diff --git a/tests/test_build_latex.py b/tests/test_build_latex.py
index 534270e45..4813fbbbc 100644
--- a/tests/test_build_latex.py
+++ b/tests/test_build_latex.py
@@ -841,15 +841,18 @@ def test_latex_table(app, status, warning):
 
     # table having :widths: option
     table = tables['table having :widths: option']
-    assert ('\\noindent\\begin{tabulary}{\\linewidth}'
-            '{|\\X{30}{100}|\\X{70}{100}|}' in table)
+    assert ('\\noindent\\begin{tabular}{|\\X{30}{100}|\\X{70}{100}|}' in table)
     assert ('\\hline\n'
             '\\sphinxstylethead{\\relax \nheader1\n\\unskip}\\relax &'
             '\\sphinxstylethead{\\relax \nheader2\n\\unskip}\\relax' in table)
     assert ('\\hline\ncell1-1\n&\ncell1-2\n\\\\' in table)
     assert ('\\hline\ncell2-1\n&\ncell2-2\n\\\\' in table)
     assert ('\\hline\ncell3-1\n&\ncell3-2\n\\\\' in table)
-    assert ('\\hline\\end{tabulary}' in table)
+    assert ('\\hline\\end{tabular}' in table)
+
+    # table with tabularcolumn
+    table = tables['table with tabularcolumn']
+    assert ('\\noindent\\begin{tabulary}{\\linewidth}{|c|c|}' in table)
 
     # table having caption
     table = tables['table having caption']
@@ -902,6 +905,10 @@ def test_latex_table(app, status, warning):
     table = tables['longtable having :widths: option']
     assert ('\\begin{longtable}{|\\X{30}{100}|\\X{70}{100}|}' in table)
 
+    # longtable with tabularcolumn
+    table = tables['longtable with tabularcolumn']
+    assert ('\\begin{longtable}{|c|c|}' in table)
+
     # longtable having caption
     table = tables['longtable having caption']
     assert ('\\begin{longtable}{|l|l|}\n\\caption{caption for longtable}'